Committee Reports
109th Congress (2005-2006)
House Report 109-387
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49-008
2d Session
109-387
--PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2829, OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005
[To accompany H. Res. 713]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 713, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 2829, the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2005, under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Government Reform. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in this report. The rule provides that the amendments made in order may be offered only in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in this report.
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill is necessary because the reports of both the Committee on Government Reform and the Committee on the Judiciary fail to meet the requirements of clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, requiring a statement of general performance goals and objectives. The waiver of all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute is necessary because the committee amendment contains provisions in violation of clause 4 of rule XXI, prohibiting appropriations on legislative bills. The manager's amendment offered by Mr. Souder of Indiana, if adopted, would remedy the violations of clause 4 of rule XXI.
COMMITTEE VOTES
Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are printed below:
Rules Committee record vote No. 148
Date: March 8, 2006.
Measure: H.R. 2829, Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2005.
Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.
Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Rep. Bean which requires the GAO to conduct a study on the unintended affects of the illegal use, trade, and distribution of medications for the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, such as Adderall and Ritalin, among college students.
Results: Defeated 2 to 6.
Vote by Members: Hastings (WA)--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Capito--Nay; Cole--Nay; Bishop--Nay; Gingrey--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea.
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
(Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors.)
1. Souder (IN): Manager's Amendment. Makes technical and conforming changes to account for changes in law within the jurisdiction of those Committees that waived formal business meetings on the bill. Strikes the mandatory restrictions on certification of budgets related to enforcement in certain contexts of the `Drug Free Student Loan' provision. (10 minutes)
2. Baird (WA)/Hooley (OR)/Cardoza (CA): Directs the Director of ONDCP, in consultation with other federal agencies, to convene an international summit on the threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals. The Director shall do so to intensify and coordinate an effective international response along with other affected countries in order to prevent methamphetamine production and precursor diversion. Provides that the Director must carry out the amendment within 12 months from the enactment of the bill. Provides an authorization of $1 million for this purpose. (10 minutes)
3. Boozman (AR): Ensures that the effects of illicit drug abuse on children of substance abusers are considered in the annual National Drug Control Strategy. Requires ONDCP to conduct a study and the President to report to Congress on drug court programs that conduct hearings in nontraditional public places, such as schools. (10 minutes)
4. Chabot (OH)/Cannon (UT)/Boswell (IA)/Calvert (CA)/Larsen (WA): Commissions studies on: State Drug Endangered Children programs focusing on meth and report back to Congress within 6 months with recommendations for a Nat. Drug Endangered Children policy; Comparing state precursor control laws and report back to Congress within 6 months with a list of best practices with respect to such laws. Creates an Internet Meth Clearing House to provide current info to, and to facilitate info sharing among, Fed, State, and local agencies about meth trafficking, abuse, treatment, and abuse prevention. Commissions a report on: what schools have initiated drug testing among those schools attending ONDCP conferences on drug testing; the meth epidemic, detailing the spread of meth usage broken down by three-digit zip code based on industrial and school drug tests and clandestine lab seizures; who received performance bonuses at ONDCP and for how much from October 2004 until the present. Mandates the ONDCP Synthetic Drug Action Plan be reported to Congress by 3/31/06. (20 minutes)
5. Cuellar (TX): Directs the ONDCP to conduct a study of the incidences of kidnapped, killed, and missing Americans along the U.S.-Mexico border and report to Congress on how to prevent such crimes. (10 minutes)
6. Filner (CA): Instructs the ONDCP to develop a strategy to combat border tunnels for drug trafficking and to recommend to Congress a criminal penalty for digging or using border tunnels for such acts. (10 minutes)
