---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 11842"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "11842"
heading: "Evaluation of drug abuse education and prevention efforts"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/11842"
units:
  - "Chapter 123 — Drug Abuse Education and Prevention"
  - "Subchapter III — Community Program"
---

# §11842. Evaluation of drug abuse education and prevention efforts

- (a) **Method—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Health and Human Services shall develop and conduct a structured evaluation of the different approaches utilized across the Nation to reduce [drug](/usc/42/11851.md?p=4) abuse.
- (b) **Grants—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Health and Human Services may make grants to or enter into contracts with appropriate entities for the purpose of conducting the evaluations required by [subsection (a)](#a).
- (c) **Time of reports—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) shall submit a report based on the evaluations prepared under [subsection (a)](#a) not later than 1 year after November 18, 1988, and another report based on such evaluations not later than 3 years after November 18, 1988. A third report based on such evaluations shall be submitted by the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) not later than January 1, 1994.
- (d) **Authorization of appropriations—** To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000 in fiscal year 1989, and $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1990 through 1993.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 100–690, title III, § 3522, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4260; Pub. L. 101–93, § 4(2), Aug. 16, 1989, 103 Stat. 611; Pub. L. 101–204, title X, § 1001(c)(1), Dec. 7, 1989, 103 Stat. 1826.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1989—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–93 and Pub. L. 101–204, § 1001(c)(1)(A)(ii), made identical amendments, striking out “(as defined in section 11851(6) of this title)” after “drug abuse”.

Pub. L. 101–204, § 1001(c)(1)(A)(i), struck out “, acting through the Administrator,” before “shall develop”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–204, § 1001(c)(1)(B), substituted “Secretary of Health and Human Services” for “Administrator”.