ATTORNEY GENERAL'S TESTIMONY ON S. 789 REQUEST FOR COMMENTS

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• Publication Date: May 13, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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13 May 1967
MEMORANDUM POR: NIO/Narcotics
FROM:
Legislation Division, Office of Congressional Affairs
SUBJECT: Attorney General's Testimony on S. 789
Request for Comments
1. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has asked for the Agency's
views on the attached testimony. It is the Attorney General's proposed
testimony on national drug policy and S. 789, the "drug czar" bill. The
testimony is to be given on May 14, 1987, at a joint hearing of the Senate
Judiciary Committee (chaired by Senator Biden, sponsor of S. 789) and the
House Select Committee on Narcotics.
2. Essentially, the testimony recounts the work to date of the
newly-created National Drug Policy Board and opposes the legislation as
unneeded.
3. The testimony does not appear objectionable to the Agency. We would,
however, appreciate having your views. As OMB has asked for the Agency's
comments by. 1:00 p.m. today, we would appreciate your comments by NOON TODAY.
Your cooperation is most appreciated.
Attachment
as stated
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NATIONAL DRUG POLICY HOARD
BEFORE
U.S. SENATE
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
U . S . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SELECT COMMITTEE ON NARCOTICS
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COORDINATION OF NATIONAL DRUG POLICY AND STRATEGY
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MR. CHAIRMEN, I AM PLEASED TO APPEAR BEFORE BOTH YOUR HOUSE
AND SENATE COMMITTEES TODAY AS CHAIRMAN OF TEE NATIONAL DRUG
POLICY BOARD TO TESTIFY ON THE COORDINATION or FEDERAL DRUG
CONTROL EFFORTS, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NATIONAL DRUG POLICY
BOARD, AND OUR VIEWS ON YOUR $O CALLED 'DRUG MR BILL, 5. 769.
WITH ME TODAY IS DR. IAN MACDONALD, WHO WILL SPEAK TO THE DRUG
PREVENTION AND HEALTH ISSUES ON BEHALF OF MY CO-CHAIRMAN,
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DR. OTIS BOWEN, WHO COULD
NOT BE HERE TODAY. FIRST, I WILL GIVE YOU A REPORT ON TEE
BACKGROUND or THE NATIONAL DRUG POLICY BOARD AND RECENT BOARD
CHANGES.
I. POLICY BOARD EXPANSION
THE NATIONAL :DRUG POLICY BOARD WAS CREATED BY A PRESIDENTIAL
EXECUTIVE ORDER ON MARCH 26, 1987. IT OVERSEES ALL FEDERAL DRUG
CONTROL EFFORTS. THE POLICY BOARD EXPANDS AND SUBSUMES THE
ACTIVITIES' OF THE OLD NATIONAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT POLICY BOARD TO
INCLUDE EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE DEMAND FOR DRUGS /N THE UNITED
STATES AS WELL AS THOSE TO REDUCE THEIR SUPPLY. PRIOR TO MARCH
26, 1987, POLICi DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION ON THE DEMAND SIDE
OF OUR ANTI-DRUG EFFORT WAS LODGED IN THE DOMESTIC POLICY
COUNCIL, ALSO CHAIRED BY MYSELF AS ATTORNEY GENERAL AND ASSISTED
BY THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF DRUG ABUSE POLICY.
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THE NEW BOARD SERVES AS TRE CABINITLEVEL FORUM FOR ALL
..SIGNIFICANT DRUG POLICY DECISIONS, INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND
INFORMATION EXCHANGE WITHIN THE DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DRUG
PREVENTION AND HEALTH COMMUNITIES.
THE BOARD, WHICH MEETS MONTHLY IN THE WHITE HOUSE, IS
CHAIRED BY MYSELF AND VICE -CHAIRED BY DR. OTIS BOWEN, SECRETARY
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. OTHER MEMBERS or
THE NEW BOARD INCLUDES THE SECRETARIES or STATE, DEFENSE,
TREASURY, TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION, ENERGY, LABOR, HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, INTERIOR AND AGRICULTURE, THE DIRECTORS or
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, AND
REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH THE PRESIDENT'S AND VICE PRESIDENT'S
OFFICES.
