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[CITE: 21USC1707]

 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
                CHAPTER 22--NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
 
Sec. 1707. Counter-Drug Technology Assessment Center


(a) Establishment

    There is established within the Office the Counter-Drug Technology 
Assessment Center (referred to in this section as the ``Center''). The 
Center shall operate under the authority of the Director of National 
Drug Control Policy and shall serve as the central counter-drug 
technology research and development organization of the United States 
Government.

(b) Director of Technology

    There shall be at the head of the Center the Director of Technology, 
who shall be appointed by the Director of National Drug Control Policy 
from among individuals qualified and distinguished in the area of 
science, medicine, engineering, or technology.

(c) Additional responsibilities of the Director of National Drug Control 
        Policy

                           (1) In general

        The Director, acting through the Director of Technology shall--
            (A) identify and define the short-, medium-, and long-term 
        scientific and technological needs of Federal, State, and local 
        drug supply reduction agencies, including--
                (i) advanced surveillance, tracking, and radar imaging;
                (ii) electronic support measures;
                (iii) communications;
                (iv) data fusion, advanced computer systems, and 
            artificial intelligence; and
                (v) chemical, biological, radiological (including 
            neutron, electron, and graviton), and other means of 
            detection;

            (B) identify demand reduction basic and applied research 
        needs and initiatives, in consultation with affected National 
        Drug Control Program agencies, including--
                (i) improving treatment through neuroscientific 
            advances;
                (ii) improving the transfer of biomedical research to 
            the clinical setting; and
                (iii) in consultation with the National Institute on 
            Drug Abuse, and through interagency agreements or grants, 
            examining addiction and rehabilitation research and the 
            application of technology to expanding the effectiveness or 
            availability of drug treatment;

            (C) make a priority ranking of such needs identified in 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) according to fiscal and technological 
        feasibility, as part of a National Counter-Drug Enforcement 
        Research and Development Program;
            (D) oversee and coordinate counter-drug technology 
        initiatives with related activities of other Federal civilian 
        and military departments;
            (E) provide support to the development and implementation of 
        the national drug control performance measurement system; and
            (F) pursuant to the authority of the Director of National 
        Drug Control Policy under section 1703 of this title, submit 
        requests to Congress for the reprogramming or transfer of funds 
        appropriated for counter-drug technology research and 
        development.

                     (2) Limitation on authority

        The authority granted to the Director under this subsection 
    shall not extend to the award of contracts, management of individual 
    projects, or other operational activities.

(d) Assistance and support to Office of National Drug Control Policy

    The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall, to the maximum extent practicable, render assistance and 
support to the Office and to the Director in the conduct of counter-drug 
technology assessment.

(Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, title VII, Sec. 708, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 
2681-687.)

                            Repeal of Section

        For repeal of section on Sept. 30, 2003, see section 1712 of 
    this title.
