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§11851 Definitions

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Summary

Defines key words used in this title and its amendments. It either gives short meanings here or points to other laws for the full meaning. Several terms use the meanings in section 11103 of title 34: “community based” (subsec.1), “public agency” (subsec.11), “State” (subsec.7), “treatment” (subsec.15), and “unit of general local government” (subsec.8). “Controlled substance” and “controlled substance analogue” use the meanings in section 802 of title 21 (subsecs.6 and 32). “Drug” means an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a similar controlled substance. “Director” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service. “Illicit” means illegal or harmful. “Institution of higher education” uses section 1001 of title 20. “Secretary” means the Secretary of Education for most of subtitle A, the Secretary of Agriculture for changes made by section 3201, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services for subtitle B.

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Title 42, §11851

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Unless otherwise defined by an Act amended by this title, for purposes of this title and the amendments made by this title—
(1)the term “community based” has the meaning given it in section 11103(1) of title 34,
(2)the term “controlled substance” has the meaning given it in section 802(6) of title 21,
(3)the term “controlled substance analogue” has the meaning given it in section 802(32) of title 21,
(4)the term “drug” means—
(A)a beverage containing alcohol,
(B)a controlled substance, or
(C)a controlled substance analogue,
(5)the term “Director” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service,
(6)the term “illicit” means unlawful or injurious,
(7)the term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given it in section 1001 of title 20,
(8)the term “public agency” has the meaning given it in section 11103(11) of title 34,
(9)the term “Secretary” means—
(A)the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),
(B)the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and
(C)the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,
(10)the term “State” has the meaning given it in section 11103(7) of title 34,
(11)the term “treatment” has the meaning given it in section 11103(15) of title 34, and
(12)the term “unit of general local government” has the meaning given it in section 11103(8) 1 of title 34.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This title, referred to in introductory provisions, means title III of Pub. L. 100–690, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4244, which enacted this chapter and section 3156–1, 3201, and 3227 of Title 20, Education, and amended section 1786, 4994, and 5081 of this title and section 3156a, 3181, 3191 to 3195, 3197, 3212, and 3222 of Title 20. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Tables. Subtitle A (other than section 3201), referred to in par. (9)(A), is subtitle A (§§ 3101–3402) of title III of Pub. L. 100–690, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4245, which enacted former section 3156–1, 3201, and 3227 of Title 20, and amended section 4994 and 5081 of this title and former section 3156a, 3181, 3191 to 3195, 3197, 3212, and 3222 of Title 20. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see Tables. section 3201, referred to in par. (9)(A), (B), is section 3201 of Pub. L. 100–690, title III, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4246, which amended section 1786 of this title. Subtitle B, referred to in par. (9)(C), is subtitle B (§§ 3501–3522) of title III of Pub. L. 100–690, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4254, which enacted subchapters I to III of this chapter. For complete classification of subtitle B to the Code, see Tables. section 11103(8) of title 34, referred to in par. (12), was subsequently amended, and no longer defines “unit of general local government”. However, it now defines “unit of local government”.

Amendments

1998—Par. (7). Pub. L. 105–244 substituted “section 1001” for “section 1141(a)”. 1993—Par. (5). Pub. L. 103–82 added par. (5) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: “the term ‘Director’ means the Director of the ACTION Agency,”. 1989—Pub. L. 101–204 redesignated pars. (2) to (13) as (1) to (12), respectively, and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “the term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education.

Effective Date

of 1993 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Apr. 4, 1994, see section 406(b) of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 8332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 11851

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110