WITHIN THE NEW POLICY BOARD STRUCTURE, THERE ARE TWO COOR-
DINATING GROUPS, EACH COMPRISED or DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT SECRE-
TARIES, HEADS OF AGENCIES, AND OTHER SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM
ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD. STEPHEN S. TROTT,
ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY GENBRAL CHAIRS THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATING GROUP. IN ADDITION, A DRUG PREVENTION AND HEALTH
COORDINATING GROUP HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, CHAIRED BY DR. DONALD I.
MACDONALD, DIRECTOR OF BOTH THE ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE AND MENTAL
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND THE WHITE HOUSE DRUG ABUSE POLICY
OFFICE, WHO IS WITH US HERE TODAY.
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THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT COORDINATING GROUP MEETS MONTHLY AND AT
PRESENT, THE FOLLOWING SUBCOMMITTEES ARE bEALING WITH CURRENT
ENFORCEMENT ISSUES:
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O SUBCOMMITTEEtON INTELLIGENCE CHAIRED BY JACK LAWN,
ADMINISTRATOR, DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION.
O-SUBCOMMITTEE ON C3I CENTERS COMMAND CONTROL
COMMUNICATION AND INTELLIGENCE) CHAIRED BY ASSISTANT
COMMISSIONER ROSENBLATT, CUSTOMS.
O SUBCOMMITTEE ON LONG-RANGE SURVEILLANCE CHAIRED BY
ASSISTANT SECRETARY COX, DOD.
O pUBCOMMITTEEONTHESOUT/WILBSIMILRLSTAZATIal
ALLIANCE,CHAIRED BY TREASURY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRANK
KEATING.
O SVACOMMITTEE ON THE BAHAMAS, CHAIRED BY ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF STATE, ANN WROBLESKI.
O INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON DRUG ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICA-
TIONS, CHAIRED BY GENERAL OLMSTEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT or
DEFENSE.
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RECENTLY, KEY ENFORCEMENT COORDINATING GROUP MEMBERS, SACRED
UP BY TEE POLICY BOARD STAFF AND KEY AGENCY STAFF, RAVE BEEN
WORKING ON A PROJECT TO rommasE LEAD AGENCY ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF OUR DRUG
CONTROL STRATEGY. AN AGREEMENT WAS REACHED THIS WEEK ON PERHAPS
THE MOST COMPLEX AND THORNIEST COMPONENT OF OUR ENFORCEMENT
STRATEGY, INTERDICTION. COAST GUARD AND CUSTOMS HAVE AGREED ON
AGENCY ROLES IN INTERDICTION. THE DETAILS ON HOW AGENCY ROLES
HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED, WILL BE INCLUDED IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE
INTERDICTION PLAN WHICH WE WILL SOON BE SUBMITTING TO BOTH TEE
HOUSE AND THE SENATE.
THE DRUG PREVENTION AND HEALTH COORDINATING GROUP, WAS
RECENTLY FORMED BY THE MARCH 26, 1987 EXECUTIVE ORDER
ESTABLISHING THE NDPB. THE INITIAL MEETING WAS HELD ON MARCH 21.
THE MEMBERSHIP W,COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. EDUCATION, HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, LABOR, INTERIOR, DEFENSE, JUSTICE,
TRANSPORTATION, AND TREASURY, ACTION, opm AND 010.
THE FOCUS OF THE COORDINATING GROUP IS ON THE PRIMARY AREAS
OF PREVENTION, EDUCATION, REHABILITATION, TREATMENT AND RESEARCH.
SPECIFIC ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED IN THE SUBCOMMITTEES:
o SUBCOMMITTEE ON TREATMENT, CHAIRED. BY CHARLES SCHUSTER,
DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE.
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? puscommxTTEE ON HIGH RISK YOUTH, CHAIRED BY VERNE SP/ERS,
ACTING ADMINISTRATOR, OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND
DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, DOJ.
O PUBCOMMITTEE ON WORKPLACE ISSUES, CHAIRED BY JAMES
COLVARD, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OPM.
O SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES, CHAIRED BY JOHN
WALTERS, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION,
IN SUPPORT OF THE POLICY BOARD AND THE COORDINATING GROUPS
IS A POLICY BOARD STAFF, CURRENTLY CONSISTING OF AN ACTING STAFF
DIRECTOR, SENIOR PEOPLE DETAILED FULL TIME FROM THE DOD, COAST
GUARD, DEA, DO:, FBI, STATE, DEWS, AND TREASURY AS WELL AS
SEVERAL FULL TIME SUPPORT PERSONNEL. I ALSO HAVE A FULL TIME
SPECIAL ASSISTANT DEVOTED SOLELY TO POLICY BOARD MATTERS.
