Federal Narcotics and Drug Abuse Law Enforcement Reorganization Act

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Federal Narcotics and Drug Abuse Law Enforcement Reorganization Act - Transfers to the Attorney General all functions of the Secretary of the Treasury leading to arrests in drug trafficking in narcotics and all functions of the customs service and the Commissioner of Customs determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to be related to narcotics law enforcement. Transfers to the Attorney General all functions of the Secretary of State which are administered with respect to the Cabinet Committee on International Narcotics Control. Provides that the Attorney General shall make necessary provisions with respect to terminating the affairs of the Cabinet Committee on International Narcotics Control. Establishes, within the Department of Justice, as a division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Division of Narcotics and Dangerious Drugs which shall administer those functions transferred to the Attorney General under this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to delegate authority over the functions to be performed by the Division to the Director of the FBI. Provides that the Division shall be headed by an Associate Director for Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs of the FBI who shall be appointed by the Attorney General. Establishes the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, the Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement and the Office of National Narcotics Intelligence and authorizes the Attorney General to delegate to the Director of the FBI authority over functions performed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service with respect to narcotics law enforcement. Delegates to the FBI those functions performed by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration with respect to awarding grants for narcotics law enforcement. Provides for policy directives by the President directing the Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, and Director of CIA with respect to those functions in narcotics law enforcement. Establishes a Policy Committee on Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and outlines those procedures to be used and functions to be performed by that Committee. Authorizes the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the FBI, to undertakes those matters and details involved in the transfer of functions from the various agencies.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 21 February 1973

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