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IV. Agency Budget Summaries

SPECIAL FORFEITURE FUND


  1. RESOURCE SUMMARY

  2. METHODOLOGY

    • All resources are 100 percent drug-related.

  3. PROGRAM SUMMARY

    • The Assets Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1988, as amended, established the Special Forfeiture Fund (SFF) to provide ONDCP supplementary resources to enhance drug control activities.

    • Deposits to the fund come from the Department of Justice's Assets Forfeiture Fund and the Department of the Treasury's Assets Forfeiture Fund after they meet certain necessary expenses. Funding for the SFF may also be derived from direct appropriations.

  4. BUDGET SUMMARY

    1998 Program

    • The FY 1998 program is $217.0 million which supports both Goals 1 and 2 of the National Drug Control Strategy.

    Goal 1: Educate and enable America's youth to reject illegal drugs as well as the use of alcohol and tobacco.

    • The FY 1998 program includes $205 million for activities which support Goal 1 of the National Drug Control Strategy. This consists of $195 million for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (of which $17 million shall not be obligated prior to September 30, 1998) and $10 million for the Drug-Free Communities Program.

      • The Media Campaign is a national public education campaign to supplement existing anti-drug public service announcements developed by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America and other organizations and carried by broadcast and print media. This effort encompasses a broad public education campaign that warns our youth of the hazards of using illegal drugs and emphasizes the advantages of drug-free lifestyles. This target group, America's children and adolescents, are highly susceptible to suggestion and peer pressures. It is anticipated that this group, if influenced at school, in the community, and at home, will have the necessary skills to reject drugs, alcohol and tobacco. This media campaign also reinforces (at home) the prevention messages given in schools and communities.

      • The Drug-Free Communities Program supports community anti-drug coalitions throughout the United States in successfully developing and implementing comprehensive, long-term plans to prevent and treat substance abuse among youth. It is a catalyst for increased citizen participation in our efforts to reduce substance abuse among our youth and provide community anti-drug coalitions with much needed funds to carry out their important missions. Grants will be made to coalitions of representatives of youth, parents, businesses, the media, schools, youth organizations, law enforcement, religious or fraternal organizations, civic groups, health care professionals, State, local, or tribal government agencies, and other organizations. In carrying out the Program, the Director of ONDCP will: (1) make and track grants to grant recipients; (2) provide for technical assistance and training, data collection and dissemination of information on state-of-the-art practices that the Director determines to be effective in reducing substance abuse; and, (3) provide for the general administration of the Program. The requirement for participating communities to match funding will help ensure local initiatives, support, and accountability.

    Goal 2: Increase the safety of America's citizens by substantially reducing drug-related crime and violence.

    • The FY 1998 program includes $12 million for activities which support Goal 2 of the National Drug Control Strategy. This consists of $6 million for a program to reduce drug use in the criminal justice system and $6 million for Federal Drug-Free Prison Zone Demonstration project.

      • Reducing drug use among those involved in the criminal justice system is a four part program designed to reduce drug use, crime, and violence by linking criminal justice and drug treatment systems. It consists of 1) an enhancement to the Break the Cycle demonstration program, 2) a planning effort to implement a national arrestee drug research data system to evaluate the drug/crime relationship, 3) a Criminal Justice Diversion Program to provide negative incentives for first-time offenders, and 4) a Juvenile Demonstration program to learn more about the role of treatment in the cycle of juvenile drug use and crime.

      • ONDCP is working with the Federal Bureau of Prisons to implement a demonstration and disseminate the results for use by the States.

    1999 Request

    • The total drug control FY 1999 budget request is $251.0 million which supports Goals 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the National Drug Control Strategy.

    Goal 1: Educate and enable America's youth to reject illegal drugs as well as the use of alcohol and tobacco.

    • The FY 1999 budget request includes $215 million for activities which support Goal 1 of the National Drug Control Strategy. This consists of $195 million for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign and $20 million for the Drug-Free Communities Program. The increase of $10 million is for the Drug-Free Communities Program which would provide funding to support additional community coalitions. These groups should be supported for their efforts to develop plans and programs to coordinate anti-drug efforts for the benefits of the communities. They have the ability to mobilize community rescues; inspire collective action; and synchronize complementary prevention, treatment, and enforcement.

    Goal 3: Reduce health and social costs to the public of illegal drug use.

    • The FY 1999 budget request also includes $10 million for activities which support Goal 3 of the National Drug Control Strategy. This amount consists of a Hardcore Users Study to research and develop national estimates of the size and composition of the hardcore drug user population. One immediate benefit will be to support the Performance Measures of Effectiveness (PME) System.

    • The FY 1999 budget request also includes $26 million that is available at the discretion of the Director of ONDCP to use to enhance drug control activities and address emerging drug threats. It is anticipated that this amount will support Goals 2, 3, and 4 of the National Drug Control Strategy.

  5. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

    • Since the array of programs funded by the Special Forfeiture Fund varies from year to year, a consistent set of program statistics is not available to summarize the activities of this account.