Ill STAT. 1520 PUBLIC LAW 105-78—NOV. 13, 1997 treatment, the Federal investment in Parkinson's disease must be expanded, as well as the coordination strengthened among the National Institutes of Health research institutes. (2) PURPOSE. — It is the purpose of this section to provide for the expansion and coordination of research regarding Parkinson's disease, and to improve care and assistance for afflicted individuals and their family caregivers, (c) PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH.—Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: "PARKINSON'S DISEASE 42 USC 284f. "SEC. 409B. (a) IN GENERAL. — The Director of NIH shall establish a program for the conduct and support of research and training with respect to Parkinson's disease (subject to the extent of amounts appropriated under subsection (e)). " (b) INTER-INSTITUTE COORDINATION.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of NIH shall provide for the coordination of the program established under subsection (a) among all of the national research institutes conducting Parkinson's disease research. "(2) CONFERENCE.— Coordination under paragraph (1) shall include the convening of a research planning conference not Reports. less frequently than once every 2 years. Each such conference shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives a report concerning the conference. " (c) MORRIS K. UDALL RESEARCH CENTERS.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —The Director of NIH is authorized to award Core Center Grants to encourage the development of innovative multidisciplinary research and provide training concerning Parkinson's disease. The Director is authorized to award not more than 10 Core Center Grants and designate each center funded under such grants as a Morris K. Udall Center for Research on Parkinson's Disease. "(2) REQUIREMENTS.— "(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to Parkinson's disease, each center assisted under this subsection shall— "(i) use the facilities of a single institution or a consortium of cooperating institutions, and meet such qualifications as may be prescribed by the Director of the NIH;and "(ii) conduct basic and clinical research. "(B) DISCRETIONARY REQUIREMENTS. — With respect to Parkinson's disease, each center assisted under this subsection may— "(i) conduct training programs for scientists and health professionals; "(ii) conduct programs to provide information and continuing education to health professionals; "(iii) conduct programs for the dissemination of information to the public; "(iv) separately or in collaboration with other centers, establish a nationwide data system derived from patient populations with Parkinson's disease, and
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