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H.R. 4748 (111th): Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010
- Introduced:
- Mar 03, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. William Owens [D-NY23]
- Status:
- Signed by the President
- Slip Law:
- This bill became Pub.L. 111-356.
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
1/4/2011--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 20, 2010.
The summary of that version is repeated here.) Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010 - Amends the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require the Director of National Drug Control Policy, not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act and every two years thereafter, to develop and submit to specified congressional committees a Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy. Requires such Strategy to:
(1) set forth the strategy of the federal government for preventing the illegal trafficking of drugs across the international border between the United States and Canada, including through and between ports of entry;
(2) state the specific roles and responsibilities of each relevant National Drug Control Program agency for implementing the strategy;
(3) identify the specific resources required to enable the relevant agencies to implement the strategy;
(4) reflect the unique nature of small communities along the border, ongoing cooperation and coordination with Canadian law enforcement authorities, and variations in the volumes of vehicles and pedestrians crossing through ports of entry along the border; and
(5) include a strategy to end the illegal trafficking of drugs to or through Indian reservations on or near the border.
House Republican Conference Summary
The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/2/hr4748.
Summary
H.R. 4748 would amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require the Director of National Drug Control Policy, along with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to submit to Congress a Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy.
The bill would require that the strategy do the following:
- Set forth the government's strategy for preventing the illegal trafficking of drugs across the international border between the United States and Canada, including through ports of entry and between ports of entry on that border;
- State the specific roles and responsibilities of the relevant National Drug Control Program agencies and the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security for implementing that strategy; and
- Identify the specific resources required to enable the relevant National Drug Control Program agencies and the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security to implement that strategy.
The bill would require that specific content related to Cross-Border Indian Reservations- The Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy include the following:
- A strategy to end the illegal trafficking of drugs through Indian reservations that straddle the international border between the United States and Canada; and
- Recommendations for additional assistance to tribal law enforcement agencies with respect to such strategy.
The bill states that the Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy will have no effect on existing agency authorities or the laws governing interagency relationships, but may include recommendations about changes to such authorities or laws.
Cost
The Congressional Budget Office has not produced a cost estimate for H.R. 4748 as of press time.
House Democratic Caucus Summary
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
Slip Laws
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- Public Law 109-469
United States Code
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- Title 21: FOOD AND DRUGS
- Chapter 22: NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
- Section 1701: Definitions
Statutes at Large
The United States Statutes at Large is the compilation of all laws enacted by Congress.
- 120 Stat. 3502