DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES R00-500-007 Report of Consultant Services Obligations of $25,000 or More. Frequency/Due Date: Semiannually/ Unspecified OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-0120-0-1-609 General Departmental management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Appropriations; Senate Committee on Appropriations Authority: Labor, Health, Education and Welfare Appropriation Act of 1975 (P.L. 93-517, § 408; 88 Stat. 1651). Availability: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget Requirement: Obligations made from funds provided pursuant to Public Law 93-517 for consultant fees and services to any individual or group of consulting firms on any one project in excess of $25,000 shall be reported to the Senate and to the House of Representatives at least twice annually. Abstract: The report provides consultant's name, amount of obligation, and purpose. Agency Contact: (202) 245-8085. R00500-013 Moyer Information. Frequency/Due Date: Annually/ Unspecified OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-0120-0-1-609 / General Departmental management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Appropriations Authority: Requested by the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee. Availability: Office of Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget Abstract: "Moyer" information includes reports and tables which are relevant to the departmental budget request to Congress. Agency Contact: (202) 245-7648. R00500-025 Annual Report on Public Advisory Committees Pursuant to Section 1114(F) of the Social Security Act. Frequency/Due Date: Annually/ Unspecified OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1101-0-1-551/ Public health service management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Finance Authority: Public Welfare Amendments of 1962 (P.L. 87-543, § 121; 76 Stat. 191; 42 U.S.C. 1314(f)). Availability: Office of Asst. Sec. for Personnel Admin., Div. of Committee Management Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit an annual report to the Congress on the number of advisory committees he has appointed to advise and consult with him in carrying out any of his functions with regard to administration of the Social Security Act and on the membership and activities of each such committee. Abstract: This report contains information on the federal advisory committees which advise and consult with the Secretary, DHHS, or his designees, in carrying out his function under the Social Security Act. The information pertaining to each committee consists of the authority for its existence, its structure, its function, and when meetings are held. The names of the members of the committee are also listed. Agency Contact: (202) 475-0114. R00500-026 Annual Report on Activities of Advisory Committees. OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1101-0-1-551 / Public health service management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Controlled Substances Act, as amended (P.L. 91-513, § 1200; 84 Stat. 1296; 42 U.S.C. 3509). Availability: Office of Asst. Sec. for Personnel Admin., Div. of Committee Management Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit an annual report to the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare setting forth the activities of all advisory councils established pursuant to any applicable statute of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, or the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Centers Construction Act of 1963, as amended. Abstract: This report contains information on approximately 222 federal advisory committees in the area of public health. Information provided consists of the name of the committee, its status, establishment authority, date of establishment, last continuation date, termination date, next continuation date, whether the committee charter was revised during the year, a brief statement of the committee's function, the date and name of any report (or reports) submitted during the year, number of open and closed meetings, dates of meetings, cost to maintain the committee during the year, a projection of cost for the upcoming fiscal year, and the names and addresses of the members of the committee. Agency Contact: (202) 475-0114. R00500-039 Organizational and Personnel Assignment. Frequency/Due Date: Annually/ February 1 OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-0120-0-1-609 / General Departmental management Congressional Relevance: Senate Committee on Governmental Af fairs Authority: Letter of January 21, 1981 from Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. Availability: GPO Geographic Relevance: U.S.-wide, Territories, and Foreign Countries Requirement: Requested by Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, January 21, 1981. Abstract: This report on organizational and personnel assignment reflects employment counts by organizational hierarchy. It gives the department total paid employment count as of January 1. The figures are further broken down by principal operating component. For example, Public Health Service has a separate count; within Public Health Service there is a total count by the next lower organization, Bureau of Foods. This pattern is followed for each of the four operating divisions of HHS (Public Health Service, Social Security Administration, Health Care Finance Administration, and Office of Human Development Services) and the Office of the Secretary. Agency Contact: (201) 755-1630. R00500-040 Annual Report to Congress on Title XX and the Social Security Act. Frequency/Due Date: Fiscal Year (Annually)/ 180 days after close of Fiscal Year Requirement: Each Department and agency for which appropriations are made shall take immediate action: to improve the collection of overdue debts owed to the United States within the jurisdiction of that department or agency, to bill interest on delinquent debts as required by the Federal Claims Collection Standards, and to reduce amounts of such debts written off as uncollectible. The Inspector General shall make reports on a semi-annual basis to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to appropriate committees and subcommittees of the Congress identifying any significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations of the Department. Abstract: A summary is provided of total amounts due the Department as well as amounts overdue and amounts written off as uncollectible during the period. The report will include a summary of actions taken to improve debt collection. Requirement: Not later than May 31 and November 30 of each year, the Inspector General shall submit semiannual reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to the Congress summarizing the activities of the Office during the preceding six-month periods ending March 31 and September 30. The reports shall include, but need not be limited to: an identification and description of significant problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration of Department programs and operations; a description of recommendations for corrective action with respect to significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies; an evaluation of progress made in implementing recommendations described in the report; and a summary of matters referred to prosecutive authorities and the extent to which prosecutions and convictions have resulted. Abstract: This section of the semi-annual report involves the status of unresolved