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[CITE: 21USC1710]

 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
                CHAPTER 22--NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
 
Sec. 1710. Drug interdiction


(a) Definition

    In this section, the term ``Federal drug control agency'' means--
        (1) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
        (2) the Department of Defense;
        (3) the Drug Enforcement Administration;
        (4) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
        (5) the Immigration and Naturalization Service;
        (6) the United States Coast Guard;
        (7) the United States Customs Service; and
        (8) any other department or agency of the Federal Government 
    that the Director determines to be relevant.

(b) Report

    In order to assist Congress in determining the personnel, equipment, 
funding, and other resources that would be required by Federal drug 
control agencies in order to achieve a level of interdiction success at 
or above the highest level achieved before October 21, 1998, not later 
than 90 days after October 21, 1998, the Director shall submit to 
Congress and to each Federal drug control program agency a report, which 
shall include--
        (1) with respect to the southern and western border regions of 
    the United States (including the Pacific coast, the border with 
    Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico coast, and other ports of entry) and in 
    overall totals, data relating to--
            (A) the amount of marijuana, heroin, methamphetamine, and 
        cocaine--
                (i) seized during the year of highest recorded seizures 
            for each drug in each region and during the year of highest 
            recorded overall seizures; and
                (ii) disrupted during the year of highest recorded 
            disruptions for each drug in each region and during the year 
            of highest recorded overall seizures; and

            (B) the number of persons arrested for violations of section 
        960(a) of this title and related offenses during the year of the 
        highest number of arrests on record for each region and during 
        the year of highest recorded overall arrests;

        (2) the price of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana 
    during the year of highest price on record during the preceding 10-
    year period, adjusted for purity where possible; and
        (3) a description of the personnel, equipment, funding, and 
    other resources of the Federal drug control agency devoted to drug 
    interdiction and securing the borders of the United States against 
    drug trafficking for each of the years identified in paragraphs (1) 
    and (2) for each Federal drug control agency.

(c) Budget process

                     (1) Information to Director

        Based on the report submitted under subsection (b) of this 
    section, each Federal drug control agency shall submit to the 
    Director, at the same time as each annual drug control budget 
    request is submitted by the Federal drug control agency to the 
    Director under section 1703(c)(1) of this title, a description of 
    the specific personnel, equipment, funding, and other resources that 
    would be required for the Federal drug control agency to meet or 
    exceed the highest level of interdiction success for that agency 
    identified in the report submitted under subsection (b) of this 
    section.

                     (2) Information to Congress

        The Director shall include each submission under paragraph (1) 
    in each annual consolidated National Drug Control Program budget 
    proposal submitted by the Director to Congress under section 
    1703(c)(2) of this title, which submission shall be accompanied by a 
    description of any additional resources that would be required by 
    the Federal drug control agencies to meet the highest level of 
    interdiction success identified in the report submitted under 
    subsection (b) of this section.

(Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, title VII, Sec. 711, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 
2681-691.)

                            Repeal of Section

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