Amendments to Executive Order 12992, Expanding and Changing the Name of the President's Council on Counter-Narcotics

This executive order renames the President's Council on Counter-Narcotics to the President's Drug Policy Council and expands its permanent membership to include seven additional Cabinet secretaries and the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy. The order amends Executive Order 12992 to reflect these structural changes to the interagency drug policy coordination body.

Federal Register Open PDF 61 FR 57767

Key directives

Rename Council to 'President's Drug Policy Council'
Add Secretary of the Interior as permanent member
Add Secretary of Agriculture as permanent member
Add Secretary of Health and Human Services as permanent member
Add Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as permanent member
Add Secretary of Education as permanent member
Add Secretary of Veterans Affairs as permanent member
Add Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy as permanent member
Amend Executive Order 12992 Sections 1 and 2 accordingly

Timeline

Immediate

Council name change takes effect
Expanded membership takes effect

Near term (90d)

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Long term

Potential shift in drug policy coordination scope due to broader membership base

Risks & tensions

Expanded membership may complicate Council coordination efficiency
Inclusion of domestic policy-focused agencies signals potential broadening from interdiction-centered approach to include demand reduction and social services
No funding or operational directives specified—purely structural reorganization