Executive Order 13008: Amending Executive Order No. 12880
President: Bill Clinton
Transferred the lead role for international narcotics-control policy under EO 12880 from the State Department to the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Status: In effect.
Is Executive Order 13008 still in effect? Yes. Continuing amendment not expressly revoked; current ONDCP statutes now supply the principal drug-policy framework.
What does Executive Order 13008 do?
EO 13008 made a narrow amendment to EO 12880, replacing the Department of State with the Office of National Drug Control Policy as lead for coordinating international narcotics-control policy. It expressly referred to the President’s counter-narcotics council order. The archived White House account of the 1997 National Drug Control Strategy describes coordination by the ONDCP Director across more than 50 agencies, while recognizing international drug trafficking as a national-security issue. That strategy shows subsequent policy coordination, not that the one-word agency substitution caused its results. Departments retained their statutory roles.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 12880 assigned the international policy lead to the State Department.
After the order
ONDCP held the coordinating lead while departments retained their lawful operational authorities.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| ONDCP | Lead international narcotics-control policy coordination | Under the amended order |
| Federal departments | Continue statutory diplomatic, enforcement and program roles | Continuing |
What happened next
EO 12880 established the earlier management framework.
EO 13008 changed the named international-policy lead.
The President transmitted a coordinated national drug-control strategy to Congress.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The order organizes executive-branch management and cannot reassign powers fixed by statute. Current 21 U.S.C. chapter 22 provisions govern ONDCP and national drug-control policy.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- GovInfo — current title 21 chapter 22 (opens in a new tab) Official record
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