AMENDMENT TO ACT OF JUNE 14, 1930.

SEC. 302. AMENDMENT TO ACT OF JUNE 14, 1930. Section 8 of the Act entitled “An Act to create in the Treasury Department the Bureau of Narcotics, and for other purposes”, approved June 14, 1930 (46 Stat. 587), as amended, is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 8. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall cooperate with the several States in the suppression of the abuse of narcotic drugs in their respective jurisdictions, and to that end he is authorized (1) to cooperate in the drafting of such legislation as may be needed, if any, to effect70 Stat. 576the end named, (2) to arrange for the exchange of information concerning the use and abuse of narcotic drugs in said States and for cooperation in the institution and prosecution of cases in the courts of the United States and before the licensing boards and courts of the several States, (3) to conduct narcotic training programs, as an integral part of narcotic law enforcement for the training of such local and State narcotic enforcement personnel as may be arranged with the respective local and State agencies, and (4) to maintain in the Bureau of Narcotics a ‘Division of Statistics and Records’ to accept, catalog, file, and otherwise utilize narcotic information and statistics, including complete records on drug addicts and other narcotic law offenders which may be received from Federal, State, and local agencies, and make such information available for Federal, State, and local law enforcement purposes. Federal agencies of the United States may make available to the Bureau of Narcotics the names, identification, and any other pertinent information which may be specified by the Secretary of the Treasury, or his designated representative, of all persons who are known by them to be drug addicts or convicted violators of any of the narcotic laws of the United States, or any State thereof. The Commissioner of Narcotics shall request and encourage all heads of State and local agencies to make such information available to the Bureau of Narcotics. “(b) As used in this section, the term ‘Federal agencies’ shall include (1) the executive departments, (2) the Departments of the Army, Navy, and the Air Force, (3) the independent establishments and agencies in the executive branch, including corporations wholly owned by the United States, and (4) the municipal government of the District of Columbia. “The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to make such regulations as may be necessary to carry this section into effect.”