Public Law 100-690

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Public Law 100-690 is a major 1988 U.S. federal statute that expanded anti-drug enforcement, established new criminal penalties, and created the Office of National Drug Control Policy as part of the “War on Drugs.”


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
anti-drug legislation
omnibus crime bill
aimedAt expanding drug prevention programs
expanding drug treatment programs
reducing illegal drug use
strengthening drug law enforcement
amended Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970
Controlled Substances Act
federal criminal code (Title 18, United States Code)
appliesTo United States federal criminal law
authorizedAppropriationsFor drug education
drug law enforcement
drug treatment
containsProvisionOn drug-free school zones
drug-related firearms offenses
international narcotics control
money laundering
precursor chemical regulation
country United States
createdAgency Office of National Drug Control Policy
createdPosition Director of National Drug Control Policy
dateSigned 1988-11-18
enactedBy 100th United States Congress
expanded asset forfeiture authority in drug cases
federal criminal penalties for drug offenses
expandedMandatoryMinimumsFor certain drug trafficking offenses
drug offenses involving minors
historicalContext late 1980s escalation of the War on Drugs
introducedIn United States House of Representatives
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
language English
legislativeStatus enacted
partOf War on Drugs
policyArea criminal justice
drug control
law enforcement
public health
presidentAtSigning Ronald Reagan
providedFundingFor anti-drug education campaigns
drug courts and alternative sentencing programs
state and local drug task forces
treatment for drug-dependent offenders
publicLawNumber 100-690
relatedTo Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
shortName Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
signedBy Ronald Reagan
statutesAtLargeCitation 102 Stat. 4181
title Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
yearEnacted 1988

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
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