PUBLIC LAW 9 4 - 3 7 1 — J U L Y 26, 1976
90 STAT. 1039
" (8) provide to health officials, scientists, and appropriate public and other nonprofit institutions and organizations, technical advice and assistance on the application of statistical methods to experiments, studies, and surveys in health and medical fields; " (9) enter into contracts under this title without regard to Contracts, sections 3648 and 3709 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529; 41 U.S.C. 5); 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. ' S C I E N T I F I C PEER REVIEW
" SEC. 502. The Secretary, acting through the Institute, shall, by reg- Regulations. ulation, provide for review of all research grants and contracts, train- 42 USC 4586. ing, treatment, and prevention activity grants, and programs over which he has authority under this Act by utilizing, to the maximum extent possible, appropriate peer review groups, composed principally of non-Federal scientists and other experts in the field of alcoholism. "AUTHORIZATION
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APPROPRIATIONS
" SEC. 503. The r e are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out the purposes of section 501 and 502 $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, $24,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979. "NATIONAL ALCOHOL RESEARCH
42 USC 4587.
CENTERS
" SEC. 504. (a) The Secretary acting through the Institute may Designation. designate National Alcohol Research Centers for the purpose of inter- 42 USC 4588. disciplinary research relating to alcoholism and other alcohol problems. No entity may be designated as a Center unless an application therefor has been submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary. Such an application shall be submitted in such manner and contain such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. The Secretary may not approve such an application unless— " (1) the application contains or is supported by reasonable assurances that— " (A) the applicant has the experience, or capability, to conduct, through biomedical, behavioral, social, and related disciplines, long-term research on alcoholism and other alcohol problems and to provide coordination of such research among such disciplines; " (B) the applicant has available to it sufficient laboratory facilities and reference services (including reference services that will afford access to scientific alcohol l i t e r a t u r e); " (C) the applicant has facilities and personnel to provide t r a i n i n g in the prevention and treatment of alcoholism and other alcohol problems; " (D) the applicant has the capacity to train predoctoral and postdoctoral students for careers in research on alcoholism and other alcohol problems; and " (E) the applicant has the capacity to conduct courses on alcohol problems and research on alcohol problems for underg r a d u a t e and graduate students, and for medical and osteopathic students and physicians;
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