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(B) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—Any con-
tents of the National Drug Control Strategy that
involves information properly classified under
criteria established by an Executive order shall
be presented to Congress separately from the rest
of the National Drug Control Strategy.
(3) PROCESS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMIS-
SION.—
(A) CONSULTATION.—In developing and ef-
fectively implementing the National Drug Con-
trol Strategy, the Director—
(i) shall consult with—
(I) the heads of the National Drug
Control Program agencies;
(II) Congress;
(III) State and local officials;
(IV) private citizens and organi-
zations with experience and expertise
in demand reduction; and
(V) private citizens and organiza-
tions with experience and expertise in
supply reduction; and
(ii) may require the National Drug In-
telligence Center and the El Paso Intel-
ligence Center to undertake specific tasks or
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projects to implement the National Drug
Control Strategy.
(B) INCLUSION
IN
STRATEGY.—The Na-
tional Drug Control Strategy under this sub-
section, and each report submitted under sub-
section (b), shall include a list of each entity
consulted under subparagraph (A)(i).
(4) MODIFICATION
AND
RESUBMITTAL.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Presi-
dent may modify a National Drug Control Strategy
submitted under paragraph (1) at any time.
(b) ANNUAL STRATEGY REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1,
1999, and on February 1 of each year thereafter, the
President shall submit to Congress a report on the
progress in implementing the Strategy under sub-
section (a), which shall include—
(A) an assessment of the Federal effective-
ness in achieving the National Drug Control
Strategy goals and objectives using the perform-
ance measurement system described in subsection
(c), including—
(i) an assessment of drug use and
availability in the United States; and
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(ii) an estimate of the effectiveness of
interdiction, treatment, prevention, law en-
forcement, 
and 
international 
programs
under the National Drug Control Strategy
in effect during the preceding year, or in ef-
fect as of the date on which the report is
submitted;
(B) any modifications of the National Drug
Control Strategy or the performance measure-
ment system described in subsection (c);
(C) an assessment of the manner in which
the budget proposal submitted under section
804(c) is intended to implement the National
Drug Control Strategy and whether the funding
levels contained in such proposal are sufficient to
implement such Strategy;
(D) beginning on February 1, 1999, and
annually thereafter, measurable data evaluating
the success or failure in achieving the annual
measurable objectives described in subsection
(a)(2)(A)(ii);
(E) an assessment of current drug use (in-
cluding inhalants) and availability, impact of
drug use, and treatment availability, which as-
sessment shall include—
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(i) estimates of drug prevalence and
frequency of use as measured by national,
State, and local surveys of illicit drug use
and by other special studies of—
(I) casual and chronic drug use;
(II) high-risk populations, includ-
ing school dropouts, the homeless and
transient, arrestees, parolees, proba-
tioners, and juvenile delinquents; and
(III) drug use in the workplace
and the productivity lost by such use;
(ii) an assessment of the reduction of
drug availability against an ascertained
baseline, as measured by—
(I) the quantities of cocaine, her-
oin, 
marijuana, 
methamphetamine,
and other drugs available for consump-
tion in the United States;
(II) the amount of marijuana, co-
caine, and heroin entering the United
States;
(III) the number of hectares of
marijuana, poppy, and coca cultivated
and destroyed;
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(IV) the number of metric tons of
marijuana, heroin, and cocaine seized;
(V) the number of cocaine and
methamphetamine processing labora-
tories destroyed;
(VI) changes in the price and pu-
rity of heroin and cocaine;
(VII) the amount and type of con-
trolled substances diverted from legiti-
mate retail and wholesale sources; and
(VIII) the effectiveness of Federal
technology programs at improving
drug detection capabilities in interdic-
tion, and at United States ports of
entry;
(iii) an assessment of the reduction of
the consequences of drug use and availabil-
ity, which shall include estimation of—
(I) the burden drug users placed
on hospital emergency departments in
the United States, such as the quantity
of drug-related services provided;
(II) the annual national health
care costs of drug use, including costs
associated with people becoming in-
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fected 
with 
the 
human 
immuno-
deficiency virus and other infectious
diseases as a result of drug use;
(III) the extent of drug-related
crime and criminal activity; and
(IV) the contribution of drugs to
the underground economy, as measured
by the retail value of drugs sold in the
United States;
(iv) a determination of the status of
drug treatment in the United States, by as-
sessing—
(I) public and private treatment
capacity within each State, including
information on the treatment capacity
available in relation to the capacity
actually used;
(II) the extent, within each State,
to which treatment is available;
(III) the number of drug users the
Director estimates could benefit from
treatment; and
(IV) the specific factors that re-
strict the availability of treatment
services to those seeking it and pro-
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posed administrative or legislative
remedies to make treatment available
to those individuals; and
(v) a review of the research agenda of
the Counter-Drug Technology Assessment
Center to reduce the availability and abuse
of drugs; and
(F) an assessment of private sector initia-
tives and cooperative efforts between the Federal
Government and State and local governments for
drug control.
