109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2829
To reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control Policy Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 9, 2005
Mr. SOUDER (for himself and Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition
to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Select Intelligence
(Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction
of the committee concerned
A BILL
To reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control Policy Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Office of National Drug Control
Policy Reauthorization Act of 2005'.
(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; references.
Sec. 2. Repeal of termination provision.
Sec. 3. Amendments to definitions.
Sec. 4. Amendments relating to establishment of Office of National Drug
Control Policy and designation of officers.
Sec. 5. Amendments relating to appointment and duties of Director and Deputy
Director.
Sec. 6. Amendments relating to coordination with other agencies.
Sec. 7. Development, submission, implementation, and assessment of National
Drug Control Strategy.
Sec. 8. High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program.
Sec. 9. Funding for certain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas.
Sec. 10. Amendments relating to Counter-Drug Technology Assessment Center.
Sec. 11. National youth antidrug media campaign.
Sec. 12. Drug interdiction.
Sec. 13. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 14. Technical amendments and repeal.
(c) Amendment of Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act
of 1998- Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment
or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section
or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section
or other provision of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization
Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-277; 21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF TERMINATION PROVISION.
Section 715 (21 U.S.C. 1712) is repealed, and the law shall read as if such
section was never in effect.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS.
(a) Amendments to Definitions- Section 702 (21 U.S.C. 1701) is amended--
(A) by striking `and' at the end of subparagraph (F);
(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (G) and inserting
`, including the testing of employees;'; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
`(H) interventions for drug abuse and dependence; and
`(I) international drug control coordination and cooperation with respect
to activities described in this paragraph.';
(2) in paragraph (6), by adding before the period at the end: `, including
any activities involving supply reduction, demand reduction, or State and
local affairs';
(A) by striking `Agency' and inserting `agency';
(B) by striking `National Foreign Intelligence Program,' and inserting
`National Intelligence Program,'; and
(C) by inserting a comma before `or Tactical';
(4) in paragraph (9), by striking `implicates' and inserting `indicates';
(A) by adding `National Drug Control Program agencies and' after `among'
in subparagraph (B);
(B) by striking `and' at the end of subparagraph (B);
(C) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting
a semicolon; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
`(D) domestic drug law enforcement, including law enforcement directed
at drug users; and
`(E) coordination and enhancement of Federal, State, and local law enforcement
initiatives to gather, analyze, and disseminate information and intelligence
relating to drug control among domestic law enforcement agencies.';
(A) by inserting before the semicolon in subparagraph (A) the following:
`, including--
`(i) law enforcement outside the United States; and
`(ii) source country programs, including economic development programs
primarily intended to reduce the production or trafficking of illicit
drugs';
(B) by inserting striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
`(B) facilitating and enhancing the sharing of foreign and domestic information
and intelligence relating to drug production and trafficking among National
Drug Control Program agencies, and between those agencies and foreign
law enforcement agencies; and';
(C) by striking `; and' at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting a
period; and
(D) by striking subparagraph (D); and
(7) by adding at the end the following:
`(12) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES- Except where otherwise provided,
the term `appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on the
Judiciary, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Caucus on International
Narcotics Control of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform,
the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
`(13) LAW ENFORCEMENT- The term `law enforcement' or `drug law enforcement'
means all efforts by a Federal, State, or local government agency to enforce
the drug laws of the United States or any State, including investigation,
arrest, prosecution, and incarceration or other punishments or penalties.'.
(b) Conforming Amendments- Section 703(b)(3) (21 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking `(G)' and inserting `(I)'; and
(2) in subparagraph (C)--
(A) by striking `(C)' and inserting `(E)';
(B) by striking `and subparagraph (D) of section 702(11)'; and
(C) by adding at the end the following: `, and sections 707 and 708 of
this Act'.
SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG
CONTROL POLICY AND DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS.
(a) Responsibilities- Paragraph (4) of section 703(a) (21 U.S.C. 1702(a))
is amended to read as follows:
`(4) evaluate the effectiveness of the national drug control policy and
the National Drug Control Program agencies' programs, by developing and
applying specific goals and performance measurements.'.
(b) Rank of Director- Section 703(b) (21 U.S.C. 1702(b)) is amended in paragraph
(1) by adding before the period the following: `, who shall hold the same
rank and status as the head of an executive department listed in section 101
of title 5, United States Code'.
(c) Deputy Directors- Section 703(b) (21 U.S.C. 1702(b)) is amended in paragraph
(3)--
(1) by striking `Office--' and inserting `Office the following additional
Deputy Directors--'; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking `who shall' and inserting the following:
`who shall have substantial experience and expertise in drug interdiction
operations and other supply reduction activities, and who shall serve as
the United States Interdiction Coordinator and'.
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY
DIRECTOR.
(a) Designation of Other Officers- Section 704(a)(3) (21 U.S.C. 1703(a)(3))
is amended--
(1) by striking `permanent employee' and inserting `officer or employee';
and
(2) by striking `serve as the Director' and inserting `serve as the acting
Director'.
(b) Responsibilities of Director- Section 704(b) (21 U.S.C. 1703(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking `Federal departments and agencies engaged
in drug enforcement,' and inserting `National Drug Control Program agencies,';
(2) in paragraph (7), by inserting after `President' the following: `and
the appropriate congressional committees';
(3) in paragraph (13), by striking `(beginning in 1999)';
(4) in paragraph (14)(A)--
(A) by striking `Appropriations' and all that follows through `Senate'
and inserting `appropriate congressional committees'; and
(B) by striking `and' after the semicolon;
(5) in paragraph (15), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
`(C) supporting the substance abuse information clearinghouse administered
by the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration and established in section 501(d)(16) of the Public Health
Service Act by--
`(i) encouraging all National Drug Control Program agencies to provide
all appropriate and relevant information; and
`(ii) supporting the dissemination of information to all interested
entities;'; and
(6) by inserting at the end the following:
`(16) shall coordinate with the private sector to promote private research
and development of medications to treat addiction;
`(17) shall seek the support and commitment of State and local officials
in the formulation and implementation of the National Drug Control Strategy;
`(18) shall monitor and evaluate the allocation of resources among Federal
law enforcement agencies in response to significant local and regional drug
trafficking and production threats; and
`(19) shall submit an annual report to Congress detailing how the Office
of National Drug Control Policy has consulted with and assisted State and
local governments with respect to the formulation and implementation of
the National Drug Control Strategy and other relevant issues.'.
(c) Submission of Drug Control Budget Requests- Section 704(c)(1) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
`(C) CONTENT OF DRUG CONTROL BUDGET REQUESTS- A drug control budget request
submitted by a department, agency, or program under this paragraph shall
include all requests for funds for any drug control activity undertaken
by that department, agency, or program, including demand reduction, supply
reduction, and State and local affairs, including any drug law enforcement
activities. If an activity has both drug control and nondrug control purposes
or applications, the department, agency, or program shall estimate by
a documented calculation the total funds requested for that activity that
would be used for drug control, and shall set forth in its request the
basis and method for making the estimate.'.
(d) National Drug Control Budget Proposal- Section 704(c)(2) is amended in
subparagraph (A) by inserting before the semicolon: `and to inform Congress
and the public about the total amount proposed to be spent on all supply reduction,
demand reduction, State and local affairs, including any drug law enforcement,
and other drug control activities by the Federal Government, which shall conform
to the content requirements set forth in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1)
of this subsection'.
