II. METHODOLOGY

• The drug portion of the Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service appropriation budget consists exclusively of the narcotics rewards program. The amount budgeted for a given year is driven by the inflow of information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals involved in narco-terrorist incidents or the frustration of such incidents.



• The amount determined for a given reward reflects a variety of circumstances, such as: the nature of the subject trafficker, local circumstances, and the value of the information the counterintelligence provided.



• Payment amount is initially recommended by the post, reviewed by an inter-agency committee, approved by the Secretary of State, and finally, approved by the Attorney General.

III. PROGRAM SUMMARY

• The Department of State Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service (EDCS) administers the narcoterrorism rewards program which provides payments of rewards. The Department's drug control programs support Goal 5 of the National Drug Control Strategy, "Break foreign and domestic drug sources of supply".



• Drug control funds available under this appropriation provide rewards for information concerning international narcoterrorism activities. Authorization to make narcoterrorism reward payments is detailed in the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-690) and the International Narcotics Control Act of 1989 (P.L. 101-231). The latter legislation increased the individual ceiling on these rewards to $2 million. EDCS' narcoterrorism program supports the federal drug control priorities by strengthening international cooperation and actions against narcotics production, trafficking, and use.

IV. BUDGET SUMMARY

1997 Base Program

• The 1997 base program includes $1 million for international activities which support Goal 5 of the National Drug Control Strategy. This amount funds the narcoterrorism program described.

1998 Request

• The total FY 1998 drug control budget request is $1.5 million, an increase of $0.5 million over the FY 1997 enacted level. All of this funding supports Goal 5 international activities. This increase is based on the projected number of narcotics-related awards estimated for FY 1998.

V. PROGRAM STATISTICS

• One narcoterrorism award was approved in FY 1996. Seven awards are estimated to be approved in FY 1997, and ten in FY 1998.

VI. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• EDCS has continued to make progress in the development of a comprehensive publicity campaign, utilizing a variety of innovative approaches ranging from an INTERNET Home Page, public service announcements and promotion of its program through other DEA and FBI activities. The reward program is fully integrated into a key interagency counter-narcotics intelligence group focused on Latin America and continues to promote vital information to enhance other law enforcement efforts. There are currently eight active narcotics reward cases at various stages of review.