(2) SUBMISSION
OF
REVISED
STRATEGY.—The
President may submit to Congress a revised National
Drug Control Strategy that meets the requirements of
this section—
(A) at any time, upon a determination by
the President, in consultation with the Director,
that the National Drug Control Strategy in effect
is not sufficiently effective; and
(B) if a new President or Director takes of-
fice.
(c) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1,
1998, the Director shall submit to Congress a descrip-
tion of the national drug control performance meas-
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urement system, designed in consultation with af-
fected National Drug Control Program agencies,
that—
(A) develops performance objectives, meas-
ures, and targets for each National Drug Control
Strategy goal and objective;
(B) revises performance objectives, meas-
ures, and targets, to conform with National Drug
Control Program Agency budgets;
(C) identifies major programs and activities
of the National Drug Control Program agencies
that support the goals and objectives of the Na-
tional Drug Control Strategy;
(D) evaluates implementation of major pro-
gram activities supporting the National Drug
Control Strategy;
(E) monitors consistency between the drug-
related goals and objectives of the National Drug
Control Program agencies and ensures that drug
control agency goals and budgets support and
are fully consistent with the National Drug Con-
trol Strategy; and
(F) coordinates the development and imple-
mentation of national drug control data collec-
tion and reporting systems to support policy for-
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mulation and performance measurement, includ-
ing an assessment of—
(i) the quality of current drug use
measurement instruments and techniques to
measure supply reduction and demand re-
duction activities;
(ii) the adequacy of the coverage of ex-
isting national drug use measurement in-
struments and techniques to measure the
casual drug user population and groups
that are at risk for drug use; and
(iii) the actions the Director shall take
to correct any deficiencies and limitations
identified pursuant to subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of subsection (b)(4).
(2) MODIFICATIONS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A description of any
modifications made during the preceding year to
the national drug control performance measure-
ment system described in paragraph (1) shall be
included in each report submitted under sub-
section (b).
(B) ANNUAL
PERFORMANCE
OBJECTIVES,
MEASURES, AND TARGETS.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1, 1999, the Director shall submit to Con-
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gress a modified performance measurement sys-
tem that—
(i) develops annual performance objec-
tives, measures, and targets for each Na-
tional Drug Control Strategy goal and ob-
jective; and
(ii) revises the annual performance ob-
jectives, measures, and targets to conform
with the National Drug Control Program
agency budgets.
SEC. 807. HIGH
INTENSITY
DRUG
TRAFFICKING
AREAS PROGRAM. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished in the Office a program to be known as the High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program.
(b) DESIGNATION.—The Director, upon consultation
with the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Treasury,
heads of the National Drug Control Program agencies, and
the Governor of each State, may designate any specified
area of the United States as a high intensity drug traffick-
ing area. After making such a designation and in order
to provide Federal assistance to the area so designated, the
Director may—
(1) obligate such sums as appropriated for the
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program;
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(2) direct the temporary reassignment of Federal
personnel to such area, subject to the approval of the
head of the department or agency that employs such
personnel;
(3) take any other action authorized under sec-
tion 804 to provide increased Federal assistance to
those areas;
(4) coordinate activities under this subsection
(specifically administrative, recordkeeping, and funds
management activities) with State and local officials.
(c) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In considering
whether to designate an area under this section as a high
intensity drug trafficking area, the Director shall consider,
in addition to such other criteria as the Director considers
to be appropriate, the extent to which—
(1) the area is a center of illegal drug produc-
tion, manufacturing, importation, or distribution;
(2) State and local law enforcement agencies
have committed resources to respond to the drug traf-
ficking problem in the area, thereby indicating a de-
termination to respond aggressively to the problem;
(3) drug-related activities in the area are having
a harmful impact in other areas of the country; and
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(4) a significant increase in allocation of Fed-
eral resources is necessary to respond adequately to
drug-related activities in the area.