(e) Review and Certification of National Drug Control Program Budget- Section
704(c)(3) (21 U.S.C. 1703(c)(3)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and
(E), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
`(C) SPECIFIC REQUESTS- The Director shall not confirm the adequacy of
any budget request that--
`(i) requests funding for Federal law enforcement activities that do
not adequately compensate for transfers of drug enforcement resources
and personnel to law enforcement and investigation activities not related
to drug enforcement as determined by the Director;
`(ii) requests funding for law enforcement activities on the borders
of the United States that do not adequately direct resources to drug
interdiction and enforcement as determined by the Director;
`(iii) requests funding for drug treatment activities that do not provide
adequate result and accountability measures as determined by the Director;
`(iv) requests funding for any activities of the Safe and Drug Free
Schools Program that do not include a clear antidrug message or purpose
intended to reduce drug use;
`(v) requests funding to enforce section 484(r)(1) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(r)(1)) with respect to convictions for drug-related
offenses not occurring during a period of enrollment for which the student
was receiving any Federal grant, loan, or work assistance;
`(vi) requests funding for drug treatment activities that do not adequately
support and enhance Federal drug treatment programs and capacity, as
determined by the Director;
`(vii) requests funding for fiscal year 2007 for activities of the Department
of Education, unless it is accompanied by a report setting forth a plan
for providing expedited consideration of student loan applications for
all individuals who submitted an application for any Federal grant,
loan, or work assistance that was rejected or denied pursuant to 484(r)(1)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(r)(1)) by reason
of a conviction for a drug-related offense not occurring during a period
of enrollment for which the individual was receiving any Federal grant,
loan, or work assistance;
`(viii) requests funding for the operations and management of the Department
of Homeland Security that does not include a specific request for funds
for the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement to carry out its responsibilities
under section 878 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 458).';
(3) in subparagraph (D)(iii), as so redesignated, by inserting `and the
appropriate congressional committees' after `House of Representatives';
and
(4) in subparagraph (E)(ii)(bb), as so redesignated, by inserting `and the
appropriate congressional committees' after `House of Representatives'.
(f) Reprogramming and Transfer Requests- Section 704(c)(4)(A) (21 U.S.C. 1703(c)(4)(A))
is amended by striking `$5,000,000' and inserting `$1,000,000'.
(g) Powers of Director- Section 704(d) (21 U.S.C. 1703(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (8)(D), by striking `have been authorized by Congress;'
and inserting `authorized by law;';
(A) by inserting `notwithstanding any other provision of law,' after `(9)';
and
(B) by striking `Strategy; and' and inserting `Strategy and notify the
appropriate congressional committees of any fund control notice issued;';
(3) in paragraph (10), by striking `(22 U.S.C. 2291j).' and inserting `(22
U.S.C. 2291j) and section 706 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2291j-1); and'; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(11) not later than August 1 of each year, submit to the President a report,
and transmit copies of the report to the Secretary of State and the appropriate
congressional committees, that--
`(A) provides the Director's assessment of which countries are major drug
transit countries or major illicit drug producing countries as defined
in section 481(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e));
`(B) provides the Director's assessment of whether each country identified
under subparagraph (A) has cooperated fully with the United States or
has taken adequate steps on its own to achieve full compliance with the
goals and objectives established by the United Nations Convention Against
Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and otherwise
has assisted in reducing the supply of illicit drugs to the United States;
and
`(C) provides the Director's assessment of whether application of procedures
set forth in section 490 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2291j), as provided in section 706 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2291j-1), is warranted with respect to
countries the Director assesses have not cooperated fully.'.
(g) Fund Control Notices- Section 704(f) (21 U.S.C. 1703(f)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
`(4) CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE- A copy of each fund control notice shall be transmitted
to the appropriate congressional committees.
`(5) RESTRICTIONS- The Director shall not issue a fund control notice to
direct that all or part of an amount appropriated to the National Drug Control
Program agency account be obligated, modified, or altered in any manner
contrary, in whole or in part, to a specific appropriation or statute.'.
(h) Technical Amendments- Section 704 (21 U.S.C. 1703) is amended--
(A) by striking `National Foreign Intelligence Program' and inserting
`National Intelligence Program'; and
(B) by inserting a comma before `and Tactical'; and
(2) in subsection (h), by striking `Director of Central Intelligence' and
inserting `Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency'.
(i) Requirement for South American Heroin Strategy-
(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to the
Congress a comprehensive strategy that addresses the increased threat from
South American heroin, and in particular Colombian heroin and the emerging
threat from opium poppy grown in Peru.
(2) CONTENTS- The strategy shall include--
(A) opium eradication efforts to eliminate the problem at the source to
prevent heroin from entering the stream of commerce;
(B) interdiction and precursor chemical controls;
(C) demand reduction and treatment;
(D) alternative development programs, including direct assistance to regional
governments to demobilize and provide alternative livelihoods to former
members of insurgent or other groups engaged in heroin, coca, or other
illicit drug production or trafficking;
(E) provisions that ensure the maintenance at current levels of efforts
to eradicate coca in Colombia; and
(F) assessment of the level of additional funding and resources necessary
to simultaneously address the threat from South American heroin and the
threat from Colombian and Peruvian coca.
(3) TREATMENT OF CLASSIFIED OR LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE INFORMATION- Any
content of the strategy that involves information classified under criteria
established by an Executive order, or whose public disclosure, as determined
by the Director or the head of any relevant Federal agency, would be detrimental
to the law enforcement or national security activities of any Federal, foreign,
or international agency, shall be presented to Congress separately from
the rest of the strategy.
(j) Requirement for Afghan Heroin Strategy-
(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall
submit to the Congress a comprehensive strategy that addresses the increased
threat from Afghan heroin.
(2) CONTENTS- The strategy shall include--
(A) opium crop eradication efforts to eliminate the problem at the source
to prevent heroin from entering the stream of commerce;
(B) destruction or other direct elimination of stockpiles of heroin and
raw opium, and heroin production and storage facilities;
(C) interdiction and precursor chemical controls;
(D) demand reduction and treatment;
(E) alternative development programs;
(F) measures to improve cooperation and coordination between Federal Government
agencies, and between such agencies, agencies of foreign governments,
and international organizations with responsibility for the prevention
of heroin production in, or trafficking out of, Afghanistan; and
(G) an assessment of the level of additional funding and resources necessary
significantly to reduce the production and trafficking of heroin.
(3) TREATMENT OF CLASSIFIED OR LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE INFORMATION- Any
content of the strategy that involves information classified under criteria
established by an Executive order, or whose public disclosure, as determined
by the Director or the head of any relevant Federal agency, would be detrimental
to the law enforcement or national security activities of any Federal, foreign,
or international agency, shall be presented to Congress separately from
the rest of the strategy.
(k) Requirement for General Counterdrug Intelligence Plan-
(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, and not later than every two years thereafter, the Director of the
Office of National Drug Control Policy, in consultation with the Director
of National Intelligence and the members of the Counterdrug Intelligence
Coordinating Group, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees,
a general counterdrug intelligence plan to improve coordination, and eliminate
unnecessary duplication, among the counterdrug intelligence centers and
information sharing systems, and counterdrug activities of the Federal Government,
including the centers, systems, and activities of the following departments
and agencies:
(A) The Department of Defense, including the Defense Intelligence Agency,
and the joint interagency task forces.
(B) The Department of the Treasury, including the Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network (FinCEN).
(C) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(D) The National Security Agency.
(E) The Department of Homeland Security, including the United States Coast
Guard, the bureau of Customs and Border Protection, and the bureau of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(F) The Department of Justice, including the National Drug Intelligence
Center (NDIC); the Drug Enforcement Administration, including the El Paso
Intelligence Center (EPIC) and the Special Operations Division; the Federal
Bureau of Investigation; the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force;
and the Regional Information Sharing System.
(G) The Office of National Drug Control Policy, including the High Intensity
Drug Trafficking Areas Program, and the Counterdrug Intelligence Executive
Secretariat.
