Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 1.djvu/904

 99 STAT. 882

42 USC 285e note.

Physicians. Dentists. Medicare.

PUBLIC LAW 99-158—NOV. 20, 1985 (b) COMMITTEE COMPOSITION AND MEETINGS.—(1) The Interagency Committee shall consist of representatives from— (A) the National Institute on Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; (B) the Department of Defense; (C) the Department of Education; (D) the Veterans' Administration; (E) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and (F) the National Science Foundation; designated by the heads of such entities. (2) The Interagency Committee shall meet at least four times. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall select the Chairman of the Interagency Committee from the members of the Interagency Committee. (c) REPORT.—Within the 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Interagency Committee shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a report concerning its activities under this section. The report shall include a description of research projects on spinal cord injury and regeneration conducted or supported by Federal agencies during such 18-month period, the nature and purpose of each such project, the amounts expended for each such project, and an identification of the entity which conducted the research under each such project. (d) TERMINATION.—The Interagency Committee shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the Interagency Committee transmits the report required by subsection (c) to the Congress. SEC. 8 STUDY OF PERSONNEL FOR HEALTH NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY. . (a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study on the adequacy and availability of personnel to meet the current and projected health needs (including needs for home and community-based care) of elderly Americans through the year 2020. (h) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report the results of the study to the Congress by March 1, 1987. The report on the study shall contain recommendations on— (1) the number of primary care physicians, dentists, and other health personnel needed to provide adequate care for the elderly; (2) the training needs of other physicians, dentists, and health personnel to provide care responsive to the particular needs of the elderly; (3) necessary changes in medicare and other third party reimbursement programs necessary to support training of primary care and other physicians to meet the needs of the elderly; and (4) necessary program changes in third party reimbursement programs (including changes in medicare programs) to support training of other health personnel in the care of the elderly.

42 USC 281 note.

SEC. 9. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON LEARNING DISABILITIES.

Children and youth.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall establish an Interagency Committee on Learning Disabilities to review and assess Federal research priorities, activities, and findings regarding learning disabilities (including central nervous system dysfunction in children).

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