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[CITE: 42USC285c-5]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
              SUBCHAPTER III--NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES
 
   Part C--Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes
 
   subpart 3--national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney 
                                diseases
 
Sec. 285c-5. Research and training centers; development or 
        expansion
        

(a) Diabetes mellitus and related endocrine and metabolic diseases

    (1) Consistent with applicable recommendations of the National 
Commission on Diabetes, the Director of the Institute shall provide for 
the development or substantial expansion of centers for research and 
training in diabetes mellitus and related endocrine and metabolic 
diseases. Each center developed or expanded under this subsection 
shall--
        (A) utilize the facilities of a single institution, or be formed 
    from a consortium of cooperating institutions, meeting such research 
    and training qualifications as may be prescribed by the Secretary; 
    and
        (B) conduct--
            (i) research in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes 
        mellitus and related endocrine and metabolic diseases and the 
        complications resulting from such diseases;
            (ii) training programs for physicians and allied health 
        personnel in current methods of diagnosis and treatment of such 
        diseases and complications, and in research in diabetes; and
            (iii) information programs for physicians and allied health 
        personnel who provide primary care for patients with such 
        diseases or complications.

    (2) A center may use funds provided under paragraph (1) to provide 
stipends for nurses and allied health professionals enrolled in research 
training programs described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii).

(b) Digestive diseases and related functional, congenital, metabolic 
        disorders, and normal development of digestive tract

    Consistent with applicable recommendations of the National Digestive 
Diseases Advisory Board, the Director shall provide for the development 
or substantial expansion of centers for research in digestive diseases 
and related functional, congenital, metabolic disorders, and normal 
development of the digestive tract. Each center developed or expanded 
under this subsection--
        (1) shall utilize the facilities of a single institution, or be 
    formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions, meeting such 
    research qualifications as may be prescribed by the Secretary;
        (2) shall develop and conduct basic and clinical research into 
    the cause, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and 
    treatment of digestive diseases and nutritional disorders and 
    related functional, congenital, or metabolic complications resulting 
    from such diseases or disorders;
        (3) shall encourage research into and programs for--
            (A) providing information for patients with such diseases 
        and the families of such patients, physicians and others who 
        care for such patients, and the general public;
            (B) model programs for cost effective and preventive patient 
        care; and
            (C) training physicians and scientists in research on such 
        diseases, disorders, and complications; and

        (4) may perform research and participate in epidemiological 
    studies and data collection relevant to digestive diseases and 
    disorders and disseminate such research, studies, and data to the 
    health care profession and to the public.

(c) Kidney and urologic diseases

    The Director shall provide for the development or substantial 
expansion of centers for research in kidney and urologic diseases. Each 
center developed or expanded under this subsection--
        (1) shall utilize the facilities of a single institution, or be 
    formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions, meeting such 
    research qualifications as may be prescribed by the Secretary;
        (2) shall develop and conduct basic and clinical research into 
    the cause, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and 
    treatment of kidney and urologic diseases;
        (3) shall encourage research into and programs for--
            (A) providing information for patients with such diseases, 
        disorders, and complications and the families of such patients, 
        physicians and others who care for such patients, and the 
        general public;
            (B) model programs for cost effective and preventive patient 
        care; and
            (C) training physicians and scientists in research on such 
        diseases; and

        (4) may perform research and participate in epidemiological 
    studies and data collection relevant to kidney and urologic diseases 
    in order to disseminate such research, studies, and data to the 
    health care profession and to the public.

(d) Nutritional disorders

    (1) The Director of the Institute shall, subject to the extent of 
amounts made available in appropriations Acts, provide for the 
development or substantial expansion of centers for research and 
training regarding nutritional disorders, including obesity.
    (2) The Director of the Institute shall carry out paragraph (1) in 
collaboration with the Director of the National Cancer Institute and 
with the Directors of such other agencies of the National Institutes of 
Health as the Director of NIH determines to be appropriate.
    (3) Each center developed or expanded under paragraph (1) shall--
        (A) utilize the facilities of a single institution, or be formed 
    from a consortium of cooperating institutions, meeting such research 
    and training qualifications as may be prescribed by the Director;
        (B) conduct basic and clinical research into the cause, 
    diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control and treatment of 
    nutritional disorders, including obesity and the impact of nutrition 
    and diet on child development;
        (C) conduct training programs for physicians and allied health 
    professionals in current methods of diagnosis and treatment of such 
    diseases and complications, and in research in such disorders; and
        (D) conduct information programs for physicians and allied 
    health professionals who provide primary care for patients with such 
    disorders or complications.

(e) Geographic distribution; period of support, additional periods

    Insofar as practicable, centers developed or expanded under this 
section should be geographically dispersed throughout the United States 
and in environments with proven research capabilities. Support of a 
center under this section may be for a period of not to exceed five 
years and such period may be extended by the Director of the Institute 
for additional periods of not more than five years each if the 
operations of such center have been reviewed by an appropriate technical 
and scientific peer review group established by the Director and if such 
group has recommended to the Director that such period should be 
extended.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, Sec. 431, as added Pub. L. 99-158, 
Sec. 2, Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 846; amended Pub. L. 103-43, title VI, 
Sec. 601(b), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 161.)


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 103-43 added subsec. (d) and 
redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e).

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 285c-7 of this title.
