such right or such authorization to be legally binding, such right may be exercised or such authorization may be provided on behalf of such person by a parent or legal guardian of such person. (C) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), in the case of a person admitted to a program or facility for the purpose of receiving mental health services, no individual employed by or receiving any remuneration from such program or facility should act as such person's guardian or representative. TITLE VI-RAPE PREVENTION AND CONTROL RAPE PREVENTION AND CONTROL SEC. 601. [9511] (a) The Secretary, acting through the National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Center"), may, directly or by grant, carry out the following: (1) A continuing study of rape, including a study and investigation of (A) the effectiveness of existing Federal, State, and local laws dealing with rape; (B) the relationship, if any, between traditional legal and social attitudes toward sexual roles, the act of rape, and the formulation of laws dealing with rape; (C) the treatment of the victims of rape by law enforcement agencies, hospitals or other medical institutions, prosecutors, and the courts; (D) the causes of rape, identifying to the degree possible (i) social conditions which encourage sexual attacks, and (ii) the motives of offenders, and (E) the impact of rape on the victim and family of the victim; (F) sexual assaults in correctional institutions; (G) the estimated actual incidence of forcible rape as compared to the reported incidence of forcible rape and the reasons for any difference between the two; and (H) the effectiveness of existing private and local and State government educational, counseling, and other programs designed to prevent and control rape. (2) The compilation, analysis, and publication of summaries of the continuing study conducted under paragraph (1) and the research and demonstration projects conducted under paragraph (5). The Secretary shall submit not later than March 30, 1983, to the Congress a summary of such study and projects together with a review of their effectiveness and recommendations where appropriate. (3) The development and maintenance of an information clearinghouse with regard to (A) the prevention and control of rape; (B) the treatment and counseling of the victims of rape and their families; and (C) the rehabilitation of offenders. (4) The compilation and publication of training materials for personnel who are engaged or intend to engage in programs designed to prevent and control rape. (5) Assistance to qualified public and nonprofit private entities in conducting research and demonstration projects concerning the prevention and control of rape, including projects (A) for the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of alternative methods used in the prevention and control of rape, the treatment and counseling of the victims of rape and their families, and the rehabilitation of offenders; (B) for the application of such alternative methods; and (C) for the promotion of community awareness of the specific locations in which, and the specific social and other conditions under which sexual attacks are most likely to occur. (b) The Secretary shall appoint an advisory committee to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary on the implementation of subsection (a). The recommendations of the committee shall be submitted directly to the Secretary without review or revision by any person without the consent of the committee. The Secretary shall appoint to such committee persons who are particularly qualified to assist in carrying out the functions of the committee. A majority of the members of the committee shall be women. Members of the advisory committee shall receive compensation at rates, not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule, for each day (including traveltime) they are engaged in the performance of their duties as members of the advisory committee and, while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, each member shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in Government service employed intermittently. (c) No grant may be made under subsection (a) unless an application therefor is submitted to and approved by the Secretary. The application shall be submitted in such form and manner and contain such information as the Secretary may prescribe. (d) For the purpose of carrying out subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983. (e) For purposes of subsection (a), the term "rape" includes statutory and attempted rape and any other criminal sexual assault (whether homosexual or heterosexual) which involves force or the threat of force. (f) Part D of the Community Mental Health Centers Act is repealed. TITLE VII-EXTENSION OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS ACT ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS ACT SEC. 701. [Amends sections 202, 203, 204, 206, 212, and 213 of the Community Mental Health Centers Act.] TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS REPORT ON SHELTER AND BASIC LIVING NEEDS OF CHRONICALLY MENTALLY ILL INDIVIDUALS SEC. 802. [9522] (a) The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on Labor and Human Resources and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committees on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives, relating to Federal efforts to respond to the shelter and basic living needs of chronically mentally ill individuals. (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall include (1) an analysis of the extent to which chronically mentally ill individuals remain inappropriately housed in institutional facilities or have otherwise inadequate or inappropriate housing arrangements; (2) an analysis of available permanent noninstitutional housing arrangements for the chronically mentally ill; (3) an evaluation of ongoing permanent and demonstration programs, funded in whole or in part by Federal funds, which are designed to provide noninstitutional shelter and basic living services for the chronically mentally ill, including (A) a description of each program; (B) the total number of individuals estimated to be eligible to participate in each program, the number of individuals served by each program, and an estimate of the total population each program expects to serve; and (C) an assessment of the effectiveness of each program in the provision of shelter and basic living services; (4) recommendations of measures to encourage States to coordinate and link the provisions in State health plans which relate to mental health and, in particular, the shelter and basic living needs of chronically mentally ill individuals, with local and State housing plans; (5) recommendations for Federal legislation relating to the provision of permanent residential noninstitutional housing arrangements and basic living services for chronically mentally ill individuals, including an estimate of the cost of such recommendations; and (6) any other recommendations for Federal initiatives which, in the judgment of the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, will lead to improved shelter and basic living services for chronically mentally ill individuals. (c) The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted to the committees referred to in subsection (a) no later than January 1, 1981. OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR MENTAL HEALTH TRAINEESHIPS SEC. 803. [Amends section 303 of the Public Health Service Act.] CONFORMING AMENDMENTS SEC. 804. [Amends sections 455, 507, 513, and 1513 of the Public Health Service Act.] SPECIAL PAY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS SEC. 805. [Amends section 208 of the Public Health Service Act.] TITLE IX-MECHANIZED CLAIMS PROCESSING AND MECHANIZED CLAIMS PROCESSING AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS SEC. 901. [Amends section 1903 of the Social Security Act.] |