(2) PURPOSE- The purpose of the plan under paragraph (1) is to maximize
the effectiveness of the centers and activities referred to in that paragraph
in achieving the objectives of the National Drug Control Strategy promulgated
under 21 U.S.C. 1705. In order to maximize such effectiveness, the plan
shall--
(A) articulate clear and specific mission statements (including purpose
and scope of activity) for each counterdrug intelligence center, system,
and activity, including the manner in which responsibility for counterdrug
intelligence activities will be allocated among the counterdrug intelligence
centers and systems;
(B) specify each government agency (whether Federal, State, or local)
that participates in each such center, system, and activity, including
a description of the extent and nature of that participation;
(C) specify the relationship between such centers, systems, and activities;
(D) specify the means by which proper oversight of such centers, systems,
and activities will be assured;
(E) specify the means by which counterdrug intelligence and information
will be forwarded effectively to all levels of officials responsible for
United States counterdrug policy; and
(F) specify mechanisms to ensure that State and local law enforcement
agencies are apprised of counterdrug intelligence and information acquired
by Federal law enforcement agencies in a manner which--
(i) facilitates effective counterdrug activities by State and local
law enforcement agencies; and
(ii) provides such State and local law enforcement agencies with the
information relating to the safety of officials involved in their counterdrug
activities.
(3) DEFINITIONS- As used in this subsection--
(A) the term `center' refers to any center, office, task force, or other
coordinating organization engaged in counterdrug intelligence or information
analyzing or sharing activities;
(B) the term `system' refers to any database or other electronic system
used for counterdrug intelligence or information analyzing or sharing
activities; and
(C) the term `appropriate congressional committees' means the following:
(i) The Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations,
the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, the Caucus on International Narcotics Control,
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
(ii) The Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on International
Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Government
Reform, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
(4) LIMITATION- The general counterdrug intelligence plan shall not--
(A) change existing agency authorities or the laws governing interagency
relationships, but may include recommendations about changes to such authorities
or laws; or
(B) include any information about specific methods of obtaining, or sources
of, intelligence or information, or any information about specific individuals,
cases, investigations, or operations.
(5) CLASSIFIED OR LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE INFORMATION- Any content of
the general counterdrug intelligence plan that involves information classified
under criteria established by an Executive order, or whose public disclosure,
as determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy,
the Director of National Intelligence, or the head of any Federal Government
agency whose activities are described in the plan, would be detrimental
to the law enforcement or national security activities of any Federal, State,
or local agency, shall be presented to Congress separately from the rest
of the report.
(l) Requirement for Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy-
(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, and every two years thereafter, the Director of National Drug Control
Policy shall submit to the Congress a Southwest Border Counternarcotics
Strategy.
(2) PURPOSES- The Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy shall--
(A) set forth the Government's strategy for preventing the illegal trafficking
of drugs across the international border between the United States and
Mexico, including through ports of entry and between ports of entry on
that border;
(B) state the specific roles and responsibilities of the relevant National
Drug Control Program agencies (as defined in section 702 of the Office
of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C.
1701)) for implementing that strategy; and
(C) identify the specific resources required to enable the relevant National
Drug Control Program agencies to implement that strategy.
(3) CONSULTATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES- The Director shall issue the Southwest
Border Counternarcotics Strategy in consultation with the heads of the relevant
National Drug Control Program agencies.
(4) LIMITATION- The Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy shall not
change existing agency authorities or the laws governing interagency relationships,
but may include recommendations about changes to such authorities or laws.
(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS- The Director shall provide a copy of the Southwest
Border Counternarcotics Strategy to the appropriate congressional committees
(as defined in section 702 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701)), and to the Committee on Armed
Services and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives,
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
(6) TREATMENT OF CLASSIFIED OR LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE INFORMATION- Any
content of the Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy that involves
information classified under criteria established by an Executive order,
or whose public disclosure, as determined by the Director or the head of
any relevant National Drug Control Program agency, would be detrimental
to the law enforcement or national security activities of any Federal, State,
or local agency, shall be presented to Congress separately from the rest
of the strategy.
SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.
Section 705 (21 U.S.C. 1704) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking `abuse';
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking `Director of Central Intelligence'
each time it appears and inserting `Director of National Intelligence and
the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency';
(3) by amending paragraph (3) of subsection (a) to read as follows:
`(A) SECRETARIES OF THE INTERIOR AND AGRICULTURE- The Secretaries of Agriculture
and Interior shall, by July 1 of each year, jointly submit to the Director,
the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Agriculture
and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate, an assessment of the quantity of illegal drug cultivation
and manufacturing in the United States on lands owned or under the jurisdiction
of the Federal Government for the preceding year.
`(B) ATTORNEY GENERAL- The Attorney General shall, by July 1 of each year,
submit to the Director and the appropriate congressional committees information
for the preceding year regarding the number and type of--
`(i) arrests for drug violations;
`(ii) prosecutions for drug violations by United States Attorneys; and
`(iii) seizures of drugs by each component of the Department of Justice
seizing drugs, as well as statistical information on the geographic
areas of such seizures.
`(C) SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY- The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall, by July 1 of each year, submit to the Director, the appropriate
congressional committees, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate, information for the preceding year regarding--
`(i) the number and type of seizures of drugs by each component of the
Department of Homeland Security seizing drugs, as well as statistical
information on the geographic areas of such seizures; and
`(ii) the number of air and maritime patrol hours undertaken by each
component of that Department primarily dedicated to drug supply reduction
missions.
`(D) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE- The Secretary of Defense shall, by July 1 of
each year, submit to the Director, the appropriate congressional committees,
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, information for the preceding
year regarding the number of air and maritime patrol hours primarily dedicated
to drug supply reduction missions undertaken by each component of the
Department of Defense.';
(4) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking `Program.' and inserting `Strategy.';
and
(5) in subsection (c), by striking `in' and inserting `on'.
SEC. 7. DEVELOPMENT, SUBMISSION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL
DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY.
Section 706 (21 U.S.C. 1705) is amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 706. DEVELOPMENT, SUBMISSION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL
DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY.
`(a) Timing, Contents, and Process for Development and Submission of National
Drug Control Strategy-
`(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than February 1 of each year, the President shall
submit to Congress a National Drug Control Strategy, which shall set forth
a comprehensive plan for reducing illicit drug use and the consequences
of illicit drug use in the United States by reducing the demand for illegal
drugs, limiting the availability of illegal drugs, and conducting law enforcement
activities with respect to illegal drugs.
`(A) IN GENERAL- The National Drug Control Strategy submitted under paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
`(i) Comprehensive, research-based, long-range, and quantifiable goals
for reducing illicit drug use and the consequences of illicit drug use
in the United States.
`(ii) Annual quantifiable objectives for demand reduction, supply reduction,
and law enforcement activities, specific targets to accomplish long-range
quantifiable reduction in illicit drug use as determined by the Director,
and specific measurements to evaluate progress toward the targets and
strategic goals.
`(iii) A strategy to reduce the availability and purity of illegal drugs
and the level of drug-related crime in the United States.
`(iv) An assessment of Federal effectiveness in achieving the National
Drug Control Strategy for the previous year, including a specific evaluation
of whether the objectives and targets for reducing illicit drug use
for the previous year were met and reasons for the success or failure
of the previous year's Strategy.
`(v) Notification of any program or budget priorities that the Director
expects to significantly change from the current Strategy over the next
five years.
`(vi) A review of international, State, and local drug control activities
to ensure that the United States pursues well-coordinated and effective
drug control at all levels of government.
`(vii) A review of demand reduction activities by private sector entities
and community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations,
to determine their effectiveness and the extent of cooperation, coordination,
and mutual support between such entities and organizations and Federal,
State, and local government agencies.
`(viii) An assessment of current illicit drug use (including inhalants
and steroids) and availability, impact of illicit drug use, and treatment
availability, which assessment shall include--
`(I) estimates of drug prevalence and frequency of use as measured
by national, State, and local surveys of illicit drug use and by other
special studies of nondependent and dependent illicit drug use;
`(II) illicit drug use in the workplace and the productivity lost
by such use; and
`(III) illicit drug use by arrestees, probationers, and parolees.