SEC. 808. COUNTER-DRUG TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CENTER. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within
the Office the Counter-Drug Technology Assessment Center
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Center’’). The Center
shall operate under the authority of the Director of National
Drug Control Policy and shall serve as the central counter-
drug technology research and development organization of
the United States Government.
(b) DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY.—There shall be at the
head of the Center the Director of Technology, who shall
be appointed by the Director of National Drug Control Pol-
icy from among individuals qualified and distinguished in
the area of science, medicine, engineering, or technology.
(c) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR
OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, acting through
the Director of Technology shall—
(A) 
identify 
and 
define 
the 
short-,
medium-, and long-term scientific and techno-
logical needs of Federal, State, and local drug
supply reduction agencies, including—
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(i) advanced surveillance, tracking,
and radar imaging;
(ii) electronic support measures;
(iii) communications;
(iv) data fusion, advanced computer
systems, and artificial intelligence; and
(v) chemical, biological, radiological
(including neutron, electron, and graviton),
and other means of detection;
(B) identify demand reduction basic and
applied research needs and initiatives, in con-
sultation with affected National Drug Control
Program agencies, including—
(i) 
improving 
treatment 
through
neuroscientific advances;
(ii) improving the transfer of bio-
medical research to the clinical setting; and
(iii) in consultation with the National
Institute on Drug Abuse, and through inter-
agency agreements or grants, examining ad-
diction and rehabilitation research and the
application of technology to expanding the
effectiveness or availability of drug treat-
ment;
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(C) make a priority ranking of such needs
identified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) accord-
ing to fiscal and technological feasibility, as part
of a National Counter-Drug Enforcement Re-
search and Development Program;
(D) oversee and coordinate counter-drug
technology initiatives with related activities of
other Federal civilian and military departments;
(E) provide support to the development and
implementation of the national drug control per-
formance measurement system; and
(F) pursuant to the authority of the Direc-
tor of National Drug Control Policy under sec-
tion 804, submit requests to Congress for the re-
programming or transfer of funds appropriated
for counter-drug technology research and develop-
ment.
(2) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—The authority
granted to the Director under this subsection shall not
extend to the award of contracts, management of indi-
vidual projects, or other operational activities.
(d) ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO OFFICE OF NA-
TIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY.—The Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, to
the maximum extent practicable, render assistance and sup-
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port to the Office and to the Director in the conduct of
counter-drug technology assessment.
SEC. 809. PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON COUNTER-NAR-
COTICS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a coun-
cil to be known as the President’s Council on Counter-Nar-
cotics (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Council’’).
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the
Council shall be composed of 18 members, of whom—
(A) 1 shall be the President, who shall serve
as Chairman of the Council;
(B) 1 shall be the Vice President;
(C) 1 shall be the Secretary of State;
(D) 1 shall be the Secretary of the Treasury;
(E) 1 shall be the Secretary of Defense;
(F) 1 shall be the Attorney General;
(G) 1 shall be the Secretary of Transpor-
tation;
(H) 1 shall be the Secretary of Health and
Human Services;
(I) 1 shall be the Secretary of Education;
(J) 1 shall be the Representative of the
United States of America to the United Nations;
(K) 1 shall be the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget;
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(L) 1 shall be the Chief of Staff to the Presi-
dent;
(M) 1 shall be the Director of the Office,
who shall serve as the Executive Director of the
Council;
(N) 1 shall be the Director of Central Intel-
ligence;
(O) 1 shall be the Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs;
(P) 1 shall be the Counsel to the President;
(Q) 1 shall be the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff; and
(R) 1 shall be the National Security Adviser
to the Vice President.
(2) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—The President may,
in the discretion of the President, appoint additional
members to the Council.
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Council shall advise and assist
the President in—
(1) providing direction and oversight for the na-
tional drug control strategy, including relating drug
control policy to other national security interests and
establishing priorities; and
(2) ensuring coordination among departments
and agencies of the Federal Government concerning
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implementation of the National Drug Control Strat-
egy.
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council may utilize es-
tablished or ad hoc committees, task forces, or inter-
agency groups chaired by the Director (or a represent-
ative of the Director) in carrying out the functions of
the Council under this section.
