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 PUBLIC LAW 102-321—JULY 10, 1992 106 STAT. 361 Institute and in disseminating the results of such research to health professionals and the genereil public. "(d) FUNDING.— "(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — For the purpose of carndng out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated $440,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1994. "(2) ALLOCATION FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH.— Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Director shall obligate not less than 15 percent to carry out health services research relating to drug abuse.". (b) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.—Subpart 15 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (as added by subsection (a)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: "ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR PREVENTION "SEC. 464M. (a) IN GENERAL. — There shall be in the Institute 42 USC 285O-L an Associate Director for Prevention who shall be responsible for the ftdl-time coordination and promotion of the programs in the Institute concerning the prevention of drug abuse. The Associate Director shall be appointed by the Director of the Institute from individuals who because of their professional training or expertise are experts in drug abuse and the prevention of such abuse. "(b) REPORT.— ^T^e Associate Director for Prevention shall prepare for inclusion in the biennial report made under section 407 a description of the prevention activities of the Institute, including a description of the staff and resources allocated to those activities. "DRUG ABUSE RESEARCH CENTERS "SEC. 464N. (a) AUTHORITY.—The Director of the Institute may 42 USC 285o-2. designate National Drug Abuse Research Centers for the purpose of interdisciplinary research relating to drug abuse and other biomedical, behavioral, and social issues related to drug abuse. No entity may be designated as a Center unless an application therefore 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 drug abuse and to provide coordination of such research among such disciplines; "(B) the applicant has available to it sufficient facilities (including laboratory, reference, and data analysis facilities) to carry out the research plan contained in the application; "(C) the applicant has facilities and personnel to provide training in the prevention and treatment of drug abuse; "(D) the applicant has the capacity to train predoctoral and postdoctoral students for careers in research on drug abuse; "(E) the applicant has the capacity to conduct courses on drug abuse problems and research on drug abuse for undergraduate and graduate students, and medical and

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