7. Graves (MO): Requires the ONDCP to submit a report to Congress explaining its participation in and support of a conference addressing harm reduction in methamphetamine abuse, not prevention. Additionally, ONDCP must explain what management and reporting systems ONDCP will change to ensure that the Administration is more supportive of efforts fighting the methamphetamine epidemic. (10 minutes)
8. Hooley (OR): Requires ONDCP to submit to Congress a comprehensive strategy that addresses the increased threat from methamphetamine and includes interdiction and precursor chemical controls, demand reduction, treatment and efforts to prevent the diversion of precursor chemicals on an international level. (10 minutes)
9. Jackson-Lee (TX): Requires the ONDCP to perform an assessment of illicit drug and alcohol use by children, and appropriate intervention methods. Requires ONDCP to report to Congress on its assessment. The amendment specifies items to assess that were not considered by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, such as the role of Federal, state, and local criminal justice systems in providing intervention. (10 minutes)
10. Lungren (CA): Requires the Director of ONDCP to provide for a program that advises states on establishing laws and policies to address alcohol and other drug issues, as well as drafting and revising model state drug laws. Authorizes $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 for that purpose. (10 minutes)
11. Lynch (MA): Directs the ONDCP to request the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to enter into an agreement under which the Institute agrees to conduct a study on iatrogenic addiction associated with oxycodone hydrochloride controlled-release tablets and directs the ONDCP to report to Congress on the study. (10 minutes)
12. Paul (TX): Provides that the act shall not be in effect after September 30, 2011. (10 minutes)
13. Rehberg (MT)/Boozman (AR)/King (IA)/Capito (WV)/Souder (IN)/Graves (MO): Ensures that no less than 10% of national media campaign funds will be expended on advertisements specifically intended to reduce methamphetamine use. Grants the Director the authority to award grants to private entities producing research-based public service messages, with the goal of reducing first-time meth use among young people. Funds may be redirected if domestic meth lab seizures decrease by at least 75% from the 2006 level. (10 minutes)
14. Renzi (AZ): Directs the ONDCP to report to Congress on the representation of tribal governments in High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program and in high intensity drug trafficking areas designated under that program. The report shall include a list of tribal governments represented, an explanation of the rationale for the level of representation, and recommendations by the director for the methods for increasing the number of tribal governments represented in the Program. (10 minutes)
15. Terry (NE): Directs the ONDCP to consult with the head of each major national organization that represents law enforcement officers, agencies, or associations, prior to making recommendations to the President on the national budget for drug control and enforcement each year. (10 minutes)
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE
1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SOUDER OF INDIANA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
- Page 145, strike lines 3 through 9.
- Page 145, line 10, strike `(vi)' and insert `(v)'.
- Page 145, line 15, strike `(vii)' and insert `(vi)'.
- Page 146, line 5, strike `(viii)' and insert `(vii)'.
- Page 148, line 19, strike `(g)' and insert `(h)'.
- Page 149, line 7, strike `(h)' and insert `(i)'.
- Page 149, strike lines 9 through 18 and insert the following:
- (1) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
- `(g) Inapplicability to Certain Programs- The provisions of this section shall not apply to the National Intelligence Program, the Joint Military Intelligence Program, and Tactical and Related Activities unless such program or an element of such program is designated as a National Drug Control Program--
- `(1) by the President; or
- `(2) jointly by--
- `(A) in the case of the National Intelligence Program, the Director and the Director of National Intelligence; or
- `(B) in the case of the Joint Military Intelligence Program and Tactical and Related Activities, the Director, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretary of Defense. '; and
- (2) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
- `(h) Construction- Nothing in this Act shall be construed as derogating the authorities and responsibilities of the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency contained in the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403a et seq.), or any other law.'.
- Page 149, line 19, strike `(i)' and insert `(j)'.
- Page 151, line 14, strike `(j)' and insert `(k)'.
- Page 153, line 3, strike `(k)' and insert `(l)'.
- Page 158, line 7, strike `(l)' and insert `(m)'.
- Page 160, line 14, strike `(m)' and insert `(n)'.
