7 1 Congress, be made operative on a date later than the date 3 4 on which that designation otherwise would have taken effect. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR SEC. 6. (a) In carrying out his functions with respect 5 to the programs and activities covered under section 5 (b) 6 of this Act, the Director shall 7 8 9 10 11 122 13 14 15 16 17 18 (1) prescribe policies, requirements, criteria and standards, regulations, and procedures for the administration and management of such programs and activities; (2) prepare budget requests for such programs and activities; (3) determine priorities for the use of funds for such programs and activities; (4) make funds available for program implementation to Federal departments and agencies and establish an implementation plan for each program setting forth policies, procedures, performance requirements, man 19 power levels, key personnel qualifications, time sched 21 2205 222 22 23 ules, and other requirements; (5) maintain overall supervision of such programs and activities and evaluate the performance and results achieved by the Federal departments and agencies, and 24 recommend organizational, managerial, personnel, and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 8 program changes whenever he deems such changes to be advisable; (6) take such steps as may be necessary to evaluate and assure the most effective utilization of all drug abuse programs and activities conducted by Federal departments and agencies, and by public or private agencies and organizations engaged in such activities under Federal grants or other assistance; and (7) strengthen coordination among Federal departments and agencies engaged in non-law-enforcement efforts involving drug abuse prevention and control, and assure that those non-law-enforcement efforts are coordinated with related law enforcement efforts being conducted by other Federal departments and agencies. (b) (1) The Director may, with the approval of the 17 President (A) exercise any powers or perform any functions 18 conferred by any of the statutory provisions enumerated in 19 section 5 (c) (1), or any statutory provisions relating to pro20 grams and activities designated by the President pursuant 21 to section 5 (c) (2), or (B) provide for their exercise or 22 performance by an officer of any Federal department or 23 agency other than the department or agency on whom such 24 powers or functions are conferred by such provisions. (2) To the extent that the Director or his designee 9. 1 exercises any powers or performs any function pursuant to 2 paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Director or his des3 ignee, as the case may be, may exercise in relation to those 4 powers and functions any related authority or part thereof 5 available by law, including appropriation Acts, to the official 6 7 or agency from which such power or functions were derived. (c) Except as otherwise provided by the Director, no 8 Federal officer, department, or agency shall be deemed to 9 be relieved of any responsibility that such officer, department, 10 or agency may have had on the date of enactment of this 11 Act with respect to Federal drug abuse training, education, 12 rehabilitation, research, prevention, and treatment. 13 (d) The Director may require departments and agencies 14 engaged in any activity involving Federal drug abuse train15 ing, education, rehabilitation, research, prevention, and treat16 ment to provide him with such information and reports, and to conduct on a reimbursable basis such studies and surveys, 17 18 as he may deem to be necessary to carry out the purposes 19 of the Act. 20 (e) Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Act shall 21 be construed as authorizing or permitting the Director to 22 waive or disregard any requirement, including standards, 23 criteria, or cost-sharing formulas, prescribed by law with 24 respect to Federal drug abuse programs or activities. 10 1 2 3 GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS SEC. 7. (a) The Director is authorized to make grants 4 to any public or nonprofit private agency, organization, or in 5 stitution and to enter into contracts with any agency, organi 6 zation, or institution, or with any individual 7 8 9 10 11. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (1) to develop and demonstrate new approaches, techniques, and methods with respect to drug abuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation; (2) to evaluate those new approaches, techniques, and methods; (3) to foster the establishment of new or expanded drug abuse programs and activities; (4) to acquire, construct, improve, repair, operate, or maintain facilities, and to acquire and improve real property, necessary to the establishment or main tenance of drug abuse programs and activities; and Act. (5) to otherwise carry out the purposes of this (b) To the extent he deems it appropriate, the Di21 rector may require the recipients of a grant or contract under 22 this section to contribute money, facilities, or services for 23 carrying out the program and activity for which such grant or contract was made. 24 25 (c) Payments under this section pursuant to a grant 11 or contract may be made (after necessary adjustment, in 2 the case of grants, on account of previously made over3 payments or underpayments) in advance or by way of re4 imbursement, and in such installments and on such con5 ditions as the Director may determine. 6 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 7 Federal department or agency (including the Veterans' Ad8 ministration) may enter into grant or contractual arrange9 ments with the Director and pursuant to such a grant or 10 contractual arrangement, may exercise any authority or use any personnel or facilities otherwise available to such department or agency for the performance by it of related 13 functions. 11 121 14 15 16 PERSONNEL-SPECIAL PERSONNEL-EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS SEC. 8. (a) The Director may, subject to the civil 17 service and classification laws, select, employ, and fix the 18 compensation of such officers and employees, including at19 torneys, as are necessary to perform the functions vested in 20 him and to prescribe their functions. 21 (b) The Director may, without regard to the civil serv22 ice and classification laws, select, appoint, and employ not 23 to exceed five officers and to fix their compensation at rates 24 not to exceed the rate now or hereafter prescribed for GS-18 |