21 U.S.C. § 872: Education and research programs of Attorney General

educational and training programs on drug abuse and controlled substances law enforcement for local, State, tribal, and Federal personnel; studies or special projects designed to compare the deterrent effects of various enforcement strategies on drug use and abuse; studies or special projects designed to assess and detect accurately the presence in the human body of drugs or other substances which are or may be subject to control under this subchapter, including the development of rapid field identification methods which would enable agents to detect microquantities of such drugs or other substances; studies or special projects designed to evaluate the nature and sources of the supply of illegal drugs throughout the country; studies or special projects to develop more effective methods to prevent diversion of controlled substances into illegal channels; and studies or special projects to develop information necessary to carry out his functions under section 811 of this title . The Attorney General may enter into contracts for such educational and research activities without performance bonds and without regard to section 6101 of title 41 . The Attorney General may authorize persons engaged in research to withhold the names and other identifying characteristics of persons who are the subjects of such research. Persons who obtain this authorization may not be compelled in any Federal, State, tribal, or local civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceeding to identify the subjects of research for which such authorization was obtained. Nothing in the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, or other treaties or international agreements shall be construed to limit, modify, or prevent the protection of the confidentiality of patient records or of the names and other identifying characteristics of research subjects as provided by any Federal, State, or local law or regulation. The Attorney General, on his own motion or at the request of the Secretary, may authorize the possession, distribution, and dispensing of controlled substances by persons engaged in research. Persons who obtain this authorization shall be exempt from State or Federal prosecution for possession, distribution, and dispensing of controlled substances to the extent authorized by the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall maintain an active program, both domestic and international, to curtail the diversion of precursor chemicals and essential chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of controlled substances. allows the grant to be made to, or used by, an entity for law enforcement activities that the entity lacks jurisdiction to perform; or has any effect other than to authorize, award, or deny a grant of funds to a federally recognized Indian tribe for the purposes described in the relevant grant program.” The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration shall carry out the programs described in subsection (b) with respect to the law enforcement personnel of States and localities determined by the Administrator to have significant levels of methamphetamine-related or amphetamine-related crime or projected by the Administrator to have the potential for such levels of crime in the future. The duration of any program under that subsection may not exceed 3 years. A program of advanced mobile clandestine laboratory training teams, which shall provide information and training to State and local law enforcement personnel in techniques utilized in conducting undercover investigations and conspiracy cases, and other information designed to assist in the investigation of the illegal manufacturing and trafficking of amphetamine and methamphetamine. to Drug Enforcement Administration personnel and State and local law enforcement personnel for purposes of enabling such personnel to meet any certification requirements under law with respect to the handling of wastes created by illegal amphetamine and methamphetamine laboratories; and to State and local law enforcement personnel for purposes of enabling such personnel to provide the information and training covered by subparagraph (A) to other State and local law enforcement personnel. A program of clandestine laboratory recertification and awareness training, which shall provide information and training to State and local law enforcement personnel for purposes of enabling such personnel to provide recertification and awareness training relating to clandestine laboratories to additional State and local law enforcement personnel. $1,500,000 to carry out the program described in subsection (b)(1). $3,000,000 to carry out the program described in subsection (b)(2). $1,000,000 to carry out the program described in subsection (b)(3).” create educational materials regarding the use of controlled substances (as that term is defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act [ 21 U.S.C. 802 ]) in the furtherance of rapes and sexual assaults; and disseminate those materials to police departments throughout the United States.”