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§ 1710. Drug Interdiction Coordinator and Committee
(a) United States Interdiction Coordinator
(1) In general
(2) ResponsibilitiesThe United States Interdiction Coordinator shall be responsible to the Director for—
(A) coordinating the interdiction activities of the National Drug Control Program agencies to ensure consistency with the National Drug Control Strategy;
(B) on behalf of the Director, developing and issuing, on or before September 1 of each year and in accordance with paragraph (4), a National Interdiction Command and Control Plan to ensure the coordination and consistency described in subparagraph (A);
(C) assessing the sufficiency of assets committed to illicit drug interdiction by the relevant National Drug Control Program agencies; and
(D) advising the Director on the efforts of each National Drug Control Program agency to implement the National Interdiction Command and Control Plan.
(3) Staff
(4) National Interdiction Command and Control Plan
(A) PurposesThe National Interdiction Command and Control Plan shall—
(i) set forth the Government’s strategy for drug interdiction;
(ii) state the specific roles and responsibilities of the relevant National Drug Control Program agencies for implementing that strategy; and
(iii) identify the specific resources required to enable the relevant National Drug Control Program agencies to implement that strategy.
(B) Consultation with other agencies
(C) Report to CongressOn or before September 1 of each year, the Director, acting through the United States Interdiction Coordinator, shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees, to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report that—
(i) includes—(I) a copy of that year’s National Interdiction Command and Control Plan, including information about how each National Drug Control Program agency conducting drug interdiction activities is engaging with relevant international partners;(II) information for the previous 10 years regarding the number and type of seizures of drugs by each National Drug Control Program agency conducting drug interdiction activities and statistical information on the geographic areas of such seizures; and(III) information for the previous 10 years regarding the number of air and maritime patrol hours undertaken by each National Drug Control Program agency conducting drug interdiction activities and statistical information on the geographic areas in which such patrol hours took place; and
(ii) may include recommendations for changes to existing agency authorities or laws governing interagency relationships.
(D) Classified annex
(b) Interdiction Committee
(1) In generalThe Interdiction Committee shall meet to—
(A) discuss and resolve issues related to the coordination, oversight and integration of international, border, and domestic drug interdiction efforts in support of the National Drug Control Strategy;
(B) review the annual National Interdiction Command and Control Plan, and provide advice to the Director and the United States Interdiction Coordinator concerning that plan and how to strengthen international partnerships to better achieve the goals of that plan; and
(C) provide such other advice to the Director concerning drug interdiction strategy and policies as the committee determines is appropriate.
(2) Chairperson
(3) Meetings
(4) Report
(c) International coordination
(Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title VII, § 711, as added Pub. L. 109–469, title I, § 103(f)(1), Dec. 29, 2006, 120 Stat. 3507; amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title VII, § 715, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–693; Pub. L. 109–469, title VI, § 602, Dec. 29, 2006, 120 Stat. 3533; Pub. L. 115–271, title VIII, §§ 8202(a), (b)(2), 8219, Oct. 24, 2018, 132 Stat. 4110, 4132.)