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Federal Drug Control Programs
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Department of Defense
Budget Summary

Fiscal Years 1991-97

  • The total DoD counterdrug budget decreased eight percent (from $1,043 million in FY 1991 to $957 million in FY 1997).

  • The DoD counterdrug support for the Southwest border increased 53 percent (from $88 million in 1991 to 135 million in FY 1997).

  • National Guard helicopters providing counterdrug support on the Southwest border increased from 3 to 16.

Fiscal Year 1998

The total FY 1998 drug control budget request is $809 million, a decrease of $149 million (16 percent) from the FY 1997 enacted level of $958 million. However, this decrease includes $165 million in one-time increases provided in FY 1997. The FY 1998 budget request is an increase of $27 million (about four percent) over the FY 1997 base program level request of $782 million. At the FY 1998 level of funding:

  • DoD will account for five percent of the Federal drug control budget.

  • 13 percent of the DoD counterdrug budget will be allocated to the Southwest border.

Source: Department of Defense.

Department of Defense

Counterdrug Support ($ Millions)
Fiscal Years 1991-1998

FY
Total
National Guard State Plans Southwest Border
Southwest Aerostats
JTF-6
Inspection Systems
Southwest Border Information Systems
SIGINT
Total, South-West Border
1991
1042.5
37.0
34.2
17.0
0.0
0.0
0
88.2
1992
1226.0
46.0
68.7
35.4
36.6
0.0
0
186.7
1993
1140.7
54.0
29.5
33.7
34.1
4.9
0
156.2
1994
814.9
50.4
24.5
32.7
20.9
9.2
0
137.7
1995
840.2
45.0
23.0
30.9
18.1
13.3
2
132.3
1996
822.1
42.1
23.2
31.9
15.9
7.5
8
128.6
1997
957.5
50.4
23.1
32.9
11.5
9.5
8
135.4
1998
808.6
40.5
21.8
30.7
4.6
0.0
8
105.6

Southwest Border Support
Military Workyears And Major Equipment
Fiscal Years 1991-1998

FY
Military Workyears
National Guard Helicopters
National Guard C-26 Aircraft
Tethered Aerostats
1991
1020
3
1
6
1992
1200
6
1
6
1993
1470
12
1
6
1994
1300
12
2
6
1995
1200
12
2
6
1996
1200
12
3
6
1997
1230
16
4
6
1998
1070
17
4
6

Source: Department of Defense

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