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[CITE: 21USC1708]

 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
                CHAPTER 22--NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
 
Sec. 1708. President's Council on Counter-Narcotics


(a) Establishment

    There is established a council to be known as the President's 
Council on Counter-Narcotics (referred to in this section as the 
``Council'').

(b) Membership

                           (1) In general

        Subject to paragraph (2), the Council shall be composed of 18 
    members, of whom--
            (A) 1 shall be the President, who shall serve as Chairman of 
        the Council;
            (B) 1 shall be the Vice President;
            (C) 1 shall be the Secretary of State;
            (D) 1 shall be the Secretary of the Treasury;
            (E) 1 shall be the Secretary of Defense;
            (F) 1 shall be the Attorney General;
            (G) 1 shall be the Secretary of Transportation;
            (H) 1 shall be the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
            (I) 1 shall be the Secretary of Education;
            (J) 1 shall be the Representative of the United States of 
        America to the United Nations;
            (K) 1 shall be the Director of the Office of Management and 
        Budget;
            (L) 1 shall be the Chief of Staff to the President;
            (M) 1 shall be the Director of the Office, who shall serve 
        as the Executive Director of the Council;
            (N) 1 shall be the Director of Central Intelligence;
            (O) 1 shall be the Assistant to the President for National 
        Security Affairs;
            (P) 1 shall be the Counsel to the President;
            (Q) 1 shall be the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; 
        and
            (R) 1 shall be the National Security Adviser to the Vice 
        President.

                       (2) Additional members

        The President may, in the discretion of the President, appoint 
    additional members to the Council.

(c) Functions

    The Council shall advise and assist the President in--
        (1) providing direction and oversight for the national drug 
    control strategy, including relating drug control policy to other 
    national security interests and establishing priorities; and
        (2) ensuring coordination among departments and agencies of the 
    Federal Government concerning implementation of the National Drug 
    Control Strategy.

(d) Administration

                           (1) In general

        The Council may utilize established or ad hoc committees, task 
    forces, or interagency groups chaired by the Director (or a 
    representative of the Director) in carrying out the functions of the 
    Council under this section.

                              (2) Staff

        The staff of the Office, in coordination with the staffs of the 
    Vice President and the Assistant to the President for National 
    Security Affairs, shall act as staff for the Council.

                 (3) Cooperation from other agencies

        Each department and agency of the executive branch shall--
            (A) cooperate with the Council in carrying out the functions 
        of the Council under this section; and
            (B) provide such assistance, information, and advice as the 
        Council may request, to the extent permitted by law.

(Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, title VII, Sec. 709, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 
2681-688.)

                            Repeal of Section

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

      Ex. Ord. No. 12992. President's Council on Counter-Narcotics

    Ex. Ord. No. 12992, Mar. 15, 1996, 61 F.R. 11287, as amended by Ex. 
Ord. No. 13023, Secs. 2, 3, Nov. 6, 1996, 61 F.R. 57767, provided:
    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 
3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
    Section 1. Establishment. There is established the President's Drug 
Policy Council (``Council'').
    Sec. 2. Membership. The Council shall comprise the:
    (a) President, who shall serve as Chairman of the Council;
    (b) Vice President;
    (c) Secretary of State;
    (d) Secretary of the Treasury;
    (e) Secretary of Defense;
    (f) Attorney General;
    (g) Secretary of the Interior;
    (h) Secretary of Agriculture;
    (i) Secretary of Health and Human Services;
    (j) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
    (k) Secretary of Transportation;
    (l) Secretary of Education;
    (m) Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
    (n) Representative of the United States of America to the United 
Nations;
    (o) Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
    (p) Chief of Staff to the President;
    (q) Director of National Drug Control Policy;
    (r) Director of Central Intelligence;
    (s) Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs;
    (t) Counsel to the President;
    (u) Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff;
    (v) National Security Advisor to the Vice President; and
    (w) Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.
    As applicable, the Council shall also comprise such other officials 
of the departments and agencies as the President may, from time to time, 
designate.
    Sec. 3. Meetings of the Council. The President, or upon his 
direction, the Vice President, may convene meetings of the Council. The 
President shall preside over meetings of the Council, provided that in 
his absence, the Vice President will preside. The Council will meet at 
least quarterly.
    Sec. 4. Functions. (a) The functions of the Council are to advise 
and assist the President in: (1) providing direction and oversight for 
the national drug control strategy, including relating drug control 
policy to other national security interests and establishing priorities; 
and (2) ensuring coordination among departments and agencies concerning 
implementation of the President's national drug control strategy.
    (b) The Director of National Drug Control Policy will continue to be 
the senior drug control policy official in the executive branch and the 
President's chief drug control policy spokesman.
    (c) In matters affecting national security interests, the Director 
of National Drug Control Policy shall work in conjunction with the 
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
    Sec. 5. Administration. (a) The Council may utilize established or 
ad hoc committees, task forces, or interagency groups chaired by the 
Director of National Drug Control Policy or his representative, in 
carrying out its functions under this order.
    (b) The staff of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, in 
coordination with the staffs of the Vice President and the Assistant to 
the President for National Security Affairs, shall act as staff for the 
Council.
    (c) All executive departments and agencies shall cooperate with the 
Council and provide such assistance, information, and advice as the 
Council may request, to the extent permitted by law.
                                                     William J. Clinton.

 Ex. Ord. No. 13023. Expanding and Changing Name of President's Council 
                          on Counter-Narcotics

    Ex. Ord. No. 13023, Nov. 6, 1996, 61 F.R. 57767, provided:
    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 
3, United States Code, and in order to change the name of the 
``President's Council on Counter-Narcotics'' to the ``President's Drug 
Policy Council'' and to make the Secretaries of the Interior, 
Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, 
Education, Veterans Affairs, and the Assistant to the President for 
Domestic Policy, permanent members of the Council, it is hereby ordered 
as follows:
    Section 1. The Council established by Executive Order 12992 [set out 
above] shall henceforth be called the ``President's Drug Policy 
Council.''
    [Secs. 2, 3. Amended Ex. Ord. No. 12992, set out above.]
                                                     William J. Clinton.
