§ 242q.
Task Force on Aging Research; establishment and duties
(a)
Establishment
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a Task Force on Aging Research.
(b)
Duties
With respect to aging research (as defined in section 242q–4 1
1 See References in Text note below.
of this title), the Task Force each fiscal year shall—(1)
make recommendations to the Secretary specifying the particular projects of research, or the particular categories of research, that should be conducted or supported by the Secretary;
(2)
of the projects specified under paragraph (1), make recommendations to the Secretary of the projects that should be given priority in the provision of funds; and
(3)
make recommendations to the Secretary of the amount of funds that should be appropriated for such research.
(c)
Provision of information to public
The Task Force may make available to health professionals, and to other members of the public, information regarding the research described in subsection (b).
Notes
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 242q–4 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “section 305”, meaning section 305 of Pub. L. 101–557. Section 305 was renumbered section 304 by Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 104(b)(3)(B),
Jan. 15, 2007
, 120 Stat. 3694.Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Home Health Care and Alzheimer’s Disease Amendments of 1990, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.