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GAO-11-261R 1 (2011-05-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaanxv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 2, 2011 Congressional Committees Subject: Office of National Drug Control Policy: Agencies View the Budget Process as Useful for Identifying Priorities, but Challenges Exist Illicit drug use endangers public health and safety and depletes financial resources. According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), each day in this country, an estimated 8,000 Americans illegally consume a drug for the first time and the risks posed by their drug use-like that of the estimated 20 million individuals that already use illicit drugs-will radiate to their families and the communities in which they live. Efforts to combat drug abuse and its consequences also represent a considerable financial investment. ONDCP, which is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the implementation of the national drug policy, reported that, for fiscal year 2010, about $22 billion was allocated for drug control programs and other related drug control activities across 49 federal agencies, departments, components, or programs. ONDCP was established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to enhance national drug control planning and assist Congress in overseeing that effort.' In this role, ONDCP provides advice and governmentwide oversight of drug programs and coordinates the development of the National Drug Control Strategy (Strategy). By statute, the Director of ONDCP is to annually (1) develop a National Drug Control Strategy which sets forth a comprehensive plan, for the year, to reduce illicit drug use and its consequences in the 'ONDCP was created and authorized through January 21, 1994, by the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (codified at 21 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), in title 1 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, Pub. L. No. 100-690, 102 Stat. 4181. The National Narcotics Leadership Act Amendments, in subtitle B of title IX of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103-322, 108 Stat. 1796, 1990-96, reauthorized ONDCP through fiscal year 1997. These provisions were repealed as of September 30, 1997. Congress approved ONDCP funding for fiscal year 1998 in the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998, Pub. L. No. 105-61,111 Stat. 1272, signed into law on October 10, 1997. ONDCP was reauthorized by the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, Div. C. of title VII of Pub. L. No. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681-670, through September 30, 2003. Under the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-469, 120 Stat. 3502, ONDCP was reauthorized through fiscal year 2010. Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 1712, the provisions relating to ONDCP found at Title 21, chapter 22 (21 U.S.C. §§ 1701-1711), were repealed effective September 30, 2010. However, ONDCP continues to operate pursuant to the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, Pub. L. No. 112-10, 125 Stat. 38, which provides continued funding. GAO-11-261R ONDCP's Budget Process

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