audit reports with dollar findings at the end of the reporting period. Agency Contact: (202) 472-3157. R00500-049 Reports of Settlements and Litigation Resulting from the Swine Flu Immunization Program. Frequency/Due Date: Semiannually/ August 12; February 13 OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-0943-0-1-551 / Disease control Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: National Swine Flu Immunization Program of 1976 (P.L. 94-380, § 2; 90 Stat. 1117; 42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(8)). Availability: Agency Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a semiannual report to the Congress on the conduct of settlement and litigation activities resulting from the Swine Flu Immunization Program, specifying the number, value, nature, and status of all claims, including the status of claims of the United States for recovery of claims payments made for damages which resulted from the negligent conduct of a program participant and a detailed statement of the reasons for not seeking such recovery. Requirement: In April of each year, each government authority that requests access to financial records of any customer from a financial institution shall send to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing requests made during the preceding calendar year. Abstract: Section 1121(b) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 requires each government authority that requests access to financial records of any customer from a financial institution pursuant to certain provisions of the Act, to make a report to Congress during April of each year. This report must include the number of requests for records made pursuant to the appropriate sections of the Act during the previous calendar year, and it should also include any other related information deemed relevant or useful by the government. The report provides the access statistics and reimbursement cost figures for the three concerned organizations in the Department of Health and Human Services: Social Security Administration, Health Care Financing Administration, and Office of Inspector General. The Act places controls on federal agencies' access to the records of financial institutions customers. The component report using two sections of the Act for access, namely, Section 1104 (access with customer authorization), Section 1105 (the use of administrative subpoena and summons). Agency Contact: (202) 472-7453. Requirement: The Federal Government Service Task Force continues to monitor reduction-in-force and related personnel activities. On a quarterly basis, the task force collects responses to historical data and projections of agency personnel actions which, having been planned, await implementation. Abstract: The reports contains statistical information on employees affected by reduction-in-force and the number of for Disease Control employees placed in other positions as a result of outplacement efforts. Agency Contact: (202) 245-1943. R00500-055 Semi-Annual Report. Frequency/Due Date: Semiannually/ May 31 and November 30 Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Government Operations; Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs Authority: Congressional Reports Elimination Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-375, title II, § 206(c); 96 Stat. 1824; 42 U.S.C. 3524(a)). Requirement: The Inspector General shall, not later than May 31 and November 30 of each year, submit to the Secretary and Congress semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office during the immediately preceding 6-month periods ending March 31 and September 30. Such reports shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) a description of significant problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations of the Department disclosed by such activities during the reporting period; (2) a description of the recommendations for corrective action made by the Office during the reporting period; (3) an identification of each significant recommendation on which corrective action has not been completed; (4) a summary of matters referred to prosecutive authorities and the prosecutions and convictions which have resulted; (5) a summary of each report made to the Secretary during the reporting period; and (5) information concerning the number and types of audit reports completed by the Office during the reporting period. Abstract: This semi-annual report summarizes the initiatives implemented by the Office of the Inspector General to combat fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the Department's programs. Agency Contact: (202) 472-5270. Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration R00503-008 Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion Activities. OMB Funding Code/Title: 75–1361-0-1-551 / Alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1983 (P.L. 98-24, § 2(b)(2); 97 Stat. 176; 42 U.S.C. 290aa(c)(2)). Availability: Agency Requirement: On or before January 1, 1984, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Congress a report describing the prevention activities undertaken by the administration. The report shall include a detailed statement of the expenditures made for the activities reported on and the personnel used in connection with such activities. Abstract: This report describes the health promotion and disease prevention activities of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration. These include prevention research activities, dissemination of educational materials, and the provision of technical assistance related to the prevention of alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health disorders. Agency Contact: Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration. (301) 443-4283. R00503-009 Health Consequences of Alcoholic Beverage Usage and Research Findings on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Frequency/Due Date: Triennially/ January 15, 1984, and every 3 years thereafter OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1361-0-1-551 / Alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Requirement: The Secretary shall submit to Congress on or before January 15, 1984, and every three years thereafter, a report containing: (1) current information on the health consequences of using alcoholic beverages; (2) a description of current research findings; and (3) such recommendations for legislation and administrative action as the Secretary may deem appropriate. Abstract: This report discusses issues related to alcohol problems including epidemiological perspectives on alcohol and its problems, the genetics of alcoholism, neuroscience, pathological consequences of alcohol abuse, alcohol and pregnancy, social consequences of alcohol abuse, and perspectives on current issues in treatment and prevention of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Agency Contact: Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration. (301) 443-4733. R00503-010 Health Consequences and Extent of Drug Abuse in the United States and Research Findings on Drug Abuse Including Health Effects of Marihuana and Tobacco. Frequency/Due Date: Triennially/ January 15, 1984, and every 3 years thereafter OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1361-0-1-551 / Alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1983 (P.L. 98-24, § 2(b)(7); 97 Stat. 178; 42 U.S.C. 290aa-4(b)). Availability: Agency Geographic Relevance: National Requirement: The Secretary shall submit to Congress on or