United States · Law · S
S. 126 (98th)
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1983
Introduced
26 January 1983
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Status
Became Public Law No: 98-24.
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Summary
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1983 - Redesignates existing title V (Miscellaneous) of the Public Health Service Act as title XXI. Establishes a new title V entitled Administration and Coordination of the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Directs the Administrator of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (Administration) to disseminate current information about the health hazards of alcohol and drug abuse. Establishes in the Administration an Associate Administrator for Prevention to promote and coordinate prevention research programs of the National Institutes of Mental Health, Drug Abuse, and Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Requires an annual report to Congress. Requires the Administrator to establish procedures for information-collecting and action on scientific fraud and violations of the rights of human research subjects. Transfers to the Public Health Service Act statutory authority establishing the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act), and other provisions of such Acts. Consolidates specified reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for technical and scientific peer review of grants and cooperative agreements, and research, administered through the National Institutes of Mental Health, Drug Abuse, and Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 and 1984 for alcohol and drug abuse research. Abolishes the Interagency Committee on Federal Activities for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Repeals title V (Marihuana and Health Reporting Act) of the Medical Facilities Construction and Modernization Amendments of 1970. Requires the Secretary to submit alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health reports to Congress by January 15, 1984. Requires the President to submit to Congress a biennial drug abuse strategy report. Includes Native Hawaiians and Native American Pacific Islanders within alcohol and drug abuse grant priority groups.
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4 official files
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 27 April 1983
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 5 April 1983
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 21 March 1983
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 January 1983
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-bill/126
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/s/126