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Input: SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE.

(a) In General.--Title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by striking section 404E; and
(2) in part E, by adding at the end the following:

''Subpart 5--National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

''SEC. 485D. PURPOSE OF CENTER.

''(a) In General.--The general purposes of the National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (in this subpart referred to as
the 'Center') are the conduct and support of basic and applied research
(including both intramural and extramural research), research training,
the dissemination of health information, and other programs with
respect to identifying, investigating, and validating complementary and
alternative treatment, diagnostic and prevention modalities,
disciplines and systems. The Center shall be headed by a director, who
shall be appointed by the Secretary. The Director of the Center shall
report directly to the Director of NIH.
''(b) Advisory Council.--The Secretary shall establish an advisory
council for the Center in accordance with section 406, except that at
least half of the members of the advisory council who are not ex
officio members shall include practitioners licensed in one or more of
the major systems with which the Center is concerned, and at least 3
individuals representing the interests of individual consumers of
complementary and alternative medicine.
''(c) Complement to Conventional Medicine.--In carrying out
subsection (a), the Director of the Center shall, as appropriate, study
the integration of alternative treatment, diagnostic and prevention
systems, modalities, and disciplines with the practice of conventional
medicine as a complement to such medicine and into health care delivery
systems in the United States.
''(d) Appropriate Scientific Expertise and Coordination With
Institutes and Federal Agencies.--The Director of the Center, after
consultation with the advisory council for the Center and the division
of research grants, shall ensure that scientists with appropriate
expertise in research on complementary and alternative medicine are
incorporated into the review, oversight, and management processes of
all research projects and other activities funded by the Center. In
carrying out this subsection, the Director of the Center, as necessary,
may establish review groups with appropriate scientific expertise. The
Director of the Center shall coordinate efforts with other Institutes
and Federal agencies to ensure appropriate scientific input and
management.
''(e) Evaluation of Various Disciplines and Systems.--In carrying
out subsection (a), the Director of the Center shall identify and
evaluate alternative and complementary medical treatment, diagnostic
and prevention modalities in each of the disciplines and systems with
which the Center is concerned, including each discipline and system in
which accreditation, national certification, or a State license is
available.
''(f) Ensuring High Quality, Rigorous Scientific Review.--In order
to ensure high quality, rigorous scientific review of complementary and
alternative, diagnostic and prevention modalities, disciplines and
systems, the Director of the Center shall conduct or support the
following activities:
''(1) Outcomes research and investigations.
''(2) Epidemiological studies.
''(3) Health services research.
''(4) Basic science research.
''(5) Clinical trials.
''(6) Other appropriate research and investigational
activities.
The Director of NIH, in coordination with the Director of the Center,
shall designate specific personnel in each Institute to serve as full-
time liaisons with the Center in facilitating appropriate coordination
and scientific input.
''(g) Data System; Information Clearinghouse.--
''(1) Data system.--The Director of the Center shall
establish a bibliographic system for the collection, storage,
and retrieval of worldwide research relating to complementary
and alternative treatment, diagnostic and prevention
modalities, disciplines and systems. Such a system shall be
regularly updated and publicly accessible.
''(2) Clearinghouse.--The Director of the Center shall
establish an information clearinghouse to facilitate and
enhance, through the effective dissemination of information,
knowledge and understanding of alternative medical treatment,
diagnostic and prevention practices by health professionals,
patients, industry, and the public.
''(h) Research Centers.--
''(1) In general.--The Director of the Center, after
consultation with the advisory council for the Center, shall
provide support for the development and operation of
multipurpose centers to conduct research and other activities
described in subsection (a) with respect to complementary and
alternative treatment, diagnostic and prevention modalities,
disciplines and systems. The provision of support for the
development and operation of such centers shall include
accredited complementary and alternative medicine research and
education facilities.
''(2) Requirements.--Each center assisted under paragraph
(1) shall use the facilities of a single entity, or be formed
from a consortium of cooperating entities, and shall meet such
requirements as may be established by the Director of the
Center. Each such center shall--
''(A) be established as an independent entity; or
''(B) be established within or in affiliation with
an entity that conducts research or training described
in subsection (a).
''(3) Duration of support.--Support of a center under
paragraph (1) may be for a period not exceeding 5 years. Such
period may be extended for one or more additional periods not
exceeding 5 years if the operations of such center have been
reviewed by an appropriate technical and scientific peer review
group established by the Director of the Center and if such
group has recommended to the Director that such period should
be extended.
''(i) Biennial Report.--The Director of the Center shall prepare
biennial reports on the activities carried out or to be carried out by
the Center, and shall submit each such report to the Director of NIH
for inclusion in the biennial report under section 403.
''(j) Availability of Resources.--After consultation with the
Director of the Center, the Director of NIH shall ensure that resources
of the National Institutes of Health, including laboratory and clinical
facilities, fellowships (including research training fellowship and
junior and senior clinical fellowships), and other resources are
sufficiently available to enable the Center to appropriately and
effectively carry out its duties as described in subsection (a). The
Director of NIH, in coordination with the Director of the Center, shall
designate specific personnel in each Institute to serve as full-time
liaisons with the Center in facilitating appropriate coordination and
scientific input.
''(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
Amounts appropriated under this subsection for fiscal year 1999 are
available for obligation through September 30, 2001. Amounts
appropriated under this subsection for fiscal year 2000 are available
for obligation through September 30, 2001.''.
(b) Savings Provision.--All officers and employees employed in the
Office of Alternative Medicine on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act (pursuant to section 404E of the Public Health
Service Act, as in effect on such day) are transferred to the National
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Such transfer does
not affect the status of any such officer or employee (except to the
extent that the amendments made by subsection (a) affect the authority
to make appointments to employment positions). All funds available on
such day for such Office are transferred to such Center, and the
transfer does not affect the availability of funds for the purposes for
which the funds were appropriated (except that such purposes shall
apply with respect to the Center to the same extent and in the same
manner as the purposes applied with respect to the Office). All other
legal rights and duties with respect to the Office are transferred to
the Center, and continue in effect in accordance with their terms.
(c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Part A of title IV of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.), as amended by
subsection (a), is amended--
(1) in section 401(b)(2), by amending subparagraph (E) to
read as follows:
''(E) The National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine.''; and
(2) in section 402, by redesignating subsections (g)
through (k) as subsections (f) through (j), respectively.
Output:
Amends the Public Health Service Act to repeal provisions regarding the Office of Alternative Medicine.
Establishes a National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine as a National Institutes of Health (NIH) agency, to be headed by a Director appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Requires the Director of the Center to study the integration of alternative treatment, diagnostic and prevention systems, modalities, and disciplines with the practice of conventional medicine as a complement to such medicine and into U.S. health care delivery systems.
Sets forth additional responsibilities of the Director, including the establishment of an advisory council, a bibliographic system for the collection of worldwide research relating to complementary and alternative medicine, a related information clearinghouse, and multipurpose research centers.
Requires the Director to submit biennial activity reports to the Director of NIH.
Authorizes appropriations for the Center for FY 1999 through 2003.
Transfers current employees and funds of the Office of Alternative Medicine to the Center.