- Page 183, line 18, strike `The' and insert the following: `Subject to the availability of appropriations, the'.
- Page 187, line 22, insert after `Director' the following: `, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence,'.
- Page 202, line 12, strike `No' and insert the following: `Subject to the availability of appropriations, no'.
- Page 204, line 21, strike `For' and insert the following: `Subject to the availability of approprations, for'.
- Page 217, strike lines 14 through 19, and insert the following:
- Director, the Director of National Intelligence, or the head of any Federal Government agency the activities of which are described in the plan, would be detrimental to the law enforcement or national security activities of any Federal, State, or local agency, shall be presented to Congress separately from the rest of the report.
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2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BAIRD OF WASHINGTON, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
- At the end of the bill, add the following new section (and conform the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 20. INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT ON METHAMPHETAMINE THREAT.
- (a) Summit Requirement- The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy in the Executive Office of the President shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the United States Trade Representative, seek to convene an international summit on the threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals.
- (b) Participation of Other Countries- The Director shall seek to convene the summit with the participation and involvement of government leaders at the highest level from all countries that are direct sources of precursor chemicals and from all countries that are affected by methamphetamine production, trafficking, and use, to intensify and coordinate an effective international response in order to prevent methamphetamine production and precursor diversion.
- (c) International Agreements- The Director shall encourage the negotiation, drafting, and ratification of multilateral or bilateral agreements that may contain information-sharing treaties concerning provisions for precursor importation and exportation and additional provisions for annual assessments of medical and scientific needs of each signatory country.
- (d) Matters Addressed by the Summit- The summit may address the following:
- (1) The greater involvement of international policing and customs organizations, such as Interpol, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the World Customs Organization.
- (2) Expanding resources and hired persons to track international shipments of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and other precursor substances as controlled by the International Narcotics Control Board.
- (3) Working with the private sector and Federal agencies, as well as the World Health Organization, to support the research and development of substances that can effectively replace primary precursors used in the manufacture of synthetic drugs.
- (e) Deadline- The Director shall seek to convene the summit not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and follow-up summits in subsequent years as the Director finds necessary.
- (f) Authorization of Appropriations- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director $1,000,000 to carry out this section.
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3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOOZMAN OF ARKANSAS, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
- Page 168, line 17, strike `and'.
- Page 168, line 19, strike the period at the end and insert `; and'.
- Page 168, after line 19, insert the following:
- `(IV) the effect of illicit drug use on children of substance abusers.
- Page 170, line 12, insert after `drug use' the following: `(including the effects on children of substance abusers)'.
- At the end of the bill add the following new section (and conform the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 20. STUDY ON DRUG COURT HEARINGS IN NONTRADITIONAL PLACES.
- (a) Finding- Congress finds that encouraging drug courts and schools to enter into partnerships that allow students to see the repercussions of drug abuse by non-violent offenders may serve as a strong deterrent and promote demand reduction.
- (b) Study- The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall conduct a study on drug court programs that conduct hearings in nontraditional public places, such as schools. At a minimum, the study shall evaluate similar programs in operation, such as the program operated in the Fourth Judicial District Drug Court, in Washington County, Arkansas.
- (c) Requirement- At the same time the President submits to Congress the National Drug Control Strategy due February 1, 2007, pursuant to section 706 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (b). The report shall include an evaluation of the results of the study and such recommendations as the President considers appropriate.
- (d) Demand Reduction- In this section, the term `demand reduction' has the meaning provided in section 702(1) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701(1)).
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4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CHABOT OF OHIO, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 20 MINUTES
- Page 161, after line 2, insert the following:
- (n) Requirement To Submit National Synthetic Drugs Action Strategy- Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to Congress the National Synthetic Drugs Action Strategy outlined in the National Synthetic Drugs Action Plan submitted by the Director in October 2004.
- (o) Requirement for Study of State Precursor Chemical Control Laws-
- (1) STUDY- The Director of National Drug Control Policy shall conduct a study of State laws with respect to precursor chemical controls.
