JAVITS (for himself and other Senators) was received and referred to the Committee on Finance. as follows: Whereas the smuggling of narcotics and the illicit use of narcotics are serious national problems. and Whereas the inability to achieve both a tighter control over the unauthorized importation of narcotics into this country and over the illicit use of narcotics by addicts and others In this country is causing Increased nationwide concern. and Whereas the traffic in. and addiction to. narcotics are serious problems affecting the Federal Government and the several States. and Whereas narcotics contribute to juvenile delinquency and greatly add to the expenses of law enforcement and the cost of running .the courts and the judicial system of our country. and Whereas the departmental councils of the executive branch previously appointed have not successfully solved the problems of narcotics control: Now. therefore. be it Resolved. That it is the sense of the United States Senate that the President should call a White House Conference on Narcotics. patterned after previous White House conferences. such as those on education and children and youth. Such Conference should be broadly representative of persons dealing with such problems at the State and local levels. and should also include. but not be limited to(1) an appropriate number of the Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. and (2) representatives of the departments and agencies of the Federal Government concerned with such problems. including. but not limited to. the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Department of Justice. the Bureau of Narcotics and the Bureau of Customs. Department of the Treasury. the Public Health Service.
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