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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. 

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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘NIDA and NIAAA 

5 Name Redesignation Act’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON 

2 DRUG ABUSE AS THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE 

3 ON DISEASES OF ADDICTION. 

4 (a) REDESIGNATION.—The agency of the National 

5 Institutes of Health designated as the National Institute 

6 on Drug Abuse is redesignated as the National Institute 

7 on Diseases of Addiction. 

8 (b) REFERENCES IN PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

9 ACT.—The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et 

10 seq.) is amended— 

11 (1) in sections 401(b)(13), 464L(a), 501(d), 

12 501(k)(3), 507(b)(5), 519B(c)(1)(B), 530, and 

13 1918(a)(8)(B), by striking the term ‘‘National Insti14 tute on Drug Abuse’’ each place such term appears 

15 and inserting ‘‘National Institute on Diseases of Ad16 diction’’; 

17 (2) in section 464H(b)(5), by striking ‘‘Na18 tional Institute of Drug Abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘Na19 tional Institute on Diseases of Addiction’’; 

20 (3) in the heading of subpart 15 of part C of 

21 title IV, by striking ‘‘National Institute on 

22 Drug Abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘National Insti23 tute on Diseases of Addiction’’; and 

24 (4) in the heading of section 513, by striking 

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1 ing ‘‘NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISEASES OF ADDIC2 TION’’. 

3 (c) OTHER REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, 

4 regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United 

5 States to the National Institute on Drug Abuse shall be 

6 considered to be a reference to the National Institute on 

7 Diseases of Addiction. 

8 SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON 

9 ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AS THE 

10 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL DIS11 ORDERS AND HEALTH. 

12 (a) REDESIGNATION.—The agency of the National 

13 Institutes of Health designated as the National Institute 

14 on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is redesignated as the 

15 National Institute on Alcohol Disorders and Health. 

16 (b) REFERENCES IN PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

17 ACT.—The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et 

18 seq.) is amended— 

19 (1) in sections 208(g), 401(b)(12), 464H(a), 

20 464P(a)(7), 501(d), 501(k)(3), 507(b)(5), 

21 519B(c)(1)(B), and 519C(g)(2), by striking the 

22 term ‘‘National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alco23 holism’’ each place such term appears and inserting 

24 ‘‘National Institute on Alcohol Disorders and 

25 Health’’; 

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1 (2) in the heading of subpart 14 of part C of 

2 title IV, by striking ‘‘National Institute on Al3 cohol Abuse and Alcoholism’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘National Institute on Alcohol Disorders 

5 and Health’’; and 

6 (3) in section 530, by striking ‘‘National Insti7 tute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘National Institute on Alcohol Disorders and 

9 Health’’. 

10 (c) OTHER REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, 

11 regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United 

12 States to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Al13 coholism shall be considered to be a reference to the Na14 tional Institute on Alcohol Disorders and Health. 

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