- (2) REPORT- Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Drug Control Policy shall submit a report to Congress on the results of the study under paragraph (1), including--
- (A) a comparison of the State laws studied and the effectiveness of each such law; and
- (B) a list of best practices observed with respect to such laws.
- (p) Requirement for Study of Drug Endangered Children Programs-
- (1) STUDY- The Director of National Drug Control Policy shall conduct a study of methamphetamine-related activities that are conducted by different Drug Endangered Children programs administered by States.
- (2) REPORT- Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study under paragraph (1). Such report shall include--
- (A) an analysis of the best practices of the activities studied; and
- (B) recommendations for establishing a national policy to address drug endangered children, based on the Drug Endangered Children programs administered by States.
- (3) DEFINITIONS- In this subsection--
- (A) the term `methamphetamine-related activity' means any activity related to the production, use, or effects of methamphetamine; and
- (B) the term `drug endangered children' means children whose physical, mental, or emotional health are at risk because of the production, use, or effects of methamphetamine by another person.
- At the end of the bill, add the following new sections (and conform the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 20. NATIONAL METHAMPHETAMINE INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.
- (a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse Act of 2005'.
- (b) Definitions- In this section--
- (1) the term `Council' means the National Methamphetamine Advisory Council established under subsection (c)(2)(A);
- (2) the term `drug endangered children' means children whose physical, mental, or emotional health are at risk because of the production, use, or effects of methamphetamine by another person;
- (3) the term `National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse' or `NMIC' means the information clearinghouse established under subsection (c)(1); and
- (4) the term `qualified entity' means a State or local government, school board, or public health, law enforcement, nonprofit, or other nongovernmental organization providing services related to methamphetamine.
- (c) Establishment of Clearinghouse and Advisory Council-
- (1) CLEARINGHOUSE- There is established, under the supervision of the Director of National Drug Control Policy, an information clearinghouse to be known as the National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse.
- (2) ADVISORY COUNCIL-
- (A) IN GENERAL- There is established an advisory council to be known as the National Methamphetamine Advisory Council.
- (B) MEMBERSHIP- The Council shall consist of 10 members appointed by the Director of National Drug Control Policy--
- (i) not fewer than three of whom shall be representatives of law enforcement agencies;
- (ii) not fewer than four of whom shall be representatives of nongovernmental and nonprofit organizations providing services related to methamphetamine; and
- (iii) one of whom shall be a representative of the Department of Health and Human Services.
- (C) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES- Members shall be appointed for three years. Any vacancy in the Council shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
- (d) NMIC Requirements and Review-
- (1) IN GENERAL- The NMIC shall promote sharing information regarding successful law enforcement, treatment, environmental, social services, and other programs related to the production, use, or effects of methamphetamine and grants available for such programs.
- (2) COMPONENTS- The NMIC shall include--
- (A) a toll-free number; and
- (B) a website that--
- (i) provides information on the short-term and long-term effects of methamphetamine use;
- (ii) provides information regarding methamphetamine treatment programs and programs for drug endangered children, including descriptions of successful programs and contact information for such programs;
- (iii) provides information regarding grants for methamphetamine-related programs, including contact information and links to websites;
- (iv) allows a qualified entity to submit items to be posted on the website regarding successful public or private programs or other useful information related to the production, use, or effects of methamphetamine;
- (v) includes a restricted section that may only be accessed by a law enforcement organization that contains successful strategies, training techniques, and other information that the Council determines helpful to law enforcement agency efforts to combat the production, use or effects of methamphetamine;
- (vi) allows public access to all information not in a restricted section; and
- (vii) contains any additional information the Council determines may be useful in combating the production, use, or effects of methamphetamine.