`(ix) An assessment of the reduction of illicit drug availability, as
measured by--
`(I) the quantities of cocaine, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine,
ecstasy, and other drugs available for consumption in the United States;
`(II) the amount of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, ecstasy,
and precursor chemicals and other drugs entering the United States;
`(III) the number of illicit drug manufacturing laboratories seized
and destroyed and the number of hectares of marijuana, poppy, and
coca cultivated and destroyed domestically and in other countries;
`(IV) the number of metric tons of marijuana, heroin, cocaine, and
methamphetamine seized and other drugs; and
`(V) changes in the price and purity of heroin, methamphetamine, and
cocaine, changes in the price of ecstasy, and changes in tetrahydrocannabinol
level of marijuana and other drugs.
`(x) An assessment of the reduction of the consequences of illicit drug
use and availability, which shall include--
`(I) the burden illicit drug users place on hospital emergency departments
in the United States, such as the quantity of illicit drug-related
services provided;
`(II) the annual national health care cost of illicit drug use; and
`(III) the extent of illicit drug-related crime and criminal activity.
`(xi) A determination of the status of drug treatment in the United
States, by assessing--
`(I) public and private treatment utilization; and
`(II) the number of illicit drug users the Director estimates meet
diagnostic criteria for treatment.
`(xii) A review of the research agenda of the Counterdrug Technology
Assessment Center to reduce the availability and abuse of drugs.
`(xiii) A summary of the efforts made to coordinate with private sector
entities to conduct private research and development of medications
to treat addiction by--
`(I) screening chemicals for potential therapeutic value;
`(II) developing promising compounds;
`(III) conducting clinical trials;
`(IV) seeking Food and Drug Administration approval for drugs to treat
addiction;
`(V) marketing the drug for the treatment of addiction;
`(VI) urging physicians to use the drug in the treatment of addiction;
and
`(VII) encouraging insurance companies to reimburse the cost of the
drug for the treatment of addiction.
`(xiv) Such additional statistical data and information as the Director
considers appropriate to demonstrate and assess trends relating to illicit
drug use, the effects and consequences of illicit drug use, supply reduction,
demand reduction, drug-related law enforcement, and the implementation
of the National Drug Control Strategy.
`(xv) A supplement reviewing the activities of each individual National
Drug Control Program agency during the previous year with respect to
the National Drug Control Strategy and the Director's assessment of
the progress of each National Drug Control Program agency in meeting
its responsibilities under the National Drug Control Strategy.
`(B) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION- Any contents of the National Drug Control
Strategy that involve information properly classified under criteria established
by an Executive order shall be presented to Congress separately from the
rest of the National Drug Control Strategy.
`(C) SELECTION OF DATA AND INFORMATION- In selecting data and information
for inclusion under subparagraph (A), the Director shall ensure--
`(i) the inclusion of data and information that will permit analysis
of current trends against previously compiled data and information where
the Director believes such analysis enhances long-term assessment of
the National Drug Control Strategy; and
`(ii) the inclusion of data and information to permit a standardized
and uniform assessment of the effectiveness of drug treatment programs
in the United States.
`(3) PROCESS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION-
`(A) CONSULTATION- In developing and effectively implementing the National
Drug Control Strategy, the Director--
`(i) shall consult with--
`(I) the heads of the National Drug Control Program agencies;
`(III) State and local officials;
`(IV) private citizens and organizations, including community- and
faith-based organizations, with experience and expertise in demand
reduction;
`(V) private citizens and organizations with experience and expertise
in supply reduction;
`(VI) private citizens and organizations with experience and expertise
in law enforcement; and
`(VII) appropriate representatives of foreign governments;
`(ii) with the concurrence of the Attorney General, may require the
El Paso Intelligence Center to undertake specific tasks or projects
to implement the National Drug Control Strategy;
`(iii) with the concurrence of the Director of National Intelligence
and the Attorney General, may request that the National Drug Intelligence
Center undertake specific tasks or projects to implement the National
Drug Control Strategy; and
`(iv) may make recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human
Services on research that supports or advances the National Drug Control
Strategy.
`(B) COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT STRATEGY- In satisfying the requirements of
subparagraph (A)(i), the Director shall ensure, to the maximum extent
possible, that State and local officials and relevant private organizations
commit to support and take steps to achieve the goals and objectives of
the National Drug Control Strategy.
`(C) RECOMMENDATIONS- Recommendations under subparagraph (A)(iv) may include
recommendations of research to be performed at the National Institutes
of Health, including the National Institute on Drug Abuse, or any other
appropriate agency within the Department of Health and Human Services.
`(D) INCLUSION IN STRATEGY- The National Drug Control Strategy under this
subsection shall include a list of each entity consulted under subparagraph
(A)(i).
`(4) SUBMISSION OF REVISED STRATEGY- The President may submit to Congress
a revised National Drug Control Strategy that meets the requirements of
this section--
`(A) at any time, upon a determination by the President, in consultation
with the Director, that the National Drug Control Strategy in effect is
not sufficiently effective; or
`(B) if a new President or Director takes office.
`(b) Performance Measurement System- Not later than February 1 of each year,
the Director shall submit to Congress, as part of the National Drug Control
Strategy, a description of a national drug control performance measurement
system that--
`(1) develops 2-year and 5-year performance measures and targets for each
National Drug Control Strategy goal and objective established for reducing
drug use, drug availability, and the consequences of drug use;
`(2) describes the sources of information and data that will be used for
each performance measure incorporated into the performance measurement system;
`(3) identifies major programs and activities of the National Drug Control
Program agencies that support the goals and annual objectives of the National
Drug Control Strategy;
`(4) evaluates the contribution of demand reduction and supply reduction
activities implemented by each National Drug Control Program agency in support
of the National Drug Control Strategy;
`(5) monitors consistency of drug-related goals and objectives among the
National Drug Control Program agencies and ensures that each agency's goals,
objectives, and budgets support and are fully consistent with the National
Drug Control Strategy; and
`(6) coordinates the development and implementation of national drug control
data collection and reporting systems to support policy formulation and
performance measurement, including an assessment of--
`(A) the quality of current drug use measurement instruments and techniques
to measure supply reduction and demand reduction activities;
`(B) the adequacy of the coverage of existing national drug use measurement
instruments and techniques to measure the illicit drug user population,
and groups that are at risk for illicit drug use; and
`(C) the adequacy of the coverage of existing national treatment outcome
monitoring systems to measure the effectiveness of drug abuse treatment
in reducing illicit drug use and criminal behavior during and after the
completion of substance abuse treatment; and
`(7) identifies the actions the Director shall take to correct any inadequacies,
deficiencies, or limitations identified in the assessment described in paragraph
(6).
`(c) Modifications- A description of any modifications made during the preceding
year to the national drug performance measurement system described in subsection
(b) shall be included in each report submitted under subsection (a).'.
SEC. 8. HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM.
Section 707 (21 U.S.C. 1706) is amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 707. HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM.
`(1) IN GENERAL- There is established in the Office a program to be known
as the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program (in this section referred
to as the `Program').
`(2) PURPOSE- The purpose of the Program is to reduce drug trafficking and
drug production in the United States by--
`(A) facilitating cooperation among Federal, State, and local law enforcement
agencies to share information and implement coordinated enforcement activities;
`(B) enhancing intelligence sharing among Federal, State, and local law
enforcement agencies;
`(C) providing reliable intelligence to law enforcement agencies needed
to design effective enforcement strategies and operations; and
`(D) supporting coordinated law enforcement strategies which maximize
use of available resources to reduce the supply of illegal drugs in designated
areas and in the United States as a whole.
`(b) Designation- The Director, upon consultation with the Attorney General,
the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Homeland Security, heads of
the National Drug Control Program agencies, and the Governor of each applicable
State, may designate any specified area of the United States as a high intensity
drug trafficking area. After making such a designation and in order to provide
Federal assistance to the area so designated, the Director may--
`(1) obligate such sums as are appropriated for the Program;
`(2) direct the temporary reassignment of Federal personnel to such area,
subject to the approval of the head of the department or agency that employs
such personnel;
`(3) take any other action authorized under section 704 to provide increased
Federal assistance to those areas; and
`(4) coordinate activities under this section (specifically administrative,
recordkeeping, and funds management activities) with State and local officials.
