Office of National Drug Control Policy

The Office of National Drug Control Policy is a part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

Office of National Drug Control Policy

Agency overview
Formed	October 27, 1986 (1986-10-27)
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Annual budget	$31.4 billion
Agency executive	Rahul Gupta, Director
Parent agency	Executive Office of the President
Website	usa.gov/federal-agencies/office-of-national-drug-control-policy

Background

The Director of National Drug Control Policy, known as the Drug Czar, heads the office. "Drug Czar" was a term first used in the media by then-Senator Joe Biden in October 1982.

In addition to running the ONDCP, the director evaluates, coordinates, and oversees both the international and domestic anti-drug efforts of executive branch agencies and ensures that such efforts sustain and complement State and local anti-drug activities. The Director advises the President regarding changes in the organization, management, budgeting, and personnel of federal agencies that affect U.S. anti-drug efforts; and regarding federal agency compliance with their obligations under the National Drug Control Strategy, an annual report required by law.

2017 Rumored shutdown

As early as February 2017, The New York Times had reported that the Trump administration was considering eliminating the office, and other programs responsible for a total of $2.5 billion of domestic spending. In May, the office's website was blanked and Politico and The Washington Post both reported that the office was about to be drastically defunded.

List of Directors

The title of Director, as well as the office, was created by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. The position had cabinet-level status from 1993 to 2009.

#	Portrait	Name	Term	President
1		Bill Bennett	March 13, 1989 – December 13, 1990	George H. W. Bush
2		Bob Martinez	March 28, 1991 – January 20, 1993
–		John Walters Acting	January 20, 1993 – July 19, 1993	Bill Clinton
3		Lee Brown	July 19, 1993 – January 1996
4		Barry McCaffrey	February 29, 1996 – January 20, 2001
–		Ed Jurith Acting	January 20, 2001 – December 7, 2001	George W. Bush
5		John Walters	December 7, 2001 – January 20, 2009
–		Ed Jurith Acting	January 20, 2009 – May 7, 2009	Barack Obama
6		Gil Kerlikowske	May 7, 2009 – March 6, 2014
7		Michael Botticelli Acting: 2014–2015	March 6, 2014 – January 20, 2017
–		Kemp Chester Acting	January 20, 2017 – March 27, 2017	Donald Trump
–		Rich Baum Acting	March 28, 2017 – February 9, 2018
8		Jim Carroll	February 9, 2018 – January 20, 2021 Acting: February 9, 2018 – January 3, 2019
9		Rahul Gupta	November 5, 2021 – present	Joe Biden

Other websites

• Official website
• Office of National Drug Control Policy in the Federal Register
• "NIDA for Teens" at National Institute on Drug Abuse