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REAirraORIZATION OF THE OFHCE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POUCY Y 4, e 74/7; D 84/33 Reauthorization of the Office of Ha... ^^.^^^^ JIINGS BEFORE THE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION OCTOBER 5 AND 14, 1993 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations ,i»» '"f8 1 5 1995 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 79-841CC WASHINGTON : 1995 ForsalebytheU.S.GovernmentPrintingOffice SuperintendentofDocuments,CongressionalSalesOffice,Washington,DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-046450-1 REAUTHORIZATION OF TTIE OFTICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POUCY Y 4, G 74/7; D 84/33 Reauthorization of the Office of Ka JIINGS BEFORE THE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION OCTOBER 5 AND 14, 1993 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations '^f8 f 5 ,535 >'i'im>r^^^' U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 79-841CC WASHINGTON : 1995 ForsalebytheU.S.GovernmentPrintingOffice SuperintendentofDocuments.CongressionalSalesOffice,Washington,DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-046450-1 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS JOHN CONYERS, Jr., Michigan, Chairman CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR., Pennsylvania GLENN ENGLISH, Oklahoma AL MCCANDLESS, California HENRY A. WAXMAN, California J. DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma JON L. KYL, Arizona STEPHEN L. NEAL, North Carolina CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut TOM LANTOS, California STEVEN SCHIFF, New Mexico MAJOR R. OWENS, New York CHRISTOPHER COX, California EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming JOHN M. SPRATT, JR., South Carolina ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida GARY A. CONDIT, California DICK ZIMMER, New Jersey COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota WILLIAM H. ZELIFF, JR., New Hampshire KAREN L. THURMAN, Florida JOHN M. MCHUGH, New York BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois STEPHEN HORN, California CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York DEBORAH PRYCE, Ohio THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin JOHN L. MICA, Florida DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey ROB PORTMAN, Ohio FLOYD H. FLAKE, New York JAMES A. HAYES, Louisiana CRAIG A. WASHINGTON, Texas BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont BARBARA-ROSE COLLINS, Michigan (Independent) CORRINE BROWN, Florida MARJORIE MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY, Pennsylvania LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California GENE GREEN, Texas BART STUPAK, Michigan JuuAN Epstein, StaffDirector Carol A. Bergman,Associate Counsel Marilyn F. Jarvis, StaffAssistant Carolyn C. Donnelly, StaffAssistant Matthew R. Fletcher, Minority StaffDirector Legislation and National Security Subcommittee JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan, Chairman CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois AL McCANDLESS, California GLENN ENGLISH, Oklahoma WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR., Pennsylvania STEPHEN L. NEAL, North Carolina JON L. KYL, Arizona CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York DICK ZIMMER, New Jersey TOM LANTOS, California CORRINE BROWN, Florida James C. Turner, StaffDirector Cheryl G. Matcho, Clerk Jane O. Cobb, Minority ProfessionalStaff (ID CONTENTS Page Hearingheldon: October 5, 1993 1 October 14, 1993 59 Statementof: BCaruolwkni,nsL,eeJoPn.a,tPhha.nD,.,PhD.iDr.e,ctDorr,ugOfPfoicleicoyfRNeasteiaorncahl CDernutgerC,onRtAroNlDPolicy 18100 Conyers, Hon. John, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, and chairman. Legislation and National Security Sub- committee: Opening statement 1 Curtis, Lynn A., Ph.D., president, the Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, Washington, DC 205 Falco, Mathea, Esq., independent researcher, the Carnegie Corp. ofNew York 193 Kelley, Joseph E., Director in charge, International Affairs Issues, Na- tional Security and International Affairs Division, General Accounting Office 131 Mulhauser, Frederick V., Assistant Director, Program Evaluation and Methodology Division, General Accounting Office 107 Rodrigues, Louis J., Director, Systems Development and Production Is- sues, National Security and International Affairs Division, General Accounting Office 147 Wray, Henry R., Director, Administration ofJustice Issues, General Gov- ernment Division, General Accounting Office 73 Letters, statements, etc., submitted forthe recordby: Brown, Lee P., Ph.D., Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy: Information regarding C-TAC's nonintrusive inspections 47 Prepared statement 17 Caulkins, Jonathan, Ph.D., Drug Policy Research Center, RAND: Pre- pared statement ,.... 