(2) STAFF.—The staff of the Office, in coordina-
tion with the staffs of the Vice President and the As-
sistant to the President for National Security Affairs,
shall act as staff for the Council.
(3) COOPERATION
FROM
OTHER
AGENCIES.—
Each department and agency of the executive branch
shall—
(A) cooperate with the Council in carrying
out the functions of the Council under this sec-
tion; and
(B) provide such assistance, information,
and advice as the Council may request, to the ex-
tent permitted by law.
SEC. 810. PARENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL ON YOUTH
DRUG ABUSE. (a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a
Council to be known as the Parents Advisory Council
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on Youth Drug Abuse (referred to in this section as
the ‘‘Council’’).
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—
(A) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall be
composed of 16 members, of whom—
(i) 4 shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, each of whom shall be a parent or
guardian of a child who is not less than 6
and not more than 18 years of age as of the
date on which the appointment is made;
(ii) 4 shall be appointed by the Major-
ity Leader of the Senate, 3 of whom shall
be a parent or guardian of a child who is
not less than 6 and not more than 18 years
of age as of the date on which the appoint-
ment is made;
(iii) 2 shall be appointed by the Mi-
nority Leader of the Senate, each of whom
shall be a parent or guardian of a child
who is not less than 6 and not more than
18 years of age as of the date on which the
appointment is made;
(iv) 4 shall be appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives, 3 of
whom shall be a parent or guardian of a
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child who is not less than 6 and not more
than 18 years of age as of the date on which
the appointment is made; and
(v) 2 shall be appointed by the Minor-
ity Leader of the House of Representatives,
each of whom shall be a parent or guardian
of a child who is not less than 6 and not
more than 18 years of age as of the date on
which the appointment is made.
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the
Council shall be an individual from the pri-
vate sector with a demonstrated interest and
expertise in research, education, treatment,
or prevention activities related to youth
drug abuse.
(ii) REPRESENTATIVES OF NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS.—Not less than 1 member
appointed under each of clauses (i) through
(v) of paragraph (1)(A) shall be a rep-
resentative of a nonprofit organization fo-
cused on involving parents in antidrug edu-
cation and prevention.
(C) DATE.—The appointments of the initial
members of the Council shall be made not later
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than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
section.
(D) DIRECTOR.—The Director may, in the
discretion of the Director, serve as an adviser to
the Council and attend such meetings and hear-
ings of the Council as the Director considers to
be appropriate.
(3) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—
(A) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Each mem-
ber of the Council shall be appointed for a term
of 3 years, except that, of the initial members of
the Council—
(i) 1 member appointed under each of
clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(A)
shall be appointed for a term of 1 year; and
(ii) 1 member appointed under each of
clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(A)
shall be appointed for a term of 2 years.
(B) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the
Council shall not affect its powers, provided that
a quorum is present, but shall be filled in the
same manner as the original appointment. Any
member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring be-
fore the expiration of the term for which the
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member’s predecessor was appointed shall be ap-
pointed only for the remainder of that term.
(C) APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR.—To the
extent necessary to prevent a vacancy in the
membership of the Council, a member of the
Council may serve for not more than 6 months
after the expiration of the term of that member,
if the successor of that member has not been ap-
pointed.
(4) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 120 days
after the date on which all initial members of the
Council have been appointed, the Council shall hold
its first meeting.
(5) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet at the
call of the Chairperson.
(6) QUORUM.—Nine members of the Council
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of
members may hold hearings.
(7) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The members of the
Council shall select a Chairperson and Vice
Chairperson from among the members of the
Council.
(B) DUTIES OF CHAIRPERSON.—The Chair-
person of the Council shall—
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(i) serve as the executive director of the
Council;
(ii) direct the administration of the
Council;
(iii) assign officer and committee du-
ties relating to the Council; and
(iv) issue the reports, policy positions,
and statements of the Council.
(C) DUTIES OF VICE CHAIRPERSON.—If the
Chairperson of the Council is unable to serve, the
Vice Chairperson shall serve as the Chairperson.
(b) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council—
(A) shall advise the President and the Mem-
bers of the Cabinet, including the Director, on
drug prevention, education, and treatment; and
(B) may issue reports and recommendations
on drug prevention, education, and treatment, in
addition to the annual report detailed in para-
graph (2), as the Council considers appropriate.