`(c) Petitions for Designation- The Director shall establish regulations under
which a coalition of interested law enforcement agencies from an area may
petition for designation as a high intensity drug trafficking area. Such regulations
shall provide for a regular review by the Director of the petition, including
a recommendation regarding the merit of the petition to the Director by a
panel of qualified, independent experts.
`(d) Factors for Consideration- In considering whether to designate an area
under this section as a high intensity drug trafficking area, the Director
shall consider, in addition to such other criteria as the Director considers
to be appropriate, the extent to which--
`(1) the area is a significant center of illegal drug production, manufacturing,
importation, or distribution;
`(2) State and local law enforcement agencies have committed resources to
respond to the drug trafficking problem in the area, thereby indicating
a determination to respond aggressively to the problem;
`(3) drug-related activities in the area are having a significant harmful
impact in the area, and in other areas of the country; and
`(4) a significant increase in allocation of Federal resources is necessary
to respond adequately to drug-related activities in the area.
`(e) Organization of High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas-
`(1) EXECUTIVE BOARD AND OFFICERS- To be eligible for funds appropriated
under this section, each high intensity drug trafficking area shall be governed
by an Executive Board. The Executive Board shall designate a president,
vice president, and any other officers to the Executive Board that it determines
are necessary.
`(2) RESPONSIBILITIES- The Executive Board of a high intensity drug trafficking
area shall be responsible for--
`(A) providing direction and oversight in establishing and achieving the
goals of the high intensity drug trafficking area;
`(B) managing the funds of the high intensity drug trafficking area;
`(C) reviewing and approving all funding proposals consistent with the
overall objective of the high intensity drug trafficking area; and
`(D) reviewing and approving all reports to the Director on the activities
of the high intensity drug trafficking area.
`(3) BOARD REPRESENTATION- None of the funds appropriated under this section
may be expended for any high intensity drug trafficking area, or for a partnership
or region of a high intensity drug trafficking area, if that area's, region's
or partnership's Executive Board is not comprised of equal voting representation
between representatives of participating Federal law enforcement or prosecution
agencies and representatives of participating State and local law enforcement
or prosecution agencies. Nothing in this paragraph precludes an Executive
Board from including additional, nonvoting members representing Federal,
State, or local agencies.
`(4) NO AGENCY RELATIONSHIP- The eligibility requirements of this section
are intended to ensure the responsible use of Federal funds. Nothing in
this section is intended to create an agency relationship between individual
high intensity drug trafficking areas and the Federal Government.
`(f) Use of Funds- The Director shall ensure that no Federal funds appropriated
for the Program are expended for the establishment or expansion of drug treatment
or drug use prevention programs.
`(g) Counterterrorism Activities-
`(1) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED- The Director may authorize use of resources
available for the Program to assist Federal, State, and local law enforcement
agencies in investigations and activities related to terrorism and prevention
of terrorism, especially but not exclusively with respect to such investigations
and activities that are also related to drug trafficking.
`(2) LIMITATION- The Director shall ensure--
`(A) that assistance provided under paragraph (1) remains incidental to
the purpose of the Program to reduce drug availability and carry out drug-related
law enforcement activities; and
`(B) that significant resources of the Program are not redirected to activities
exclusively related to terrorism, except on a temporary basis under extraordinary
circumstances, as determined by the Director.
`(h) Role of Drug Enforcement Administration- The Director, in consultation
with the Attorney General, shall ensure that a representative of the Drug
Enforcement Administration is included in the Intelligence Support Center
for each high intensity drug trafficking area.
`(i) Annual HIDTA Program Budget Submissions- As part of the documentation
that supports the President's annual budget request for the Office, the Director
shall submit to Congress a budget justification that includes the following:
`(1) The amount requested for each high intensity drug trafficking area
with supporting narrative descriptions and rationale for each request.
`(2) A detailed justification for each funding request that explains the
reasons for the requested funding level, how such funding level was determined
based on a current assessment of the drug trafficking threat in each high
intensity drug trafficking area, how such funding will ensure that the goals
and objectives of each such area will be achieved, and how such funding
supports the National Drug Control Strategy.
`(j) Emerging Threat Response Fund-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Director may expend up to 10 percent of the amounts
appropriated under this section on a discretionary basis, to respond to
any emerging drug trafficking threat in an existing high intensity drug
trafficking area, or to establish a new high intensity drug trafficking
area or expand an existing high intensity drug trafficking area, in accordance
with the criteria established under paragraph (2).
`(2) CONSIDERATION OF IMPACT- In allocating funds under this subsection,
the Director shall consider--
`(A) the impact of activities funded on reducing overall drug traffic
in the United States, or minimizing the probability that an emerging drug
trafficking threat will spread to other areas of the United States; and
`(B) such other criteria as the Director considers appropriate.
`(1) INITIAL REPORT- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this subsection, the Director shall, after consulting with the Executive
Boards of each designated high intensity drug trafficking area, submit a
report to Congress that describes, for each designated high intensity drug
trafficking area--
`(A) the specific purposes for the high intensity drug trafficking area;
`(B) the specific long-term and short-term goals and objectives for the
high intensity drug trafficking area;
`(C) the measurements that will be used to evaluate the performance of
the high intensity drug trafficking area in achieving the long-term and
short-term goals; and
`(D) the reporting requirements needed to evaluate the performance of
the high intensity drug trafficking area in achieving the long-term and
short-term goals.
`(2) EVALUATION OF HIDTA PROGRAM AS PART OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY-
For each designated high intensity drug trafficking area, the Director shall
submit, as part of the annual National Drug Control Strategy report, a report
that--
`(i) the specific purposes for the high intensity drug trafficking area;
and
`(ii) the specific long-term and short-term goals and objectives for
the high intensity drug trafficking area; and
`(B) includes an evaluation of the performance of the high intensity drug
trafficking area in accomplishing the specific long-term and short-term
goals and objectives identified under paragraph (1)(B).
`(l) Assessment of Drug Enforcement Task Forces in High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Areas- Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection,
and as part of each subsequent annual National Drug Control Strategy report,
the Director shall submit to Congress a report--
`(1) assessing the number and operation of all federally funded drug enforcement
task forces within each high intensity drug trafficking area; and
`(A) each Federal, State, and local drug enforcement task force operating
in the high intensity drug trafficking area;
`(B) how such task forces coordinate with each other, with any high intensity
drug trafficking area task force, and with investigations receiving funds
from the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force;
`(C) what steps, if any, each such task force takes to share information
regarding drug trafficking and drug production with other federally funded
drug enforcement task forces in the high intensity drug trafficking area;
`(D) the role of the high intensity drug trafficking area in coordinating
the sharing of such information among task forces;
`(E) the nature and extent of cooperation by each Federal, State, and
local participant in ensuring that such information is shared among law
enforcement agencies and with the high intensity drug trafficking area;
`(F) the nature and extent to which information sharing and enforcement
activities are coordinated with joint terrorism task forces in the high
intensity drug trafficking area; and
`(G) any recommendations for measures needed to ensure that task force
resources are utilized efficiently and effectively to reduce the availability
of illegal drugs in the high intensity drug trafficking areas.
`(m) Assessment of Intelligence Sharing in High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Areas--program- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this subsection, and as part of each subsequent annual National Drug Control
Strategy report, the Director shall submit to Congress a report--
`(1) evaluating existing and planned intelligence systems supported by each
high intensity drug trafficking area, or utilized by task forces receiving
any funding under the Program, including the extent to which such systems
ensure access and availability of intelligence to Federal, State, and local
law enforcement agencies within the high intensity drug trafficking area
and outside of it;
`(2) the extent to which Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies
participating in each high intensity drug trafficking area are sharing intelligence
information to assess current drug trafficking threats and design appropriate
enforcement strategies; and
`(3) the measures needed to improve effective sharing of information and
intelligence regarding drug trafficking and drug production among Federal,
State, and local law enforcement participating in a high intensity drug
trafficking area, and between such agencies and similar agencies outside
the high intensity drug trafficking area.
