The details of these amendments are set forth below: Budget appendix page EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL ACTION OFFICE FOR DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION Heading 64 Salaries and expenses.. (Immediately preceding the heading "Special For necessary expenses of the Special Action Office for Funds provided by this amendment will be available to the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention, contingent upon enactment of authorizing legislation, for the costs of staffing, space and other expenses to be incurred for the establishment and operations of the new Office in fiscal year 1972. This budget amendment would provide for research and development on the eradication of narcotic-producing plants as proposed in the Omnibus Drug Control Legislative Message. This research would be directed toward the development of technology for the detection and destruction of illicit growth of such plants without adverse ecological effects. The development of this eradication technology would be carried out in cooperation with research institutions in foreign countries. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-MILITARY These additional funds are proposed to undertake a major expansion of programs for the prevention of drug abuse and for the identification and treatment of drug-dependent persons in the Armed Forces. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE This budget amendment will provide funds for centers for comprehensive narcotic addict and drug abuser treatment and rehabilitation utilizing a variety of treatment modes, together with an expansion of crisis care and counselling programs for drug abusers. Research will be initiated or expanded on drug effects, abuse, prevention and treatment, and efforts will be made to develop more satisfactory synthetic substitutes for opium derivatives, including codeine, used in the practice of medicine. In addition, drug abuse education efforts will be increased and training centers will be established to meet the pressing manpower needs of expanding drug addiction and abuse prevention treatment and rehabilitation programs. This amendment would provide (1) $6,600,000 for intensifying law enforcement efforts through the addition of 300 positions for inspectors, agents, and other support personnel; (2) $2,000,000 for development and implementation of new technology for detection, surveillance, communications and automatic data processing as tools in the enforcement of drug laws; and (3) $1,000,000 for international training and technical assistance activities. This proposed amendment would provide for additional permanent staff to facilitate more effective coordination of the enlarged efforts of the Department to cope with increasing smuggling of narcotics and other dangerous drugs and the evasion of income taxes by those involved in illegal drug distribution. The Office of the Secretary would also be able to handle rapidly increasing responsibilities in its role as United States representative to the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). 776 Salaries and expenses. (Delete the first paragraph under For necessary expenses of the This proposed budget amendment would provide funds for 1,000 new positions, additional vehicles, aircraft and vessels, and improved detection and other technical equipment to enable the Bureau of Customs to control more effectively the illegal importation of narcotics, hallucinogens, and other dangerous drugs. 787 Compliance.. (Delete the first paragraph under as Under this request 541 permanent positions would be funded to enable the Internal Revenue Service to intensify its audit and investigations of middle and upper echelon distributors known or suspected of involvement in trafficking in illegal narcotic and dangerous drugs. The funds provided by this proposal, together with funds already requested, would permit activation of an additional twenty-seven Drug Dependence Treatment units. These units and supporting activities will be used to facilitate the treatment and rehabilitation of Vietnam veterans discharged from the Armed Services with severe drug problems. I have carefully reviewed the proposals for appropriations contained in this document which are consonant with the programs outlined in your Omnibus Drug Control Legislative Message. The need for these requests is urgent and immediate. I therefore recommend that these proposals be transmitted to the Congress. Respectfully yours, GEORGE P. SHULTZ. BUDGET REQUEST Senator MONTOYA. The budget estimates to be considered by this subcommittee amount to $28,640,000 of which $3 million would be for the Executive Office of the President and the balance of $25,640,000 pertains to Treasury Department agencies. EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 11599: OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT STATEMENT OF ARNOLD WEBER, ASSOCATE DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ACCOMPANIED BY CHARLES F. BINGHAM, CHIEF, GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION BRANCH, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE PROCEDURE Mr. Arnold Weber, associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget will be heard first in representation of the special action office which we understand has one employee on board at the present time. I might say if you will permit me, Mr. Weber, that we have two appropriations committee meetings this morning; one executive meeting of this subcommittee, and the other, a meeting of the full Appropriations Committee, dealing with matters of Treasury and other agencies of the Government. So we will have to rush this hearing. We feel, however, that we need this kind of a hearing in order to be able to justify all or part of the funds to the full committee when we go before it for presentation of the markup. INTRODUCTION OF ASSOCIATES Mr. WEBER. We appreciate the timely consideration of the President's request. I have with me Mr. Charles Bingham who is of OMB staff. Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, I am very pleased to appear before you this morning to discuss the budget amendment requested by the President to cover necessary salaries and expenses of the special action office for drug abuse prevention. I wish to thank and congratulate the subcommittee for the speed with which it has scheduled these hearings. By Executive Order 11599 issued June 17, 1971, the President established the special action office for drug abuse prevention in the Executive Office of the President. APPOINTMENT OF DR. JEROME H. JAFFE AS SPECIAL CONSULTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR He has appointed Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe as special consultant to the President for narcotics and dangerous drugs, and director of the new office. |