NCJ Number
168640
Date Published
March 1998
Length
211 pages
Annotation
This fiscal year 1999 Budget Summary, the companion volume to the 1998 National Drug Control Strategy, details the means by which the long-term strategic vision of the Office of National Drug Control Policy can be implemented, measured, and adapted to achieve the goal of reducing drug use and its consequences in America.
Abstract
The budget for fiscal years 1999 through 2003 supports the five goals and 32 objectives of the National Drug Control Strategy and is structured to make progress toward the performance targets and impact measures contemplated in the National Drug Control Performance Measures of Effectiveness system, which is under development. In total, funding recommended for fiscal year 1999 is $17.1 billion, an increase of $1.1 billion or 6.8 percent over the fiscal year 1998 enacted level. Spending by Federal departments encompasses the Departments of Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury. Drug-related funding is also noted for the judiciary, the U.S. Information Agency, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.