ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE.

SEC. 209. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. Part A of title IV of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by section 207 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following section: “office of alternative medicine “Sec. 404E. (a) There is established within the Office of the Director of NIH an office to be known as the Office of Alternative Medicine (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’), which shall be headed by a director appointed by the Director of NIH. “(b) The purpose of the Office is to facilitate the evaluation of alternative medical treatment modalities, including acupuncture and Oriental medicine, homeopathic medicine, and physical manipulation therapies. “(c) The Secretary shall establish an advisory council for the purpose of providing advice to the Director of the Office on carrying out this section. Section 222 applies to such council to the same extent and in the same manner as such section applies to committees or councils established under such section. “(d) In carrying out subsection (b), the Director of the Office shall— “(1) establish an information clearinghouse to exchange information with the public about alternative medicine; “(2) support research training— “(A) for which fellowship support is not provided under section 487; and “(B) that is not residency training of physicians or other health professionals; and “(3) (A) prepare biennial reports on the activities carried out or to be carried out by the Office; and “(B) submit each such report to the Director of NIH for inclusion in the biennial report under section 403”.