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# 21 U.S.C. § 845 to 845b - Transferred

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Section 845, Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 405, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1265, as amended, which related to distribution of controlled substances to persons under age twenty-one, was renumbered § 418 of Pub. L. 91–513 by Pub. L. 101–647, title X, § 1002(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4827, and transferred to section 859 of this title. Section 845a, Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 405A, as added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 503(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2069, and amended, which related to distribution or manufacturing of controlled substances in or near schools and colleges, was renumbered § 419 of Pub. L. 91–513 by Pub. L. 101–647, title X, § 1002(b), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4827, and transferred to section 860 of this title. Section 845b, Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 405B, as added Pub. L. 99–570, title I, § 1102, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–10, and amended, which related to employment or use of persons under 18 years of age in drug operations, was renumbered § 420 of Pub. L. 91–513 by Pub. L. 101–647, title X, § 1002(c), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4827, and transferred to section 861 of this title.