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[86 STAT. 1177]
PUBLIC LAW 92-000—MMMM. DD, 1972
[86 STAT. 1177]

86 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 92-563-OCT. 25, 1972

1177

"(f) Any civil action under this section shall be barred unless it i.^J**"/ °^ is commenced within twelve years of the date upon which it accrued. *""**' *'"** Such action shall be deemed to have accrued on the date the plaintiff or his predecessor in interest knew or should have known of the claim of the United States. "(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit suits against the United States based upon adverse possession.^' (b) The chapter analysis at the beginning of chapter 161 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2409 the following new item: "2409a. Real property quiet title actions."

Approved October 25, 1972. Public Law 92-563 ^ ^ '^^'^ October 25. 1972 To provide for the establishment of a national advisory commission to determine [H. R. 15475] the most eflPective means of finding the cause of and cures and t r e a t m e n t s for TarmstroBot (talk) ~ multiple sclerosis.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE

National Advisory Commission on Multiple. Sclerosis Act.

1. This Act may be cited as the "National Advisory Commission on Multiple Sclerosis Act". SECTION

FINDINGS

SEC. 2. The Congress finds that— (1) multiple sclerosis is a disease characterized by degeneration within the brain and spinal cord and by loss of motor and sensory functions; (2) this disease, known as the "great crippler of young adults", generally makes its first appearance in the very prime of life, between the ages of twenty and forty, already affects great numbers of Americans, and will begin to afflict an even greater number as our young adult population expands; (3) the cause of multiple sclerosis is unknown and there is neither a preventive nor a cure for the disease; and (4) the determination of the most effective program for discovering the cause of and cures and treatments for the disease deserves the highest priority. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION

SEC. 3. (a)(1) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Appointment. (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Secretary"^, after consultation with the advisory council to the National Institute on Neurological Diseases and Stroke appointed under section 342 of the Public Health Service Act, shall appoint a national advisory 8/stat*\'24o commission to determine the most effective means of finding the cause 42 USC 258. of and cures and treatments for multiple sclerosis. Such study and study. investigation shall give particular emphasis to the need for additional financial support by the Federal Government and the means by which the Federal Government can best participate in the effort to find the cause of and cures and treatments for multiple sclerosis.