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Guard counterdrug program, and (2)             GAO found that those steps did not rectify the problem.
contact Elizabeth Field at (202) 512-2775 or   priority activities.
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the Governors of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and three U.S.
states’ counterdrug plans and distribute funding to the program.
Comptroller; and Army and Air National Guard Budget Execution Offices.
S. Rep. No. 115-125, at 247 (2017).
counterdrug program’s Title 32 activities.
program that addresses the counternarcotics and global threats strategy.
supporting guidance for the National Guard counterdrug program.
Total budget authority is the authority to incur obligations and pay expenses.
complete and reliable data from DOD.
in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.
conclusions based on our audit objectives.
Guard to assist law enforcement agencies in counterdrug missions.
illegal drugs with U.S. and foreign government agencies.
National Guard             authority of two titles in the United States Code—Title 32 and Title 10.
Pub. L. No. 100-456, § 1104 (1988).
provision at 10 U.S.C. § 124).
type of National Guard investigative case analysis support provided to law enforcement.
summary of the Title 32 and Title 10 authorities.
Interdiction and Counterdrug Activities Account for fiscal year 2018.
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1989.
these projects collectively as the National Guard counterdrug program.
Note: Overseas Contingency Operations funding is not included in this analysis.
counterdrug efforts such as those supported by the National Guard counterdrug program.
(2011), amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, Pub. L.
2018, Pub. L. No. 115-123, § 30101 (2018); Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Pub. L. No.
114-74, § 101 (2015); Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, Pub. L. No. 113-67, § 101 (2013).
the fiscal year 2020 budget request.
programs to ensure adherence to this policy.
periodic evaluations of program operations at the state level.
Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats.
details on national-level strategies that have been released since 2011.
Department of Defense Counternarcotics and Global Threats Strategy (Apr. 27, 2011).
to illicit drug use. 21 U.S.C. § 1702(a).
to the state counterdrug programs.
GAO-18-205 (Washington, D.C.: Mar. 29, 2018).
anticipated, requiring them to reconsider their approach.
National Drug Control Policy, which is planned for release in 2019.
address than others and that do not counter current drug threats.
activities could provide these resources to another state upon request.
implement the instruction and counterdrug program when required.
state lines and to interagency partners.
Bureau Has Taken        that they have experienced program disruptions during these periods.
significant portion of their funding close to the end of the fiscal year.
National Guard counterdrug program, see appendix III.
total budget authority and obligation amounts for fiscal years 2010 through 2017.
personnel supporting National Guard counterdrug program activities.
activities until the enactment of another final appropriation was passed.
during fiscal years 2012 through 2017.
some counterthreat finance activities or personnel supporting international counterdrug efforts.
Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats.
approve state plans for their counterdrug activities.
Federal law enforcement agencies serve a State law enforcement purpose.
approved in fiscal years 2009 through 2018.
returned to the state for a revision, and was ultimately approved on July 10, 2018.
of the fiscal year prior to approving state plans.
the format of the plans for use in fiscal year 2019.
required by section 112 of title 32.
unique drug challenges, or threats, that continue to change, adapt, and emerge over time.
the National Guard Bureau administers a survey to subject matter experts in each state.
against raw data on each variable for each state from national-level databases.
counternarcotics priorities as part of the funding distribution process.
counterdrug activities at the expense of higher priority activities.
Management Decision Making, GAO-05-927, (Washington, D.C.: Sept. 9, 2005).
the National Guard counterdrug program addresses current drug threats.
level programs in support of DOD’s strategic counternarcotics priorities.
program uses resources effectively and achieves positive results.
We are making five recommendations to DOD.
framework, into the National Guard Bureau’s funding distribution process.
distribution process to meet the intent of our recommendation.
charge on the GAO website at http://www.gao.gov.
accordance with 32 U.S.C. § 112(c).
analytical skills of National Guard personnel.
Enforcement Administration using Utah National Guard personnel.
project code 7403, state plans, for disbursement in fiscal year 2019.
program, by project code, in fiscal years 2004 through 2018.
Note: DOD’s budget request for the Counterthreat Finance project code did not begin until 2013.
specific amount for this project code.
project code, in fiscal years 2004 through 2018.
other authorized accounts and activities based on program requirements.
execution was primarily in 7403—State Plans.
code for fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
available for transfer to other DOD counterdrug programs for obligation.
approved state plan mission categories and support activities.
approved missions states could undertake to include the counterthreat finance mission.
networks that negatively affect U.S. interests.
mission category does not provide support to interagency partners, we did not include it in this table.
Bureau for counterthreat finance will be rolled into the state plan’s project code for disbursement.
for the funding to become available for state counterdrug programs.
apportionment process before they are available for distribution and legal obligation.
requested more than their threat-based resource model threat percentage.
amounts were used until changes could be made to the model to improve the reliability of the model.
counterdrug program in fiscal years 2014 and 2015.
status of the recommendations from that report.
state programs and oversee counterdrug              to evaluate the efforts of the individual state programs and the counterdrug schools.
conduct oversight of the training offered by the    distribution process.
Acknowledgments:   Tobin J. McMurdie, Carol D. Petersen, Clarice Ransom, Michael D.
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References: § 1104
 § 124
 § 30101
 § 101
 § 101
 § 1702
 § 112