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fare, and rehabilitation plans submitted to the Federal Government pursuant to Federal law, including but not limited to those submitted pursuant to section 35 (a) (15) of title 29 and sections 246 (a) (2) (L), 291c (a) (4), 1396a (a) (31), and 2684 (11) of title 42 of the United States Code;

(d) administer the grants and contracts authorized

under title VII of this Act; and

(e) administer any other service or program, or take any other action, consistent with the intent and objectives of this Act.

PLANNING FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 303. It shall be the duty of the Administration with 14 respect to its planning functions to

(a) develop a detailed and comprehensive Federal drug abuse and drug dependence control plan to implement the objectives and policies of this Act. The plan shall be submitted to Congress as soon as practicable, but

not later than one year after the enactment date of this

Act. It shall be reviewed annually and submitted to Congress with any appropriate revisions as part of the Administration's annual report. The Commissioner shall, in developing the comprehensive Federal plan, consult and collaborate with all appropriate Federal, State, and

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public and private nonprofit agencies, institutions, and

organizations. The plan shall specify how all available health, welfare, educational, and rehabilitation resources, and how funds, programs, services, and facilities authorized under existing Federal legislation, are to be utilized;

(b) develop model drug abuse and drug dependence control plans for State and local governments, utilizing the concepts incorporated in the comprehensive Federal plan. The model plans shall be reviewed on a periodic basis and revised to keep them current. They shall specify

how all types of community resources and existing Federal legislation may be utilized; and

(c) provide assistance and consultation to State and local governments, public and private nonprofit agencies, institutions, and organizations, and individuals with re

spect to the prevention and treatment of drug abuse and drug dependence.

COORDINATION FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 304. It shall be the duty of the Administration with 20 respect to its coordinating functions to

(a) assist the Civil Service Commission, the Department of Defense, the Veterans' Administration, and

other Federal departments and agencies in the development and maintenance of appropriate prevention, treat

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abuse and drug dependence pursuant to title V of this Act. Upon request, the Administration shall undertake

the direct administration of any such program or service;

(b) serve in a consulting capacity to all Federal courts, departments, and agencies, including those responsible for programs affected by title VI of this Act, and to be responsible for assisting in the development and coordination of a full range of programs, facilities,

and services available to them for education, diagnosis, counseling, and treatment with respect to the drug abuse and drug dependence problems they encounter;

(c) coordinate all Federal health and rehabilitation efforts to deal with the problem of drug abuse and drug dependence, including but not limited to those relating to vocational rehabilitation, manpower development and

training, older Americans, law enforcement assistance, health research facilities, mental retardation facilities and community mental health centers, juvenile delinquency, health professions educational assistance, hospital and medical facilities, social security, community health services, education professions development, higher education, Federal employees health benefits, economic opportunity, comprehensive health planning, elementary and secondary education, highway safety, the civil service laws, and laws providing for the treat

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(d) encourage and assist State and local govern5 ment programs and services, and programs and services of 6 public and private nonprofit agencies, institutions, and 7 organizations, for the prevention and treatment of drug 8 abuse and drug dependence;

(e) stimulate more effective use of existing resources and available services for the prevention and treatment of drug abuse and drug dependence;

(f) cooperate with the Federal Intergovernment Coordinating Council on Drug Abuse and Drug Dependence, the Civil Service Commission, and other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, to develop a policy consistent with this Act with regard to Federal employees who are drug abusers or drug dependent persons, involving appropriate programs and services for the prevention and treatment of drug abuse and drug dependence among such employees;

(g) assist State and local governments in coordinating programs among themselves for the prevention and treatment of drug abuse and drug dependence; and

(h) cooperate with organized medicine to dissem

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STATISTICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION

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(a) gather and publish statistics pertaining to drug abuse, drug dependence, and drug related problems;

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(b) promulgate regulations, with the approval of the Secretary, specifying uniform statistics to be obtained, records to be maintained, and reports to be submitted, by public and private departments, agencies, organizations, practitioners, and other persons with respect to drug abuse, drug dependence, and drug related problems. Such statistics and reports shall not reveal the identity of any patient or drug dependent person or other confidential information.

RESEARCH FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION

SEO. 306. It shall be the duty of the Administration

with respect to its research functions to