21 USC 1704 - Coordination with National Drug Control Program agencies in demand reduction, supply reduction, and State and local affairs

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 1704.

Coordination with National Drug Control Program agencies in demand reduction, supply reduction, and State and local affairs

(a)

Access to information

(1)

In general

Upon the request of the Director, the head of any National Drug Control Program agency shall cooperate with and provide to the Director any statistics, studies, reports, and other information prepared or collected by the agency concerning the responsibilities of the agency under the National Drug Control Strategy that relate to—

(A)

drug control; or

(B)

the manner in which amounts made available to that agency for drug control are being used by that agency.

(2)

Protection of intelligence information

(A)

In general

(B)

Duties of Director

(3)

Required reports

(A)

Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture

(B)

Secretary of Homeland Security

Not later than July 1 of each year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Director and the appropriate congressional committees 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 primarily dedicated to drug supply reduction missions undertaken by each component of the Department of Homeland Security.

(C)

Secretary of Defense

(D)

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.

(b)

Certification of policy changes to Director

(1)

In general

(2)

Exception

If prior notice of a proposed change under paragraph (1) is not practicable—

(A)

the head of the National Drug Control Program agency shall notify the Director of the proposed change as soon as practicable; and

(B)

upon such notification, the Director shall review the change and certify to the head of that agency in writing whether the change is consistent with the National Drug Control Strategy.

(c)

General Services Administration

(d)

Accounting of funds expended

(1)

In general

(2)

Submission to Congress

(e)

Drug court training and technical assistance program

(1)

Grants authorized

(2)

Authorization of appropriations

(f)

Tracking system for federally funded grant programs

(1)

Establishment

The Director, or the head of an agency designated by the Director, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall track federally-funded grant programs to—

(A)

ensure the public has electronic access to information identifying:

(i)

all drug control grants and pertinent identifying information for each grant; and

(ii)

any available performance metrics, evaluations, or other information indicating the effectiveness of such programs;

(B)

facilitate efforts to identify duplication, overlap, or gaps in funding to provide increased accountability of Federally-funded grants for substance use disorder treatment, prevention, and enforcement; and

(C)

identify barriers that may impede applicants in the grant application process.

(2)

National Drug Control Program Agencies

(3)

Updating existing systems

(4)

Report

(Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title VII, §§ 705, 715, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–680, 2681–693; Pub. L. 109–469, title I, § 104, title VI, § 602, Dec. 29, 2006, 120 Stat. 3510, 3533; Pub. L. 115–271, title VIII, §§ 8202(a), (b)(2), 8207, 8217(g), Oct. 24, 2018, 132 Stat. 4110, 4113, 4124; Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(a)(1), (6), Nov. 27, 2019, 133 Stat. 1155, 1156.)

cite as: 21 USC 1704