1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 (2) that drug abuse contributes to crime, par ticularly to crimes of violence; (3) that the adverse impact of drug abuse inflicts increasing pain and hardship on individuals, families, and communities; (4) that for these reasons the increasing rate of drug abuse constitutes a threat to national health and welfare and an emergency requiring immediate and effective Federal Government response. PURPOSE SEC. 3. (a) It is the purpose of this Act to focus the 12 comprehensive resources of the Federal Government and 13 bring them to bear on drug addiction and drug abuse with 14 the immediate objective of promptly and significantly re15 ducing the incidence of drug addiction and drug abuse in the 16 Nation within the shortest possible period of time. 17 (b) To accomplish these objectives (1) all Federal drug 18 abuse prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, training, educa19' tion, and research activities will be placed under the direction 20 and policy setting of a new Special Action Office for Drug 21 Abuse Prevention, established in the Executive Office of the 22 President; and (2) major drug abuse programs will be cen23 trally developed, funded, managed, and evaluated to achieve 24 maximum effectiveness. 3 1 2 SPECIAL ACTION OFFICE FOR DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION SEC. 4. (a) There is hereby established in the Executive 3 Office of the President, an office to be known as the Special 4 Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention (hereinafter in this 5 Act referred to as the "Office"). 6 (b) There shall be at the head of the Office a Director 7 of the Office (hereinafter referred to as the "Director"). He 8 shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice 9 and consent of the Senate, and shall be compensated at the 10 rate now or hereafter provided for level III of the Executive 11 Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5314). 12 (c) There shall be in the Office a Deputy Director of the 13 Office who shall be appointed by the President, by and with 14 the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be compen15 sated at the rate now or hereafter provided for level IV of 16 the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5315). The Deputy Di17 rector shall perform such functions as the Director from time 18 to time assigns or delegates, and shall act as Director during 19 the absence or disability of the Director or in the event of a 20 vacancy in the office of the Director. 21 (d) There shall be in the Office not to exceed three 22 Assistant Directors who shall be appointed by the Director 23 and shall be compensated at the rate now or hereafter pro24 vided for level V of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 4 1 5316). Each Assistant Director shall perform such func 2 tions as the Director from time to time assigns or delegates. 3 4 CONCENTRATION OF FEDERAL EFFORT SEC. 5. (a) The Director shall provide overall planning 5 and policy, and shall establish objectives and priorities, for 6 all Federal drug abuse training, education, rehabilitation, 7 research, prevention, and treatment programs and activities 8 (exclusive of law enforcement activities and legal pro9 ceedings). 10 (b) In addition, the Director shall provide overall 11 planning, policy, direction, management, and funding for 12 all Federal drug abuse training, education, rehabilitation, 13 research, prevention, and treatment programs and activi14 ties (exclusive of law enforcement activities and legal pro15 ceedings) conducted pursuant to the authorities described 16 in subsection (c) (1) of this section and programs and ac17 tivities designated by the President pursuant to subsection 18 (c) (2) of this section. 19 (c) As used in subsection (b) of this section and all 20 subsequent provisions of this Act, the term "Federal drug 21 abuse training, education, rehabilitation, research, preven22 tion, and treatment programs and activities" means 23 24 (1) all such programs and activities (exclusive of law enforcement activities and legal proceedings) con 5 1 2 3 4 ducted pursuant to the following-described provisions of law: (A) the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act of 1966; (B) part D and part E (to the extent that such part pertains to drug abuse) of the Community Mental Health Centers Act; (C) title I of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970; (D) section 502 (a) (1) of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, to the extent that it pertains to public education not involving law enforcement; (E) the Drug Abuse Education Act of 1970; (F) section 222 (a) (9) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and all other provisions of that Act to the extent they pertain to drug abuse; (G) section 306 (a) (2) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to the extent that it pertains to drug abuse; (H) the Manpower Development and Train ing Act of 1962, to the extent that it pertains to drug abuse; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 (I) the Public Health Service Act, to the ex tent it pertains to drug abuse; and (J) title 38 of the United States Code, to the extent it pertains to drug abuse; and (2) subject to the provisions of subsections (d) and (e) of this section, such other Federal drug abuse re lated programs and activities (exclusive of law enforcement activities and legal proceedings) as the President may from time to time designate, including those which constitute a part of some larger program or activity. (d) Whenever a designation is proposed pursuant to 12 subsection (c) (2) of this section, a notice thereof shall be 13 transmitted to the Congress. Such designation shall become 14 effective on the thirtieth day (exclusive of periods of ad15 journment or recess of either the House or the Senate in 16 excess of three days) following such transmittal but only to 17 the extent that, between the date of transmittal of the pro18 posed designation and such effective date— 19 20 21 22 23 2 2 2 5 (1) there has not been enacted into law a statute which otherwise deals with the program involved; (2) neither House of the Congress has enacted legislation which specifically disapproves the designa tion involved. 24 (e) Any such designation by the President may, in 25 accordance with the designation notice transmitted to the |