- (3) REVIEW OF POSTED INFORMATION-
- (A) IN GENERAL- Not later than 30 days after the date of submission of an item by a qualified entity, the Council shall review an item submitted for posting on the website described in paragraph (2)(B)--
- (i) to evaluate and determine whether the item, as submitted or as modified, meets the requirements for posting; and
- (ii) in consultation with the Director of National Drug Control Policy, to determine whether the item should be posted in a restricted section of the website.
- (B) DETERMINATION- Not later than 45 days after the date of submission of an item, the Council shall--
- (i) post the item on the website described in paragraph (2)(B); or
- (ii) notify the qualified entity that submitted the item regarding the reason such item shall not be posted and modifications, if any, that the qualified entity may make to allow the item to be posted.
- (4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be appropriated--
- (A) for fiscal year 2007--
- (i) $1,000,000 to establish the NMIC and Council; and
- (ii) such sums as are necessary for the operation of the NMIC and Council; and
- (B) for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2011, such sums as are necessary for the operation of the NMIC and Council.
SEC. 21. REPORT ON SCHOOL DRUG TESTING.
- (a) Report Requirement- The Director of National Drug Control Policy shall prepare a report on drug testing in schools. The report shall include a list of secondary schools that have initiated drug testing from among those schools that have attended conferences on drug testing sponsored by the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
- (b) Deadline- Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to Congress the report required under subsection (a).
SEC. 22. REPORT ON METHAMPHETAMINE EPIDEMIC.
- (a) Report Requirement- The Director of National Drug Control Policy shall prepare a report on methamphetamine usage in the United States. The report shall describe the usage by zip code based on information obtained from industrial and school drug testing and seizures of clandestine laboratories.
- (b) Deadline- Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to Congress the report required under subsection (a).
SEC. 23. REPORT ON ONDCP PERFORMANCE BONUSES.
- (a) Report Requirement- The Director of National Drug Control Policy shall prepare a report on performance bonuses at the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The report shall include a list of employees who received performance bonuses, and the amount of such bonuses, for the period beginning on October 1, 2004, and ending on the date of submission of the report.
- (b) Deadline- Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to Congress the report required under subsection (a).
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5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CUELLAR OF TEXAS, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
- Page 161, after line 2, insert the following:
- (n) Study of Persons Kidnapped, Killed, and Missing Along the Border Between the United States and Mexico-
- (1) IN GENERAL- The Director of National Drug Control Policy shall study the specific impact on citizens of the United States of violence related to drug-trafficking along the international border between the United States and Mexico.
- (2) REPORT- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to Congress a report, including recommendations on methods to solve the offenses described in such paragraph and to reduce the occurrence of such offenses.
- (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
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6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FILNER OF CALIFORNIA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
- Page 159, after line 5, insert the following new paragraph (and redesignate subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
- (3) SPECIFIC CONTENT RELATED TO DRUG TUNNELS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO- The Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy shall include--
- (A) a strategy to end the construction and use of tunnels and subterranean passages that cross the international border between the United States and Mexico for the purpose of illegal trafficking of drugs across such border; and
- (B) recommendations for criminal penalties for persons who construct or use such a tunnel or subterranean passage for such a purpose.
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7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAVES OF MISSOURI, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
- At the end of the bill, add the following new section (and conform the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 20. REPORT ON GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED METHAMPHETAMINE CONFERENCE.
- (a) Report- Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to Congress a report explaining the rationale and circumstances leading to the sponsorship by the Department of Health and Human Resources, and the participation by employees of such department, in a conference conducted by the Harm Reduction Coalition and the Harm Reduction Project on August 19th and 20th, 2005, in Salt Lake City, Utah, titled the `1st National Conference on Methamphetamine, HIV, and Hepatitis Science & Response'.
- (b) Additional Matters Covered- The report shall include a description of the management and reporting systems of the Office of National Drug Control Policy that are in place or that will be put in place to ensure that the policy of the Federal Government is consistently supportive of efforts to prevent the use of methamphetamine.