`(n) Authorization of Appropriations- There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Office of National Drug Control Policy to carry out this section--
`(1) $280,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
`(2) $290,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008; and
`(3) $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010.'.
SEC. 9. FUNDING FOR CERTAIN HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS.
(a) Short Title- This section may be cited as the `Dawson Family Community
Protection Act'.
(b) Findings- Congress finds the following:
(1) In the early morning hours of October 16, 2002, the home of Carnell
and Angela Dawson was firebombed in apparent retaliation for Mrs. Dawson's
notification of police about persistent drug distribution activity in their
East Baltimore City neighborhood.
(2) The arson claimed the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Dawson and their 5 young
children, aged 9 to 14.
(3) The horrific murder of the Dawson family is a stark example of domestic
narco-terrorism.
(4) In all phases of counter-narcotics law enforcement--from prevention
to investigation to prosecution to reentry--the voluntary cooperation of
ordinary citizens is a critical component.
(5) Voluntary cooperation is difficult for law enforcement officials to
obtain when citizens feel that cooperation carries the risk of violent retaliation
by illegal drug trafficking organizations and their affiliates.
(6) Public confidence that law enforcement is doing all it can to make communities
safe is a prerequisite for voluntary cooperation among people who may be
subject to intimidation or reprisal (or both).
(7) Witness protection programs are insufficient on their own to provide
security because many individuals and families who strive every day to make
distressed neighborhoods livable for their children, other relatives, and
neighbors will resist or refuse offers of relocation by local, State, and
Federal prosecutorial agencies and because, moreover, the continued presence
of strong individuals and families is critical to preserving and strengthening
the social fabric in such communities.
(8) Where (as in certain sections of Baltimore City) interstate trafficking
of illegal drugs has severe ancillary local consequences within areas designated
as high intensity drug trafficking areas, it is important that supplementary
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funds be committed to support
initiatives aimed at making the affected communities safe for the residents
of those communities and encouraging their cooperation with local, State,
and Federal law enforcement efforts to combat illegal drug trafficking.
(c) Funding for Certain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas- Section 707
(21 U.S.C. 1706), as amended by section 8, is further amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Director shall ensure that, of the amounts appropriated
for a fiscal year for the Program, at least $5,000,000 is used in high intensity
drug trafficking areas with severe neighborhood safety and illegal drug
distribution problems.
`(2) REQUIRED USES- The funds used under paragraph (1) shall be used--
`(A) to ensure the safety of neighborhoods and the protection of communities,
including the prevention of the intimidation of potential witnesses of
illegal drug distribution and related activities; and
`(B) to combat illegal drug trafficking through such methods as the Director
considers appropriate, such as establishing or operating (or both) a toll-free
telephone hotline for use by the public to provide information about illegal
drug-related activities.'.
SEC. 10. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO COUNTER-DRUG TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CENTER.
(a) Chief Scientist- Section 708(b) (21 U.S.C. 1707(b)) is amended--
(1) in the heading by striking `Director of Technology- ' and inserting
`Chief Scientist- '; and
(2) by striking `Director of Technology,' and inserting `Chief Scientist,'.
(b) Additional Responsibilities of Director- Section 708(c) (21 U.S.C. 1707(c))
is amended to read as follows:
`(c) Additional Responsibilities of the Director of National Drug Control
Policy-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Director, acting through the Chief Scientist shall--
`(A) identify and define the short-, medium-, and long-term scientific
and technological needs of Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies
relating to drug enforcement, including--
`(i) advanced surveillance, tracking, and radar imaging;
`(ii) electronic support measures;
`(iv) data fusion, advanced computer systems, and artificial intelligence;
and
`(v) chemical, biological, radiological (including neutron, electron,
and graviton), and other means of detection;
`(B) identify demand reduction (including drug prevention) basic and applied
research needs and initiatives, in consultation with affected National
Drug Control Program agencies, including--
`(i) improving treatment through neuroscientific advances;
`(ii) improving the transfer of biomedical research to the clinical
setting; and
`(iii) in consultation with the National Institute on Drug Abuse and
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and through
interagency agreements or grants, examining addiction and rehabilitation
research and the application of technology to expanding the effectiveness
or availability of drug treatment;
`(C) make a priority ranking of such needs identified in subparagraphs
(A) and (B) according to fiscal and technological feasibility, as part
of a National Counterdrug Research and Development Program;
`(D) oversee and coordinate counterdrug technology initiatives with related
activities of other Federal civilian and military departments;
`(E) provide support to the development and implementation of the national
drug control performance measurement system established under subsection
(b) of section 706;
`(F) with the advice and counsel of experts from State and local law enforcement
agencies, oversee and coordinate a technology transfer program for the
transfer of technology to State and local law enforcement agencies; and
`(G) pursuant to the authority of the Director of National Drug Control
Policy under section 704, submit requests to Congress for the reprogramming
or transfer of funds appropriated for counterdrug technology research
and development.
`(2) PRIORITIES IN TRANSFERRING TECHNOLOGY-
`(A) IN GENERAL- The Chief Scientist shall give priority, in transferring
technology under paragraph (1)(F), based on the following criteria:
`(i) the need of potential recipients for such technology;
`(ii) the effectiveness of the technology to enhance current counterdrug
activities of potential recipients; and
`(iii) the ability and willingness of potential recipients to evaluate
transferred technology.
`(B) INTERDICTION AND BORDER DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES- The Chief
Scientist shall give priority, in transferring technologies most likely
to assist in drug interdiction and border drug law enforcement, to State,
local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in southwest border areas and
northern border areas with significant traffic in illicit drugs.
`(3) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY- The authority granted to the Director under
this subsection shall not extend to the direct management of individual
projects or other operational activities.
`(4) REPORT- On or before July 1 of each year, the Director shall submit
a report to the appropriate congressional committees that addresses the
following:
`(A) The number of requests received during the previous 12 months, including
the identity of each requesting agency and the type of technology requested.
`(B) The number of requests fulfilled during the previous 12 months, including
the identity of each recipient agency and the type of technology transferred.
`(C) A summary of the criteria used in making the determination on what
requests were funded and what requests were not funded, except that such
summary shall not include specific information on any individual requests.
`(D) A general assessment of the future needs of the program, based on
expected changes in threats, expected technologies, and likely need from
potential recipients.
`(E) An assessment of the effectiveness of the technologies transferred,
based in part on the evaluations provided by the recipients, with a recommendation
whether the technology should continue to be offered through the program.'.
(c) Assistance From Secretary of Homeland Security- Section 708(d) (21 U.S.C.
1707(d)) is amended by inserting `, the Secretary of Homeland Security,' after
`The Secretary of Defense'.
SEC. 11. NATIONAL YOUTH ANTIDRUG MEDIA CAMPAIGN.
(a) In General- Section 709 (21 U.S.C. 1708) is amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 709. NATIONAL YOUTH ANTIDRUG MEDIA CAMPAIGN.
`(a) In General- The Director shall conduct a national youth anti-drug media
campaign (referred to in this subtitle as the `national media campaign') in
accordance with this section for the purposes of--
`(1) preventing drug abuse among young people in the United States;
`(2) increasing awareness of adults of the impact of drug abuse on young
people; and
`(3) encouraging parents and other interested adults to discuss with young
people the dangers of illegal drug use.
`(1) IN GENERAL- Amounts made available to carry out this section for the
national media campaign may only be used for the following:
`(A) The purchase of media time and space, including the strategic planning
for, and accounting of, such purchases.
`(B) Creative and talent costs, consistent with paragraph (2)(A).
`(C) Advertising production costs.
`(D) Testing and evaluation of advertising.
`(E) Evaluation of the effectiveness of the national media campaign.
