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[CITE: 42USC285e-8]

 
                 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-8. Dissemination project


(a) Grant or contract for establishment

    The Director of the Institute shall make a grant to, or enter into a 
contract with, a national organization representing individuals with 
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias for the conduct of the 
activities described in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Project activities

    The organization receiving a grant or contract under this section 
shall--
        (1) establish a central computerized information system to--
            (A) compile and disseminate information concerning 
        initiatives by State and local governments and private entities 
        to provide programs and services for individuals with 
        Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; and
            (B) translate scientific and technical information 
        concerning such initiatives into information readily 
        understandable by the general public, and make such information 
        available upon request; and

        (2) establish a national toll-free telephone line to make 
    available the information described in paragraph (1), and 
    information concerning Federal programs, services, and benefits for 
    individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their 
    families.

(c) Fees for information; exception

    The organization receiving a grant or contract under this section 
may charge appropriate fees for information provided through the toll-
free telephone line established under subsection (b)(2) of this section, 
and may make exceptions to such fees for individuals and organizations 
who are not financially able to pay such fees.

(d) Application for grant or contract; contents

    In order to receive a grant or contract under this section, an 
organization shall submit an application to the Director of the 
Institute. Such application shall contain--
        (1) information demonstrating that such organization has a 
    network of contacts which will enable such organization to receive 
    information necessary to the operation of the central computerized 
    information system described in subsection (b)(1) of this section;
        (2) information demonstrating that, by the end of fiscal year 
    1991, such organization will be financially able to, and will, carry 
    out the activities described in subsection (b) of this section 
    without a grant or contract from the Federal Government; and
        (3) such other information as the Director may prescribe.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, Sec. 445F, formerly Pub. L. 99-660, 
title IX, Sec. 952, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3813; renumbered Sec. 445F 
of act July 1, 1944, and amended Pub. L. 100-607, title I, Sec. 142(a), 
(d)(5), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3057, 3058.)

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 11282 of this title prior 
to renumbering by Pub. L. 100-607.


                               Amendments

    1988--Pub. L. 100-607, Sec. 142(a), renumbered section 11282 of this 
title as this section.
    Subsecs. (a), (d). Pub. L. 100-607, Sec. 142(d)(5), substituted 
``the Institute'' for ``the National Institute on Aging''.