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8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HOOLEY OF OREGON, OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
- Page 161, after line 2, insert the following new subsection:
- (n) Requirement for Methamphetamine Strategy-
- (1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to Congress a comprehenisve strategy that addresses the increased threat from methamphetamine.
- (2) MATTERS COVERED- The strategy shall include--
- (A) interdiction and precursor chemical controls;
- (B) demand reduction and treatment;
- (C) alternative development programs;
- (D) efforts to prevent the diversion of precursor chemicals on an international level; and
- (E) an assessment of the specific level of funding and resources necessary to significantly reduce the production and trafficking of methamphetamine.
- (3) TREATMENT OF CLASSIFIED OR LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE INFORMATION- Any content of the strategy that involves information classified under criteria established by an Executive order, or whose public disclosure, as determined by the Director or the head of any relevant Federal agency, would be detrimental to the law enforcement or national security activities of any Federal, foreign, or international agency, shall be presented to Congress separately from the rest of the strategy.
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9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON-LEE OF TEXAS, OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
- Section 6 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
- (n) Requirement for an Assessment of Illicit Drug and Alcohol Use by Children, and Appropriate Intervention Methods-
- (1) IN GENERAL- The Director of National Drug Control Policy shall complete an assessment of report materials, studies, and statistics with respect to the 5-year period before the date of enactment of this Act, to determine the extent to which children who are 12 to 17 years of age--
- (A) experiment with and regularly use marijuana, alcohol, cigarettes, prescription drugs without a prescription, designer drugs (such as ecstasy), and other illicit drugs (such as cocaine); and
- (B) have access to intervention services or programs, including drug testing, counseling, rehabilitation, legal representation, and other services or programs associated with prevention, treatment, and punishment of substance abuse.
- (2) ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE- In completing the assessment under paragraph (1), the Director--
- (A) shall consider relevant public health and academic research materials and studies, and may also consider relevant statistics concerning illicit drug and alcohol use, and criminal convictions related to such use; and
- (B) shall make findings, based on the information considered under subparagraph (A), regarding the nature and extent of illicit drug and alcohol use among children who are 12 to 17 years of age, and the availability of preventative, intervention, and rehabilitation services and programs to such children.
- (3) REPORT TO CONGRESS- Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a report to Congress regarding the assessment under this subsection and the findings under paragraph (2)(B). Such report shall include, with respect to children who are 12 to 17 years of age, the following information:
- (A) Services and programs that have been effective in preventing such children from experimenting with and beginning the regular use of illicit drugs and alcohol.
- (B) The extent to which chronic drug and alcohol use occurs in such children.
- (C) The extent to which schools and other public institutions provide intervention for such children who are chronic users of illicit drugs and alcohol, the specific roles such schools and institutions play, and the extent to which such interventions are successful.
- (D) Additional resources schools and other public institutions need to provide successful intervention to such children, including funding.
- (E) The role of Federal agencies in providing intervention to such children who are chronic users of illicit drugs and alcohol, and the extent to which Federal agency intervention is successful.
- (F) Additional resources Federal agencies need to provide successful intervention to such children, including funding.
- (G) The role of the Federal, State, and local criminal justice systems in providing intervention to such children who are chronic users of illicit drugs and alcohol, and the extent to which criminal justice interventions are successful.
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10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LUNGREN OF CALIFORNIA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
- Page 161, after line 2, insert the following:
- (n) Model State Drug Laws-
- (1) IN GENERAL- The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall provide for a corporation that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code to--
- (A) advise States on establishing laws and policies to address alcohol and other drug issues, based on the model State drug laws developed by the President's Commission on Model State Drug Laws in 1993; and
- (B) revise such model State drug laws and draft supplementary model State laws to take into consideration changes in the alcohol and drug abuse problems in the State involved.
