§285e–9 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

§285e–9 Alzheimer’s disease registry

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director of the Institute may give grants to create a U.S. registry that collects data on how often Alzheimer’s disease happens, to train people to collect that data, and to pay for other related work. To get a grant, an applicant must be an accredited school of medicine or public-health school with experience in collecting epidemiologic data and building disease registries, and must have access to a large patient population that includes people from diverse ethnic backgrounds.

Title 42, §285e–9

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(a)The Director of the Institute may make a grant to develop a registry for the collection of epidemiological data about Alzheimer’s disease and its incidence in the United States, to train personnel in the collection of such data, and for other matters respecting such disease.

(b)To qualify for a grant under subsection (a) an applicant shall—

(1)be an accredited school of medicine or public health which has expertise in the collection of epidemiological data about individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and in the development of disease registries, and

(2)have access to a large patient population, including a patient population representative of diverse ethnic backgrounds.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly set out as a note under section 285e–2 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 103–43.

Amendments

1993—Pub. L. 103–43, § 801(b)(1), reenacted section catchline without change. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–43, § 801(b)(1), substituted in heading “In general” for “Grant authority” and in text substituted “Director of the Institute” for “Director of the National Institute on Aging”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–43, § 801(b)(2), struck out subsec. (c) which authorized appropriations of $2,500,000 for grants to remain available until expended or through fiscal year 1989, whichever occurred first.