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TITLE V-RESEARCH

ENCOURAGEMENT OF RESEARCH

SEC. 501. [4591] (a) The Secretary, acting through the Institute, shall carry out a program of research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and studies, directly and by grant or contract,

into

(1) the social behavioral, and biomedical etiology,

(2) prevention,

(3) treatment,

(4) mental and physical health consequences,

(5) social and economic consequences, and

(6) the impact on families,

of alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

(b) In carrying out the program described in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Institute, is authorized to

(1) collect and make available through publications and other appropriate means, information as to, and the practical application of, the research and other activities under the program;

(2) make available research facilities of the Public Health Service to appropriate public authorities, and to health officials and scientists engaged in special study;

(3) make grants to universities, hospitals, laboratories, and other public or nonprofit institutions, and to individuals for such research projects as are recommended by the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; and such Council shall give special consideration to projects relating to the relationship between alcohol abuse and domestic violence, the effects of alcohol use during pregnancy, the relationship between the abuse of alcohol and other drugs, and the effect on the incidence of alcohol abuse and alcoholism of social pressures, legal requirements respecting the use of alcoholic beverages, the cost of such beverages, and the economic status and education of users of such beverages,

(4) secure from time to time and for such periods as he deems advisable, the assistance and advice of experts, scholars, and consultants from the United States or abroad;

(5) promote the coordination of research programs conducted by the Institute, and similar programs conducted by the National Institute of Drug Abuse and by other departments, agencies, organizations, and individuals, including all National Institutes of Health research activities which are or may be related to the problems of individuals suffering from alcoholism or alcohol abuse or those of their families;

(6) conduct an intramural program of biomedical, behavioral, epidemiological, and social research, including research into the most effective means of treatment and service delivery, and including research involving human subjects, which is―

(A) located in an institution capable of providing all necessary medical care for such human subjects, including complete 24-hour medical diagnostic services by or under the supervision of physicians, acute and intensive medical

care, including 24-hour emergency care, psychiatric care, and such other care as is determined to be necessary for individuals suffering from alcoholism and alcohol abuse; and

(B) associated with an accredited medical or research training institution;

(7) for purposes of study, admit and treat at institutions, hospitals, and stations of the Public Health Service, persons not otherwise eligible for such treatment;

(8) provide to health officials, scientists, and appropriate public and other nonprofit institutions and organizations, technical advice and assistance on the application of statistical and other scientific research methods to experiments, studies, and surveys in health and medical fields;

(9) enter into contracts under this title without regard to sections 3648 and 3709 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.Š.C. 529; 41 U.S.C. 5); and

(10) adopt, upon recommendation of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, such additional means as he deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.

SCIENTIFIC PEER REVIEW

SEC. 502. [4586] The Secretary, acting through the Institute, shall, by regulation, provide for review of all research grants and contracts, training, treatment, and prevention activity grants, and programs over which he has authority under this Act by utilizing, to the maximum extent possible, appropriate peer review groups, composed principally of non-Federal scientists and other experts in the field of alcoholism.

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 503. [4587] There are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out the purposes of section 501 and 502 $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, $24,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981.

NATIONAL ALCOHOL RESEARCH CENTERS

SEC. 504. [4588] (a) The Secretary acting through the Institute may designate National Alcohol Research Centers for the purpose of interdisciplinary research relating to alcoholism and other biomedical, behavioral, and social issues related to alcoholism and alcohol abuse. No entity may be designated as a Center unless an application therefor has been submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary. Such an application shall be submitted in such manner and contain such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. The Secretary may not approve such an application unless

(1) the application contains or is supported by reasonable assurances that

(A) the applicant has the experience, or capability, to conduct, through biomedical, behavioral, social, and related disciplines, long-term research on alcoholism and other alcohol problems and to provide coordination of such research among such disciplines;

(B) the applicant has available to it sufficient facilities (including laboratory, reference, and data analysis facilities) to carry out the research plan contained in the application,

(C) the applicant has facilities and personnel to provide training in the prevention and treatment of alcoholism and other alcohol problems;

(D) the applicant has the capacity to train predoctoral and postdoctoral students for careers in research on alcoholism and other alcohol problems;

(E) the applicant has the capacity to conduct courses on alcohol problems and research on alcohol problems for undergraduate and graduate students, and medical and osteopathic, nursing, social work, and other specialized graduate students; and

(F) the applicant has the capacity to conduct programs of continuing education in such medical, legal, and social service fields as the Secretary may require.

(2) the application contains a detailed five-year plan for research relating to alcoholism and other alcohol problems. Insofar as practical, the Secretary shall approve applications under this subsection in a manner which results in an equitable geographic distribution of Centers.

(b) The Secretary shall, under such conditions as the Secretary may reasonably require, make annual grants to Centers which have been designated under this section. No annual grant to any Center may exceed $1,500,000. No funds provided under a grant under this subsection may be used for the purchase or rental of any land or the rental, purchase, construction, preservation, or repair of any building. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the term "construction" has the meaning given that term by section 702(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292a).

(c) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this section $6,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for the next two succeeding fiscal years, $8,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and $9,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981.

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TITLE VI-GENERAL

SEC. 601. [4591] If any section, provision, or term of this Act is adjudged invalid for any reason, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate any other section, provision, or term of this Act, and the remaining sections, provisions, and terms shall be and remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 602. [4592] (a) Each recipient of assistance under this Act pursuant to grants or contracts entered into under other than competitive bidding procedures shall keep such records as the Secretary shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such grant or contract, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such grant or contract is given or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.

(b) The Secretary and Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of such recipients that are pertinent to the grants or contracts entered into under the provisions of this Act under other than competitive bidding procedures.

SEC. 603. [4593] Payments under this Act may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement and in such installments as the Secretary may determine.

SEC. 604. [4594] The authority of the Secretary to enter into contracts under this Act shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance by appropriation Acts.

DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND REHABILITATION ACT

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