national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism

national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism Sec. 203. (a) Section 101 of the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 is amended to read as follows: “establishment of the institute “Sec. 101. (a) There is established the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘Institute’) to administer the programs and authorities assigned to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘Secretary’) by this Act and part C of the Community Mental Health Centers Act. The Secretary, acting through the Institute, shall, in carrying out the purposes of sections 301 and 303 of the Public Health Service Act with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, develop and conduct comprehensive health, education, training, research, and planning programs for the prevention and treatment of alcohol abuse and alcoholism and for the rehabilitation of alcohol abusers and alcoholics. 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. 88 Stat. 136 “(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 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.” (b) (1) Section 102(2) of such Act is amended by inserting “and every three years thereafter” after “Act”. (2) (A) Section 102 of such Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting in lieu thereof “ ; and”, and by adding after paragraph (4) the following: “(5) submit to Congress on or before the end of each calendar year a report on the extent to which other Federal programs and departments are concerned and dealing effectively with the problems of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Before submitting a report under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall give each department and agency of the Government which (or a program of which) is referred to in the report he proposes to submit under such paragraph an opportunity to comment on the proposed report; and the Secretary shall include in the report submitted to Congress under such paragraph the comments received by him from any such department or agency within 30 days from the date the proposed report was submitted to such department or agency.”. (B) The first report to be submitted by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under section 102(5) of the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 shall be submitted not later than December 31, 1974.