Pub. L. 109-469, tit. I, sec. 102

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY.

EnactedYear: 2006Length: 372 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY.(a) Responsibilities.—Section 703(a) is amended to read as follows:“(a) Establishment of Office.—There is established in the Executive Office of the President an Office of National Drug Control Policy, which shall—“(1) develop national drug control policy;“(2) coordinate and oversee the implementation of the national drug control policy;“(3) assess and certify the adequacy of National Drug Control Programs and the budget for those programs; and“(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) Positions.—Section 703(b) is amended to read as follows:“(b) Director of National Drug Control Policy and Deputy Directors.—“(1) Director.—There shall be a Director of National Drug Control Policy who shall head the Office (referred to in this Act as the ‘Director’) and shall hold the same rank and status as the head of an executive department listed in section 101 of title 5, United States Code.“(2) Deputy director.—There shall be a Deputy Director of National Drug Control Policy who shall report directly to the Director (referred to in this Act as the ‘Deputy Director’).“(3) Other deputy directors.—“(A) In general.—There shall be a Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, a Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, and a Deputy Director for State, Local, and Tribal Affairs.“(B) Reporting.—The Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, the Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, and the Deputy Director for State, Local, and Tribal Affairs 120 STAT. 3506 shall report directly to the Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.“(C) Deputy director for demand reduction.—The Deputy Director for Demand Reduction shall be responsible for the activities in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of section 702(l).“(D) Deputy director for supply reduction.—The Deputy Director for Supply Reduction shall—“(i) have substantial experience and expertise in drug interdiction and other supply reduction activities; and“(ii) be responsible for the activities in subparagraphs (A) through (C) in section 702(11).“(E) Deputy director for state, local, and tribal affairs.—The Deputy Director for State, Local, and Tribal Affairs shall be responsible for the activities—“(i) in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 702(10);“(ii) in section 707, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program; and“(iii) in section 708, the Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center.”.
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