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112 STAT. 2681-675 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 (14) shall submit to the Appropriations committees and the authorizing committees of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and the Senate on an annual basis, not later than 60 days after the date of the last day of the applicable period, a summary of— (A) each of the evaluations received by the Director under paragraph (13); and (B) the progress of each National Drug Control Program agency toward the drug control program goals of the agency using the performance measures for the agency developed under section 706(c); and (15) shall ensure that drug prevention and drug treatment research and information is effectively disseminated by National Drug Control Program agencies to State and local governments and nongovernmental entities involved in demand reduction by— (A) encouraging formal consultation between any such agency that conducts or sponsors research, and any such agency that disseminates information in developing research and information product development agendas; (B) encouraging such agencies (as appropriate) to develop and implement dissemination plans that specifically target State and local governments and nongovernmental entities involved in demand reduction; and (C) developing a single interagency clearinghouse for the dissemination of research and information by such agencies to State and local governments and nongovernmental agencies involved in demand reduction. (c) NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAM BUDGET. — (1) RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAM AGENCIES.— (A) IN GENERAL. —For each fiscal year, the head of each department, agency, or program of the Federal Government with responsibilities under the National Drug Control Program Strategy shall transmit to the Director a copy of the proposed drug control budget request of the department, agency, or program at the same time as that budget request is submitted to their superiors (and before submission to the Office of Management and Budget) in the preparation of the budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. (B) SUBMISSION OF DRUG CONTROL BUDGET REQUESTS. — The head of each National Drug Control Program agency shall ensure timely development and submission to the Director of each proposed drug control budget request transmitted pursuant to this psiragraph, in such format as may be designated by the Director with the concurrence of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (2) NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAM BUDGET PROPOSAL. — For each fiscal year, following the transmission of proposed drug control budget requests to the Director under paragraph (1), the Director shall, in consultation with the head of each National Drug Control Program agency— (A) develop a consolidated National Drug Control Pro- P'am budget proposal designed to implement the National Drug Control Strategy;