Sec. 1152. Elimination of unauthorized SAMHSA programs
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The Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration may not establish, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not delegate to the Administrator responsibility for, any program or project that is not explicitly authorized or required by statute. By the end of fiscal year 2014, any program or project of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that is not explicitly authorized or required by statute shall be terminated.
The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders shall seek to enter into an arrangement with the Institute of Medicine under which the Institute (or, if the Institute declines to enter into such arrangement, another appropriate entity) agrees to submit a report to the Congress not later than July 31, 2014, identifying each program, project, or activity to be terminated under subsection (a). The report under paragraph
(1)shall recommend whether any of the programs should be retained based on public health data, such as reduced mortality rates and hospitalization within the community for individuals with serious mental illness, thus proving the program has had a demonstrable benefit using public health and epidemiological factors.