[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 149 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 149

  To amend the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to establish 
  qualification standards for individuals nominated to be the Deputy 
  Director of Demand Reduction in the Office of National Drug Control 
                                Policy.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 21, 1997

 Mr. Moynihan (for himself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and 
                            Human Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to establish 
  qualification standards for individuals nominated to be the Deputy 
  Director of Demand Reduction in the Office of National Drug Control 
                                Policy.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEMAND REDUCTION IN 
              OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1003(a)(1) of the National Narcotics 
Leadership Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1502(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)'';
            (2) by striking ``the Deputy Directory for Demand 
        Reduction,''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) The Deputy Director for Demand Reduction shall be 
        appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
        of the Senate, from among individuals who--
                    ``(i) have a scientific educational and 
                professional background;
                    ``(ii) are eminent in the field of substance abuse 
                treatment or substance abuse prevention; and
                    ``(iii) have a demonstrated record of professional 
                publication and research in a substance abuse 
                discipline.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
only apply to individuals nominated under section 1003(a)(1)(B) of the 
National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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