To prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the legalization of drugs.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 4, 1995

Mr. Solomon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

To prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the legalization of drugs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Anti-Drug Legalization Act'.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--

(1) the sale, possession and use of drugs pose a pervasive and substantial threat to the social, educational, and economic health of the United States;

(2) the impact of drug abuse is reflected in the violence that it causes and in the disintegration of families, schools, and neighborhoods;

(3) the effects of rampant drug use is amply illustrated by national violent crime statistics across the United States;

(4) the overwhelming majority of health care and law enforcement experts agree that drug legalization would have disastrous consequences for the people of the United States; and

(5) recent studies demonstrate that drug use by young people is on the rise in the United States.

SEC. 3. RESTRICTION.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no department or agency of the United States Government shall conduct or finance, in whole or in part, any study or research involving the legalization of drugs.