establishment of council

establishment of council Sec. 401. (a) Section 217(a) of the Public Health Service Act is amended— (1) in the first sentence thereof, by inserting “the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,” immediately after “the National Advisory Mental Health Council,”; (2) in the second sentence thereof, by (A) inserting “the National Advisory Council on Alcoholic Abuse and Alcoholism,” immediately after “the National Advisory Mental Health Council,”, and (B) inserting “alcohol abuse and alcoholism,” immediately after “psychiatric disorders,”; and (3) in the fourth sentence. (A) by inserting “(other than the members of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)” after “the terms of the members”; (B) by striking84 Stat. 1854 out “and” before “ (2)”; and (C) by striking out the period at the end and inserting a semicolon and “and (3) the terms of the members of the National Council on .Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism first taking office after the date of enactment of this clause, shall expire as follows: Three shall expire four years after such date, three shall expire, three years after such date, three shall expire two years after such date, and three shall expire one year after such date, as designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment.” (b) Section 217(b) of such Act is amended, in the second sentence thereof, by inserting “alcohol abuse and alcoholism,” immediately after “mental health,”. (c) Section 217 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(d) The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism shall advise, consult with, and make recommendations to, the Secretary on matters relating to the activities and functions of the Secretary in the field of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. The Council is authorized (1) to review research projects or programs submitted to or initiated by it in the field of alcohol abuse and alcoholism and recommend to the. Secretary any such projects which it believes show promise of making valuable contributions to human knowledge with respect to the cause, prevention, or methods of diagnosis and treatment of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, and (2) to collect information as to studies being carried on in the field of alcohol abuse and alcoholism and, with the approval of the Secretary, make available such information through appropriate publications for the benefit of health and welfare agencies or organizations (public or private) or physicians or any other scientists, and for the information of the general public. The Council is also authorized to recommend to the Secretary, for acceptance pursuant to section 501 of this Act, conditional gifts for work in the field of alcohol abuse and alcoholism; and the Secretary shall recommend acceptance of any such gifts only after consultation with the Council.”