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[CITE: 42USC285e-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 5--national institute on aging
 
Sec. 285e-5. Research relevant to appropriate services for 
        individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and 
        their families
        

(a) Grants for research

    The Director of the Institute shall conduct, or make grants for the 
conduct of, research relevant to appropriate services for individuals 
with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families.

(b) Preparation of plan; contents; revision

    (1) Within 6 months after November 14, 1986, the Director of the 
Institute shall prepare and transmit to the Chairman of the Council on 
Alzheimer's Disease (in this section referred to as the ``Council'') a 
plan for the research to be conducted under subsection (a) of this 
section. The plan shall--
        (A) provide for research concerning--
            (i) the epidemiology of, and the identification of risk 
        factors for, Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; and
            (ii) the development and evaluation of reliable and valid 
        multidimensional diagnostic and assessment procedures and 
        instruments; and

        (B) ensure that research carried out under the plan is 
    coordinated with, and uses, to the maximum extent feasible, 
    resources of, other Federal programs relating to Alzheimer's disease 
    and related dementias, including centers supported under section 
    285e-2 of this title, centers supported by the National Institute of 
    Mental Health on the psychopathology of the elderly, relevant 
    activities of the Administration on Aging, other programs and 
    centers involved in research on Alzheimer's disease and related 
    dementias supported by the Department, and other programs relating 
    to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias which are planned or 
    conducted by Federal agencies other than the Department, State or 
    local agencies, community organizations, or private foundations.

    (2) Within one year after transmitting the plan required under 
paragraph (1), and annually thereafter, the Director of the Institute 
shall prepare and transmit to the Chairman of the Council such revisions 
of such plan as the Director considers appropriate.

(c) Consultation for preparation and revision of plan

    In preparing and revising the plan required by subsection (b) of 
this section, the Director of the Institute shall consult with the 
Chairman of the Council and the heads of agencies within the Department.

(d) Grants for promoting independence and preventing secondary 
        disabilities

    the \1\ Director of the Institute may develop, or make grants to 
develop--
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
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        (1) model techniques to--
            (A) promote greater independence, including enhanced 
        independence in performing activities of daily living and 
        instrumental activities of daily living, for persons with 
        Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; and
            (B) prevent or reduce the severity of secondary 
        disabilities, including confusional episodes, falls, bladder and 
        bowel incontinence, and adverse effects of prescription and 
        over-the-counter medications, in such persons; and

        (2) model curricula for health care professionals, health care 
    paraprofessionals, and family caregivers, for training and 
    application in the use of such techniques.

(e) ``Council on Alzheimer's Disease'' defined

    For purposes of this section, the term ``Council on Alzheimer's 
Disease'' means the council established in section 11211(a) \2\ of this 
title.
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(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, Sec. 445C, formerly Pub. L. 99-660, 
title IX, Sec. 941, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3808; renumbered Sec. 445C 
of act July 1, 1944; amended Pub. L. 100-607, title I, Sec. 142(a), 
(d)(2), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3057, 3058; Pub. L. 102-507, Sec. 9, 
Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3287; Pub. L. 103-43, title VIII, Sec. 804, 
June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 164.)

                       References in Text

    Section 11211 of this title, referred to in subsec. (e), was 
repealed by Pub. L. 105-362, title VI, Sec. 601(a)(2)(E), Nov. 10, 1998, 
112 Stat. 3286.

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 11241 of this title prior 
to renumbering by Pub. L. 100-607.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103-43, Sec. 804(1), inserted ``on 
Alzheimer's Disease (in this section referred to as the `Council')'' 
after ``Council''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-43, Sec. 804(2), added subsec. (e).
    1992--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-507 added subsec. (d).
    1988--Pub. L. 100-607, Sec. 142(a), renumbered section 11241 of this 
title as this section.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-607, Sec. 142(d)(2)(A), substituted ``the 
Institute'' for ``the National Institute on Aging''.
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 100-607, Sec. 142(d)(2)(B)(i)(I), in 
introductory provisions, substituted ``the date of enactment of the 
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Services Research Act of 
1986'' for ``the date of enactment of this Act'', which for purposes of 
codification was translated as ``November 14, 1986'', thus requiring no 
change in text.
    Pub. L. 100-607, Sec. 142(d)(2)(B)(i)(II), in introductory 
provisions, substituted ``the Institute'' for ``the National Institute 
on Aging''.
    Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 100-607, Sec. 142(d)(2)(B)(ii), made 
technical amendment to reference to section 285e-2 of this title to 
correct reference to corresponding provision of original act.
    Subsecs. (b)(2), (c). Pub. L. 100-607, Sec. 142(d)(2)(B)(iii), (C), 
substituted ``the Institute'' for ``the National Institute on Aging''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 285e-6 of this title.
