§11212. Functions

(a) The Council shall-

(1) coordinate continuing research conducted by or through the Department on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias;

(2) establish a mechanism for the sharing of information among all officers and employees of the Department involved in carrying out programs serving elderly individuals;

(3) identify the most promising areas of research concerning Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; and

(4) establish mechanisms to use the results of research concerning Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in the development of policies, programs, and means to improve the quality of life for older Americans.

(b)(1) The Chairman of the Council shall submit to the committees listed in paragraph (2) an annual report containing information on-

(A) progress made by research, sponsored by the Federal Government, on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; and

(B) new directions that the Council considers potentially important in research on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

(2) The Chairman of the Council shall submit the report described in paragraph (1) to-

(A) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;

(B) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives;

(C) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives;

(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;

(E) the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate;

(F) the Committee on Finance of the Senate;

(G) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and

(H) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

( Pub. L. 99–660, title IX, §912, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3804 ; Pub. L. 100–607, title I, §142(c)(1)(E), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3057 ; Pub. L. 102–507, §5(b), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3282 .)

Amendments

1992-Subsec. (a)(3) to (5). Pub. L. 102–507, §5(b)(1), inserted "and" at end of par. (3), struck out "and" at end of par. (4), and struck out par. (5) which read as follows: "assist the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment in developing and coordinating the plans for research required under subchapter V of this chapter, and in making revisions in such plans."

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–507, §5(b)(2), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which directed the Council on Alzheimer's Disease to submit a report to Congress, not later than 9 months after Nov. 14, 1986, detailing plans for research prepared under subchapter IV of this chapter by the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute on Mental Health, and the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment, and required an annual report to Congress on revisions to research plans made by those agencies and on progress and new directions in research.

1988-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 100–607 substituted "subchapter IV" for "subchapter V".

Change of Name

Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.