REDUCTION: OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY Executive Office of the President ‘Tho 2018 Budget reduces resouren forthe Office of National Deug Contra Policy (ONDCP) in order to refloet a smaller, more streamlined organiaation that can mone effectively addross drug control issues. The 2018 Budget alo liminates a number of grant programs administered by ONDCP, includig the High Intensity Drug Tradicking ‘Areaa (HIDTA) program and the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program, which are duplicative of other efforts acros the Federal govornment and supplant State and local responsibilities. Funsing Summary nao! rs thin ana Eo = Ey =| Sai oars Pal a | 2 a] hin nn ici i= | =| Se = oS A = [he Gore pata nl «| 2 3 Justification ‘ ONDCP' mission i to sure athe Prasidon primary souise of support fr counter drug policy development and federal program ovessight. ONDCP was established by she Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, and has remained ‘unavthoried nine 2010, The FY 078 Budget support an ear to atreamline ONDCP' organization and to shift focus from duplicative and burdensome administrative taske, This change will allow ONDCP to focus om ideatitying priorities and encrdinating interagency efforts, particularly ja policy development and implomeatation, in order to better adress the top drug threats, including the opioid epidemic ‘The FY 2018 Budget aso spporte the elimination of umbor of grant programs nainistered by ONDCP, Including the HIDTA and DP programs. The HIDTA program was created following the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and was intended 1 provide resources to areas most alversoly affected by drug traflicking. Tho first five IDAs were desigasted in New York, Low Angele, Miami, Houston, and the Southwest Border area. Overtime, Additional HIDTAs have been added with a curs total of 28 aerone 49 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S, Virgin Island, ‘and the District of Calumbis, costing taxpayers oughly $250 millon a year, Additionally, the HLDTA program is ‘duplicative of ether Federal efforts that encourage and fund collaboration with State and local law enforcement, Including programe aad operations aupparted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Poreoe Similrls the DFC program, which provides funding to community-based Coalitions to prevent youth substande se, 1s duplicative of othr Federal programs including those atthe Department of Health and Human Servies, the Department of Education, and the Department of Justice, among, others