42 U.S.C. § 285e-4

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 285e-4 - Awards for leadership and excellence in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

(a) Senior researchers in biomedical research

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) Eligible centers

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) Required recommendation

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) Selection procedures

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

(e) Term of award; renewal

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.

42 U.S.C. § 285e-4

July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, §445B, formerly Pub. L. 99-660, title IX, §931, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3807; renumbered §445B of act July 1, 1944, and amended Pub. L. 100-607, title I, §142(a), (d) (1), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3057.

EDITORIAL NOTES

CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 11231 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 100-607.

AMENDMENTS1988- 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."

Service

The term "Service" means the Public Health Service;