(2) by striking ‘‘serve as the Director’’ and in-
serting ‘‘serve as the acting Director’’.
(b) 
RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
DIRECTOR.—Section
704(b) (21 U.S.C. 1703(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Federal de-
partments and agencies engaged in drug enforce-
ment,’’ and inserting ‘‘National Drug Control Pro-
gram agencies,’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(12);
(3) by striking paragraphs (13) and (14); and
(4) by redesignating paragraph (15) as para-
graph (13).
(c) REVIEW
AND CERTIFICATION
OF NATIONAL
DRUG CONTROL PROGRAM BUDGET.—Section 704(c)(3)
(21 U.S.C. 1703(c)(3)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and
(D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) SPECIFIC REQUESTS.—The Director
shall not confirm the adequacy of any budget
request that—
‘‘(i) requests funding for Federal law
enforcement activities that do not ade-
quately compensate for transfers of drug
enforcement resources and personnel to
law enforcement and investigation activi-
ties not related to drug enforcement as de-
termined by the Director;
‘‘(ii) requests funding for law enforce-
ment activities on the borders of the
United States that do not adequately di-
rect resources to drug interdiction and en-
forcement as determined by the Director;
‘‘(iii) requests funding for drug treat-
ment activities that do not provide ade-
quate result and accountability measures
as determined by the Director;
‘‘(iv) requests funding for any activi-
ties of the Safe and Drug Free Schools
Program that do not include a clear anti-
drug message or purpose intended to re-
duce drug use;
‘‘(v) requests funding to enforce sec-
tion 484(r)(1) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(r)(1)) with
respect to convictions for drug-related of-
fenses not occurring during a period of en-
rollment for which the student was receiv-
ing any Federal grant, loan, or work as-
sistance;
‘‘(vi) requests funding for drug treat-
ment activities that do not adequately sup-
port and enhance Federal drug treatment
programs and capacity, as determined by
the Director; or
‘‘(vii) requests funding for fiscal year
2005 for activities of the Department of
Education, unless it is accompanied by a
report setting forth a plan for providing
expedited consideration of student loan ap-
plications for all individuals who submitted
an application for any Federal grant, loan,
or work assistance that was rejected or de-
nied pursuant to 484(r)(1) of the Higher
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C.
1091(r)(1)) by reason of a conviction for a
drug-related offense not occurring during a
period of enrollment for which the indi-
vidual was receiving any Federal grant,
loan, or work assistance.’’;
(3) in subparagraph (D)(iii), as so redesig-
nated, by inserting ‘‘and the authorizing committees
of Congress for the Office’’ after ‘‘House of Rep-
resentatives’’; and
(4) in subparagraph (E)(ii)(bb), as so redesig-
nated, by inserting ‘‘and the authorizing committees
of Congress for the Office’’ after ‘‘House of Rep-
resentatives’’.
(d) REPROGRAMMING AND TRANSFER REQUESTS.—
Section 704(c)(4)(A) (21 U.S.C. 1703(c)(4)(A)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’.
(e) POWERS
OF DIRECTOR.—Section 704(d) (21
U.S.C. 1703(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (8)(D), by striking ‘‘have been
authorized by Congress;’’ and inserting ‘‘authorized
by law;’’;
(2) in paragraph (9)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘notwithstanding any
other provision of law,’’ after ‘‘(9)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Strategy; and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Strategy and notify the authorizing Com-
mittees of Congress for the Office of any fund
control notice issued;’’;
(3) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘(22 U.S.C.
2291j).’’ and inserting ‘‘(22 U.S.C. 2291j) and sec-
tion 706 of the Department of State Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 229j–l);’’;
(4) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(11) not later than August 1 of each year,
submit to the President a report, and transmit cop-
ies of the report to the Secretary of State and the
authorizing Committees of Congress for the Office,
that—
‘‘(A) provides the Director’s assessment of
which countries are major drug transit coun-
tries or major illicit drug producing countries as
defined in section 481(e) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961;
‘‘(B) provides the Director’s assessment of
whether each country identified under subpara-
graph (A) has cooperated fully with the United
States or has taken adequate steps on its own
to achieve full compliance with the goals and
objectives established by the United Nations
Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and other-
wise has assisted in reducing the supply of il-
licit drugs to the United States; and
‘‘(C) provides the Director’s assessment of
whether application of procedures set forth in
section 490(a) through (h) of the Foreign As-