185 Confers, Hon. John, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State 01 Michigan, and chairman. Legislation and National Security Sub- committee: Opening statements 2, 66 Curtis, Lynn A., Ph.D., president, the Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, Washington, DC: Prepared statement 207 English, Hon. Glenn, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oklahoma: Information concerningoperational aerostat sites 40 Falco, Mathea, Esq., independent researcher, the Carnegie Corp. ofNew York: Prepared statement 195 Kelley, Joseph E., Director in charge, International Affairs Issues, Na- tional Security and International Affairs Division, General Accounting Office: Prepared statement 133 Maloney, Hon. Carolyn B., a Representative in Congress from the State ofNewYork: Prepared statement 64 McCandless, Hon. Al, a Representative in Congress from the State of California: Prepared statements 8, 61 Mulhauser, Frederick V., Assistant Director, Program Evaluation and Methodology Division, General Accounting Office: Prepared statement .. 110 Rodrigues, Louis J., Director, Systems Development and Production Is- sues, National Security and International Affairs Division, General AccountingOffice: Article dated September 16, 1993, from the Washington Post, con- cerninginterdiction 150 Preparedstatement 151 (III) IV — Page Letters, statements,etc., submitted fortherecordby Continued Wray, Henry R., Director, Administration ofJustice Issues, General Gov- ernment Division, General Accounting Ofiice: Letter dated November 3, 1993, from GAO's Office ofSpecial Inves- tigations to AlMcCandless, concerningHaitian drug activity 165 Prepared statement 76 APPENDDC Material submitted forthehearingrecord 265 REAUTHORIZATION OF THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1993 5, House of Representatives, Legislation and National Security SuBCONtMiTTEE OF THE Committee on Government Operations, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:10 a.m., in room 2154, Raybum House Office Building, Hon. John Conyers, Jr. (chairman ofthe subcommittee) presiding. Members present: Representatives John Conyers, Jr., Glenn Eng- lish, Al McCandless, William F. dinger, Jr., and Jon L. Kyi. Also Present: Representative Charles B. Rangel. Subcommittee staff present: James C. Turner, staff director; Cheryl G. Matcho, clerk; and Jane O. Cobb, minority professional staff. Full committee staffpresent: Julian Epstein, staffdirector; Carol A. Bergman, associate counsel; Carolyn C. Donnelly, staffassistant; and Matthew R. Fletcher, minority staffdirector. OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN CONYERS Mr. Conyers. The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning, everybody. We are hearing testimony on the reau- thorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Drug Czar's office, and we are honored to have Dr. Lee Brown with us. The members of the committee, including myself, have agreed to hold off our opening statements because this is such an important subject, and we will make our own comments after Lee Brown has testified. [The opening statement of Mr. Conyers and the prepared state- ment ofMr. McCandless follow:] (1) REAUTHORIZATION OF THEOFRCEOF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROLPOUCY OPENING STATEMENT HON.JOHN CONYERS,JR. OCTOBER5, 1993 Today's hearing isto begin ourconsideration ofthe reautiiorization ofthe OfficeofNational Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). This is an opportunityfor usto re-examinethestatutory basis and mission ofthe Drug Czar'soffice, the needforchanges inthe lawthat governsthisoffice, and the implicationsofrecentcutsthat dramatically reducedthatstaff. Letus be honestwith ourselves- mostdrug policyexperts agreethatthewaron drugs hasfailed. Todaywe have an opportunity totalk at>outhowto do Itdifferently. The recenthistoryofour drug policyIs notencouraging: Nancy Reagan urged that drug abusers be considered accomplicesto murder; Daryl Gates, former LosAngeies police chief, proposed that illegal drug users be shot; and former Drug Czar Bill Bennett said that anyone who sold drugsshould have his head cutoff. Asthe drug problem grows, so hasthefunding. Federal spending (for counter-narcotics efforts) has increased from $6.3 billion in 1989 to $12.7 billion. The war on drugs has more than doubled the nation's prison population to 1.1 million, giving the United Statesthe world's highest rate of incarceration. Butwhat has this accomplished? • In 1981, when Ronald Reagan took office, the nation had about 3 million hard-core drug users; todaythat number has doubled to 6 million. • The deaths from overdoses have increased dramatically, and drug-related homicides have putthe murder rates at record numbers in neighborhoods across our country. There arethree central issuesto bear in mindtoday. Rrst, should ONDCP becontinued? There has been extensive criticism ofthe effectivenessof ONDCP since its inception by both governmental and non-governmental reviews. What is the rationaleto continue funding this office? Second, whyhasthe managementofONDCP been so lackluster? Investigation ofONDCP during Gov. Martinez'stenure as drug czar revealed that morethan 4Q percentofthe employees had obtained theirjobs because of political connections. Pres. Clinton sliced the ONDCP stafffrom 112 to25 as partof a broader directive aimed atcutting the White House staff by25%. Recent appropriations legislation has setthe staffing level at40. How will the role and function of ONDCP change as a result? Pres. Clinton has also elevated the position of Directortothe Cabinet. Howdoes this affectthe role oftheoffice? 3

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