`(F) The negotiated fees for the winning bidder on requests for proposals
issued either by the Office or its designee to enter into contracts to
carry out activities authorized by this section.
`(G) Partnerships with professional and civic groups, community-based
organizations, including faith-based organizations, and government organizations
related to the national media campaign.
`(H) Entertainment industry outreach, interactive outreach, media projects
and activities, public information, news media outreach, and corporate
sponsorship and participation.
`(I) Operational and management expenses.
`(2) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS-
`(i) In using amounts for creative and talent costs under paragraph
(1)(B), the Director shall use creative services donated at no cost
to the Government (including creative services provided by the Partnership
for a Drug-Free America) wherever feasible and may only procure creative
services for advertising--
`(I) responding to high-priority or emergent campaign needs that cannot
timely be obtained at no cost; or
`(II) intended to reach a minority, ethnic, or other special audience
that cannot reasonably be obtained at no cost; or
`(III) the Director determines that the Partnership for a Drug-Free
America is unable to provide, pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(B).
`(ii) No more than $1,500,000 may be expended under this section each
fiscal year on creative services, except that the Director may expend
up to $2,000,000 in a fiscal year on creative services to meet urgent
needs of the national media campaign with advance approval from the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and of the
Senate upon a showing of the circumstances causing such urgent needs
of the national media campaign.
`(B) TESTING AND EVALUATION OF ADVERTISING- In using amounts for testing
and evaluation of advertising under paragraph (1)(D), the Director shall
test all advertisements prior to use in the national media campaign to
ensure that the advertisements are effective and meet industry-accepted
standards. The Director may waive this requirement for advertisements
using no more than 10 percent of the purchase of advertising time purchased
under this section in a fiscal year and no more than 10 percent of the
advertising space purchased under this section in a fiscal year, if the
advertisements respond to emergent and time-sensitive campaign needs or
the advertisements will not be widely utilized in the national media campaign.
`(C) EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF MEDIA CAMPAIGN- In using amounts for
the evaluation of the effectiveness of the national media campaign under
paragraph (1)(E), the Director shall--
`(i) designate an independent entity to evaluate annually the effectiveness
of the national media campaign based on data from--
`(I) the Monitoring the Future Study published by the Department of
Health and Human Services;
`(II) the Attitude Tracking Study published by the Partnership for
a Drug Free America;
`(III) the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse; and
`(IV) other relevant studies or publications, as determined by the
Director, including tracking and evaluation data collected according
to marketing and advertising industry standards; and
`(ii) ensure that the effectiveness of the national media campaign is
evaluated in a manner that enables consideration of whether the national
media campaign has contributed to reduction of illicit drug use among
youth and such other measures of evaluation as the Director determines
are appropriate.
`(3) PURCHASE OF ADVERTISING TIME AND SPACE- For each fiscal year, not less
than 77 percent of the amounts appropriated under this section shall be
used for the purchase of advertising time and space for the national media
campaign, subject to the following exceptions:
`(A) In any fiscal year for which less than $125,000,000 is appropriated
for the national media campaign, not less than 82 percent of the amounts
appropriated under this section shall be used for the purchase of advertising
time and space for the national media campaign.
`(B) In any fiscal year for which more than $195,000,000 is appropriated
under this section, not less than 72 percent shall be used for advertising
production costs and the purchase of advertising time and space for the
national media campaign.
`(c) Advertising- In carrying out this section, the Director shall ensure
that sufficient funds are allocated to meet the stated goals of the national
media campaign.
`(d) Division of Responsibilities and Functions Under the Program-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Director, in consultation with the Partnership for
a Drug-Free America, shall determine the overall purposes and strategy of
the national media campaign.
`(A) DIRECTOR- The Director shall be responsible for implementing a focused
national media campaign to meet the purposes set forth in subsection (a),
and shall approve--
`(i) the strategy of the national media campaign;
`(ii) all advertising and promotional material used in the national
media campaign; and
`(iii) the plan for the purchase of advertising time and space for the
national media campaign.
`(B) THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG-FREE AMERICA- The Director shall request
that the Partnership for a Drug-Free America--
`(i) develop and recommend strategies to achieve the goals of the national
media campaign, including addressing national and local drug threats
in specific regions or States, such as methamphetamine and ecstasy;
`(ii) create all advertising to be used in the national media campaign,
except advertisements that are--
`(I) provided by other nonprofit entities pursuant to subsection (f);
`(II) intended to respond to high-priority or emergent campaign needs
that cannot timely be obtained at no cost (not including production
costs and talent reuse payments), provided that any such advertising
material is reviewed by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America;
`(III) intended to reach a minority, ethnic, or other special audience
that cannot be obtained at no cost (not including production costs
and talent reuse payments), provided that any such advertising material
is reviewed by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America; or
`(IV) any other advertisements that the Director determines that the
Partnership for a Drug-Free America is unable to provide.
`(C) MEDIA BUYING CONTRACTOR- The Director shall enter into a contract
with a media buying contractor to plan and purchase advertising time and
space for the national media campaign. The media buying contractor shall
not provide any other service or material, or conduct any other function
or activity which the Director determines should be provided by the Partnership
for a Drug-Free America.
`(e) Prohibitions- None of the amounts made available under subsection (b)
may be obligated or expended for any of the following:
`(1) To supplant current antidrug community-based coalitions.
`(2) To supplant pro bono public service time donated by national and local
broadcasting networks for other public service campaigns.
`(3) For partisan political purposes, or express advocacy in support of
or to defeat any clearly identified candidate, clearly identified ballot
initiative, or clearly identified legislative or regulatory proposal.
`(4) To fund advertising that features any elected officials, persons seeking
elected office, cabinet level officials, or other Federal officials employed
pursuant to section 213 of Schedule C of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.
`(5) To fund advertising that does not contain a primary message intended
to reduce or prevent illicit drug use.
`(6) To fund advertising containing a primary message intended to promote
support for the media campaign or private sector contributions to the media
campaign.
`(f) Matching Requirement-
`(1) IN GENERAL- Amounts made available under subsection (b) for media time
and space shall be matched by an equal amount of non-Federal funds for the
national media campaign, or be matched with in-kind contributions of the
same value.
`(2) NO-COST MATCH ADVERTISING DIRECT RELATIONSHIP REQUIREMENT- The Director
shall ensure that at least 70 percent of no-cost match advertising provided
directly relates to substance abuse prevention consistent with the specific
purposes of the national media campaign, except that in any fiscal year
in which less than $125,000,000 is appropriated to the national media campaign,
the Director shall ensure that at least 85 percent of no-cost match advertising
directly relates to substance abuse prevention consistent with the specific
purposes of the national media campaign.
`(3) NO-COST MATCH ADVERTISING NOT DIRECTLY RELATED- The Director shall
ensure that no-cost match advertising that does not directly relate to substance
abuse prevention consistent with the purposes of the national media campaign
includes a clear antidrug message. Such message is not required to be the
primary message of the match advertising.
`(4) SPONSORSHIP IDENTIFICATION- Any advertising material donated to the
national media campaign at no cost shall not be subject to the sponsorship
identification provisions in section 317 of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 317).
`(g) Financial and Performance Accountability- The Director shall cause to
be performed--
`(1) audits and reviews of costs of the national media campaign pursuant
to section 304C of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254d); and
`(2) an audit to determine whether the costs of the national media campaign
are allowable under section 306 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 256).
`(h) Report to Congress- The Director shall submit on an annual basis a report
to Congress that describes--
`(1) the strategy of the national media campaign and whether specific objectives
of the media campaign were accomplished;
`(2) steps taken to ensure that the national media campaign operates in
an effective and efficient manner consistent with the overall strategy and
focus of the national media campaign;
`(3) plans to purchase advertising time and space;
`(4) policies and practices implemented to ensure that Federal funds are
used responsibly to purchase advertising time and space and eliminate the
potential for waste, fraud, and abuse; and
`(5) all contracts entered into with a corporation, partnership, or individual
working on behalf of the national media campaign.
