Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§290bb–21 Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III–A — SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION › Part B — Centers and Programs › subpart 2 — center for substance abuse prevention › § 290bb–21

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

A new Center for Substance Abuse Prevention must be set up inside the Administration. The Secretary must pick a Director who has lots of real-world or academic experience in preventing drug or alcohol problems. The Director must run regional workshops, gather and share research, and work with other health agencies, the Department of Justice, States, and the Secretary of Education to study and spread what works. The Director must make and share prevention materials (including information on new drugs), support training for health workers, back community programs that help young people, help stop steroid misuse in schools, run public education campaigns for teens, support Drug-Free Schools activities, make sure grant rules are applied fairly and grantees are watched, help States with new drug issues, and create clinician materials about pain care and preventing substance problems in pregnancy. The Director may give grants and sign contracts or cooperative agreements to do this work. The Director must also set up a national database of substance-abuse prevention programs with information useful to public and nonprofit groups.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §290bb–21

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Establishment; Director (b) Duties of Director (c) Grants, contracts and cooperative agreements
There is established in the Administration a Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (hereafter referred to in this part as the “Prevention Center”). The Prevention Center shall be headed by a Director appointed by the Secretary from individuals with extensive experience or academic qualifications in the prevention of drug or alcohol abuse.
(d)National data base
The Director of the Prevention Center shall establish a national data base providing information on programs for the prevention of substance abuse. The data base shall contain information appropriate for use by public entities and information appropriate for use by nonprofit private entities.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986, referred to in subsec. (b)(8), means title V of Pub. L. 89–10 as added by Pub. L. 100–297, title I, § 1001, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 252, which was classified generally to subchapter V (§ 3171 et seq.) of chapter 47 of Title 20, Education, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3519. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 290aa–6 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 102–321.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 515 of act
July 1, 1944, was classified to section 290cc of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–321, title I, § 123(c),
July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 363. Another prior section 515 of act
July 1, 1944, which was classified to section 229d of this title, was successively renumbered by subsequent acts and transferred, see section 238l of this title.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (b)(15). Pub. L. 115–271 added par. (15). 2016—Pub. L. 114–255, § 6007(b)(1), substituted “Center” for “Office” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–255, § 6007(b)(2), substituted “a Center” for “an Office” and “The Prevention Center” for “The Office”. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 114–255, § 6007(b)(3)(A), inserted “through the reduction of risk and the promotion of resiliency” before semicolon. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 114–255, § 6007(b)(3)(C), added par. (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4). Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 114–255, § 6007(b)(3)(B), (D), redesignated par. (3) as (4) and substituted “educational information on the effects of drugs abused by individuals, including drugs that are emerging as abused drugs” for “literature on the adverse effects of cocaine free base (known as ‘crack’)”. Former par. (4) redesignated (5). Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 114–255, § 6007(b)(3)(B), redesignated par. (4) as (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (6). Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 114–255, § 6007(b)(3)(B), (E), redesignated par. (5) as (6) and substituted “health professionals who provide substance use and misuse prevention and treatment services” for “substance abuse counselors” and “illicit drug use education and prevention” for “drug abuse education, prevention,”. Former par. (6) redesignated (7). Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 114–255, § 6007(b)(3)(B), (F), redesignated par. (6) as (7) and amended par. (7) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (7) read as follows: “in cooperation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, develop educational materials to reduce the risks of acquired immune deficiency syndrome among intravenous drug abusers;”. Former par. (7) redesignated (8). Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 114–255, § 6007(b)(3)(B), redesignated par. (7) as (8). Former par. (8) redesignated (9). Subsec. (b)(9). Pub. L. 114–255, § 6007(b)(3)(B), (G), redesignated par. (8) as (9) and substituted “that reduce the risk of” for “to discourage” and inserted “and promote resiliency” before semicolon. Former par. (9) redesignated (10). Subsec. (b)(10) to (12). Pub. L. 114–255, § 6007(b)(3)(B), redesignated pars. (9) to (11) as (10) to (12), respectively. Subsec. (b)(13), (14). Pub. L. 114–255, § 6007(b)(3)(H)–(J), added pars. (13) and (14). 2000—Subsec. (b)(9). Pub. L. 106–310, § 3112(b)(2), added par. (9). Former par. (9) redesignated (10). Subsec. (b)(10). Pub. L. 106–310, § 3112(b)(1), (3), redesignated par. (9) as (10) and substituted “educate the public, especially adolescent audiences, concerning” for “educate the public concerning”. Former par. (10) redesignated (11). Subsec. (b)(11). Pub. L. 106–310, § 3112(b)(1), redesignated par. (10) as (11). 1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–321, § 113(e)(1), substituted “(hereafter referred to in this part as the ‘Prevention Center’)” for “(hereafter in this part referred to as the ‘Office’)”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–321, § 113(e)(2), substituted “Prevention Center” for “Office” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 102–321, § 113(c)(1), struck out “and intervention” after “prevention,”. Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 102–531, which directed the amendment of “section 508(b)(6) (42 U.S.C. 290aa–6(b)(6))” of act
July 1, 1944, by substituting “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention” for “Centers for Disease Control”, was executed to subsec. (b)(6) of this section to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the intervening renumbering of section 508 of act
July 1, 1944, as section 515 of that act by Pub. L. 102–321, § 113(b)(2). Subsec. (b)(9). Pub. L. 102–321, § 113(c)(4), inserted “and” after semicolon at end. Subsec. (b)(10) to (12). Pub. L. 102–321, § 113(c)(2)–(4), redesignated par. (12) as (10) and struck out former pars. (10) and (11) which read as follows: “(10)(A) provide assistance to communities to develop comprehensive long-term strategies for the prevention of substance abuse; and “(B) evaluate the success of different community approaches toward the prevention of substance abuse; “(11) through schools of health professions, schools of allied health professions, schools of nursing, and schools of social work, carry out programs— “(A) to train individuals in the diagnosis and treatment of alcohol and drug abuse; and “(B) to develop appropriate curricula and materials for the training described in subparagraph (A); and”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–321, § 113(d), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: “(1) For the purpose of carrying out this section and section 290aa–7, 290aa–8, and 290aa–13 of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated $95,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1990 and 1991. “(2) Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available not less than $5,000,000 to carry out paragraphs (5) and (11) of subsection (b) of this section.” 1990—Subsec. (b)(12). Pub. L. 101–647 added par. (12). 1989—Subsec. (b)(11)(B). Pub. L. 101–93, § 3(a)(2), substituted “subparagraph (A)” for “subparagraph (a)”. Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 101–93, § 3(a)(1), inserted a comma after “290aa–13 of this title”. 1988—Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 100–690, § 2051(b)(1), amended par. (5) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (5) read as follows: “support programs of clinical training of substance abuse counselors and other health professionals;”. Subsec. (b)(10). Pub. L. 100–690, § 2051(b)(2) added par. (10). Subsec. (b)(11). Pub. L. 100–690, § 2051(c), added par. (11). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100–690, § 2051(a), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: “Of the amounts available under the second sentence of section 300y(a) of this title to carry out this section and section 290aa–8 of this title, $20,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 290aa–8 of this title.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1992 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–321 effective Oct. 1, 1992, with provision for programs providing financial assistance, see section 801(c), (d) of Pub. L. 102–321, set out as a note under section 236 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 290bb–21

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110