before January 15, 1984, and every three years thereafter, a report: (1) describing the health consequences and extent of drug abuse in the United States; (2) describing current research findings made with respect to drug abuse, including current findings on the health effects of marihuana and the addictive properties of tobacco; and (3) containing such recommendations for legislation and administrative action as the Secretary may deem appropriate. Abstract: This report summarizes the health consequences and extent of drug abuse. It also provides the status of current research findings on such topics as the health effects of marihuana and the addictive properties of tobacco. Agency Contact: Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration. (301) 443-6460. R00503-012 Drug Abuse Strategy Report. Frequency/Due Date: Biennially/ August 1 OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1361-0-1-550 / Alcohol, drug abuse, and .nental health Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Education and Labor; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1983 (P.L. 98-24, § 4(a); 97 Stat. 183; 21 U.S.C. 1165). Availability: Agency Requirement: The President shall submit to Congress, on or before August 1, 1984, and every 2 years thereafter, a written report describing the strategy. The report shall specify the objectives, nature, and results of the strategy and shall contain an accounting of funds expended. Agency Contact: Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration. (202) 245-6162. Centers for Disease Control R00504-003 The President's Report on Occupational Safety and Health. Joint Report with the Department of Labor. (05 CDC). R00504-003 Frequency/Due Date: Semiannually/ 120 days after beginning of each congressional session OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-0943-0-1-552 / Disease control Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-596, § 26; 84 Stat. 1615; 29 U.S.C. 675). Availability: Internal Use Only Geographic Relevance: National; State Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor shall each prepare a biennial report to be submitted to the President for transmittal to the Congress on occupational safety and health. Abstract: This report describes the activities of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. It provides information on technical services, manpower development efforts, and research to develop criteria for toxic substances and harmful physical agents for recommendation of standards to the Secretary of Labor. It also describes the Institute's industry-wide studies, which investigate the effects of chronic or low-level exposure to industrial materials, processes, and stresses on the potential for illness, disease, or loss of functional capacity in aging adults. In addition, it provides information on state plans, voluntary compliance, legal developments, and legislative activities, as well as numerous statistical tables. Agency Contact: Centers for Disease Control. (404) 329-3778. Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the President for transmittal to the Congress an annual report on the effectiveness of all federal and other public and private activities in controlling diseases and conditions of national significance which are amenable to reduction; the extent of the problems presented by such diseases; and the effectiveness of the activities assisted by grants and contracts pursuant to the National Consumer Health Information and Health Promotion Act of 1976. The report shall also set forth a plan for the control of such diseases during the coming year. Abstract: This document contains a report of disease control, immunization, and tuberculosis activities conducted under Section 317(j) of the Public Health Service Act. The report includes information on grants to states, political subdivisions of states, and to other public entities to assist them in meeting the costs of establishing preventive health service programs. Agency Contact: Centers for Disease Control. (404) 329-1804. for Disease Control Food and Drug Administration R00505-001 Annual Report, Administration of the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968. Frequency/Due Date: Annually/ April 1 OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1101-0-1-551 / Public health service management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Authority: Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-602, § 2(3); 82 Stat. 1185; 42 U.S.C. 2631). Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the President for transmittal to the Congress a comprehensive annual report on the administration of the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 by the Bureau of Radiological Health. Abstract: Subject areas covered in individual chapters as required by law are: 1) thorough appraisal of the incidence of biological injury and effect, including genetic effects resulting from exposure to electronic product radiation; 2) listing of federal electronic product radiation control standards prescribed or in effect; 3) evaluation of the degree of observance of applicable standards, including enforcement actions, court decisions, and compromises by location and company name; 4) summary of outstanding problems confronting administration in order of priority; 5) analysis and evaluation of research activities completed as a result of government and private sponsorship, and technological progress for safety; 6) listing of completed or pending judicial actions; 7) extent to which technical and consumer-oriented information was disseminated; 8) extent of cooperation between government officials and representatives of industry in implementation of the Act, including log or summary of meetings held; and 9) recommendations for additional legislation. Appendices contain additional information on research reports, grants, contracts and agreements, and short term courses in radiological health. Agency Contact: Food and Drug Administration. (301) 443-3434. R00505-002 Report on the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-0600-0-1-554 / Program expenses Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Authority: Congressional Reports Elimination Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-375, title II, § 206(b); 96 Stat. 1823-1824; 15 U.S.C. 1457). Requirement: The Department of Health and Human Services shall include in its annual report to the Congress a full and complete description of its activities for the administration and enforcement of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act during the preceding fiscal year. Agency Contact: Food and Drug Administration. (301) 245-3092. R00504-012 Health Effects of Spraying of Herbicides on Marijuana. Authority: International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 (P.L. 97-113, title V, § 502; 95 Stat. 1538; 22 U.S.C. 229(d)(2)). Availability: Agency Requirement: When and if monitoring for human health effects clearly links illness to consumption of contaminated marijuana, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall transmit a report to Congress setting forth such determination, along with any recommendations. Abstract: When and if monitoring for human health effects clearly links illness to consumption of contaminated marijuana, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall transmit a report to Congress setting forth such determination, along with any recommendations. Agency Contact: Centers for Disease Control. (404) 236-4161. |