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 /^ 114 STAT. 1112 PUBLIC LAW 106-310—OCT. 17, 2000 TITLE IV—REDUCING BURDEN OF DIA- BETES AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH SEC. 401. PROGRAMS OF CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317G the following section: "DIABETES IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH 42 USC 247b-9. "SEC. 317H. (a) SURVEILLANCE ON JUVENILE DIABETES.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall develop a sentinel system to collect data on juvenile diabetes, including with respect to incidence and prevalence, and shall establish a national database for such data. "(b) TYPE 2 DIABETES IN YOUTH.— The Secretary shall implement a national public health effort to address type 2 diabetes in youth, including— "(1) enhancing surveillance systems and expanding research to better assess the prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes in youth and determine the extent to which type 2 diabetes is incorrectly diagnosed as type 1 diabetes among children; and "(2) developing and improving laboratory methods to assist in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diabetes including, but not limited to, developing noninvasive ways to monitor blood glucose to prevent hypoglycemia and improving existing glucometers that measure blood glucose. "(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005.". SEC. 402. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. Subpart 3 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285c et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 434 the following section: "JUVENILE DIABETES 42 USC 285C-9. " SEC. 434A. (a) LONG-TERM EPIDEMIOLOGY STUDIES.— The Director of the Institute shall conduct or support long-term epidemiology studies in which individuals with or at risk for type 1, or juvenile, diabetes are followed for 10 years or more. Such studies shall investigate the causes and characteristics of the disease and its complications. " (b) CLINICAI. TRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE/INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS FOR JUVENILE DIABETES.— The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall support regional clinical research centers for the prevention, detection, treatment, and cure of juvenile diabetes. "(c) PREVENTION OF TYPE 1 DIABETES.— The Secretary, acting through the appropriate agencies, shall provide for a national effort to prevent type 1 diabetes. Such effort shall provide for a combination of increased efforts in research and development of prevention strategies, including consideration of vaccine development, coupled

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