[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1348 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1348

  To redesignate the National Institute on Drug Abuse as the National 
  Institute on Diseases of Addiction, and to redesignate the National 
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism as the National Institute on 
                     Alcohol Disorders and Health.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2007

  Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To redesignate the National Institute on Drug Abuse as the National 
  Institute on Diseases of Addiction, and to redesignate the National 
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism as the National Institute on 
                     Alcohol Disorders and Health.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``NIDA and NIAAA Name Redesignation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE AS THE 
              NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISEASES OF ADDICTION.

    (a) Redesignation.--The agency of the National Institutes of Health 
designated as the National Institute on Drug Abuse is redesignated as 
the National Institute on Diseases of Addiction.
    (b) References in Public Health Service Act.--The Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in sections 401(b)(13), 464L(a), 501(d), 501(k)(3), 
        507(b)(5), 519B(c)(1)(B), 530, and 1918(a)(8)(B), by striking 
        the term ``National Institute on Drug Abuse'' each place such 
        term appears and inserting ``National Institute on Diseases of 
        Addiction'';
            (2) in section 464H(b)(5), by striking ``National Institute 
        of Drug Abuse'' and inserting ``National Institute on Diseases 
        of Addiction'';
            (3) in the heading of subpart 15 of part C of title IV, by 
        striking ``National Institute on Drug Abuse'' and inserting 
        ``National Institute on Diseases of Addiction''; and
            (4) in the heading of section 513, by striking ``national 
        institute on drug abuse'' and inserting ``national institute on 
        diseases of addiction''.
    (c) Other References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States to the National 
Institute on Drug Abuse shall be considered to be a reference to the 
National Institute on Diseases of Addiction.

SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND 
              ALCOHOLISM AS THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL DISORDERS 
              AND HEALTH.

    (a) Redesignation.--The agency of the National Institutes of Health 
designated as the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is 
redesignated as the National Institute on Alcohol Disorders and Health.
    (b) References in Public Health Service Act.--The Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in sections 208(g), 401(b)(12), 464H(a), 464P(a)(7), 
        501(d), 501(k)(3), 507(b)(5), 519B(c)(1)(B), and 519C(g)(2), by 
        striking the term ``National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and 
        Alcoholism'' each place such term appears and inserting 
        ``National Institute on Alcohol Disorders and Health'';
            (2) in the heading of subpart 14 of part C of title IV, by 
        striking ``National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism'' 
        and inserting ``National Institute on Alcohol Disorders and 
        Health''; and
            (3) in section 530, by striking ``National Institute of 
        Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism'' and inserting ``National 
        Institute on Alcohol Disorders and Health''.
    (c) Other References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States to the National 
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism shall be considered to be a 
reference to the National Institute on Alcohol Disorders and Health.
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