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[CITE: 42USC285n]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
              SUBCHAPTER III--NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES
 
   Part C--Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes
 
     subpart 14--national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism
 
Sec. 285n. Purpose of Institute


(a) In general

    The general purpose of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and 
Alcoholism (hereafter in this subpart referred to as the ``Institute'') 
is the conduct and support of biomedical and behavioral research, health 
services research, research training, and health information 
dissemination with respect to the prevention of alcohol abuse and the 
treatment of alcoholism.

(b) Research program

    The research program established under this subpart shall encompass 
the social, behavioral, and biomedical etiology, mental and physical 
health consequences, and social and economic consequences of alcohol 
abuse and alcoholism. In carrying out the program, the Director of the 
Institute is authorized to--
        (1) collect and disseminate through publications and other 
    appropriate means (including the development of curriculum 
    materials), 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, giving special 
    consideration to projects relating to--
            (A) the relationship between alcohol abuse and domestic 
        violence,
            (B) the effects of alcohol use during pregnancy,
            (C) the impact of alcoholism and alcohol abuse on the 
        family, the workplace, and systems for the delivery of health 
        services,
            (D) the relationship between the abuse of alcohol and other 
        drugs,
            (E) 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,
            (F) the interrelationship between alcohol use and other 
        health problems,
            (G) the comparison of the cost and effectiveness of various 
        treatment methods for alcoholism and alcohol abuse and the 
        effectiveness of prevention and intervention programs for 
        alcoholism and alcohol abuse,
            (H) alcoholism and alcohol abuse among women;

        (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 or the impact of alcohol abuse on other 
    health problems;
        (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 subchapter without regard to 
    section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 and section 5 of title 41; 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.

(c) Collaboration

    The Director of the Institute shall collaborate with the 
Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration in focusing the services research activities of the 
Institute and in disseminating the results of such research to health 
professionals and the general public.

(d) Funding

                 (1) Authorization of appropriations

        For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there are 
    authorized to be appropriated $300,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, and 
    such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1994.

             (2) Allocation for health services research

        Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
    year, the Director shall obligate not less than 15 percent to carry 
    out health services research relating to alcohol abuse and 
    alcoholism.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, Sec. 464H, as added and amended Pub. 
L. 102-321, title I, Sec. 122(a), (b), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 358, 
359; Pub. L. 102-352, Sec. 2(a)(1), Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 938.)

                          Codification

    Section 290bb(b) of this title, which was transferred to subsec. (b) 
of this section and amended by Pub. L. 102-321, was based on act July 1, 
1944, ch. 373, title V, Sec. 510, formerly Pub. L. 91-616, title V, 
Sec. 501(b), as added Pub. L. 94-371, Sec. 7, July 26, 1976, 90 Stat. 
1038; amended Pub. L. 95-622, title II, Sec. 268(d), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 
Stat. 3437; Pub. L. 96-180, Sec. 14(b), Jan. 2, 1980, 93 Stat. 1305; 
renumbered Sec. 510(b) of act July 1, 1944, and amended Apr. 26, 1983, 
Pub. L. 98-24, Sec. 2(b)(9), 97 Stat. 179; Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L. 98-
509, title II, Sec. 205(a)(1), 98 Stat. 2361.
    In subsec. (b)(9), ``section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31'' 
substituted for reference to section 3648 of the Revised Statutes (31 
U.S.C. 529) on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 
96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and 
Finance.


                               Amendments

    1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-352 substituted ``Institute on 
Alcohol'' for ``Institute of Alcohol''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-321, Sec. 122(b)(1), (2)(A), transferred 
subsec. (b) of section 290bb of this title to subsec. (b) of this 
section, substituted ``(b) Research Program.--The research program 
established under this subpart shall encompass the social, behavioral, 
and biomedical etiology, mental and physical health consequences, and 
social and economic consequences of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. In 
carrying out the program, the Director of the Institute is authorized'' 
for ``(b) In carrying out the program described in subsection (a) of 
this section, the Secretary, acting through the Institute, is 
authorized'' in introductory provisions, and substituted a semicolon for 
period at end of par. (3)(H).
    Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 102-321, Sec. 122(b)(2)(B), added 
subsecs. (c) and (d).


                    Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

    Section 3 of Pub. L. 102-352 provided that: ``The amendments made 
by--
        ``(1) subsection (a) of section 2 [amending this section and 
    sections 285n-2, 285o, 285o-2, 285p, 290aa-1, 290aa-3, 300x-7, 300x-
    27, 300x-33, 300x-53, and 300y of this title], shall take effect 
    immediately upon the effectuation of the amendments made by titles I 
    and II of the ADAMHA Reorganization Act [Pub. L. 102-321, see 
    Effective Date of 1992 Amendment note set out under section 236 of 
    this title]; and
        ``(2) subsections (b) and (c) of section 2 [amending sections 
    290cc-21, 290cc-28, and 290cc-30 of this title and provisions set 
    out as notes under sections 290aa and 300x of this title], shall 
    take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 26, 1992].''


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Oct. 1, 1992, with provision for programs 
providing financial assistance, see section 801(c), (d) of Pub. L. 102-
321, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment note under section 
236 of this title.


            Required Allocations for Health Services Research

    Pub. L. 103-43, title XX, Sec. 2016(b), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 
218, provided that:
    ``(1) In general.--With respect to the allocation for health 
services research required in each of the provisions of law specified in 
paragraph (2), the term `15 percent' appearing in each of such 
provisions is, in the case of allocations for fiscal year 1993, deemed 
to be 12 percent.
    ``(2) Relevant provisions of law.--The provisions of law referred to 
in paragraph (1) are--
        ``(A) section 464H(d)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, as 
    added by section 122 of Public Law 102-321 (106 Stat. 358) [subsec. 
    (d)(2) of this section];
        ``(B) section 464L(d)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, as 
    added by section 123 of Public Law 102-321 (106 Stat. 360) [section 
    285o(d)(2) of this title]; and
        ``(C) section 464R(f)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, as 
    added by section 124 of Public Law 102-321 (106 Stat. 364) [section 
    285p(f)(2) of this title].''


        Study on Fetal Alcohol Effect and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

    Section 705 of Pub. L. 102-321 directed Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to enter into a contract with a public or nonprofit 
private entity to conduct a study on the prevalence of fetal alcohol 
effect and fetal alcohol syndrome in the general population of the 
United States and on the adequacy of Federal efforts to reduce the 
incidence of such conditions (including efforts regarding appropriate 
training for health care providers in identifying such effect or 
syndrome), and to ensure that a report outlining this study be submitted 
to Congress not later than 18 months after July 10, 1992.


              Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Study

    Pub. L. 99-570, title IV, Sec. 4022, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-
124, directed Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
Director of National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, to 
conduct a study of alternative approaches for alcoholism and alcohol 
abuse treatment and rehabilitation and of financing alternatives 
including policies and experiences of third party insurers and State and 
municipal governments; to recommend policies and programs for research, 
planning, administration, and reimbursement for treatment and 
rehabilitation; to request National Academy of Sciences to conduct such 
study in consultation with Director of National Institute on Alcohol 
Abuse and Alcoholism under an arrangement entered into with consent of 
Academy that actual expenses of Academy will be paid by Secretary and 
that Academy would submit a final report to Secretary no later than 24 
months after the arrangement was entered into; and to transmit a final 
report to Congress no later than 30 days after receiving Academy's 
report.
