42 U.S.C. § 285c–5: Research and training…

§285c–5 Research and Training Centers; Development or Expansion

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part C — Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes › subpart 3 — national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases › § 285c–5

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director of the Institute must create or grow research and training centers for four areas: diabetes and related endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases and related disorders; kidney and urologic diseases; and nutritional disorders, including obesity. Each center must be at one institution or a group of institutions that meet the Secretary’s research and training rules. Centers must do basic and clinical research on causes, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, treatment, and complications. They must run training for doctors and allied health staff and give information to primary care providers. Diabetes centers may use their money to pay stipends for nurses and allied health students in research training. Digestive and kidney centers should also provide patient and public information, develop model programs for cost‑effective and preventive care, train researchers, and may collect and share epidemiological data. Centers for nutritional disorders must be started only if Congress provides money and must be set up with the Director of the National Cancer Institute and other NIH agency directors as appropriate. Centers should be spread across the United States and placed where research is strong. Support can be for up to 5 years and may be extended in additional periods of not more than 5 years each after peer review recommends renewal.

Title 42, §285c–5

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(a)Diabetes mellitus and related endocrine and metabolic diseases

(1)Consistent with applicable recommendations of the National Commission on Diabetes, the Director of the Institute shall provide for the development or substantial expansion of centers for research and training in diabetes mellitus and related endocrine and metabolic diseases. Each center developed or expanded under this subsection shall—

(A)utilize the facilities of a single institution, or be formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions, meeting such research and training qualifications as may be prescribed by the Secretary; and

(B)conduct—

(i)research in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes mellitus and related endocrine and metabolic diseases and the complications resulting from such diseases;

(ii)training programs for physicians and allied health personnel in current methods of diagnosis and treatment of such diseases and complications, and in research in diabetes; and

(iii)information programs for physicians and allied health personnel who provide primary care for patients with such diseases or complications.

(2)A center may use funds provided under paragraph (1) to provide stipends for nurses and allied health professionals enrolled in research training programs described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii).

(b)Digestive diseases and related functional, congenital, metabolic disorders, and normal development of digestive tract

Consistent with applicable recommendations of the National Digestive Diseases Advisory Board, the Director shall provide for the development or substantial expansion of centers for research in digestive diseases and related functional, congenital, metabolic disorders, and normal development of the digestive tract. Each center developed or expanded under this subsection— (1)

(2)shall develop and conduct basic and clinical research into the cause, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment of digestive diseases and nutritional disorders and related functional, congenital, or metabolic complications resulting from such diseases or disorders;

(3)shall encourage research into and programs for—

(A)providing information for patients with such diseases and the families of such patients, physicians and others who care for such patients, and the general public;

(B)model programs for cost effective and preventive patient care; and

(C)training physicians and scientists in research on such diseases, disorders, and complications; and

(4)may perform research and participate in epidemiological studies and data collection relevant to digestive diseases and disorders and disseminate such research, studies, and data to the health care profession and to the public.

(c)Kidney and urologic diseases

The Director shall provide for the development or substantial expansion of centers for research in kidney and urologic diseases. Each center developed or expanded under this subsection— (1)

(2)shall develop and conduct basic and clinical research into the cause, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment of kidney and urologic diseases;

(3)shall encourage research into and programs for—

(A)providing information for patients with such diseases, disorders, and complications and the families of such patients, physicians and others who care for such patients, and the general public;

(B)model programs for cost effective and preventive patient care; and

(C)training physicians and scientists in research on such diseases; and

(4)may perform research and participate in epidemiological studies and data collection relevant to kidney and urologic diseases in order to disseminate such research, studies, and data to the health care profession and to the public.

(d)Nutritional disorders

(1)The Director of the Institute shall, subject to the extent of amounts made available in appropriations Acts, provide for the development or substantial expansion of centers for research and training regarding nutritional disorders, including obesity.

(2)The Director of the Institute shall carry out paragraph (1) in collaboration with the Director of the National Cancer Institute and with the Directors of such other agencies of the National Institutes of Health as the Director of NIH determines to be appropriate.

(3)Each center developed or expanded under paragraph (1) shall—

(A)utilize the facilities of a single institution, or be formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions, meeting such research and training qualifications as may be prescribed by the Director;

(B)conduct basic and clinical research into the cause, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control and treatment of nutritional disorders, including obesity and the impact of nutrition and diet on child development;

(C)conduct training programs for physicians and allied health professionals in current methods of diagnosis and treatment of such diseases and complications, and in research in such disorders; and

(D)conduct information programs for physicians and allied health professionals who provide primary care for patients with such disorders or complications.

(e)Geographic distribution; period of support, additional periods

Insofar as practicable, centers developed or expanded under this section should be geographically dispersed throughout the United States and in environments with proven research capabilities. Support of a center under this section may be for a period of not to exceed five years and such period may be extended by the Director of the Institute for additional periods of not more than five years each if the operations of such center have been reviewed by an appropriate technical and scientific peer review group established by the Director and if such group has recommended to the Director that such period should be extended.

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1993—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 103–43 added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e).

§285c–5 Research and Training Centers; Development or Expansion

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