Office of National Drug Control Policy

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Office of National Drug Control Policy

• Current Perspectives on Our National Drug
  Control Policy
• Barbara T. Roberts, Ph.D.
• Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Demand Reduction
• State Systems Development Program Conference VI
• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
• November 21, 2002

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National Drug Control Strategy

• The Civics Lesson
• Who and What Is ONDCP?

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National Drug Control Strategy

• What ONDCP IS Not?
• It is not a program office.

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STATUTE MANDATED ONDCP PROGRAMS

• High Intensity Drug Trafficking Program
• Drug-Free Communities
• Counter Drug Assessment Technology

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ONDCP

• TITLE 21. FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 22. OFFICE OF
  NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
• 21 USCS 1701 (2001)
• Current Authorization Effective
• through
• September 30, 2003

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Establishment of ONDCP

• The Office of National Drug Control Policy is
  established within the Executive Office of the
  President and is authorized to--
• (1) develop national drug control policy
• (2) coordinate and oversee the implementation
  of that national drug control policy

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Establishment of ONDCP

• (3) assess and certify the adequacy of national
  drug control programs and the budget for those
  Agency programs, and
• (4) evaluate the effectiveness of the national
  drug control programs.

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• ... The term "National Drug Control Program
  Agency" refers to any agency that is responsible
  for implementing any aspect of the National Drug
  Control Strategy, including any agency that
  receives Federal funds to implement any aspect of
  the National Drug Control Strategy
• Currently there are 53 such Agencies.

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Assist the President in the establishment of
policies, goals, objectives, and priorities for
NDCP Promulgates NDCP Strategy under statutes
of the law
Responsibilities of The Director
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Coordinates and oversees the implementation by
the National Drug Control Program agencies of
the policies, goals, objectives, and priorities
(as) established under and the fulfillment of
the responsibilities of such agencies under the
National Drug Control Strategy and make
recommendations to National Drug Control
Program agency heads with respect to
implementation of Federal programs
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• Makes recommendations to the President as the
  Director determines are appropriate regarding
  changes in the organization, management, and
  budgets of Federal departments and agencies
  engaged in drug enforcement, and changes in the
  allocation of personnel to and within those
  departments and agencies, to implement the

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• policies, goals, priorities, and objectives
  established under its operating authority of the
  National Drug Control Strategy
• Makes recommendations to the President as the
  Director determines are appropriate regarding
  changes in the organization, management, and
  budgets of Federal departments and agencies
  engaged in drug enforcement, and changes in the

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allocation of personnel to and within those
departments and agencies, to implement the
policies, goals, priorities, and objectives as
established under the specific language in the
statute of the National Drug Control Strategy
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The Director consults with and assist State and
local governments with respect to the formulation
and implementation of National Drug Control
Policy and their relations with the National Drug
Control Program agencies
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Appears before duly constituted committees and
subcommittees of the House of Representa- tives
and of the Senate to represent the drug policies
of the executive branch
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Notifies any National Drug Control Program agency
if its policies are not in compliance with the
responsibilities of the agency under the
National Drug Control Strategy, transmit a copy
of each such notification to the President, and
maintain a copy of each such notification
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Provides, by July 1 of each year, budget
recommendations, including requests for specific
initiatives that are consistent with the
priorities of the President under the National
Drug Control Strategy, to the heads of
departments and agencies with responsibilities
under the NDCP.
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ODR Deputy Director Responsibilities

• Carries out the duties and power prescribed by
  the
• Director
• Addresses funding priorities developed in the
  NDCS
• Demonstrates success in reducing the negative
  health
• and social consequences of drug nationally and
• internationally

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• Implementation of drug treatment in the U.S. and
• improvements in the adequacy and effectiveness
• of such programs.
• Contributes to the progress of each NDCP agency
• toward drug control program goals of the agency
• using performance.

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measures of effectiveness developed by
Agency. Ensures that prevention and drug
research is effectively disseminated by NDCP
agencies to State and local government and
non-governmental entities involved in demand
reduction.
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National Drug Control Program Budget
In general, for each fiscal year, the head of
each department, agency, or program of the
Federal Government with responsibilities under
the NDCP Strategy transmits to the Director a
copy of the proposed drug control budget request
of the department, agency, or program at the
same time as that budget request is submitted to
their superiors (and before submission to the
Office of Manage- ment and Budget) in the
preparation of the budget of the President
submitted to Congress.
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ONDCP Strategy Deadline
Not later than February 1, 1999, the President
submits to Congress a NDCS, which shall set
forth a comprehensive plan, covering a period of
not more than 5 years, for reducing drug abuse
and the consequences of drug abuse in the United
States, by limiting the availability of and
reducing the demand for illegal drugs.
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ONDCP BUDGET Annual Timeline
May No later than July 1, ONDCP is required by
statute (21 U.S.C. 1703(b)(8)) to provide NDC
Agencies with funding guidance for preparing
their annual drug budget proposals. Although
the statutory dead- line is July 1, ONDCP prefers
to issue this guidance by May 15, in order to
affect bureau drug budget submissions.
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August No later than August 15, ONDCP completes
reviews of summer drug budget submissions and
issue summer funding guidance to National Drug
Control Agency heads.
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November By the first week in November, ONDCP
should complete reviews of Fall drug budget
submissions and provide drug control funding
recommendations to OMB pursuant to 21 United
States Code, section 1703. By mid-November,
ONDCP should issue certification letters to
National Drug Control Agency heads
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December By the first week in December, ONDCP
should complete and submit any budget appeals
correspondence to OMB in response to passback
funding levels.
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January By mid-January, ONDCP should finalize
the Budget Summary document and submit to
printing.
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February In early February, the Budget Summary
is released in conjunction with the Presidents
Budget.
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National Drug Control BudgetFunding by
Department( in Millions)
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National Drug Control BudgetFunding by Function
( in Millions)
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National Drug Control BudgetFY 2003 Funding
Request
Treatment w/ Research
3.8 billion (20 percent)
Prevention w/ Research
International
1.2 billion (6 percent)
2.5 billion (13 percent)
Interdiction
2.3 billion (12 percent)
Domestic Law Enforcement
Total Request 19.2 Billion
9.5 billion (49 percent)