AS A.RESULT or THE EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNED MARCH 26, THE
CURRENT FULL TIME COMPLEMENT OF 12 PERSONNEL WILL BE AUGMENTED BY
ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS FROM THE DEMAND SIDE. THE STAFF AND
ADDITIONAL LIAISON REPRESENTATIVES FROM OTHER PARTICIPATING
AGENCIES MEET ON A WEEKLY BASIS.
THE STAFF SERVES AS A CLEARING HOUSE AND CENTRAL REPOSITORY
FOR INFORMATION. THEY ENSURE THAT THE POLICY BOARD HAS THE
INFORMATION IT NEEDS TO MARE ITS DECISIONS, PERFORM ANY ANALYSIS
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THAT THE COORDINATING GROUP NEEDS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
POLICY BOARD; AND FACILITATE COORDINATION BY MAINTAINING
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AMONG AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES.
II, RECENT DRUG POLICY ACHIEVEMENTS
MUCH OF THE BOARD'S WORK, AS WELL AS THAT OF ITS COORDINAT?
ING GROUPS AND STAFF, OCCURS ?BEHIND THE SCENES? BY FACILITATING,
ENCOURAGING, AND PROVIDING ADVICE IN SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUAL AGENCY
AND INTERAGENCY OPERATIONS. HOWEVER, THS BOARD HAS ALSO BEEN
INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN SIGNIFICANT POLICY DECISIONS. IN THE PAST
YEAR, THE HOARD OVERSAW A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT DRUG LAW ENFORCE?
MENT ACTIVITIES SOME OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU:
0 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY:
THE POLICY BOARD DEVELOPED A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DRUG LAW
7NFORCEMENT STRATEGY THAT BUILDS UPON THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF RECENT YEARS. THE 200 PAGE STRATEGY DETAILS
NATIONAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT PLANS, PROGRAMS, AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE
NEXT TWO YEARS. A COMPREHENSIVE INTERAGENCY IMPLEMENTATION
PROCESS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE POLICY BOARD STAFF TO ASSURE
THAT THE OBJECTIVES AND PLANS ANNOUNCED IN THE STRATEGY TAKE
CONCRETE, MEASURABLE FORM. THIS DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
SHOULD BS COMPLETED FOR THE ENTIRE STRATEGY BY THE END OF THIS
SUMMER, AND WILL AID THE BOARD BY PROVIDING SOME MEASURES OF
EFFECTIVENESS AND IN PROVIDING REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.
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C. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ? OPERATION BLAST FURNACE: THE
POLICY BOARD ESTABLISHED THE POLICY GROUNDWORK FOR, WAS BRIEFED
ON, AND APPROVED or OUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE BOLIVIAN OPERATION
BLAST FURNACE PRIOR TO ITS COMMENCEMENT. THIS OPERATION VIR-
TUALLY STOPPED THE TRAFFICKING IN COCA LEAVES /N BOLIVIA DURING
THE SUMMER AND FALL or 1986. THE DESTRUCTION OF OVER 20 COCAINE
LABORATORIES ACHIEVED A DRAMATIC DECREASE IN THE PRODUCTION OF
AND PRICE FOR COCA LEAVES, AND REDUCED CIVIL AIR TRAFFIC IN
BOLIVIA BY 90 PERCENT. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT SET A PRECEDENT
WHEREBY U.S. CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES SUPPORTED BY
MILITARY ASSETS WERE INVITED By A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST
THEIR DRUG ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS.
0 -INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS - ERADICATION: IN OUR CONTINUING
.EMPHASIS IN TRYING TO STOP DRUGS AT THEIR SOURCE, WE HAVE
EXPANDED OUR ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT or SOURCE COUNTRY ERADICA=
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TION. IN 1981, 2 FOREIGN COUNTRIES WERE ERADICATING DRUG CROPS
WITH OUR ENCOURAGEMENT. IN 1986, THE NUMBER JUMPED TO 20.
