42 U.S.C. § 285e7 - Clearinghouse on Alzheimers Disease

42 USC 285e7 - Clearinghouse on Alzheimers Disease

(a) Establishment; purpose; duties; publication of summary 
The Director of the Institute shall establish the Clearinghouse on Alzheimers Disease (hereinafter referred to as the Clearinghouse). The purpose of the Clearinghouse is the dissemination of information concerning services available for individuals with Alzheimers disease and related dementias and their families. The Clearinghouse shall
(1) compile, archive, and disseminate information concerning research, demonstration, evaluation, and training programs and projects concerning Alzheimers disease and related dementias; and
(2) annually publish a summary of the information compiled under paragraph (1) during the preceding 12-month period, and make such information available upon request to appropriate individuals and entities, including educational institutions, research entities, and Federal and public agencies.
(b) Fee for information 
The Clearinghouse may charge an appropriate fee for information provided through the toll-free telephone line established under subsection (a)(3).[1]
(c) Summaries of research findings from other agencies 
The Director of the Institute, the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, and the Director of the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment shall provide to the Clearinghouse summaries of the findings of research conducted under part D.
[1] So in original. No subsec. (a)(3) has been enacted.

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