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Any report or
recommendation issued by the Council shall be sub-
mitted to Congress.
(3) ADVICE ON THE NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL
STRATEGY.—Not later than December 1, 1998, and on
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December 1 of each year thereafter, the Council shall
submit to the Director an annual report containing
drug control strategy recommendations on drug pre-
vention, education, and treatment. Each report sub-
mitted to the Director under this paragraph shall be
included as an appendix to the report submitted by
the Director under section 806(b).
(c) POWERS OF THE COUNCIL.—
(1) HEARINGS.—The Council may hold such
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take
such testimony, and receive such evidence as the
Council considers advisable to carry out this section.
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
The Council may secure directly from any depart-
ment or agency of the Federal Government such infor-
mation as the Council considers to be necessary to
carry out this section. Upon request of the Chair-
person of the Council, the head of that department or
agency shall furnish such information to the Council,
unless the head of that department or agency deter-
mines that furnishing the information to the Council
would threaten the national security of the United
States, the health, safety, or privacy of any individ-
ual, or the integrity of an ongoing investigation.
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(3) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Council may use
the United States mails in the same manner and
under the same conditions as other departments and
agencies of the Federal Government.
(4) GIFTS.—The Council may solicit, accept, use,
and dispose of gifts or donations of services or prop-
erty in connection with performing the duties of the
Council under this section.
(d) EXPENSES.—The members of the Council shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of sub-
sistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code,
while away from their homes or regular places of business
in the performance of services for the Council.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Council such sums as
may be necessary carry out this section.
SEC. 811. DRUG INTERDICTION. (a) DEFINITION.—In
this section, the term ‘‘Federal drug control agency’’
means—
(1) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
(2) the Department of Defense;
(3) the Drug Enforcement Administration;
(4) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(5) the Immigration and Naturalization Service;
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(6) the United States Coast Guard;
(7) the United States Customs Service; and
(8) any other department or agency of the Fed-
eral Government that the Director determines to be
relevant.
(b) REPORT.—In order to assist Congress in determin-
ing the personnel, equipment, funding, and other resources
that would be required by Federal drug control agencies in
order to achieve a level of interdiction success at or above
the highest level achieved before the date of enactment of
this title, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress and to
each Federal drug control program agency a report, which
shall include—
(1) with respect to the southern and western bor-
der regions of the United States (including the Pacific
coast, the border with Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico
coast, and other ports of entry) and in overall totals,
data relating to—
(A) the amount of marijuana, heroin, meth-
amphetamine, and cocaine—
(i) seized during the year of highest re-
corded seizures for each drug in each region
and during the year of highest recorded
overall seizures; and
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(ii) disrupted during the year of high-
est recorded disruptions for each drug in
each region and during the year of highest
recorded overall seizures; and
(B) the number of persons arrested for vio-
lations of section 1010(a) of the Controlled Sub-
stances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C.
960(a)) and related offenses during the year of
the highest number of arrests on record for each
region and during the year of highest recorded
overall arrests;
(2) the price of cocaine, heroin, methamphet-
amine, and marijuana during the year of highest
price on record during the preceding 10-year period,
adjusted for purity where possible; and
(3) a description of the personnel, equipment,
funding, and other resources of the Federal drug con-
trol agency devoted to drug interdiction and securing
the borders of the United States against drug traffick-
ing for each of the years identified in paragraphs (1)
and (2) for each Federal drug control agency.
(b) BUDGET PROCESS.—
(1) INFORMATION TO DIRECTOR.—Based on the
report submitted under subsection (b), each Federal
drug control agency shall submit to the Director, as
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part of each annual drug control budget request sub-
mitted by the Federal drug control agency to the Di-
rector under section 804(c)(2), a description of the
specific personnel, equipment, funding, and other re-
sources that would be required for the Federal drug
control agency to meet or exceed the highest level of
interdiction success for that agency identified in the
report submitted under subsection (b).
(2) INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.—The Director
shall include each submission under paragraph (1) in
each annual consolidated National Drug Control Pro-
gram budget proposal submitted by the Director to
Congress under section 804(c), which submission shall
be accompanied by a description of any additional
resources that would be required by the Federal drug
control agencies to meet the highest level of interdic-
tion success identified in the report submitted under
subsection (b).