COLOMBIA RAS MADE REMARKABLE PROGRESS IN DRUG ERADICATION. DEA
REPORTS THAT COLOMBIA HAS ERADICATED ALMOST ALL OF ITS DOMESTIC
MARIJUANA CROP THUS FAR IN 1987.
o INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS - ENFORCEMENT: WHILE THE EXTRADI-
TION OF CARLOS LEHDER FROM COLOMBIA TO STAND TRIAL IN THE UNITED
STATES WAS A COURAGEOUS ACT BY THE BELEAGUERED COLOMBIAN AUTHOR-
ITIES, IT ALSO DEMONSTRATES THE WISDOM OF OUR EFFORTS TO SECURE
IMPROVED EXTRADITION TREATIES. PROMPTING EXTRADITION OF DRUG
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TRArrunums IS A SIGH PRIORITY or OUR INTERNATIONAL DRUG LAN
ENFORCEMENT DIPLOMATIC lerroRTs. mR. LERDER's EXTRADITION AND THE
EXTRADITION OF MANY OTHERS TO STAND TRIAL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKERS
OFFENSES SHOWS THAT NATIONS CAN EFFECTIVELY COOPERATE WITHIN
ESTABLISHED LEGAL SYSTEMS AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING.
0 SOUTHEAST BORDER A/R INTERDICTION: A COMPREHENSIVE
POLICY BOARD STAFF STUDY EXAMINED AIR AND. RELATED MARINE INTER-
DICTION CAPABILITIES ALONG THE SOUTHEAST BORDER, AND PRESENTED A
VARIETY OF OPTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GREATLY ENHANCING THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THOSE CAPABILITIES. 2-2C AIRCRAFT, AEROSTAT
RADAR, COMMUNICATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE FACILITIES, AND OTHER
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE BEING DEPLOYED TO ENHANCE OUR AIR
INTERDICTION SYSTEM. THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE FAA ARE
PRESENTLY STUDY/NG RADAR AND OTHER HARDWARE NEEDS IN THE
INTERDICTION AREA.
0 FEDERAL PRISON SITUATION: THE POLICY BOARD IS REVIEWING
THE FEDERAL PRISONER AND IMMIGRATION SITUATION AND IS EXAMINING
OPT/ONS FOR PRE-TRIAL DETENTION SPACE, PRISON AND IMMIGRATION
SPACE OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. OVER ONE-THIRD OF ALL CURRENT
FEDERAL PRISONERS WERE CONVICTED OF DRUG OFFENSES. ENHANCED
PENALTIES MANDATED BY THE ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACT OF 1986 AND THE
SENTENCING COMMISSION GUIDELINES WILL LIKELY INCREASE THAT
NUMBER, FURTHER STRAINING PRISON CAPACITY. TO ALLEVIATE THIS
PROBLEM, THE PRESIDENT HAS PROPOSED SIGNIFICANT NEW FUNDING IN
HIS 1988 BUDGET. IN ADDITION, THE POLICY BOARD'S PRISON SPACE
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SUBCOMMITTEE SAS BEEN STUDYING PROJECTED PRISON AND JAIL
SHORTFALLS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND WILL DEVELOP A MIX OP
SOLUTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE SHORT-TERM.
0 FEDERAL DRUG RESOURCE ALLOCATION: ADDRESSING ITS BUDGET
RESPONSIBILITIES, THE POLICY BOARD MOUNTED AN IMPORTANT EFFORT TO
BRING GREATER CONSISTENCY TO REPORTING OF DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT
SPENDING. THE BOARD REQUESTED OMB TO DEVISE A STANDARD METHOD-
OLOGY FOR DETERMINING WHAT PORTION OF AN AGENCY'S SPENDING HAS
BEEN ALLOCATED FOR DRUG CONTROL PURPOSES, AND FURTHER, TO WHICH
STRATEGY COMPONENT THIS SPENDING MAY BE ATTRIBUTED. THIS ACTIVI-
TY WILL IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW FEDERAL DOLLARS ARE
SPENT AND HELP THE BOARD DETERMINE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFI-
CIENT USE OF FEDERAL RESOURCES.
o OPERATION ALLIANCE: THE POLICY BOARD ANALYZED THE SEVERE
AND GROWING DRUG PROBLEMS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST BORDER AND
ESTABLISHED A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BOARD'S COORDINATING GROUP TO
OVERSEE PIANS FOR A CAREFUL RESPONSE. IN TURN, UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE POLICY BOARD, OPERATION ALLIANCE WAS ESTABLISHED.
