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[CITE: 42USC285e-4]

 
                 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 5--national institute on aging
 
Sec. 285e-4. Awards for leadership and excellence in Alzheimer's 
        disease and related dementias
        

(a) Senior researchers in biomedical research

    The Director of the Institute shall make awards to senior 
researchers who have made distinguished achievements in biomedical 
research in areas relating to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. 
Awards under this section shall be used by the recipients to support 
research in areas relating to such disease and dementias, and may be 
used by the recipients to train junior researchers who demonstrate 
exceptional promise to conduct research in such areas.

(b) Eligible centers

    The Director of the Institute may make awards under this section to 
researchers at centers supported under section 285e-2 of this title and 
to researchers at other public and nonprofit private entities.

(c) Required recommendation

    The Director of the Institute shall make awards under this section 
only to researchers who have been recommended for such awards by the 
National Advisory Council on Aging.

(d) Selection procedures

    The Director of the Institute shall establish procedures for the 
selection of the recipients of awards under this section.

(e) Term of award; renewal

    Awards under this section shall be made for a one-year period, and 
may be renewed for not more than six additional consecutive one-year 
periods.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, Sec. 445B, formerly Pub. L. 99-660, 
title IX, Sec. 931, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3807; renumbered Sec. 445B 
of act July 1, 1944; amended Pub. L. 100-607, title I, Sec. 142(a), 
(d)(1), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3057.)

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 11231 of this title prior 
to renumbering by Pub. L. 100-607.


                               Amendments

    1988--Pub. L. 100-607, Sec. 142(a), renumbered section 11231 of this 
title as this section.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-607, Sec. 142(d)(1)(A), substituted ``the 
Institute'' for ``the National Institute on Aging''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-607, Sec. 142(d)(1)(B), substituted ``the 
Institute'' for ``the National Institute on Aging'' and made technical 
amendment to reference to section 285e-2 of this title to correct 
reference to corresponding provision of original act.
    Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 100-607, Sec. 142(d)(1)(C), substituted 
``the Institute'' for ``the National Institute on Aging''.


                     Availability of Appropriations

    Section 142(b) of Pub. L. 100-607 provided that: ``With respect to 
amounts made available in appropriation Acts for the purpose of carrying 
out the programs transferred by subsection (a) to the Public Health 
Service Act [sections 285e-4 to 285e-8 of this title], such subsection 
may not be construed to affect the availability of such funds for such 
purpose.''
