Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevent, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 to provide that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall consult with the Executive Director of the Domestic Council before appointing the Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Allows the Director of the NIAAA, when authorized by the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, to obtain the services of up to 100 experts or consultants who have scientific or professional qualifications. Redesignates the Interagency Committee on Federal Activities for Alcohol Abuse as the Interdepartmental Committee on Federal Activities for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Directs such Committee, in addition to the functions required by current law, to monitor, in cooperation with the Institute, the establishment and operation of occupational alcoholism and alcohol abuse prevention and treatment programs among Federal contractors. Stipulates that the Committee membership of specified Federal departments, as provided by current…