NCJ Number
235938
Date Published
2011
Length
2 pages
Annotation
This report presents highlights of the Obama administration's fiscal year (FY) 2012 National Drug Control Budget.
Abstract
A table shows the budget request amount for each component of the Obama administration's National Drug Control Strategy ("the Strategy"), along with the change amount and change percentage from the FY 2010 National Drug Control Budget. The budget request totals $26.2 billion, an increase of $322.6 million (1.2 percent) over the FY 2010 budget. The budget request for FY 2012 reflects a recommitment to the goals, objectives, and activities of the National Drug Control Strategy. The requested funding will continue to advance nationwide efforts to detect, prevent, and treat drug use in America, so as to break the cycle of illicit drug use, drug-related crime, and incarceration. The table presents the budget requests in millions for each of the Strategy's components: prevention ($1,682.8 million); treatment ($8,982.1 million); domestic law enforcement ($9,505.4 million); interdiction ($3,901 million); and international activities ($2,138.4 million). In addition to reflecting a recommitment to the Strategy's objectives, the budget request involves a significant restructuring of the budget that is designed to provide a transparent and accurate record of Federal funding related to the implementation of the Strategy. This means that a number of agencies/programs that were determined to engage in Strategy-related activities - while having an acceptable budget-estimation methodology based on empirical data - are now included in the budget. The drug-budget restructuring also includes the development of performance measures that monitor each new agency's drug-related contribution to the Strategy. The report concludes with an overview of the programs and activities that will be funded under the budget. They are distinguished by their focus on prevention, treatment, domestic law enforcement, interdiction (targeting of illicit drug trafficking), and activities that involve international collaboration. 1 table