Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1979

Summary

Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevent, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 to provide that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall consult with the Executive Director of the Domestic Council before appointing the Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Allows the Director of the NIAAA, when authorized by the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, to obtain the services of up to 100 experts or consultants who have scientific or professional qualifications. Redesignates the Interagency Committee on Federal Activities for Alcohol Abuse as the Interdepartmental Committee on Federal Activities for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Directs such Committee, in addition to the functions required by current law, to monitor, in cooperation with the Institute, the establishment and operation of occupational alcoholism and alcohol abuse prevention and treatment programs among Federal contractors. Stipulates that the Committee membership of specified Federal departments, as provided by current law, shall include representation with policy level authority. Directs the Committee to report biennially on Federal activities relating to the problems of alcohol and the prevalence of occupational programs among Federal contractors. Directs the Secretary to establish an Intradepartmental Committee on Departmental Activities on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to evaluate departmental policies, programs, and activities related to alcoholism and alcohol abuse. Makes Federal civilian employees' families eligible for alcoholism programs and services developed by the Office of Personnel Management. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Institute, to develop a variety of model occupational programs for replication in different types of business concerns and State and local government entities. Extends the authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for Federal assistance for State and local programs dealing with alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Directs the Secretary, on the request of any State, to provide technical assistance for specified purposes, including systems of data collection, program management, accountability, and evaluation, and accreditation of treatment facilities and personnel. Makes certain revisions with respect to the State Plans which are required for participation in the Federal assistance program, including that such a Plan provides assurance that the State agency will develop occupational programs, and that the State evaluate other programs within the State which deal with alcohol-related problems. Extends the authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for Federal assistance to States under the Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct demonstration and evaluation projects, with a high priority on prevention and early intervention projects in occupational and educational settings and on modified community living and workcare arrangements. Extends the authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for project grants and contracts, but stipulates that at least eight percent of such sums must go to preventive programs. Establishes a new grant program for demonstration and implementation of insurance regulations to treat alcoholism and alcohol abuse equivalently with other chronic health conditions. Prohibits discrimination against alcoholic abusers and alcoholics, solely because of their alcohol abuse or alcoholism, by any service-related facility which receives Federal funds. Includes within the program of research which the Secretary is directed to carry out under current law, the social causes of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Stipulates that grants for research projects are to be made with particular emphasis on the relationship between alcohol abuse and domestic violence, the effects of alcohol during pregnancy, and the relationship between the abuse of alcohol and other drugs. Extends the authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for research related to the problems of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Makes certain revisions with respect to the National Alcohol Research Centers, including: (1) the extension of research to biomedical, behavioral, and social issues related to alcoholism; (2) the requirement that Centers have the capacity to conduct courses for nursing, social work, and other specialized graduate students, and programs of continuing education; and (3) the stipulation that the Secretary not designate new Centers if such designation will dilute the funding of existing Centers. Extends the authorization of appropriations for such Centers through fiscal year 1982.

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Timeline

1. 21 February 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 February 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 30 April 1979

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 96-103.

   Source: Committee

4. 30 April 1979

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 96-103.

   Source: Committee

5. 7 May 1979

   Floor

   Call of calendar in Senate.

   Source: Floor

6. 7 May 1979

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.

   Source: Floor

7. 9 May 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

8. 16 October 1979

   Passed

   Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 3916.

   Source: Floor

9. 16 October 1979

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 3916.

   Source: Floor

10. 16 October 1979

    Floor

    Measure called up by special rule in House.

    Source: Floor

11. 19 December 1979

    Passed

    Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

12. 19 December 1979

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment.

    Source: NotUsed

13. 19 December 1979

    Passed

    House agreed to Senate amendment.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

14. 19 December 1979

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendment.

    Source: NotUsed

15. 24 December 1979

    President

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: President

16. 24 December 1979

    President

    Measure enrolled in Senate.

    Source: President

17. 24 December 1979

    President

    Measure enrolled in House.

    Source: President

18. 24 December 1979

    Floor

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: Floor

19. 2 January 1980

    President

    Public Law 96-180.

    Source: President

20. 2 January 1980

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

21. 2 January 1980

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 3 January 1980

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• Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment

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• Passed House amended

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• Passed Senate amended

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
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