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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

92 STAT. 452

21 USC 1002.

Grants.

Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education. Establishment.

21 USC 1002.

Supra.

PUBLIC LAW 95-336—AUG. 4, 1978 " (F) provides a proposed performance standard to measure, or research procedure to determine, the effectiveness of the program or project for which assistance is sought.". (c) Section 3(e)(2) of such Act is amended by striking out "Labor and Public Welfare" and inserting in lieu thereof "Human Resources". SEC. 4. (a) Section 3 of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act (21 U.S.C. 1002) is amended by redesignating subsection (d) through (f) as subsections (g) through (i), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsections: "(d) In addition to the purposes descriljed in subsections (b) and (c), from funds in an amount not to exceed 10 per centum of the sums appropriated to carry out this Act, the Commissioner is authorized to make grants to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of postsecondary education, and other nonprofit agencies and organizations to support projects, including projects of proven effectiveness, to demonstrate the most effective methods and techniques in alcohol and drug abuse prevention, and to develop exemplary alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs. To maximum extent practicable, funds expended under this subsection shall be used for grants and programs reflecting various services to individuals proportionate to relative numbers of individuals served within and outside of standard metropolitan statistical areas. "(e)(1) In order to carry out the provisions of this Act, there is established in the Office of Education an Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Office'). The Office shall be headed by a Director. "(2) The Director shall report directly to the Commissioner. "(3) The Office of Education shall provide the Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education with sufficient staff and resources to carry out its responsibilities under this Act. "(4) In carrying out the provisions of this Act, the Director of such Office shall consult with the Directors of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and shall coordinate the activities of such Office with the activities of such Institutes to the extent feeisible. "(f) The Secretary shall assure cooperation and coordination between the Office of Education (acting through the Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education) and the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (acting through the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Institute on Drug Abuse) to identify and implement successful prevention programs and strategies, to identify research and development priorities, and to disseminate the results of such activities. The Secretary shall further assure that all such prevention programs and strategies which are school-based (assisted or conducted by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare) shall, to the extent feasible, be coordinated throuq:h the Office of Education (acting through the Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education).". (b) Section 3(h)(1) of such Act (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended— (1) by striking out "may" and inserting in lieu thereof "shall"; and (2) by striking out "not exceeding 1 per centum" and inserting in lieu thereof "of 3 per centum". (c)(1) The first sentence of section 3(i) (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended by striking out "and", and by insertina: before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: "$10,000,000