42 U.S.C. 4551 42 U.S.C. 4552 TITLE I-NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON 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 împlementation 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 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. REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY SEC. 102. The Secretary shall (1) submit an annual report to Congress which shall include a description of the actions taken, services provided, and funds expended under this Act and part C of the Community Mental Health Centers Act, an evaluation of the effectiveness of such actions, services, and expenditures of funds, and such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate; (2) submit to Congress on or before the expiration of the one-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and every three years thereafter a report (A) containing current information on the health consequences of using alcoholic beverages, and (B) containing such recommendations for legislation and administrative action as he may deem appropriate; (3) submit such additional reports as may be requested by the President of the United States or by Congress; (4) Submit to the President of the United States and to Congress such recommendations as will further the prevention, treatment, and control of alcohol abuse and alcoholism; and (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. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL ACTIVITIES FOR SEC. 103. (a) The Secretary shall establish an Inter- 42 U.S.C. 4553 agency Committee on Federal Activities for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Committee"). The Committee shall (1) evaluate the adequacy and technical soundness of all Federal programs and activities which relate to alcoholism and alcohol abuse and provide for the communication and exchange of information necessary to maintain the coordination and effectiveness of such programs and activities, and (2) seek to coordinate efforts undertaken to deal with alcohol abuse and alcoholism in carrying out Federal health, welfare, rehabilitation, highway safety, law enforcement, and economic opportunity laws. (b) The Secretary or the Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (or the Director's designee) shall serve as Chairman of the Committee, the membership of which shall include (1) appropriate scientific, medical, or technical representation from the Department of Transportation, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the Veterans' Administration, and such other Federal agencies and offices (including appropriate agencies and offices of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare) as the Secretary determines administer programs directly affecting alcoholism and alcohol abuse, and (2) five individuals from the general public appointed by the Secretary from individuals who by virtue of their training or experience are particularly qualified to participate in the performance of the Committee's functions. The Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman, but not less often than four times a year. (c) Each appointed member of the Committee shall be appointed for a term of four years, except that— (1) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term; and (2) of the members first appointed, two shall be appointed for a term of four years, two shall be appointed for a term of three years, and one shall be appointed for a term of one year, as designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment. Appointed members may serve after the expiration of their terms until their successors have taken office. (d) Appointed members of the Committee shall receive for each day they are engaged in the performance of the functions of the Committee compensation at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule, including traveltime; and all members, while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as such expenses are authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. (e) The Secretary shall make available to the Committee such staff, information, and other assistance as it may require to carry out its activities effectively. TITLE II-ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOL- BILITATION PROGRAMS CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AMONG FEDERAL CIVILIAN SEC. 201. (a) The Civil Service Commission shall be 42 U.S.C. 4561 responsible for developing and maintaining, in cooperation with the Secretary and with other Federal agencies and departments, appropriate prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs and services for alcohol abuse and alcoholism among Federal civilian employees, consistent with the purposes of this Act. Such policies and services shall make optimal use of existing governmental facilities, services, and skills. (b) The Secretary, acting through the Institute, shall be responsible for fostering similar alcohol abuse and alcoholism prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation grams and services in State and local governments and in private industry. pro (c) (1) No person may be denied or deprived of Federal civilian employment or a Federal professional or other license or right solely on the ground of prior alcohol abuse or prior alcoholism. (2) This subsection shall not apply to employment (A) in the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Security Agency, or any other department or agency of the Federal Government designated for purposes of national security by the President, or (B) in any position in any department or agency of the Federal Government, not referred to in clause (A), which position is determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the head of such agency or department to be a sensitive position. (d) This title shall not be construed to prohibit the dismissal from employment of a Federal civilian employee who cannot properly function in his employment. 42 U.S.C. 4571 42 U.S.C. 4572 TITLE III-FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR PART A-GRANTS TO STATES AUTHORIZATION FOR FORMULA GRANTS SEC. 301. There are authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, $80,000,000 for each of the next two fiscal years, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, for grants to States to assist them in planning, establishing, maintaining, coordinating, and evaluating projects for the development of more effective prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs to deal with alcohol abuse and alcoholism. For purposes of this part, the term "State" includes the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, in addition to the fifty States. STATE ALLOTMENT SEC. 302. (a) For each fiscal year the Secretary shall, in accordance with regulations, allot the sums appropriated for such year pursuant to section 301 among the States on the basis of the relative population, financial need, and need for more effective prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of alcohol abuse and alcoholism; except that no such allotment to any State (other than the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) for any fiscal year shall be less than $200,000. (b) Any amount allotted to a State in a fiscal year (other than the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) and remaining unobligated at the end of such year shall remain available to such State, for the purposes for which made, for the next fiscal year (and for such year only), and any such amount shall be in addition to the amounts allotted to such State for such purpose for such next fiscal year; except that any such amount, remaining unobligated at the end of the sixth month following the end of such year |