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 106 STAT. 3282 PUBLIC LAW 102-507—OCT. 24, 1992 through in the immediate future that would eUminate or substantially reduce— "(A) the number of individuals with the disease and dementias; or "(B) the difficulties of CEiring for the individuals; "(8) the responsibility for care of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias falls primarily on their families, and the care is financially and emotionally devastating;". SEC. 5. COUNCIL ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. (2) ESTABLISHMENT.— Section 911 (42 U.S.C. 11211) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking "Surgeon General of the United States" and inserting "Surgeon General of the Public Health Service"; (B) in paragraph (6), by striking "and Communicative Diseases" and inserting "Disorders"; (C) by striking paragraphs (10), (11), and (12); and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(10) the Administrator of the Agency for Health (5are Policy and Research; (11) the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration; "(12) the Director of the National Center for Nursing Research; "(13) the Chief Medical Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs; "(14) the Director of the National Center for Health Statistics; and "(15) such additional members as the Secretary of Health and Humein Services (hereinafter referred to as the 'Secretary*) considers appropriate."; (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection: "(b) The Assistant Secretary for Health shall serve as the Chairman of the Council."; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking "twice" and inserting "once". (b) FUNCTIONS. — Section 912 (42 U.S.C. 11212) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by adding "and" at the end of paragraph (3); (B) by striking "; and" at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting a period; and (C) by striking paragraph (5); and (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection: Reports. "(b)(1) The Chairman of the Council shall submit to the committees listed in paragraph (2) an annual report containing information on— "(A) progress made by research, sponsored by the Federal Government, on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; and "(B) new directions that the Council considers potentially important in research on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

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