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CHAPTER 13-DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I-CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
Part D-Offenses and Penalties

21 U.S. Code § 862a

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21 U.S. Code § 862a. Denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related convictions

(a) In generalAn individual convicted (under Federal or State law) of any offense which is classified as a felony by the law of the jurisdiction involved and which has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance (as defined in section 802(6) of this title) shall not be eligible for—

(1)

assistance under any State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.], or

(2)

benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012)) or any State program carried out under that Act [7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.].

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Part D-Offenses and Penalties

§841 Prohibited acts A
§842 Prohibited acts B
§843 Prohibited acts C
§844 Penalties for simple possession
§844a Civil penalty for possession of small amounts of certain controlled substances
§845 to 845b Transferred
§846 Attempt and conspiracy
§847 Additional penalties
§848 Continuing criminal enterprise
§849 Transportation safety offenses
§850 Information for sentencing
§851 Proceedings to establish prior convictions
§852 Application of treaties and other international agreements
§853 Criminal forfeitures
§853a Transferred
§854 Investment of illicit drug profits
§855 Alternative fine
§856 Maintaining drug-involved premises
§857 Repealed. Pub. L. 101-647, title XXIV, § 2401(d), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4859
§858 Endangering human life while illegally manufacturing controlled substance
§859 Distribution to persons under age twenty-one
§860 Distribution or manufacturing in or near schools and colleges
§860a Consecutive sentence for manufacturing or distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture or distribute, methamphetamine on premises where children are present or reside
§861 Employment or use of persons under 18 years of age in drug operations
§862 Denial of Federal benefits to drug traffickers and possessors
§862a Denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related convictions
§862b Sanctioning for testing positive for controlled substances
§863 Drug paraphernalia
§864 Anhydrous ammonia
§864a Grants to reduce production of methamphetamines from anhydrous ammonia
§865 Smuggling methamphetamine or methamphetamine precursor chemicals into the United States while using facilitated entry programs

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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

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Denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related convictions

21 U.S. Code § 862a. Denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related convictions

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