In my judgment. the single most important failure in our narcotics control policy has been the lack of central authority and direction over the activities of agencies scattered in four executive departments with responsibility for overseas enforcement. The legislation I am introducing today remedies this deficiency by establishing the International Narcotics Control Board. consisting of the heads of the six agencies principally concerned with international narcotics control: The Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters. the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service. the Commandant of the Coast Guard. and the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. As a working group of agency heads. the Board is charged with responsibility for: First. developing an overseas drug enforcement strategy. and second. implementing the strategy by marshaling the resources of the six agencies represented on the Board and tasking the agencies to coordinate their activities. To carry out its function of policy development and execution. the Board is empowered to task or detail personnel from each of the six agencies.
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