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§1715 GAO audit

Title 21 › Chapter CHAPTER 22— - NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY › § 1715

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

No later than 4 years after October 24, 2018, and every 4 years after that, the Comptroller General must audit the Office and certain programs inside it, including the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, the Drug‑Free Communities Program, and the campaign under section 1708(f). The Comptroller General must send a report to the Director and the appropriate congressional committees. The report must review the programs’ policies and actions, check how economical, efficient, and effective their administration is, and recommend management or policy changes to stop and find fraud and abuse.

Full Legal Text

Title 21, §1715

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Not later than 4 years after October 24, 2018, 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; 11 See References in Text note below. and
(B)certain programs within the Office,1 including—
(i)the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program;
(ii)the Drug-Free Communities Program; and
(iii)the campaign under section 1708(f) of this title; and
(2)submit to the Director 1 and the appropriate congressional committees 1 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.

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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.

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21 U.S.C. § 1715

Title 21Food and Drugs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73