"The Office of National Drug Control Policy's FY 2004
Budget Request"
April 9, 2003
Chairman Istook, Ranking Member Olver, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee:
I am pleased to be able to set forth the Fiscal Year 2004 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. In addition to setting forth ONDCP's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request, I have the requested statement that focuses on the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign.
Your support of ONDCP's $523.640 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 programmatic responsibilities. We are working to achieve the results of our stated goal of reduction of drug use by 10 percent over 2 years and 25 percent over 5 years.
ONDCP takes seriously its primary statutory responsibility 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 is 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).
ONDCP is requesting $523.640 million in budget authority for FY 2004. ONDCP requested $523.108 million in FY 2003. The FY 2003 enacted level is $520.600 million. The budget request reflects four program accounts: Salaries and Expenses; the Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center (CTAC); the Other Federal Drug Control Programs; and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program.
