PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Director of the Institute gives awards to senior researchers with distinguished biomedical research on Alzheimer’s and related dementias; award money must support that research and may train junior researchers. Awards may go to researchers at centers under section 285e–2 or other public or nonprofit entities only if recommended by the National Advisory Council on Aging. Each award lasts one year and may be renewed for no more than six additional consecutive one-year periods.

Title 42, §285e–4

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Director of the Institute shall make awards to senior researchers who have made distinguished achievements in biomedical research in areas relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Awards under this section shall be used by the recipients to support research in areas relating to such disease and dementias, and may be used by the recipients to train junior researchers who demonstrate exceptional promise to conduct research in such areas.

(b)The Director of the Institute may make awards under this section to researchers at centers supported under section 285e–2 of this title and to researchers at other public and nonprofit private entities.

(c)The Director of the Institute shall make awards under this section only to researchers who have been recommended for such awards by the National Advisory Council on Aging.

(d)The Director of the Institute shall establish procedures for the selection of the recipients of awards under this section.

(e)Awards under this section shall be made for a one-year period, and may be renewed for not more than six additional consecutive one-year periods.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 11231 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 100–607.

Amendments

1988—Pub. L. 100–607, § 142(a), renumbered section 11231 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–607, § 142(d)(1)(A), substituted “the Institute” for “the National Institute on Aging”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–607, § 142(d)(1)(B), substituted “the Institute” for “the National Institute on Aging” and made technical amendment to reference to section 285e–2 of this title to correct reference to corresponding provision of original act. Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 100–607, § 142(d)(1)(C), substituted “the Institute” for “the National Institute on Aging”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Availability of Appropriations Pub. L. 100–607, title I, § 142(b), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3057, provided that: “With respect to amounts made available in appropriation Acts for the purpose of carrying out the programs transferred by subsection (a) to the Public Health Service Act [sections 285e–4 to 285e–8 of this title], such subsection may not be construed to affect the availability of such funds for such purpose.”

§285e–4 Awards for Leadership and Excellence in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias