II. Executive Summary
The National Drug Control Budget: FY 1999 - FY 2003
The FY 1999 - FY 2003 National Drug Control Budget supports the five goals and 32 objectives of the National Drug Control Strategy and is structured to make progress towards the performance targets and impact measures contemplated in the national drug control Performance Measures of Effectiveness (PME) system, now under development. In total, funding recommended for FY 1999 is $17.1 billion, an increase of $1.1 billion (+6.8%) over the FY 1998 enacted level. A summary of drug-control spending for FY 1996 through FY 2003 is presented in Figure 1.
The outyears presented in this five-year budget are derivative of the total outyear figures by bureau and department included in the President's FY 1999 Budget. Generally, these funding levels include resources for FY 2000 through FY 2003 to continue new initiatives approved in FY 1999. However, in most cases the outyear budget does not include growth for current programs or spending to initiate activities not already proposed for funding in FY 1999. Given these conventions, the outyears are subject to change as programs are evaluated and the scope and structure of drug control initiatives are given further consideration beyond the FY 1999 budget. The five-year drug control budget, which reflects the long-term resource needs of each agency, must be constructed through an iterative process that will take approximately three years to perfect. As part of this ongoing effort, revisions to the out-years may include program adjustments in critical areas as well as realignments based on performance. The five-year budget presentation in this document is only a first step and should not be considered as a final plan.
