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114 STAT. 1218 PUBLIC LAW 106-310—OCT. 17, 2000 (C) describe the health care services available to Indians and Native Alaskans who reside on reservations and the adequacy of such services; (D) identify the reasons for the provision of inadequate health care services for Indians and Native Alaskans who reside on reservations, including the availability of resources; (E) develop measures for tracking the health status of Indians and Native Americans who reside on reservations; and (F) make recommendations for improvements in the health care services provided for Indians and Native Alaskans who reside on reservations, including recommendations for legislative change. (2) EXCEPTION.— In addition to the report required under paragraph (1), not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Youth Drug and Mental Health Services Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit, to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report that describes any alcohol and drug abuse among Indians and Native Alaskans who reside on reservations, (j) PERMANENT COMMISSION. —Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission. (k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2002 and 2003. TITLE XXXIV—PROVISIONS RELATING TO FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY SEC. 3401. GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND PEER REVIEW. (a) GENERAL AUTHORITIES.— Paragraph (1) of section 501(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa(e)) is amended to read as follows: "(1) IN GENERAL. —T here may be in the Administration an Associate Administrator for Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Policy to whom the Administrator may delegate the functions of promoting, monitoring, and evaluating service programs for the prevention and treatment of alcoholism and alcohol abuse within the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and the Center for Mental Health Services, and coordinating such programs among the Centers, and among the Centers and other public and private entities. The Associate Administrator also may ensure that alcohol prevention, education, and policy strategies are integrated into all programs of the Centers that address substance abuse prevention, education, and policy, and that the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention addresses the Healthy People 2010 goals and the National Dietary Guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture related to alcohol consumption.". (b) PEER REVIEW. —Section 504 of the Public Health Service (42 U.S.C. 290aa-3) is amended as follows: