DRUG LEGISLATION - STATUS REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90M00005R001500080005-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 6, 2013
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: July 5, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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5 July 1988
OCA 2194-88
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Administration
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Director, Office of Logistics
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AGC/DO
ADGC/MS&AL/OGC
C/L&PD/OGC
FROM:
Legislation Division
Office of Congressional Affairs
SUBJECT: Drug Legislation - Status Report
1. This memorandum summarizes the status of various drug
legislation now under consideration in Congress.
house Action
2. The House continues to move towards an omnibus leader-
ship bill with a target date of mid-July but progress remains
sporadic. Various House committees are in various stages of
completing action on their "pieces" of the omnibus bill, to be
"rolled together" later. Specific bills and issues of interest
are as follows.
3. Walker "Drug-Free Workplace" Amendments.
Representative Walker continues to attach various versions of
his "drug-free workplace" amendment to appropriations and
authorization bills coming before the house. Recent versions,
however, have been less stringent than the initial version. In
each instance, there was a wide margin of support for the
effort. While he refrained from attaching it to H.R. 4387, the
Fiscal Year 1989 intelligence authorization bill, he did attach
the following version to H.R. 4781, the Department of Defense
appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 1989:
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No funds appropriated under this Act shall be expended
in any workplace that is not free of illegal use or
possession of controlled substances which is made known to
the federal entity or official to which funds are
appropriated under this Act. Pursuant to this section an
applicant for funds to be appropriated under this Act shall
be ineligible to receive such funds if such applicant fails
to include in its application an assurance that it has, and
will administer in good faith, a policy designed to ensure
that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use,
possession or distribution of controlled substances by its
employees.
H.R. 4781 passed the House on 21 June and is currently awaiting
Senate floor action.
4. We would appreciate your views on this provision,
especially those of the Office of General Counsel as to whether
it would have any effect on funds ultimately transferred to the
Agency.
5. Brooks "Drug-Free Workplace" Bill. On 1 June,
Representative Brooks, Chairman of the House Government
Operations Committee, introduced H.R. 4719, a permanent law
version of the various Walker "drug-free workplace"
amendments. The Brooks "permanent law" approach obviously
parallels and somewhat duplicates the Walker bill-by-bill
approach. On 28 June, Government Operations' Subcommittee on
Legislation (chaired by Brooks) reported out H.R. 4719 with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute (We are circulating it
separately for comment). Full committee action is expected in
the near future.
6. At this point, it is not clear yet what effect
H.R. 4719, if passed, would have on various Walker amendments
which have already passed the House. Moreover, as there has
been no comparable effort on the Senate side, it is not clear
what fate the Walker amendments will meet in conference. There
seems, however, to be sufficient support in the House for the
concept such that some version of it will find its way into
whatever drug bill is ultimately enacted this year.
7. HFAC Bill - Intelligence Exception to Secretary of
State "Coordination" of Anti-Drug Assistance. On 16 June,
Representative Fascell, Chairman of the house Foreign Affairs
Committee (HFAC), introduced H.R. 4841, HFAC's contribution to
the omnibus bill. H.R. 4841 was a "clean bill" version of a
draft bill HFAC had "marked up" and reported out on 15 June
(previously provided to interested components). For the most
part, the bill further tightens already existing restrictions
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on assistance to foreign countries which do not meet quotas for
reducing drug production and trafficking. Section 301 provides
that the Secretary of State shall be responsible for
coordinating" all United States Government anti-narcotics
assistance but Subsection (c) thereof excludes
intelligence-related assistance. Please contact us if you
would like a copy of the HFAC report on H.R. 4841.
8. House Judiciary: "Drua Czar" With Intelligence
Exception. The House Judiciary Committee is in the process of
"marking up" H.R. 4916, its contribution to the omnibus bill.
The bill increases penalties for drug-related offenses,
provides funding for drug treatment, and places tighter
controls on drug "precursor" chemicals. The bill would create
a "drug czar" for the federal government. It excepts from the
czar's jurisdittion, however, the powers and duties of the
Director of Central Intelligence. We will keep you informed of
the Committee's progress and provide you a copy of the final
version when ready.
9. House Republican Bill - H.R. 4842. The House
Republican leadership recently introduced its version of
omnibus, anti-drug legislation, H.R. 4842. While this bill
will not be the primary House vehicle for anti-drug
legislation, it is very likely that several of its provisions
will find their way into the ultimate version of such a bill,
by adoption at either the committee or the leadership level.
The bill is being circulated separately for comment in response
to a request to us from the Office of Management and Budget for
the Agency's views.
Senate Action
10. There is no comparable movement by the various Senate
committees nor do any of the existing Senate bills, including
Senator DeConcini's omnibus bill, S. 2205, appear to be moving
at this time.
11. We will keep you informed as to the progress of
legislation in this area. Please forward any comments or
questions you may have to this office.
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5 July 1988
OCA 2194-88
SUBJECT: Drug Legislation - Status Report
OCA/LEG,
(1 July 1988)
Distribution:
Original - Addressees
1 - D/OCA
1 - DDL/OCA
1 - (Liaison)
1 - OCA Registry
1 - OCA/Leg/Subject File: Narcotics
1 - OCA Rea?
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