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21 USC § 1524 - Authorization of appropriations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t21/s1524"
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title: "21 USC § 1524 - Authorization of appropriations"
title_number: 21
title_name: "FOOD AND DRUGS"
section_number: "1524"
section_name: "Authorization of appropriations"
chapter_number: 20
chapter_name: "NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAM"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–690, title I, § 1024, as added Pub. L. 105–20, § 2(a)(2), June 27, 1997, 111 Stat. 226; amended Pub. L. 107–82, § 1(b), (c), Dec. 14, 2001, 115 Stat. 817; Pub. L. 109–469, title VIII, § 801, Dec. 29, 2006, 120 Stat. 3535; Pub. L. 115–271, title VIII, § 8203(a)(3)(A), (b)(3), formerly § 8203(a)(4)(A), (b)(3), Oct. 24, 2018, 132 Stat. 4111, renumbered Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(c)(1)(A)(i)(IV), Nov. 27, 2019, 133 Stat. 1157; Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(c)(1)(A)(i)(V), (ii)(II), Nov. 27, 2019, 133 Stat. 1157.)"
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# § 1524. Authorization of appropriations

**(a)** **In general** There is authorized to be appropriated to the Office of National Drug Control Policy to carry out this subchapter $99,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023.

**(b)** **Administrative costs** Not more than 8 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this subchapter may be used by the Office of National Drug Control Policy to pay administrative costs associated with the responsibilities of the Office under this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–690, title I, § 1024, as added Pub. L. 105–20, § 2(a)(2), June 27, 1997, 111 Stat. 226; amended Pub. L. 107–82, § 1(b), (c), Dec. 14, 2001, 115 Stat. 817; Pub. L. 109–469, title VIII, § 801, Dec. 29, 2006, 120 Stat. 3535; Pub. L. 115–271, title VIII, § 8203(a)(3)(A), (b)(3), formerly § 8203(a)(4)(A), (b)(3), Oct. 24, 2018, 132 Stat. 4111, renumbered Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(c)(1)(A)(i)(IV), Nov. 27, 2019, 133 Stat. 1157; Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(c)(1)(A)(i)(V), (ii)(II), Nov. 27, 2019, 133 Stat. 1157.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2019—, made technical amendment to directory language of . See 2018 Amendment note below.

, made technical amendment to directory language of . See 2018 Amendment note below.

2018—, as amended by , added subsecs. (a) and (b) and struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b), which related to authorization of appropriations and administrative costs, respectively.

, formerly § 8203(a)(4)(A), as renumbered and amended by , (V), amended directory language of . See 2006 Amendment notes below.

2006—Subsec. (a)(11) to (15). , as amended by , added pars. (11) to (15).

Subsec. (b). , as amended by , amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Not more than the following percentages of the amounts authorized under subsection (a) of this section may be used to pay administrative costs:

“(1) 10 percent for fiscal year 1998.

“(2) 6 percent for fiscal year 1999.

“(3) 4 percent for fiscal year 2000.

“(4) 3 percent for fiscal year 2001.

“(5) 6 percent for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007.”

2001—Subsec. (a)(5) to (10). , added pars. (5) to (10) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: “$43,500,000 for fiscal year 2002.”

Subsec. (b)(5). , added par. (5) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: “3 percent for fiscal year 2002.”

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2019 Amendment

Amendment by  effective as if included in the enactment of subtitle K of title VIII of , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

> “The amendments made by subparagraph (A) [amending this section,
> 
> , and provisions set out as a note under
> 
> ] shall take effect as though enacted as part of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (
> 
> ;
> 
> ).”

, formerly § 8203(a)(4)(B), , , as renumbered by , , , provided that: