In addition. the legislation prohibits the denial of treatment services to women because of their pregnancy and makes States responsibleas a condition of receiving block grant funds--for assuring the availability of appropriate care. The gentleman from Texas and the gentleman from California were tireless advocates for including trauma care centers as full partners in the fight against illicit drugs. The legislation authorizes a new program of grants to assist financially troubled trauma centers. particularly those serving large undocumented populations. The gentleman from Oklahoma was instrumental in fashioning provisions of the conference agreement assuring that States enforceas a condition of receiving Federal substance abuse block grant funds--minimum age of sale laws for tobacco products. The legislation also requires that federally funded drug prevention programs include strategies that will discourage the use of tobacco products by youth.
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