SEC. 812. REPORT ON AN ALLIANCE AGAINST NARCOT-
ICS TRAFFICKING
IN
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. (a)
SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DISCUSSIONS FOR ALLIANCE.—
(1) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
Congress that the President should discuss with the
democratically elected governments of the Western
Hemisphere the prospect of forming a multilateral al-
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liance to address problems relating to international
drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere.
(2) CONSULTATIONS.—In the consultations on
the prospect of forming an alliance described in para-
graph (1), the President should seek the input of such
governments on the possibility of forming 1 or more
structures within the alliance—
(A) to develop a regional, multilateral strat-
egy to address the threat posed to nations in the
Western Hemisphere by drug trafficking; and
(B) to establish a new mechanism for im-
proving multilateral coordination of drug inter-
diction and drug-related law enforcement activi-
ties in the Western Hemisphere.
(b) REPORT.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the President
shall submit to Congress a report on the proposal dis-
cussed under subsection (a), which shall include—
(A) an analysis of the reactions of the gov-
ernments concerned to the proposal;
(B) an assessment of the proposal, including
an evaluation of the feasibility and advisability
of forming the alliance;
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(C) a determination in light of the analysis
and assessment whether or not the formation of
the alliance is in the national interests of the
United States;
(D) if the President determines that the for-
mation of the alliance is in the national interests
of the United States, a plan for encouraging and
facilitating the formation of the alliance; and
(E) if the President determines that the for-
mation of the alliance is not in the national in-
terests of the United States, an alternative pro-
posal to improve significantly efforts against the
threats posed by narcotics trafficking in the
Western Hemisphere, including an explanation
of the manner in which the alternative proposal
will—
(i) improve upon current cooperation
and coordination of counter-drug efforts
among nations in the Western Hemisphere;
(ii) provide for the allocation of the re-
sources 
required 
to 
make 
significant
progress in disrupting and disbanding the
criminal organizations responsible for the
trafficking of illegal drugs in the Western
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(iii) differ from and improve upon
past strategies adopted by the United States
Government which have failed to make suf-
ficient progress against the trafficking of il-
legal drugs in the Western Hemisphere.
(2) UNCLASSIFIED
FORM.—The report under
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may contain a classified annex.
SEC. 813. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL FORFEITURE
FUND. Section 6073 of the Asset Forfeiture Amendments Act
of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1509) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 524(c)(9)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 524(c)(8)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘section 9307(g)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 9703(g)’’; and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘strategy’’ and
inserting ‘‘Strategy’’.
SEC. 814. TECHNICAL
AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENTS. (a) TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.—Chapter 53
of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in section 5312, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Director of National Drug Control Policy.’’;
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(2) in section 5313, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Deputy Director of National Drug Control Pol-
icy.’’; and
(3) in section 5314, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, Office
of National Drug Control Policy.
‘‘Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office
of National Drug Control Policy.
‘‘Deputy Director for State and Local Affairs,
Office of National Drug Control Policy.’’.
(b) NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947.—Section 101
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402) is
amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g)
and inserting after subsection (e) the following:
‘‘(f) The Director of National Drug Control Policy
may, in the role of the Director as principal adviser to the
National Security Council on national drug control policy,
and subject to the direction of the President, attend and
participate in meetings of the National Security Council.’’.
(c) SUBMISSION OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL PRO-
GRAM BUDGET WITH ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST
OF
PRESIDENT.—Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
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Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (25) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(26) a separate statement of the amount of ap-
propriations requested for the Office of National Drug
Control Policy and each program of the National
Drug Control Program.’’.
SEC. 815. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title,
to remain available until expended, such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
SEC. 816. TERMINATION
OF OFFICE
OF NATIONAL
DRUG CONTROL POLICY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), effective on September 30, 2002, this
title and the amendments made by this title are repealed.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to sec-
tion 813 or the amendments made by that section.
TITLE IX—HAITIAN REFUGEE IMMIGRATION
FAIRNESS ACT OF 1998
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as
the ‘‘Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 902. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN HAI-
TIAN NATIONALS. (a) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The status of any alien de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall be adjusted by the At-
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torney General to that of an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence, if the alien—
(A) applies for such adjustment before April
1, 2000; and
(B) is otherwise admissible to the United
States for permanent residence, except that, in
determining such admissibility, the grounds for
inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (4), (5),
(6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of section 212(a) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not
apply.
