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PUBLIC LAW 109–461—DEC. 22, 2006 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 73 is amended by adding at the end the following new sections:

‘‘§ 7329. Parkinson’s Disease research, education, and clinical centers ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS.—(1) The Secretary, upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health, shall designate not less than six Department health-care facilities as the locations for centers of Parkinson’s Disease research, education, and clinical activities. ‘‘(2) Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary shall establish and operate centers of Parkinson’s Disease research, education, and clinical activities centers at the locations designated pursuant to paragraph (1). ‘‘(b) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION OF FACILITIES.—(1) In designating Department health-care facilities for centers under subsection (a), the Secretary, upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health, shall assure appropriate geographic distribution of such facilities. ‘‘(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall designate as the location for a center of Parkinson’s Disease research, education, and clinical activities pursuant to subsection (a)(1) each Department health-care facility that as of January 1, 2005, was operating a Parkinson’s Disease research, education, and clinical center. ‘‘(3) The Secretary may not under subsection (a) designate a facility described in paragraph (2) if (on the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health) the Secretary determines that such facility— ‘‘(A) does not meet the requirements of subsection (c); or ‘‘(B) has not demonstrated— ‘‘(i) effectiveness in carrying out the established purposes of such center; or ‘‘(ii) the potential to carry out such purposes effectively in the reasonably foreseeable future. ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGNATION.—(1) The Secretary may not designate a Department health-care facility as a location for a center under subsection (a) unless the peer review panel established under subsection (d) has determined under that subsection that the proposal submitted by such facility as a location for a new center under subsection (a) is among those proposals that meet the highest competitive standards of scientific and clinical merit. ‘‘(2) The Secretary may not designate a Department healthcare facility as a location for a center under subsection (a) unless the Secretary (upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health) determines that the facility has (or may reasonably be anticipated to develop) each of the following: ‘‘(A) An arrangement with an accredited medical school that provides education and training in neurology and with which the Department health-care facility is affiliated under which residents receive education and training in innovative diagnosis and treatment of chronic neurodegenerative diseases and movement disorders, including Parkinson’s Disease. ‘‘(B) The ability to attract the participation of scientists who are capable of ingenuity and creativity in health-care research efforts.

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