A joint resolution to designate September 13, 1990, as "National D.A.R.E. Day".
PL 101-340 (S.J.Res.281), enacted 07/31/1990

PUBLIC LAW 101-340—JULY 31, 1990 
104 STAT. 385 
Public Law 101-340 
101st Congress 
Joint Resolution 
To designate September 13, 1990, as "National D.A.R.E. Day". 
Whereas DA.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is a com-
prehensive program under which children from kindergarten 
through the 12th grade are taught how to resist the pressures of 
experimenting with drugs and alcohol; 
Wheresis the DA.R.E. program provides parents with the informa-
tion and techniques necessary to reinforce and further develop the 
decisions of their children to lead drug free-lives; 
Whereas the D.A.R.E. program targets children at ages when they 
are most vulnerable to extreme peer pressure to try drugs and 
alcohol and teaches them how effectively to resist pressure to 
engage in negative behavior; 
Whereas the D.A.R.E. program is now conducted in local schools in 
more than 2,000 communities in 49 States and in Department of 
Defense Overseas Dependent Schools worldwide; 
Whereas more than 4,500,000 school children will be reached 
through the D.A.R.E. core curriculum in 1990; 
Whereas, school children are sometimes more streetwise about sub-
stance abuse than are classroom teachers, the D.A.R.E. program is 
taught by veteran police officers having direct experience with 
cases involving criminal drug offenses and with people whose lives 
have been ruined by substance abuse; 
Whereas each police officer who teaches the D.A.R.E. program 
completes an 80-hour training course that includes instruction in 
teaching techniques, relationships between officers and schools, 
self-esteem development, child development, and communication 
skills; 
Whereas the D.A.R.E. curriculum, developed by the Los Angeles 
Police Department and the Los Angeles Unified School District, 
helps school children understand self-image, recognize and 
manage stress without using drugs or alcohol, analyze and resist 
media presentations about drugs and alcohol, evaluate risk-taking 
behavior, resist gang pressure, apply decision-making skills, and 
evaluate the consequences of the choices facing them; 
Whereas independent research shows that the D.A.R.E program has 
exceeded its goal of helping students combat peer pressure to use 
drugs and alcohol by contributing to improved study habits and 
grades, by reducing vandalism and gang activity, and by instilling 
greater respect for police officers; and 
Whereas the D.A.R.E. program has achieved outstanding success 
teaching positive and effective approaches to one of the most 
difficult problems facing young people today, namely drug and 
alcohol abuse: Now, therefore, be it 
July 31, 1990 
[S.J. Res. 281] 
104 STAT. 386 
PUBLIC LAW 101-340—JULY 31, 1990 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of 
America in Congress assembled. That September 13,1990, is 
designated as "National D.A.R.E. Day", and the President is re-
quested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the 
United States to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies and 
activities. 
Approved July 31, 1990. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 281: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. Vol. 136 (1990): 
June 18, considered jcmd passed House. 
July 17, considered and passed Senate.