34 USC § 10705 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s10705"
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title: "34 USC § 10705 - Definitions"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "10705"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT"
subchapter_number: "XXXVIII"
subchapter_name: "COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE GRANT PROGRAM"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 3025, as added Pub. L. 114–198, title II, § 201(a)(1), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 713.)"
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# § 10705. Definitions

In this subchapter:

**(1)** The term “first responder” includes a firefighter, law enforcement officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, or other individual (including an employee of a legally organized and recognized volunteer organization, whether compensated or not), who, in the course of his or her professional duties, responds to fire, medical, hazardous material, or other similar emergencies.

**(2)** The term “medication-assisted treatment” means the use of medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of opioid abuse.

**(3)** The term “opioid” means any drug, including heroin, having an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a drug having such addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability.

**(4)** The term “schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance” means a controlled substance that is listed on schedule II, schedule III, or schedule IV of section 812(c) of title 21.

**(5)** The terms “drug” and “device” have the meanings given those terms in section 321 of title 21.

**(6)** The term “criminal justice agency” means a State, local, or tribal—

**(A)** court;

**(B)** prison;

**(C)** jail;

**(D)** law enforcement agency; or

**(E)** other agency that performs the administration of criminal justice, including prosecution, pretrial services, and community supervision.

**(7)** The term “tribal organization” has the meaning given that term in section 5304 of title 25.

**1** The term “State substance abuse agency” has the meaning given that term in section 290bb–1(r)(6) [^1] of title 42.

See References in Text note below.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 3025, as added Pub. L. 114–198, title II, § 201(a)(1), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 713.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in par. (8), was redesignated  by , , .

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.