NCJ Number
231979
Date Published
1998
Length
7 pages
Annotation
This report provides highlights of the FY 1999 Drug Control Budget.
Abstract
This report summarizes the following budgetary information: drug control funding recommended for FY 1999 is $17.1 billion, an increase of $1.1 billion dollars (+6.8 percent) over the FY 1998 enacted level; FY 1999 funding includes an increase of $491 million for treatment and prevention programs and an increase of $602 million for supply reduction efforts; the largest percentage increase in FY 1999 is for Goal 1 activities which target youth; Goal 1 increases by $256 million (+15 percent); in FY 1999, new resources are included for a School Counselor Initiative, prevention research, and youth tobacco use prevention. Program highlights discussed in detail include: Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign ($195 million ); School Drug Prevention Coordinators ($50 million ); Drug Research ($49 million); Youth Tobacco Initiative ($146 million); Criminal Justice System and Drug Intervention Program ($85 million ); Methamphetamine Initiative ($24.5 million); Southwest Border, Border Patrol ($163.2 million, $24.5 million drug-related); Ports-of-Entry, U.S. Customs Service ($66.4 million); Interdiction, U.S. Coast Guard ($35.7 million); Interdiction Support, Defense ($75.4 million); and International Country Support ($45 million).