Effective Drug Control Strategy Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-679
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-01
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

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Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Effective Drug Control Strategy Act of 2021</b></p> <p> This bill requires the Office of National Drug Control Policy to (1) evaluate the effectiveness of all federally funded activities aimed at reducing the demand for illegal drugs, and (2) publish annually a complete list of all drug control grant programs.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 679 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2021 Mr. Trone (for himself and Mr. Burchett ) 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 concerned A BILL To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to direct the Office of National Drug Control Policy to publish a list of drug control grant programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Effective Drug Control Strategy Act of 2021 . 2. Federal drug demand reduction activities (a) Publication of list (1) Amendment Section 705(f) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 ( 21 U.S.C. 1704(f) ) is amended by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Publication of list The Director shall publish online a complete list of all drug control program grant programs and any other relevant information included in the information tracked pursuant to paragraph (1). . (2) Deadline and frequency Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of National Drug Control Policy shall publish the list required under section 705(f)(5) of the National Drug Control Act of 1998, as added by paragraph (1). (b) National Drug Control Strategy Section 706(c)(1) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 ( 21 U.S.C. 1705(c)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (O) A review of all federally funded demand reduction activities, including an evaluation of— (i) the effectiveness of those activities; (ii) the contribution of those activities to demand reduction activities funded by State, local, and Tribal governments; and (iii) whether any duplication or inefficiency in federally funded demand reduction activities needs to be addressed. .