“establishment of institute

“establishment of institute “Sec. 455. (a) There is established the National Institute of Mental Health (hereinafter in this part referred to as the ‘Institute’) to administer the programs and authorities of the Secretary with respect to mental health. The Secretary, acting through the Institute, shall, in carrying out the purposes of sections 301 and 303 of this Act and the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963 (other than part C of title II) with respect to mental illness, develop and conduct comprehensive health, education, training, research, and planning programs for the prevention and treatment of mental illness and for the rehabilitation of the mentally ill. The Secretary shall carry out through the Institute the administrative and financial management, policy development and planning, evaluation, and public information functions which are required for the implementation of such programs and authorities. “(b) (1) The Institute shall be under the direction of a Director who shall be appointed by the Secretary. “(2) The Director, with the approval of the Secretary, may employ and prescribe the functions of such officers and employees, including attorneys, as are necessary to administer the programs and authorities to be carried out through the Institute. “(c) The programs to be carried out through 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.”