106 STAT. 374 PUBLIC LAW 102-321—JULY 10, 1992 ices Administration and the Directors of the Nationgd Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute of Mental Health are authorized to utilize— (1) the services of such officers, employees, and other personnel of the Department with respect to functions transferred to the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute of Mental Health by this subtitle; and (2) funds appropriated to such functions for such period of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly implementation of this subtitle. SEC. 147. PEER REVIEW. With respect to fiscal years 1993 through 1996^ the peer review systems, advisory councils and scientific advisory committees utilized, or approved for utilization, by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute of Mental Health prior to the transfer of such Institutes to the National Institute of Health shall be utilized by such Institutes. SEC. 148. MERGERS. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 401(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281(c)(2)), the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not merge the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse or the National Institute of Mental Health with any other institute or entity (or with each other) within the national research institutes for a 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 149. CONDUCT OF MULTI-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECTS. With respect to multi-year grants awarded prior to fiscal year 1993 by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute of Mental Health with amounts received under section 1911(b), as such section existed one day prior to the date of enactment of this Act, such grants shall be continued for the entire period of the grant through the utilization of funds made available pursuant to sections 4641, 4640, or 464T, as appropriate, subject to satisfactory performance. SEC. 150. SEPARABILITY. If a provision of this subtitle or its application to any person or circumstance is held invaHd, neither the remainder of this Act nor the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall be affected. SEC. 161. BUDGETARY AUTHORITY. With respect to fiscal years 1994 and 1995, the Directors of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute of Mental Health shall notwithstanding section 405(a), prepare and submit, directly to the President for review and ^ansmittal to Congress, an annual budget estimate (including an estimate of
�
