Pub. L. 91-513, tit. I, sec. 1

Section 1. (a) Part D of the Community Mental Health Centers Act is amended as follows: (1) Sections 251, 252, and 253 of such part (42 U.S.C. 2888k, 26881, and 2688m) are each amended by inserting “and other persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems” immediately after “narcotic addicts” each place those words appear in those sections. (2) Clauses (A) and (C) of section 252 of such part are each amended by inserting “, drug abuse, and drug dependence” immediately after “narcotic addiction”. (3) The heading for such part is amended to read as follows: “Part D— Narcotic Addiction, Drug Abuse, and Drug Dependence Prevention and Rehabilitation”. (b) Part E of such Act is amended as follows: (1) Section 261(a) of such part (42 U.S.C. 2688o) is amended by striking out “$30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973” and inserting in lieu thereof “$40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973”. (2) Section 261(a) of such part is further amended by inserting “, drug abuse, and drug dependence” immediately after “narcotic addiction”. (3) Sections 261(c) and 264 are each amended by inserting “and other persons with drug abuse, and drug dependence problems” immediately after “narcotic addicts”. (4) The section headings for sections 261 and 263 are each amended by striking out “and narcotic addicts” and inserting in lieu thereof “, NARCOTIC ADDICTS, AND OTHER PERSONS WITH DRUG ABUSE AND DRUG DEPENDENCE PROBLEMS”. (c) Part D of such Act is further amended by redesignating sections 253 and 254 as sections 254 and 255, respectively, and by adding after section 252 the following new section: “drug abuse education “Sec. 253. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to States and political subdivisions thereof and to public or nonprofit private agencies and organized ions, and to enter into contracts with other private agencies and organizations, for— “(1) the collection, preparation, and dissemination of educational materials dealing with the use and abuse of drugs and the prevention of drug abuse, and “(2) the development and evaluation of programs of drug abuse education directed at the general public, school-age children, and special high-risk groups. “(b) The Secretary, acting through the National Institute of Mental Health, shall (1) serve as a focal point for the collection and dissemination of information related to drug abuse; (2) collect, prepare, and disseminate materials (including films and other educational devices) dealing with the abuse of drugs and the prevention of drug84 Stat. 1239 abuse; (3) provide for the preparation, production, and conduct of programs of public education (including those using films and other educational devices); (4) train professional and other persons to organize and participate in programs of public education in relation to drug abuse; (5) coordinate activities carried on by such departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Federal Government as he shall designate with respect to health education aspects of drug abuse; (6) provide technical assistance to State and local health and educational agencies with respect to the establishment and implementation of programs and procedures for public education on drug abuse; and (7) undertake other activities essential to a national program for drug abuse education. “(c) The Secretary, acting through the National Institute of Mental Health, is authorized to develop and conduct workshops, institutes, and other activities for the training of professional and other personnel to work in the area of drug abuse education. “(d) To carry out the purposes of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $12,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $14,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973.” (d) Such part D is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “special projects for narcotic addicts and drug dependent persons “Sec. 256. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to public or nonprofit private agencies and organizations to cover a portion of the costs of programs for treatment and rehabilitation of narcotic addicts or drug dependent persons which include one or more of the following: (1) Detoxification services or (2) institutional services (including medical, psychological, educational, or counseling services) or (3) community-based aftercare services. “(b) Grants under this section for the costs of any treatment and rehabilitation program— “(1) may be made only for the period beginning with the first day of the first month for which such a grant is made and ending with the close of eight years after such first day; and “(2) (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), may not exceed 80 per centum of such costs for each of the first two years after such first day, 75 per centum of such costs for the third year after such first day, 60 per centum of such costs for the fourth year after such first day, 45 per centum of such costs for the fifth year after such first day, and 30 per centum of such costs for each of the next three years after such first day; and “(B) in the case of any such program providing services for persons in an area designated by the Secretary as an urban or rural poverty area, such grants may not exceed 90 per centum of such costs for each of the first two years after such first day, 80 per centum of such costs for the third year after such first day, 75 per centum of such costs for the fourth and fifth years after such first day, and 70 per centum of such costs for each of the next three years after such first day. “(c) No application for a grant authorized by this section shall be approved by the Secretary unless such application is forwarded through the State agency responsible for administering the plan submitted pursuant to section 204 of this Act or, if there be a separate State agency, designated by the Governor as responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the State’s efforts in the treatment and84 Stat. 1240 rehabilitation of narcotic addicts and drug dependent persons, through such latter agency, which shall submit to the Secretary such comments as it deems appropriate. No application for a grant under this section for a program to provide services for persons in an area in which is located a facility constructed as a new facility after the date of enactment of this section with funds provided under a grant under part A or this part shall be approved unless such application contains satisfactory assurance that, to the extent feasible, such program will be included as part of the programs conducted in or through such facility. “(d) The Secretary shall make grants under this section for projects within the States in accordance with criteria determined by him designed to provide priority for grant applications in States, and in areas within the States, having the higher percentages of population who are narcotic addicts or drug dependent persons. “(e) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section not to exceed $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971; $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972; and $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973.”