The Office of National Drug Control Policy's
FY 2003 Budget Request"
April 24, 2002
Introduction
Chairman Dorgan, Ranking Member Campbell, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee:
I am pleased to appear before you today to discuss the Fiscal Year 2003 budget request for the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). I want to thank the Subcommittee for its strong bipartisan commitment to our shared national goal of reducing drug use in America, especially among our youth. This Subcommittee provides critical funding to support ONDCP's programmatic, policy, and budget development functions.
Your support of ONDCP's $523.1 million budget request permits ONDCP to continue fulfilling our unique dual mission of serving as the President's primary Executive Branch support for counter-drug policy and program oversight while simultaneously managing our own diverse programmatic responsibilities to achieve measurable results. ONDCP takes seriously its primary statutory charge to develop national drug control policy and a supporting budget; coordinate and oversee the implementation of that policy and budget; and evaluate drug control programs to ensure that our efforts are coordinated and focused on obtaining measurable results. In addition to our policy role, ONDCP has become increasingly responsible for managing and evaluating four key programs: the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, the Drug-Free Communities Program, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program (HIDTA), and the Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center (CTAC).
In addition to setting forth ONDCP's Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Request, this statement includes brief updates on the President's National Drug Control Strategy, the consolidated Fiscal Year 2003 national drug control budget request, and current drug use trends.
Last Updated: April 24, 2002
