Sec. 6001. Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use
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Section 501(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290aa(c) ) is amended to read as follows: The Administration shall be headed by an official to be known as the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use (hereinafter in this title referred to as the Assistant Secretary ) who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Assistant Secretary, with the approval of the Secretary, may appoint a Deputy Assistant Secretary and may employ and prescribe the functions of such officers and employees, including attorneys, as are necessary to administer the activities to be carried out through the Administration. .
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall delegate to the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use all duties and authorities that— as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act, were vested in the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; and are not terminated by this Act. Title V of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq. ), as amended by the previous provisions of this section, is further amended— by striking Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration each place it appears and inserting Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use ; and by striking Administrator or each place it appears (including in any headings) and inserting Administrator Assistant Secretary or , respectively, except where the term Assistant Secretary Administrator appears— in each of subsections
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(f)of section 501 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290aa ), including the headings of such subsections, within the term Associate Administrator ; in section 507(b)(6) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb(b)(6) ), within the term Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration ; in section 507(b)(6) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb(b)(6) ), within the term Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ; in section 519B(c)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–25b(c)(1)(B)), within the term Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ; or in each of sections 519B(c)(1)(B), 520C(a), and 520D(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–25b(c)(1)(B), 290bb–34(a), 290bb–35(a)), within the term Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention . After executing subsections (a), (b), and (c), any reference in statute, regulation, or guidance to the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shall be construed to be a reference to the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use.
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- 42 USC 290bb–25b(c)(1)(B)
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Sec. 6001
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use
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