BEGUN IN 1986 AND COORDINATED WITH mans, OPERATION ALLIANCE IS
DESIGNED TO CHORE OFF THE RAPIDLY INCREASING 'mow OF DRUGS ACROSS
THE U.S.-MEXICAN BORDER. THIS UNPRECEDENTED INTERAGENCY EFFORT
ALONG THE SOUTHWEST BORDER INVOLVES THOUSANDS OF FEDERAL, STATE
AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND SOPHISTICATED NEW
EQUIPMENT TO FIGHT DRUG TRAFFICKING ALONG THE ENTIRE 2,000 MILE
BORDER AND ADJACENT WATER.
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANTIs.DRUG ABUSE ACT IS A MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF
TEE POLICY BOARD AS OUTLINED IN THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY WHICH THE POLICY BOARD RELEASED IN
FEBRUARY Of THIS YEAR. THESE NEW LAWS SHOULD IMPROVE DRUG LAW
ENFORCEMENT Ernmom IN THE AREAS OF INTELLIGENCE, INTERNA
TIONAL DRUG CONTROL, INTERDICTION, INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION,
AND DIVERSION CONTROL. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WE ARE NOW
INTERDICTING MORE DRUGS, SEIZING MORE DRUGS, FORFEITING MORE
ASSETS, ARRESTING, PROSECUTING AND CONVICTING MORE DRUG
TRAFFICKERS, AND MORE ACTIVELY DISCOURAGING DRUG USE THAN EVER
BEFORE.
I STAND READY TO GIVE YOU A MORE DETAILED STATUS REPORT ON
WHERE WE STAND IN IMPLEMENTING THE KEY PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL.
III. COMMENTS ON S. 789, THE DRUG CZAR BILL
WE CAN UNDERSTAND AND SYMPATHIZE WITH SOME OF THE
FRUSTRATION AND IMPATIENCE EXPRESSED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS,
TOWARD THE NATIONAL DRUG POLICY BOARD FOR NOT MAKING MORE
PROGRESS IN OUR WAR ON DRUGS. BUT I MUST CAUTION YOU TO AVOID
SUCH DRASTIC PROPOSALS AS THAT CONTAINED IN S. 789, THE DRUG CZAR
BILL.
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WE MUST NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE BOTTOM LINE THAT HE ARE NOW
INTERDICTING MORE DRUGS, SEIZING MORE DRUGS, FORFEITING MORE
ASSETS, ARRESTING, PROSECUTING, AND CONVICTING MORE DRUG
TRAFFICKERS, AND MORE-ACTIVELY DISCOURAGING THE USE or ILLEGAL
DRUGS THAN EVER BEFORE.
IF YOU THINK THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN CUTTING BACK ON
ITS WAR ON DRUGS, OR DEMONSTRATING INEFFECTIVENESS THEN YOU
HAVEN'T BEEN LISTENING TO THE DRUG CULTURE SPOKESMEN OR THEIR
SYMPATHIZERS, OR TO THE DRUG TRAFFICKERS AND THEIR DEFENSE
ATTORNEYS. ASH THEM TO TELL YOU HONESTLY WHETHER THIS
ADMINISTRATION HAS MADE DRUG TRAFFICKING AND DRUG USE MORE
DIFFICULT.
WE HAVE HEARD MUCH RECENTLY OF THE OLD CHARGE OF LACK or
COORDINATION IN OUR ANTI-DRUG EFFORTS, AND RESULTING TURF WARS
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BETWEEN THE AGENCIES. I THINK A WORD OF CAUTION TO YOU ON THAT
SCORE IS IN ORDER.
DISAGREEMENTS AND JEALOUSIES AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
WORKING /N THE SAME ARENA IS A COMMON PHENOMENON AND SHOULD NOT
BE EQUATED WITH A BREAXDOWN IN COORDINATION AGGRIEVED AGENCIES
THEMSELVES, OR THEIR SYMPATHIZERS, FREQUENTLY CRY 'NO
COORDINATION' WHEN WHAT THEY MEAN IS WE ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO
SHOULD BE DOING THAT." WE MUST NOT OVERREACT TO THESE CHARGES,
BUT INSTEAD LOOX BEHIND THEM TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY REAL
SUBSTANCE. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO
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USE THE SINGLE AGENCY APPROACH TO THIS COMPLEX PROBLEM WHICH
NATURALLY CUTS ACROSS SO MANY DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS, AND AS WE
ATTEMPT TO UTILISE THE MANY AGENCIES WITH ALREADY EXISTING
RESOURCES IN PLACE, YOU CAN BE SURE THAT THE COORDINATION JOB
WILL NOT BE AN EASY ONE, BUT IT CAN BE DONE, AND IS BEING
IMPROVED STEADILY.
IT IS A COMMON MISTAKE TO SEE ANY DISAGREEMENT AMONG LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AS A BREAKDOWN IN COORDINATION. THE SIMPLE
FACT IS THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE NOT SUBURBAN GARDEN
CLUBS. RATHER, THEY ARE MADE UP OF ACTIVE AND AGGRESSIVE PEOPLE.
NO LARGE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY EXISTS THAT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED
DISAGREEMENTS AND JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES WITHIN ITS OWN RANKS:
THE HOMICIDE SQUAD OFTEN LOCKS HORNS WITH THE ROBBERY SQUAD AND
SO ON. AND OBVIOUSLY, DISPUTES AMONG DIFFERENT LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES ARE EVEN MORE COMMON. OFTEN THIS REFLECTS A HEALTHY
ASPIRIT DE CORPS, A SENSE Or COMPETITION AND SOME CHECKS AND
BALANCES THAT STRENGTHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT. IN EVALUATING LAW
ENFORCEMEOT, THEREFORE, ONE MUST BE CAREFUL TO DISTINGUISH
BETWEEN SPIRITED COMPETITION ON THE ONE HAND, AND LACK OF
COORDINATION ON THE OTHER. WE HAVE MADE GREAT STRIDES IN
COORDINATING FEDERAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS IN THE PAST SIX
YEARS. TO CAST ALL OF THAT WORK ASIDE IN FAVOR OF A NEW APPROACH
AT THIS LATE DATE WOULD BE THE HEIGHT OF FOLLY.
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plu CONTROL EFFORT!. THE MEASURE WE SHOULD USE IS NOT A
"WISH LIST" OF /DEAL POLICY BOARD ACCOMPLISHMENTS, BUT THE
STATE or DRUG POLICY COORDINATION THAT EXISTED IN 1980
WHEN WE CAME INTO OFFICE. THE NATIONAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT
POLICY BOARD, CREATED BY THE COMPREHENSIVE CRIME CONTROL
ACT or 1984, HAS BEEN REASONABLY SUCCESSFUL IN
COORDINATING THE REVIEW, EVALUATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF
UNITED STATES DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY, STRATEGY, AND
RESOURCES. THE POLICY BOARD HAS ENCHANCED COOPERATION AND
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, A HEY
INGREDIENT IN DRUG ENFORCEMENT SUCCESS.
co THE PRESIDENT HAS ALREADY CONSOLIDATED BOTH DRUG DEMAND
AND SUPPLY REDUCTION OVERSIGHT INTO ONE CABINET-LEVEL
BO6Y. IN SHORT, THE NEW POLICY BOARD WILL ENHANCE
GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO CUT THE DEMAND FOR DRUGS WHILE
MAINTAINING AND STRENGTHENING OUR LONG-RANGE DRIVE TO
REDUCE THE SUPPLY OF DRUGS WITHOUT CREATING ADDITIONAL
BUREAUCRACY.
pUR CABINET STRUCTURE or GOVERNMENT HAS SERVED THIS NATION
WELL THROUGHOUT 1TS HISTORY. THE DRUG CZAR WOULD
UNDERMINE THIS SUCCESSFUL SYSTEM or GOVERNMENT BY CREATING
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A *SUPER CABINET OFFICER* EMPOWERED TO DIRECT AFFAIRS or
TEE EXECUTIVE PRANCE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES. . AS STATED
BY THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON ORGANIZED CRIME IN ITS
FINAL REPORTi
IT IS NEITHER POSSIBLE NOR DESIRABLE UNDER OUR
SYSTEM OF LEW TO INVEST A BOARD CHAIRMAN OR ANY
OTHER *CZAR* WITH DICTATORIAL POWER TO COMMAND
OTHER CABINET MEMBERS TO CONDUCT THE AFFAIRS OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS IN A PARTICULAR
FASHION.
