to reduce substance use and misuse among youth in communities throughout the United States, and over time, to reduce substance use and misuse among adults;

to strengthen collaboration among communities, the Federal Government, and State, local, and tribal governments;

to enhance intergovernmental cooperation and coordination on the issue of substance use and misuse among youth;

to serve as a catalyst for increased citizen participation and greater collaboration among all sectors and organizations of a community that first demonstrates a long-term commitment to reducing substance use and misuse among youth;

to rechannel resources from the fiscal year 1998 Federal drug control budget to provide technical assistance, guidance, and financial support to communities that demonstrate a long-term commitment in reducing substance use and misuse among youth;

to disseminate to communities timely information regarding the state-of-the-art practices and initiatives that have proven to be effective in reducing substance use and misuse among youth;

to enhance, not supplant, local community initiatives for reducing substance use and misuse among youth; and

to encourage the creation of and support for community anti-drug coalitions throughout the United States.