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 PUBLIC LAW 99-660—NOV. 14, 1986

100 STAT. 3809

(2) Within one year after transmitting the plan required under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter, the Director of the National Institute on Aging shall prepare and transmit to the Chairman of the Council such revisions of such plan as the Director considers appropriate. (c) In preparing and revising the plan required by subsection (b), the Director of the National Institute on Aging shall consult with the Chairman of the Council and the heads of agencies within the Department. DISSEMINATION

SEC. 942. The Director of the National Institute on Aging shall Research and disseminate the results of research conducted under this subpart to development 42 USC 11242. appropriate professional entities and to the public. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 943. To carry out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1988 through 1991.

42 USC 11243.

Subpart 2—Responsibilities of the National Institute of Mental Health RESEARCH PROGRAM AND PLAN

SEC. 944. (a) The Director of the National Institute of Mental Health shall conduct, or make grants for the conduct of, research relevant to appropriate services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families. (b)(1) Within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health shall prepare and transmit to the Chairman of the Council a plan for the research to be conducted under subsection (a). The plan shall— (A) provide for research concerning— (i) mental health services and treatment modalities relevant to the mental, behavioral, and psychological problems associated with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; (ii) the most effective methods for providing comprehensive multidimensional assessments to obtain information ji, ™ about the current functioning of, and needs for the care of, individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; (iii) the optimal range and cost-effectiveness of community and institutional services for individuals with Alzheimer's diseeise and related dementias and their families, particularly with respect to the design of such services, appropriate staffing for the provision of such services, the timing of such services during the progression of such disease or dementias, and the appropriate mix and coordination of such services; (iv) the efficacy of various special care units in the United States for individuals with Alzheimer's disease, including an gissessment of the costs incurred in operating such units, appropriate standards to be used by such units, and the measurement of patient outcomes in such units; (v) methods to combine formal support services provided by health care professionals for individuals with Alz-

Grants. 42 USC 11251.

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