A bill to expand and extend programs relating to alcohol abuse and alcoholism and drug abuse.
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1982 - Title I: Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - Amends the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for FY 1983 through 1984.
Consolidates and makes triennial certain reporting requirements.
Abolishes the Interagency Committee on Federal Activities for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Includes Native Hawaiians and Native American Pacific Islanders within the grant-priority groups.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate (rather than merely to make available) research information on alcohol abuse.
Directs the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to give grant priority to projects relating to the: (1) relationship between alcohol abuse and domestic violence; (2) effect of alcohol use during pregnancy; (3) effect of alcohol abuse on the family, and on social and health systems; (4) relationship between alcohol abuse and drugs; and (5) cost and effectiveness of treatment and prevention among youth, women, and the elderly.
Title II: Drug Abuse - Amends the Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1983 through FY 1984.
Emphasizes the coordination of Federal, State, and local efforts as part of the national policy on meeting drug abuse problems.
Eliminates the annual reporting requirement. Makes the review of national drug abuse strategy a biennial (currently annual) requirement beginning with 1982. Consolidates and makes biennial (currently annual) special Department of Health and Human Services drug program reports, beginning with 1984. Includes current information of the health consequences of marihuana use and appropriate administrative and legislative action within such reports.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to disseminate National Institute on Drug Abuse information on the health hazards of drug abuse.
Title III: Miscellaneous - Permits psychologists to enter the Public Health Service Regular Corps.
House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; GAO; OMB.
Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Humphrey under the authority of the order of May 12, 82 with amendments. Without written report.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Humphrey under the authority of the order of May 12, 82 with amendments. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 651.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources filed written report. Report No. 97-468.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources filed written report. Report No. 97-468.
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Senate vitiated previous passage.
Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 6458 as an amendment.
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.