`(i) Local Target Requirement- The Director shall, to the maximum extent feasible,
use amounts made available under this section for media that focuses on, or
includes specific information on, prevention or treatment resources for consumers
within specific local areas.
`(j) Prevention of Marijuana Use-
`(1) FINDINGS- The Congress finds the following:
`(A) 60 percent of adolescent admissions for drug treatment are based
on marijuana use.
`(B) Potency levels of contemporary marijuana, particularly hydroponically
grown marijuana, are significantly higher than in the past, rising from
under 1 percent of THC in the mid-1970s to as high as 30 percent today.
`(C) Contemporary research has demonstrated that youths smoking marijuana
early in life may be up to five times more likely to use hard drugs.
`(D) Contemporary research has demonstrated clear detrimental effects
in adolescent educational achievement resulting from marijuana use.
`(E) Contemporary research has demonstrated clear detrimental effects
in adolescent brain development resulting from marijuana use.
`(F) An estimated 9,000,000 Americans a year drive while under the influence
of illegal drugs, including marijuana.
`(G) Marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 percent more of certain cancer
causing chemicals than tobacco smoke.
`(H) Teens who use marijuana are up to four times more likely to have
a teen pregnancy than teens who have not.
`(I) Federal law enforcement agencies have identified clear links suggesting
that trade in hydroponic marijuana facilitates trade by criminal organizations
in hard drugs, including heroin.
`(J) Federal law enforcement agencies have identified possible links between
trade in cannabis products and financing for terrorist organizations.
`(2) EMPHASIS ON PREVENTION OF YOUTH MARIJUANA USE- In conducting advertising
and activities otherwise authorized under this section, the Director may
emphasize prevention of youth marijuana use.
`(k) Authorization of Appropriations- There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Office to carry out this section, $195,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2006 and 2007 and $210,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2010.'.
(b) Repeal of Superseded Provisions- The Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of 1998
(21 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is repealed.
SEC. 12. DRUG INTERDICTION.
(a) In General- Section 711 (21 U.S.C. 1710) is amended to read as follows:
`(a) United States Interdiction Coordinator-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Deputy Director for Supply Reduction in the Office
shall serve as the United States Interdiction Coordinator, and shall perform
the duties of that position described in paragraph (2) and such other duties
as may be determined by the Director with respect to coordination of efforts
to interdict illicit drugs from the United States.
`(2) RESPONSIBILITIES- The United States Interdiction Coordinator shall
be responsible to the Director for
`(A) coordinating the interdiction activities of the National Drug Control
Program agencies to ensure consistency with the National Drug Control
Strategy;
`(B) developing and issuing, on or before March 1 of each year and in
accordance with paragraph (3), a National Interdiction Command and Control
Plan to ensure the coordination and consistency described in subparagraph
(A);
`(C) assessing the sufficiency of assets committed to illicit drug interdiction
by the relevant National Drug Control Program agencies; and
`(D) advising the Director on the efforts of each National Drug Control
Program agency to implement the National Interdiction Command and Control
Plan.
`(3) NATIONAL INTERDICTION COMMAND AND CONTROL PLAN-
`(A) PURPOSES- The National Interdiction Command and Control Plan shall
`(i) set forth the Government's strategy for drug interdiction;
`(ii) state the specific roles and responsibilities of the relevant
National Drug Control Program agencies for implementing that strategy;
and
`(iii) identify the specific resources required to enable the relevant
National Drug Control Program agencies to implement that strategy.
`(B) CONSULTATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES- The United States Interdiction
Coordinator shall issue the National Interdiction Command and Control
Plan in consultation with the other members of the Interdiction Committee
described in subsection (b).
`(C) LIMITATION- The National Interdiction Command and Control Plan shall
not change existing agency authorities or the laws governing interagency
relationships, but may include recommendations about changes to such authorities
or laws.
`(D) REPORT TO CONGRESS- On or before March 1 of each year, the United
States Interdiction Coordinator shall provide a report to the appropriate
congressional committees, to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate, which shall include
`(i) a copy of that year's National Interdiction Command and Control
Plan;
`(ii) information for the previous 10 years regarding the number and
type of seizures of drugs by each National Drug Control Program agency
conducting drug interdiction activities, as well as statistical information
on the geographic areas of such seizures; and
`(iii) information for the previous 10 years regarding the number of
air and maritime patrol hours undertaken by each National Drug Control
Program agency conducting drug interdiction activities, as well as statistical
information on the geographic areas in which such patrol hours took
place.
`(E) TREATMENT OF CLASSIFIED OR LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE INFORMATION-
Any content of the report described in subparagraph (D) that involves
information classified under criteria established by an Executive order,
or the public disclosure of which, as determined by the United States
Interdiction Coordinator or the head of any relevant National Drug Control
Program agency, would be detrimental to the law enforcement or national
security activities of any Federal, State, or local agency, shall be presented
to Congress separately from the rest of the plan.
`(b) Interdiction Committee-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Interdiction Committee shall meet to--
`(A) discuss and resolve issues related to the coordination, oversight
and integration of international, border, and domestic drug interdiction
efforts in support of the National Drug Control Strategy;
`(B) review the annual National Interdiction Command and Control Plan,
and provide advice to the Director and the United States Interdiction
Coordinator concerning that plan; and
`(C) provide such other advice to the Director concerning drug interdiction
strategy and policies as the committee determines is appropriate.
`(2) MEMBERSHIP- The membership of the Interdiction Committee shall consist
of--
`(A) the Commissioner of the bureau of Customs and Border Protection at
the Department of Homeland Security;
`(B) the Assistant Secretary of the bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security;
`(C) the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard;
`(D) the Director of the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement at the
Department of Homeland Security;
`(E) the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration;
`(F) the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and
Law Enforcement Affairs;
`(G) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low
Intensity Conflict;
`(H) the Deputy Director for Supply Reduction of the Office of National
Drug Control Policy, acting in his role as the United States Interdiction
Coordinator;
`(I) the director of the Crime and Narcotics Center of the Central Intelligence
Agency; and
`(J) such additional persons as may be determined by the Director.
`(3) CHAIRMAN- The Director shall designate one of the members of the Interdiction
Committee to serve as chairman.
`(4) MEETINGS- The members of the Interdiction Committee shall meet, in
person and not through any delegate or representative, at least once per
calendar year, prior to March 1. At the call of either the Director or the
current chairman, the Interdiction Committee may hold additional meetings,
which shall be attended by the members either in person, or through such
delegates or representatives as they may choose.
`(5) REPORT- After each meeting, the chairman of the Interdiction Committee
shall submit a report to the Director and to the congressional committees
listed in subsection (a)(3)(D) describing the meeting and its results. Any
content of such a report that involves information classified under criteria
established by an Executive order, or whose public disclosure, as determined
by the Director, the chairman, or any member, would be detrimental to the
law enforcement or national security activities of any Federal, State, or
local agency, shall be presented to Congress separately from the rest of
the report.'.
(b) Conforming Amendment to Homeland Security Act of 2002- Section 878 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 458) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by striking `Except as provided in subsection (d),
the' and inserting `The'; and
(2) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsections (e), (f), and
(g) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively.
SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 714 (21 U.S.C. 1711) is amended--
(1) by striking `title,' and inserting `title, except activities for which
amounts are otherwise specifically authorized by this title,'; and
(2) by striking `1999 through 2003' and inserting `2006 through 2010'.
SEC. 14. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS AND REPEAL.
(a) Amendment to Public Health Service Act to Replace Obsolete References-
Section 464P(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285o-4(c)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `under section 1002 of the Anti-Drug Abuse
Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1501)' and inserting `under section 703 of the Office
of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1702)';
and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking `under section 1005 of the Anti-Drug Abuse
Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1504)' and inserting `under section 706 of the Office
of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1705)'.
(b) Repeal of Special Forfeiture Fund- Section 6073 of the Asset Forfeiture
Amendments Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1509) is repealed.
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