A bill to amend the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act to extend the authorizations and appropriations for carrying out the provisions of such Act, and for other purposes.
PL 95-336 (H.R.10569), enacted 08/04/1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-336—AUG. 4, 1978 
92 STAT. 451 
Public Law 95-336 
95th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act to extend the authoriza-
tions and appropriations for carrying out the provisions of such Act, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may 
be cited as the "Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Amendments of 
1978". 
SEC. 2. Section 2(b) of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Ecjucation Act 
(21 U.S.C. 1001 (b)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after "encourage" the following: "the preven-
tion of alcohol and drug abuse; to stimulate"; 
(2) by striking out "curricula on" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"approaches to"; 
(3) by striking out "problems of" the first time it appears 
therein and inserting in lieu thereof "prevention of alcohol and" ; 
(4) by striking out "curricula" the second time it appears 
therein and inserting in lieu thereof "approaches"; 
(5) by striking out "curricular materials" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "successful approaches"; and 
(6) by striking out "on drug abuse problems", and inserting 
in lieu thereof "on alcohol and drug abuse problems". 
SEC. 3. (a) (1) Section 3(a) of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Educa-
tion Act (21 U.S.C. 1002(a)) is amended— 
(A) by inserting after "carry out" a comma and the following: 
"throughout the Nation in rural areas as well as urban areas,"; 
(B) by striking out "projects" the first time it appears therein 
and inserting in lieu thereof "programs, including programs of 
proven effectiveness"; 
(C) by striking out "projects throughout the Nation" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "programs to develop local capability to 
meet problems of alcohol and drug abuse"; and 
(D) by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence: 
"The Commissioner shall seek equitable distribution of available 
resources among the various regions of the country and seek to 
ensure that the special needs of rural areas are appropriately 
addressed.". 
(2) Section 3(b) (5) of such Act is amended by inserting "preven-
tion" after "abuse". 
(b) Section 3(d)(1) of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education 
Act (21 U.S.C. 1002(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (C); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause (D) and insert-
ing in lieu thereof a semicolon and the word "and"; and 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new clauses: 
"(E) provides assurance that the applicant will coordinate 
its efforts with the appropriate State and local alcohol and 
drug abuse agencies, and educational agencies and organiza-
tions; and 
Aug. 4, 1978 
[H.R. 10569] 
Alcohol and Drug 
Abuse Education 
Amendments of 
1978. 
21 u s e 1001 
note. 
92 STAT. 452 
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21 use 1002. 
Grants. 
Office of Alcohol 
and Drug Abuse 
Education. 
Establishment. 
21 u s e 1002. 
Supra. 
"(F) provides a proposed performance standard to meas-
ure, 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 alco-
hol and drug abuse prevention programs. To maximum extent prac-
ticable, 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 stand-
ard 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 activi-
ties of such Institutes to the extent f 
eeisible. 
"(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 bv sub-
section (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 
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for the fiscal year 1979; $14,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980; and 
$18,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981". 
(2) Subsection 3(i) of such Act (as redesignated by subsection 
(a)) is amended by inserting " ( 1 ) " after the subsection designation Ante, p. 452. 
and by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: 
"(2) To the maximum extent practicable, of the amount appro-
priated in any fiscal year under this subsection, sums shall be allotted 
for alcohol and drug abuse education projects reflecting various serv-
ices to individuals proportionate to relative numbers of individuals 
served within and outside of standard metropolitan statistical areas. 
"(3) Funds appropriated under this subsection shall remain avail-
able for obligation through fiscal year 1981 in order to permit multi-
ple year funding of projects under this Act.". 
SEC. 5. Section 8(c) of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act 
(21 U.S.C. 1007(c)) is amended by inserting "the Northern Mariana 
Islands," immediately after "the Virgin Islands,". 
SEC. 6. (a) Section 420(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
is amended by adding after paragraph 
(3) the following new 
paragraph: 
"(4) With respect to any academic year beginning on or after 
July 1, 1978, and ending on or before September 30, 1980, each 
institution which has qualified for payment under this section for 
the preceding year shall be entitled during such period, notwith-
standing the provisions of paragraph (1) (A), to a payment under 
this section if— 
" ( A ) the number of persons referred to in paragraph (1) 
equals at least the number which bears the same ratio to the 
number of such recipients who were in attendance at such 
institution during the first academic year in which the institu-
tion was entitled to payments under this section as the num-
ber of such recipients in all institutions of higher education 
during the academic year for which the determination is 
made bears to the number of such recipients in all institutions 
of higher education for the first such academic year; or 
"(B) in the event that clause (A) of this paragraph is 
not satisfied, the Commissioner determines, on the basis of 
evidence presented by such institution, that such institution 
is making reasonable efforts, taking into consideration the 
extent to which the number of persons referred to in such 
paragraph (1) falls short of meeting the ratio criterion set 
forth in such clause (A), to continue to recruit, enroll, and 
provide necessary services to veterans.", 
(b) Clause (1) of section 310(b) of the G I Bill Improvement Act 
of 1977 (91 Stat. 1446) is amended by inserting at the end of sub-
section (a) of the new section 246, which was conditionally added 
to title 38, United States Code, by such clause, a new paragraph as 
follows: 
"(3) With respect to any academic year beginning on or after 
July 1, 1978, and ending on or before September 30, 1980, each 
institution which has qualified for payment under this section for 
the preceding year shall be entitled during such period, notwith-
standing the provisions of paragraph (1) (A), to a payment under 
this section if— 
"(A) the number of persons referred to in paragraph (1) 
equals at least the number which bears the same ratio to the 
number of such recipients who were in attendance at such 
institution during: the first academic vear in which the institu-
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tion was entitled to payments under this section as the num-
ber of such recipients in all institutions of higher learning 
during the same academic year for which the determination 
is made bears to the number of such recipients in all institu-
tions of higher learning for the first such academic year; or 
"(B) in the event that clause (A) of this paragraph is not 
satisfied, the Administrator determines, on the basis of evi-
dence presented by such institution, that such institution is 
making reasonable efforts, taking into consideration the extent 
to which the number of persons referred to in such paragraph 
(1) falls short of meeting the ratio criterion set forth in such 
clause (A), to continue to recruit, enroll, and provide neces-
sary services to veterans.". 
Effective date. 
(c) The amendments made by this section shall be effective with 
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Approved August 4, 1978. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 95-884 (Comm. on Education and Labor). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-819, accompanying S. 2915 (Comm. on Human Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): 
Feb. 21, considered and passed House. 
May 23, considered and passed House, amended in lieu of S. 2915. 
July 24, House concurred in Senate amendment.