(2) RELATIONSHIP OF APPLICATION TO CERTAIN
ORDERS.—An alien present in the United States who
has been ordered excluded, deported, removed, or or-
dered to depart voluntarily from the United States
under any provision of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act may, notwithstanding such order, apply for
adjustment of status under paragraph (1). Such an
alien may not be required, as a condition on submit-
ting or granting such application, to file a separate
motion to reopen, reconsider, or vacate such order. If
the Attorney General grants the application, the At-
torney General shall cancel the order. If the Attorney
General makes a final decision to deny the applica-
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tion, the order shall be effective and enforceable to the
same extent as if the application had not been made.
(b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE
FOR ADJUSTMENT
OF STA-
TUS.—The benefits provided by subsection (a) shall apply
to any alien who is a national of Haiti who—
(1) was present in the United States on Decem-
ber 31, 1995, who—
(A) filed for asylum before December 31,
1995,
(B) was paroled into the United States
prior to December 31, 1995, after having been
identified as having a credible fear of persecu-
tion, or paroled for emergent reasons or reasons
deemed strictly in the public interest, or
(C) was a child (as defined in the text above
subparagraph (A) of section 101(b)(1) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(b)(1)) at the time of arrival in the United
States and on December 31, 1995, and who—
(i) arrived in the United States with-
out parents in the United States and has
remained without parents in the United
States since such arrival,
(ii) became orphaned subsequent to ar-
rival in the United States, or
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(iii) was abandoned by parents or
guardians prior to April 1, 1998 and has
remained abandoned since such abandon-
ment; and
(2) has been physically present in the United
States for a continuous period beginning not later
than December 31, 1995, and ending not earlier than
the date the application for such adjustment is filed,
except that an alien shall not be considered to have
failed to maintain continuous physical presence by
reason of an absence, or absences, from the United
States for any period or periods amounting in the ag-
gregate to not more than 180 days.
(c) STAY OF REMOVAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall
provide by regulation for an alien who is subject to
a final order of deportation or removal or exclusion
to seek a stay of such order based on the filing of an
application under subsection (a).
(2) DURING CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.—Notwith-
standing any provision of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act, the Attorney General shall not order
any alien to be removed from the United States, if the
alien is in exclusion, deportation, or removal proceed-
ings under any provision of such Act and has applied
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for adjustment of status under subsection (a), except
where the Attorney General has made a final deter-
mination to deny the application.
(3) WORK AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may authorize an alien who has applied for ad-
justment of status under subsection (a) to engage in
employment in the United States during the pendency
of such application and may provide the alien with
an ‘‘employment authorized’’ endorsement or other
appropriate document signifying authorization of em-
ployment, except that if such application is pending
for a period exceeding 180 days, and has not been de-
nied, the Attorney General shall authorize such em-
ployment.
(d) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR SPOUSES AND CHIL-
DREN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The status of an alien shall be
adjusted by the Attorney General to that of an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if—
(A) the alien is a national of Haiti;
(B) the alien is the spouse, child, or unmar-
ried son or daughter, of an alien whose status is
adjusted to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence under subsection (a), except
that, in the case of such an unmarried son or
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(e) AVAILABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.—The
Attorney General shall provide to applicants for adjustment
of status under subsection (a) the same right to, and proce-
dures for, administrative review as are provided to—
(1) applicants for adjustment of status under
section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
or
(2) aliens subject to removal proceedings under
section 240 of such Act.
(f) LIMITATION ON JUDICIAL REVIEW.—A determina-
tion by the Attorney General as to whether the status of
any alien should be adjusted under this section is final and
shall not be subject to review by any court.
(g) NO OFFSET IN NUMBER OF VISAS AVAILABLE.—
When an alien is granted the status of having been lawfully
admitted for permanent resident pursuant to this section,
the Secretary of State shall not be required to reduce the
number of immigrant visas authorized to be issued under
any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(h) APPLICATION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
ACT PROVISIONS.—Except as otherwise specifically pro-
vided in this title, the definitions contained in the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act shall apply in the administra-
tion of this section. Nothing contained in this title shall
be held to repeal, amend, alter, modify, effect, or restrict
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the powers, duties, functions, or authority of the Attorney
General in the administration and enforcement of such Act
or any other law relating to immigration, nationality, or
naturalization. The fact that an alien may be eligible to
be granted the status of having been lawfully admitted for
permanent residence under this section shall not preclude
the alien from seeking such status under any other provi-
sion of law for which the alien may be eligible.
