112 STAT. 2681-689 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 (2) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—The President may, in the discretion of the President, appoint additional members to the Council. (c) FUNCTIONS. —The Council shall advise and assist the President in— (1) providing direction and oversight for the national drug control strategy, including relating drug control policy to other national security interests and establishing priorities; and (2) ensuring coordination among departments and agencies of the Federal Government concerning implementation of the National Drug Control Strategy. (d) ADMINISTRATION. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The Council may utilize established or ad hoc committees, task forces, or interagency groups chaired by the Director (or a representative of the Director) in carrying out the functions of the Council under this section. (2) STAFF.— The staff of the Office, in coordination with the staffs of the Vice President and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, shall act as staff for the Council. (3) COOPERATION FROM OTHER AGENCIES.— Each department and agency of the executive branch shall— (A) cooperate with the Council in carrying out the functions of the Council under this section; and (B) provide such assistance, information, and advice as the Council may request, to the extent permitted by law. 21 USC 1709. SEC. 710. PARENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL ON YOUTH DRUG ABUSE. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT. —T here is established a Council to be known as the Parents Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse (referred to in this section as the "Council"). (2) MEMBERSHIP. — (A) COMPOSITION.— The Council shall be composed of 16 members, of whom— (i) 4 shall be appointed by the President, each of whom shall be a parent or guardian of a child who is not less than 6 and not more than 18 years of age as of the date on which the appointment is made; (ii) 4 shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, 3 of whom shall be a parent or guardian of a child who is not less than 6 and not more than 18 years of age as of the date on which the appointment is made; (iii) 2 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, each of whom shall be a parent or guardian of a child who is not less than 6 and not more than 18 years of age as of the date on which the appointment is made; (iv) 4 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 3 of whom shall be a parent or guardian of a child who is not less than 6 and not more than 18 years of age as of the date on which the appointment is made; and
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