0 THE INTENSITY OF CURRENT CABINET-LEVEL ATTENTION
DEMONSTRATES THE COMMITMENT TO SHARING RESPONSIBILITY FOR
SOLVING THIS COMPLEX PROBLEM. THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION
CLEARLY ENDORSED THE CONCEPT OF INDEPENDENT CABINET-LEVEL
AGENCIES WITH SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR DRUG LAW
ENFORCEMENT SUCCESS. APPOINTING A DRUG CZAR COULD
DIAINISH THIS COMMON INTEREST AND CONCERN.
0 WE DO NOT NEED THE ADDITIONAL LAYER OF BUREAUCRACY WITHIN
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH THAT THE BILL PROPOSES. THE PROPOSED
BILL CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF A NEW SUPER-CABINET LEVEL
OFFICE. SUCH AN OFFICE WOULD BE EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN,
AND WOULD REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT STAFF AND OTHER RESOURCES
THAT WOULD INEVITABLY BE DRAWN FROM CURRENT DRUG CONTROL
AND OTHER SOCIAL PROGRAMS. IN CONTRAST, CURRENT DRUG
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EFFORTS HAVE BEEN, AND CONTINUE TO $1, ENHANCED
THROUGH EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES.
0 THE DRUG CZAR CONCEPT WOULD HAMPER EXISTING DRUG CONTROL
muumuu. THE BURDENSOME LAYER OP NEW BUREAUCRACY IT
CREATES WOULD DETRACT FROM DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS AND
OPERATIONS, RESTRICTING THE DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY or
CABINET OFFICIALS, AND REDUCING INTER-DEPARTMENTAL AND
INTERAGENCY POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND DISCUSSION. TEE DRUG
CZAR WOULD FURTHER CARVE UP THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
AND WOULD THREATEN THE AUTONOMY OF TREASURY, JUSTICE,
TRANSPORTATION, AND STATE, AS WELL AS NHS AND THE DEMAND
SIDE AGENCIES. THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS THREAT IS
UNDERSCORED BY THE OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION TO THIS
PROPOSAL BY THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY AS WELL
AS BY SUCH:.-GROUPS AS THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
CHIEFS OF POLICE AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
ATTORNEY'S GENERAL.
o THE DRUG CZAR WOULD BE BAD PRECEDENT. THE CREATION OF A
DRUG CZAR WOULD SERVE AS PRECEDENT FOR CREATION OF A
s'TiZRRORIiM CZAR" AND OTHER 'CZARS" TO DEAL WITH ANY ISSUE
THAT CUTS ACROSS DEPARTMENTAL LINES. THIS IS CLEARLY THE
MOST CUMBERSOME WAY OF DEALING WITH PROBLEMS HAVING
INTER-DEPARTMENTAL JURISDICTION.
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IN CONCLUSION LET ME STRESS THAT TEE POLICY BOARD DOES NOT
HAVE DAY-TODAY OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DRUG LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND DEMAND REDUCTION ACTIVITIES. WE DO HAVE POLICY
RESPONSIBILITY TO FACILITATE TEE COORDINATION or OPERATIONS AND
POLICY UNDER THE TERMS OF THE NATIONAL NARCOTICS ACT or 1984. WE
DO NOT MICRO?MANAGE THE OPERATIONS or ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
THOSE DOING THE JOB IN TEE FIELD ARE NORMALLY GIVEN THE
FLEXIBILITY, WITHIN LEGAL CONSTRAINTS, TO GET THE JOB DONE IN
CONCERT WITH OUR OVERALL NATIONAL STRATEGY. WHEN AN INTERAGENCY
COORDINATION OR COOPERATION PROBLEM SURFACES, WE DEAL WITH IT AT
THE POLICY BOARD. WE WELCOME YOUR CONCERN AND INTEREST IN THIS
PROCESS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PREPARED STATEMENT. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO
RESPOND TO ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THE DRUG
ENFORCEMENT COORDINATING GROUP. DR. MACDONALD IS HERE AND HAS A
STATEMENT CONCERNING DRUG PREVENTION AND HEALTH ISSUES. IN
ADDITION, WE HAVE SEVERAL SUPPLY AND DEMAND SIDE WITNESSES HERE
TO RESPOND; TO YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
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