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ATTACHMENT 1

NIAAA’S DATA COLLECTION AUTHORITY (42 U.S.C. 285n)

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42 USC Sec. 285n 01/08/2008

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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

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Sec. 285n. Purpose of Institute

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(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.

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