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‘‘(1) audits and reviews of costs of the national 
media campaign pursuant to section 304C of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949 (41 U.S.C. 254d); and 
‘‘(2) an audit to determine whether the costs of 
the national media campaign are allowable under 
section 306 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 256). 
‘‘(h) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The Director shall 
submit on an annual basis a report to Congress that de-
scribes— 
‘‘(1) the strategy of the national media cam-
paign and whether specific objectives of the media 
campaign were accomplished; 
‘‘(2) steps taken to ensure that the national 
media campaign operates in an effective and effi-
cient manner consistent with the overall strategy 
and focus of the national media campaign; 
‘‘(3) plans to purchase advertising time and 
space; 
‘‘(4) policies and practices implemented to en-
sure that Federal funds are used responsibly to pur-
chase advertising time and space and eliminate the 
potential for waste, fraud, and abuse; and 
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‘‘(5) all contracts entered into with a corpora-
tion, partnership, or individual working on behalf of 
the national media campaign. 
‘‘(i) LOCAL TARGET REQUIREMENT.—The Director 
shall, to the maximum extent feasible, use amounts made 
available under this section for media that focuses on, or 
includes specific information on, prevention or treatment 
resources for consumers within specific local areas. 
‘‘(j) PREVENTION OF MARIJUANA USE.— 
‘‘(1) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) 60 percent of adolescent admissions 
for drug treatment are based on marijuana use. 
‘‘(B) Potency levels of contemporary mari-
juana, particularly hydroponically grown mari-
juana, are significantly higher than in the past, 
rising from under 1 percent of THC in the mid- 
1970s to as high as 30 percent today. 
‘‘(C) Contemporary research has dem-
onstrated that youths smoking marijuana early 
in life may be up to five times more likely to 
use hard drugs. 
‘‘(D) Contemporary research has dem-
onstrated clear detrimental effects in adolescent 
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educational achievement resulting from mari-
juana use. 
‘‘(E) Contemporary research has dem-
onstrated clear detrimental effects in adolescent 
brain development resulting from marijuana 
use. 
‘‘(F) An estimated 9,000,000 Americans a 
year drive while under the influence of illegal 
drugs, including marijuana. 
‘‘(G) Marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 
percent more of certain cancer causing chemi-
cals than tobacco smoke. 
‘‘(H) Teens who use marijuana are up to 
four times more likely to have a teen pregnancy 
than teens who have not. 
‘‘(I) Federal law enforcement agencies 
have identified clear links suggesting that trade 
in hydroponic marijuana facilitates trade by 
criminal organizations in hard drugs, including 
heroin. 
‘‘(J) Federal law enforcement agencies 
have identified possible links between trade in 
cannabis products and financing for terrorist 
organizations. 
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‘‘(2) EMPHASIS
ON
PREVENTION
OF
YOUTH 
MARIJUANA USE.—In conducting advertising and ac-
tivities otherwise authorized under this section, the 
Director may emphasize prevention of youth mari-
juana use. 
‘‘(k) PREVENTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE 
AND OTHER EMERGING DRUG ABUSE THREATS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT TO USE 10 PERCENT OF 
FUNDS
FOR
METHAMPHETAMINE
ABUSE
PREVEN-
TION.—The Director shall ensure that, of the 
amounts appropriated under this section for the na-
tional media campaign for a fiscal year, not less 
than 10 percent shall be expended solely for— 
‘‘(A) the activities described subsection 
(b)(1) with respect to advertisements specifi-
cally intended to reduce the use of methamphet-
amine; and 
‘‘(B) grants under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) GRANT
AUTHORITY.—The Director may 
award grants to private entities for purposes of 
methamphetamine 
media 
projects. 
Any 
such 
project— 
‘‘(A) shall have as its goal the significant 
reduction of the prevalence of first-time meth-
amphetamine use among young people; and 
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‘‘(B) shall focus solely on the prevention of 
methamphetamine use, through, at a minimum, 
public service messages that are based on re-
search showing what is effective in substantially 
reducing such use among young people, includ-
ing public service messages in both print and 
electronic media and on websites. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR OTHER 
DRUG
ABUSE
UPON
CERTIFICATION
THAT
METH-
AMPHETAMINE ABUSE FELL DURING FISCAL YEAR 
2007.—With respect to fiscal year 2008 and any fis-
cal year thereafter, if the Director certifies in writ-
ing to Congress that domestic methamphetamine 
laboratory seizures (as reported to the El Paso Intel-
ligence Center of the Drug Enforcement Administra-
tion) decreased by at least 75 percent from the 2006 
level, the Director may apply paragraph (1)(A) for 
that fiscal year with respect to advertisements spe-
cifically intended to reduce the use of such other 
drugs as the Director considers appropriate. 
‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Office to carry out 
this section, $195,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
and 2008 and $210,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2011.’’. 
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