§ 1704.
Coordination with National Drug Control Program agencies in demand reduction, supply reduction, and State and local affairs
(a)
Access to information
(1)
In general
Upon the request of the Director, the head of any National Drug Control Program agency shall cooperate with and provide to the Director any statistics, studies, reports, and other information prepared or collected by the agency concerning the responsibilities of the agency under the National Drug Control Strategy that relate to—
(B)
the manner in which amounts made available to that agency for drug control are being used by that agency.
(2)
Protection of intelligence information
(A)
In general
The authorities conferred on the Office and the Director by this chapter shall be exercised in a manner consistent with provisions of the National Security Act of 1947 [50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.]. The Director of National Intelligence shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to protect information provided pursuant to this chapter regarding intelligence sources and methods.
(B)
Duties of Director
The Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable in accordance with subparagraph (A), render full assistance and support to the Office and the Director.
(3)
Required reports
(A)
Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture
Not later than July 1 of each year, the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior shall jointly submit to the Director and the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of the quantity of illegal drug cultivation and manufacturing in the United States on lands owned or under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government for the preceding year.
(B)
Secretary of Homeland Security
Not later than July 1 of each year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Director and the appropriate congressional committees information for the preceding year regarding—
(i)
the number and type of seizures of drugs by each component of the Department of Homeland Security seizing drugs, as well as statistical information on the geographic areas of such seizures; and
(ii)
the number of air and maritime patrol hours primarily dedicated to drug supply reduction missions undertaken by each component of the Department of Homeland Security.
(C)
Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of Defense shall, by July 1 of each year, submit to the Director and the appropriate congressional committees information for the preceding year regarding the number of air and maritime patrol hours primarily dedicated to drug supply reduction missions undertaken by each component of the Department of Defense.
(D)
Attorney General
The Attorney General shall, by July 1 of each year, submit to the Director and the appropriate congressional committees information for the preceding year regarding the number and type of—
(i)
arrests for drug violations;
(ii)
prosecutions for drug violations by United States Attorneys; and
(iii)
seizures of drugs by each component of the Department of Justice seizing drugs, as well as statistical information on the geographic areas of such seizures.
(c)
General Services Administration
The Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Director, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative support services as the Director may request.
(f)
Tracking system for federally funded grant programs
(1)
Establishment
The Director, or the head of an agency designated by the Director, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall track federally-funded grant programs to—
(A)
ensure the public has electronic access to information identifying:
(i)
all drug control grants and pertinent identifying information for each grant; and
(ii)
any available performance metrics, evaluations, or other information indicating the effectiveness of such programs;
(B)
facilitate efforts to identify duplication, overlap, or gaps in funding to provide increased accountability of Federally-funded grants for substance use disorder treatment, prevention, and enforcement; and
(C)
identify barriers that may impede applicants in the grant application process.
(2)
National Drug Control Program Agencies
The head of each National Drug Control Program agency shall provide to the Director a complete list of all drug control program grant programs and any other relevant information for inclusion in the system developed under paragraph (1) and annually update such list.
(3)
Updating existing systems
The Director may meet the requirements of this subsection by utilizing, updating, or improving existing Federal information systems to ensure they meet the requirements of this subsection.
(4)
Report
Not later than 3 years after October 24, 2018, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report examining implementation of this subsection.
([Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title VII], §§ 705, 715, Oct. 21, 1998, [112 Stat. 2681–680], 2681–693; [Pub. L. 109–469, title I, § 104], title VI, § 602, Dec. 29, 2006, [120 Stat. 3510], 3533; [Pub. L. 115–271, title VIII], §§ 8202(a), (b)(2), 8207, 8217(g), Oct. 24, 2018, [132 Stat. 4110], 4113, 4124; [Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(a)(1)], (6), Nov. 27, 2019, [133 Stat. 1155], 1156.)