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Executive Order 12992

President's Council on Counter-Narcotics

This executive order establishes the President's Council on Counter-Narcotics, a high-level interagency body chaired by the President and comprising cabinet secretaries, intelligence directors, and senior White House officials. The Council meets quarterly to advise the President on national drug control strategy, coordinate implementation across agencies, and link drug policy to national security priorities, while preserving the Director of National Drug Control Policy as the senior drug policy official.

Federal Register Open PDF 61 FR 11287

Impact dates

  1. First quarterly meeting due (implied by 'at least quarterly' requirement)

Key directives

  • Establish President's Council on Counter-Narcotics
  • Council shall meet at least quarterly
  • Director of National Drug Control Policy remains senior drug control policy official and chief spokesman
  • Director shall work in conjunction with Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs on matters affecting national security interests
  • All executive departments and agencies shall cooperate with Council and provide assistance, information, and advice as requested
  • Council may utilize committees, task forces, or interagency groups chaired by Director of National Drug Control Policy or representative
  • ONDCP staff, in coordination with Vice President and National Security Affairs staffs, shall act as Council staff

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Council establishment
  • Membership designation

Near term (90d)

  • First quarterly meeting to be convened
  • Staff coordination mechanisms activated between ONDCP, Vice President's office, and National Security Affairs

Long term

  • Ongoing quarterly meetings
  • Sustained interagency coordination on drug control strategy
  • Institutionalized linkage between drug policy and national security frameworks

Risks & tensions

  • Potential tension between Director of National Drug Control Policy's statutory senior role and Council's presidential-level oversight structure
  • Vague 'to the extent permitted by law' qualifier on agency cooperation may limit enforcement
  • Overlapping membership with National Security Council could create jurisdictional friction on national security matters
  • As applicable' membership for HHS, Education, and Domestic Policy creates uncertainty about consistent participation
Executive Order 12992: President's Council on Counter-Narcotics · Executive Orders