I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3889 
To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act 
of 1998 to make technical corrections. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2019 
Mr. ROUDA (for himself and Mr. MEADOWS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in 
addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Reauthorization Act of 1998 to make technical corrections. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘ONDCP Technical 
Corrections Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY 
REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1998 TECHNICAL CORREC-
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TIONS.—The Office of National Drug Control Policy Re-
authorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘National Drug Control Pro-
gram Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘National Drug Control 
Program agency’’ each place it appears; 
(2) by striking ‘‘National Drug Control Pro-
gram Agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘National Drug Con-
trol Program agencies’’ each place it appears; 
(3) in section 702(15), by striking ‘‘tribal’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Tribal’’; 
(4) in section 703— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘pro-
gram,’’ and inserting ‘‘programs,’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking 
‘‘High-Intensity’’ and inserting ‘‘High In-
tensity’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘chap-
ter’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘title’’; 
(5) in section 704— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C)— 
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(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 704(c)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (c)(5)’’; and 
(II) in clause (iv), by striking 
‘‘section 704(j)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (j)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘The Director 
shall determine whether the coordi-
nator position is a noncareer’’ and in-
serting ‘‘For purposes of carrying out 
the previous sentence, the Director 
shall designate or appoint an’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘a career’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(21)(A)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘title’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘fo’’ and inserting ‘‘of’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3)(E)(ii)— 
(I) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting 
‘‘clause (i)’’; and 
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(II) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘clause (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subclause 
(I)’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (5)(B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘The Director 
shall determine whether the coordi-
nator position is a noncareer’’ and in-
serting ‘‘For purposes of carrying out 
subparagraph (A), the Director shall 
designate or appoint an’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘a career’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an’’; 
(D) in subsection (d)— 
(i) paragraph (8)— 
(I) in subparagraph (E)— 
(aa) in clause (iii), by mov-
ing subclauses (I) through (V) 
two ems to the left so that the 
left margin of such clause is 
aligned with the margin of clause 
(iii); and 
(bb) by moving clause (iii) 
two ems to the left so that the 
left margin of such clause is 
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(iii) by inserting ‘‘section’’ before 
‘‘706’’; 
(6) in section 705— 
(A) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘that 
every’’ and inserting ‘‘than every’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A)(i), by 
striking the semicolon at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (C)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘that may 
impede applicants’’ after ‘‘bar-
riers’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘impedi-
ments’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘agencies’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), in the heading, 
by inserting ‘‘PROGRAM’’ before ‘‘AGEN-
CIES’’; 
(7) 
in 
section 
707(o)(2)(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘802(33))’’ and inserting ‘‘802(33)))’’; and 
(8) in section 709— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
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(i) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
CONTINUING’’ before ‘‘THREATS’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘The Director shall 
determine whether the coordinator position 
is a noncareer’’ and inserting ‘‘For pur-
poses of carrying out the previous sen-
tence, the Director shall designate or ap-
point an’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘a career’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘an’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (3)(F), by striking 
‘‘response of’’ and inserting ‘‘response to’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (4)(B)(iii), by insert-
ing ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘plan, where’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘sub-
title’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORT REQUIREMENT.— 
The Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–469; 120 Stat. 3502) 
is amended— 
(1) by repealing section 203; and 
(2) in section (1)(c), in the table of contents, by 
striking the item relating to section 203. 
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(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO THE SUBSTANCE 
ABUSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2018.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS.—The Substance Abuse Pre-
vention Act of 2018 (subtitle K of title VIII of Pub-
lic Law 115–271) is amended— 
(A) in section 8203— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘NATIONAL NARCOTICS LEADERSHIP 
ACT OF 1988’’ and inserting ‘‘ANTI- 
DRUG ABUSE ACT OF 1988’’; 
(II) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘the National Narcotics Leadership 
Act of 1988’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitle 
A of title I of the Anti-Drug Abuse 
Act of 1988’’; 
(III) by striking paragraph (3); 
(IV) by redesignating paragraph 
(4) as paragraph (3); and 
(V) in paragraph (3)(A), as so 
redesignated, by striking ‘‘National 
Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Anti-Drug Abuse Act 
of 1988’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
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(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘NATIONAL NARCOTICS LEADERSHIP 
ACT OF 1988’’ and inserting ‘‘ANTI- 
DRUG ABUSE ACT OF 1988’’; and 
(II) in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘National 
Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Anti-Drug Abuse Act 
of 1988’’; and 
(B) in section 8221— 
(i) in the quoted matter added by sub-
section (a), by striking ‘‘SEC. 706. NA-
TIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY.’’; 
and 
(ii) in subsection (a), by striking 
‘‘amended to read as follows:’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘amended— 
‘‘(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 
‘‘(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and 
‘‘(3) by inserting before subsection (h), as so 
redesignated, the following:’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect as if included in 
the enactment of the Substance Abuse Prevention 
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Act of 2018 (subtitle K of title VIII of Public Law 
115–271). 
(d) ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE 
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY REAU-
THORIZATION ACT OF 1998.—Section 706 of the Office 
of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 
1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1)(N)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘Programs’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Program agencies’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘Agencies’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Program agencies’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), in the matter pro-
ceeding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(M)’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘office’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Office’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)— 
(i) in subclause (III), by striking the 
semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(ii) in subclause (IV), by striking the 
semicolon at the end and inserting a pe-
riod; and 
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(4) in subsection (g)(3), in subparagraph (B), 
by striking ‘‘chapter;’’ and inserting ‘‘title; and’’. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT; AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 4 of Public Law 107–82 (21 
U.S.C. 1521 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘, using 
amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection 
(d),’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) DURATION.—The grant made under sub-
section (a) shall be for a term of 5 years. 
‘‘(2) DISBURSEMENT.—To the extent amounts 
are provided in appropriation Acts for such grant, 
the Director shall disburse the amount of the grant 
made under subsection (a) on an annual basis. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of ac-
tivities under this section, including the grant under sub-
section (a), $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024.’’. 
Æ 
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