Title 21 — Food and Drugs
Chapter 22 — National Drug Control Policy
§ 1715. GAO audit
Statutory text
Not later than 4 years after , and every 4 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—
conduct an audit relating to the programs and operations of—
the Office; 1 and
certain programs within the Office,1 including—
the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program;
the Drug-Free Communities Program; and
the campaign under section 1708(f) of this title; and
submit to the Director 1 and the appropriate congressional committees 1 a report containing an evaluation of and recommendations on the—
policies and activities of the programs and operations subject to the audit;
economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of the reviewed programs and operations; and
policy or management changes needed to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in such programs and operations.
Footnotes
- 1 See References in Text note below.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Substance Abuse Prevention Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–271 title VIII § 8220 · 132 Stat. 3894
Enacted · 21 U.S.C. § 1715
(Pub. L. 115–271, title VIII, § 8220, Oct. 24, 2018, 132 Stat. 4134.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 115–271, title VIII, § 8220, Oct. 24, 2018, 132 Stat. 4134.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 8220. GAO AUDIT. Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 4 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) conduct an audit relating to the programs and operations of— (A) the Office; and (B) certain programs within the Office, including— (i) the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program; (ii) the Drug-Free Communities Program; and (iii) the campaign under section 709(f) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1708(f)); and (2) submit to the Director and the appropriate congressional committees a report containing an evaluation of and recommendations on the— (A) policies and activities of the programs and operations subject to the audit; (B) economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of the reviewed programs and operations; and (C) policy or management changes needed to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in such programs and operations.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The terms “Office”, “Director”, and “appropriate congressional committees”, referred to in text, probably have the meanings given such terms in section 1701 of this title.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Substance Abuse Prevention Act of 2018, and also as part of the Substance Use–Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, also known as the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, and not as part of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 which comprises this chapter.