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populations actually or potentially impacted by Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects.
(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Title III of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘PART O—FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME
PREVENTION PROGRAM
‘‘SEC. 399G. ESTABLISHMENT OF FETAL ALCOHOL SYN-
DROME PREVENTION PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME PREVENTION PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a comprehensive Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects prevention pro-
gram that shall include—
‘‘(1) an education and public awareness program
to—
‘‘(A) support, conduct, and evaluate the ef-
fectiveness of—
‘‘(i) training programs concerning the
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol
Effects;
‘‘(ii) prevention and education pro-
grams, including school health education
and school-based clinic programs for school-
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age children, concerning Fetal Alcohol Syn-
drome and Fetal Alcohol Effects; and
‘‘(iii) public and community aware-
ness programs concerning Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects;
‘‘(B) provide technical and consultative as-
sistance to States, Indian tribal governments,
local governments, scientific and academic insti-
tutions, and nonprofit organizations concerning
the programs referred to in subparagraph (A);
and
‘‘(C) award grants to, and enter into coop-
erative agreements and contracts with, States,
Indian tribal governments, local governments,
scientific and academic institutions, and non-
profit organizations for the purpose of—
‘‘(i) evaluating the effectiveness, with
particular emphasis on the cultural com-
petency and age-appropriateness, of pro-
grams referred to in subparagraph (A);
‘‘(ii) providing training in the preven-
tion, diagnosis, and treatment of Fetal Al-
cohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects;
‘‘(iii) educating school-age children, in-
cluding pregnant and high-risk youth, con-
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cerning Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal
Alcohol Effects, with priority given to pro-
grams that are part of a sequential, com-
prehensive school health education program;
and
‘‘(iv) increasing public and community
awareness concerning Fetal Alcohol Syn-
drome and Fetal Alcohol Effects through
culturally competent projects, programs,
and campaigns, and improving the under-
standing of the general public and targeted
groups concerning the most effective inter-
vention methods to prevent fetal exposure to
alcohol;
‘‘(2) an applied epidemiologic research and pre-
vention program to—
‘‘(A) support and conduct research on the
causes, mechanisms, diagnostic methods, treat-
ment, and prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
and Fetal Alcohol Effects;
‘‘(B) provide technical and consultative as-
sistance and training to States, Tribal govern-
ments, local governments, scientific and aca-
demic institutions, and nonprofit organizations
engaged in the conduct of—
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‘‘(i) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome preven-
tion and early intervention programs; and
‘‘(ii) research relating to the causes,
mechanisms, diagnosis methods, treatment,
and prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
and Fetal Alcohol Effects; and
‘‘(C) award grants to, and enter into coop-
erative agreements and contracts with, States,
Indian tribal governments, local governments,
scientific and academic institutions, and non-
profit organizations for the purpose of—
‘‘(i) conducting innovative demonstra-
tion and evaluation projects designed to de-
termine effective strategies, including com-
munity-based prevention programs and
multicultural education campaigns, for pre-
venting and intervening in fetal exposure to
alcohol;
‘‘(ii) improving and coordinating the
surveillance and ongoing assessment meth-
ods implemented by such entities and the
Federal Government with respect to Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects;
‘‘(iii) developing and evaluating effec-
tive age-appropriate and culturally com-
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petent prevention programs for children,
adolescents, and adults identified as being
at-risk of becoming chemically dependent on
alcohol and associated with or developing
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol
Effects; and
‘‘(iv) facilitating coordination and col-
laboration among Federal, State, local gov-
ernment, Indian tribal, and community-
based Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention
programs;
‘‘(3) a basic research program to support and
conduct basic research on services and effective pre-
vention treatments and interventions for pregnant al-
cohol-dependent women and individuals with Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects;
‘‘(4) a procedure for disseminating the Fetal Al-
cohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects diagnostic
criteria developed pursuant to section 705 of the
ADAMHA Reorganization Act (42 U.S.C. 485n note)
to health care providers, educators, social workers,
child welfare workers, and other individuals; and
‘‘(5) the establishment, in accordance with sub-
section (b), of an inter-agency task force on Fetal Al-
cohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects to foster co-
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ordination among all Federal agencies that conduct
or support Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol
Effects research, programs, and surveillance, and oth-
erwise meet the general needs of populations actually
or potentially impacted by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
and Fetal Alcohol Effects.
‘‘(b) INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE.—
‘‘(1) MEMBERSHIP.—The Task Force established
pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection (a) shall—
‘‘(A) be chaired by the Secretary or a des-
ignee of the Secretary; and
‘‘(B) include representatives from all rel-
evant agencies within the Department of Health
and Human Services, including the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the National In-
stitutes of Health, the Health Resources and
Services Administration, the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration, and
any other relevant agencies of the Department of
Health and Human Services.
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Task Force shall—
‘‘(A) coordinate all relevant programs and
research concerning Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and
Fetal Alcohol Effects, including programs that—