Establishment of Institute.

§ 501. Establishment of Institute. (a) Effective December 31, 1974, there is established, in the National Institute of Mental Health, a National Institute on Drug Abuse (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Institute”) to administer the programs and authorities of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) with respect to drug abuse prevention functions. The Secretary, acting through the Institute, shall, in carrying out the purposes of section 301 of the Public Health Service Act with respect to drug abuse, develop and conduct comprehensive health, education, training, research, and planning programs for the prevention and treatment of drug abuse and for the rehabilitation of drug abusers. (b) The Institute shall be under the direction of a Director who shall be appointed by the Secretary. (c) The programs of the Institute shall be administered so as to encourage the broadest possible participation of professionals and paraprofessionals in the fields of medicine, science, the social sciences, and other related disciplines.