- (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
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11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LYNCH OF MASSACHUSETTS, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
- At the end of the bill, add the following (and make such conforming changes as may be necessary to the table of contents):
SEC. 20. STUDY ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ASSOCIATED WITH IATROGENIC ADDICTION.
- (a) In General- The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall request the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to enter into an agreement under which the Institute agrees to conduct a study examining certain aspects of prescription drugs associated with iatrogenic addiction, including oxycodone hydrochloride controlled-release tablets.
- (b) Requirements- The study conducted pursuant to this section shall evaluate--
- (1) the rate and impact of iatrogenic addiction associated with the use of prescription drugs described in subsection (a); and
- (2) the relative addictiveness of prescription drugs described in subsection (a) when compared with other opioids and other substances included in schedule I or II of the schedules of controlled substances established by section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812).
- (c) REPORT- The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall ensure that the agreement under subsection (a) provides for the submission of a report to the Congress, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, on the results of the study conducted pursuant to this section.
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12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PAUL OF TEXAS, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
- At the end of the bill, add the following new section (and conform the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 20. SUNSET.
- After section 716, as redesignated by section 14 of this Act, insert the following:
`SEC. 717. SUNSET.
- `This Act shall not be in effect after September 30, 2011.'.
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13. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE REHBERG OF MONTANA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
- Page 213, after line 6, insert the following new subsection:
- `(k) Prevention of Methamphetamine Abuse and Other Emerging Drug Abuse Threats-
- `(1) REQUIREMENT TO USE 10 PERCENT OF FUNDS FOR METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE PREVENTION- The Director shall ensure that, of the amounts appropriated under this section for the national media campaign for a fiscal year, not less than 10 percent shall be expended solely for--
- `(A) the activities described in subsection (b)(1) with respect to advertisements specifically intended to reduce the use of methamphetamine; and
- `(B) grants under paragraph (2).
- `(2) GRANT AUTHORITY- The Director may award grants to private entities for purposes of methamphetamine media projects. Any such project--
- `(A) shall have as its goal the significant reduction of the prevalence of first-time methamphetamine use among young people; and
- `(B) shall focus solely on the prevention of methamphetamine use, through, at a minimum, public service messages that are based on research showing what is effective in substantially reducing such use among young people, including public service messages in both print and electronic media and on websites.
- `(3) AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR OTHER DRUG ABUSE UPON CERTIFICATION THAT METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE FELL DURING FISCAL YEAR 2007- With respect to fiscal year 2008 and any fiscal year thereafter, if the Director certifies in writing to Congress that domestic methamphetamine laboratory seizures (as reported to the El Paso Intelligence Center of the Drug Enforcement Administration) decreased by at least 75 percent from the 2006 level, the Director may apply paragraph (1)(A) for that fiscal year with respect to advertisements specifically intended to reduce the use of such other drugs as the Director considers appropriate.
- Page 213, line 7, strike `(k)' and insert `(l)'.
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14. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RENZI OF ARIZONA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
- At the end of the bill, add the following new section (and conform the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 20. REPORT ON TRIBAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN HIDTA PROCESS.
- (a) Report Requirement- The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall prepare a report for Congress on the representation of tribal governments in the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program and in high intensity drug trafficking areas designated under that Program. The report shall include--
- (1) a list of the tribal governments represented in the Program and a description of the participation by such governments in the Program;
- (2) an explanation of the rationale for the level of representation by such governments; and
- (3) recommendations by the Director for methods for increasing the number of tribal governments represented in the Program.
- (b) Deadline- The report prepared under subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
- (c) Definition- In this section, the term `High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program' means the program established under section 707 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706).
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15. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TERRY OF NEBRASKA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
- Page 143, after line 11, insert the following:
- (1) Section 704(c)(2) is amended by inserting `and the head of each major national organization that represents law enforcement officers, agencies, or associations' after `agency'.
- Page 143, line 12, strike `Section 704(c)(2)' and insert the following:
- (2) Section 704(c)(2)
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