(i) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS HAS NO EFFECT ON ELI-
GIBILITY FOR WELFARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS.—No alien
whose status has been adjusted in accordance with this sec-
tion and who was not a qualified alien on the date of enact-
ment of this Act may, solely on the basis of such adjusted
status, be considered to be a qualified alien under section
431(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(b)), as
amended by section 5302 of the Balanced Budget Act of
1997 (Public Law 105–33; 111 Stat. 598), for purposes of
determining the alien’s eligibility for supplemental security
income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) or medical assistance under title
XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
(j) PERIOD OF APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (i) shall
not apply after October 1, 2003.
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SEC. 903. COLLECTION OF DATA ON DETAINED ASY-
LUM SEEKERS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General
shall regularly collect data on a nation-wide basis with re-
spect to asylum seekers in detention in the United States,
including the following information:
(1) The number of detainees.
(2) An identification of the countries of origin of
the detainees.
(3) The percentage of each gender within the
total number of detainees.
(4) The number of detainees listed by each year
of age of the detainees.
(5) The location of each detainee by detention fa-
cility.
(6) With respect to each facility where detainees
are held, whether the facility is also used to detain
criminals and whether any of the detainees are held
in the same cells as criminals.
(7) The number and frequency of the transfers of
detainees between detention facilities.
(8) The average length of detention and the num-
ber of detainees by category of the length of detention.
(9) The rate of release from detention of detain-
ees for each district of the Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service.
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(10) A description of the disposition of cases.
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Beginning October 1, 1999,
and not later than October 1 of each year thereafter, the
Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary of each House of Congress a report setting forth the
data collected under subsection (a) for the fiscal year ending
September 30 of that year.
(c) AVAILABILITY TO PUBLIC.—Copies of the data col-
lected under subsection (a) shall be made available to mem-
bers of the public upon request pursuant to such regulations
as the Attorney General shall prescribe.
SEC. 904. COLLECTION OF DATA ON OTHER DETAINED
ALIENS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall reg-
ularly collect data on a nationwide basis on aliens being
detained in the United States by the Immigration and Nat-
uralization Service other than the aliens described in sec-
tion 903, including the following information:
(1) The number of detainees who are criminal
aliens and the number of detainees who are noncrimi-
nal aliens who are not seeking asylum.
(2) An identification of the ages, gender, and
countries of origin of detainees within each category
described in paragraph (1).
(3) The types of facilities, whether facilities of
the Immigration and Naturalization Service or other
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Federal, State, or local facilities, in which each of the
categories of detainees described in paragraph (1) are
held.
(b) LENGTH OF DETENTION, TRANSFERS, AND DIS-
POSITIONS.—With respect to detainees who are criminal
aliens and detainees who are noncriminal aliens who are
not seeking asylum, the Attorney General shall also collect
data concerning—
(1) the number and frequency of transfers be-
tween detention facilities for each category of de-
tainee;
(2) the average length of detention of each cat-
egory of detainee;
(3) for each category of detainee, the number of
detainees who have been detained for the same length
of time, in 3-month increments;
(4) for each category of detainee, the rate of re-
lease from detention for each district of the Immigra-
tion and Naturalization Service; and
(5) for each category of detainee, the disposition
of detention, including whether detention ended due to
deportation, release on parole, or any other release.
(c) CRIMINAL ALIENS.—With respect to criminal
aliens, the Attorney General shall also collect data concern-
ing—
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(1) the number of criminal aliens apprehended
under the immigration laws and not detained by the
Attorney General; and
(2) a list of crimes committed by criminal aliens
after the decision was made not to detain them, to the
extent this information can be derived by cross-check-
ing the list of criminal aliens not detained with other
databases accessible to the Attorney General.
(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Beginning on October 1,
1999, and not later than October 1 of each year thereafter,
the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the
Judiciary of each House of Congress a report setting forth
the data collected under subsections (a), (b), and (c) for the
fiscal year ending September 30 of that year.
(e) AVAILABILITY TO PUBLIC.—Copies of the data col-
lected under subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall be made
available to members of the public upon request pursuant
to such regulations as the Attorney General shall prescribe.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, 1999’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
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