Sec. 6001. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE
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## SEC. 6001 ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE ###
(a)Assistant secretary Section 501(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa(c)) is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(c) Assistant Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary > > > #### “(1) Assistant Secretary > > 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. > > > #### “(2) Deputy assistant secretary > > 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.” > . ###
(b)Transfer of Authorities **[**[42 U.S.C. 290aa note](/us/usc/t42/s290aa)**]** The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall delegate to the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use all duties and authorities that— ####
(1)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 ####
(2)are not terminated by this Act. ###
(c)Conforming Amendments 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— ####
(1)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 ####
(2)by striking “Administrator” or “Administrator” each place it appears (including in any headings) and inserting “Assistant Secretary” or “Assistant Secretary”, respectively, except where the term “Administrator” appears— #####
(A)in each of subsections
(e)and
(f)of section 501 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa), including the headings of such subsections, within the term “Associate Administrator”; #####
(B)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”; #####
(C)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”; #####
(D)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 #####
(E)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”. ###
(d)References **[**[42 U.S.C. 290aa note](/us/usc/t42/s290aa)**]** 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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Sec. 6001
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE
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