alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health administration

alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health administration Sec. 201. (a) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall establish, in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Administration”). The Administration shall be headed by an Administrator appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Administrator, with the approval of the Secretary, may appoint a Deputy Administrator and may employ and prescribe the functions of such officers and employees, including attorneys, as are necessary to administer the activities to be carried out through the Administration. (b) The Secretary, acting through the Administration, shall supervise the functions of the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse in order to assure that (1) the programs carried out through each such Institute receive appropriate and equitable support, and (2) there is cooperation among the Institutes in the implementation of such programs. (c) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall estab- National Panel on Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the “panel”) to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary concerning the activities to be carried out through the Administration. The panel shall consist of three members appointed by the Secretary as follows: One member shall be appointed from the public members of the National Advisory Mental Health Council established under section 217 of the Public Health Service Act, one member shall be appointed from the public members of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism established under such section, and one member shall be appointed from the public members of the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse established under such section.