Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: WEDNESDAY, June 6, 1990 TAG: 9006060436 SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-9 EDITION: EVENING SOURCE: DATELINE: WASHINGTON LENGTH: Short
Justice Department officials briefed congressional appropriations panels and other executive agencies Tuesday on a detailed plan for the center, which was proposed in President Bush's National Drug Control Strategy earlier this year.
Several lawmakers questioned the proposal to spend money for the center when some law enforcement agencies don't have enough money to hire needed agents, one congressional aide said later.
The plan outlined in a Justice Department study calls for no money to be spent this fiscal year, ending Sept. 30. However, the center would cost about $8.1 million next year and $45.9 million in fiscal 1992, when it would be fully operational with 150 employees.
-Associated Press
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