Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2024
What changed between versions
New supplemental grant program for fentanyl interdiction activities (subsection t) requiring a minimum of $5,000,000 in allocations from HIDTA funds, with authority to use additional appropriated amounts.
New funding levels added: $298,579,000 per year for HIDTA (section 707(p)(7)), $3,000,000 per year (section 705(e)(2)), $20,000,000 per year (section 714), and $109,000,000 per year for the National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute (section 1024(a)).
The National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute grant amount is increased from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2031. The community-based coalition enhancement grant cap is raised from $125,000 to $150,000.
New mandatory Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy requiring the Director to set out a federal strategy for preventing drug trafficking through the Caribbean region, with specific content requirements for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands including measures to reduce drug-related violent crime on those islands.
New requirement for the Director to publish a report within 120 days of enactment analyzing strategic ways to regulate shipment of pill press machines and their critical parts.
New requirement for the Director to coordinate with DHS, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of State regarding enforcement of immigration inadmissibility provisions related to drug control, to ensure such activities are adequately resourced.
New data reporting requirements including historical comparisons over the prior 20 years for drug seizures, inclusion of precursor chemicals in seizure data, and analysis of how trends in encounters of inadmissible aliens at and between ports of entry affect DHS interdiction capacity.
New requirement for temporary reassignment of assistant U.S. attorneys to prioritize investigation and prosecution of fentanyl trafficking organizations, with a process for the Director to request such reassignments in coordination with HIDTA Executive Boards.
New carve-out in section 704(c)(3)(C) stating that requests for funding activities that facilitate illicit drug use do not include overdose reversal medications, drug checking, or testing technology - protecting these from being classified as facilitating illicit drug use.
New data sharing entities added: the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and the Chief Data Officers Council are added to the list of entities that must share drug control data. The Drug Control Data Dashboard is required to be available as an open government data asset and for bulk download.
New Fourth Amendment compliance provision (subsection w) requiring that any program or activity receiving funds under section 707 be conducted in a manner consistent with protection from unreasonable search and seizure.
Multiple authorization periods extended from 2023 to 2031, including the National Drug Control Strategy (section 704(i)(2)) and the community-based coalition enhancement grants (section 709(g)).
The term 'Harm Reduction Programs' is replaced with 'Substance use prevention, harm reduction, and life-saving treatment programs,' and a new primary goal is added: prevention of initial or continued use and fostering of life-saving opioid antagonists such as naloxone.
Naloxone and overdose reversal agent accessibility is added throughout the bill as a recognized activity, including in the National Drug Control Strategy goals, grant purposes, and data reporting requirements.
Port of entry language is expanded from 'at United States ports of entry' to 'at and between United States ports of entry' in multiple locations, broadening the geographic scope of drug interdiction activities.
Property reporting under section 705(a)(3) is expanded to include lands owned by a foreign principal as defined in the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, broadening the scope of reportable property interests.
The conflict of interest registry (section 703(d)) is expanded to cover subcontractors at any tier and grant recipients/subgrantees at any tier, not just direct contractors. The registry must also be sent to appropriate Congressional committees.
Coalition grants under section 1032(b)(3) are expanded from allowing 1 additional grant to up to 2 additional grants and up to 2 renewal grants, with the non-federal matching requirement clarified.
The definition of 'drug laws' is expanded to 'drug, trade, and illicit drug trafficking laws,' and 'demand reduction' is supplemented with 'illicit drug trafficking' as a recognized activity area.
Several instances of 'shall' are changed to 'may' (sections 704(a)(1)(C) and 709(f)(1)), converting mandatory requirements into discretionary ones. The term 'Command and Control Plan' is renamed to 'Strategic Plan' throughout section 711.
