PILOT OUTREACH PROGRAM TO REDUCE DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS.

SEC. 1045. PILOT OUTREACH PROGRAM TO REDUCE DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS. (a) Pilot Program.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a pilot outreach program to reduce the demand for illegal drugs. The program shall include outreach activities by the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces and shall focus primarily on youths in general and inner-city youths in particular. (b) Payment of Travel and Living Expenses.—The Secretary of Defense may provide travel and living allowances to members of the Armed Forces who participate in the pilot outreach program to permit such members to carry out demand reduction activities in areas beyond the vicinity of military installations and National Guard facilities. (c) Funding.—Funds available to the Department of Defense for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities may be used for carrying out the pilot outreach program described in subsection (a). (d) Duration of Program.—The pilot outreach program described in subsection (a) shall be conducted for a test period ending three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Report.—Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report that assesses the effectiveness of the pilot outreach program and includes the recommendations of the Secretary regarding the continuation of the program.