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PUBLIC LAW 102-507—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3281 Public Law 102-507 102(1 Congress An Act To amend the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Services Research Act of 1986 to reauthorize the Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Alzheimer's Disease Research, Training, and Education Amendments of 1992". SEC. 2. SHORT TITLE OF ACT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 901 of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Services Research Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11201 note) is amended by striking "Services Research Act of 1986" and inserting "Research Act of 1992". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.The Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Research Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 11201 et seq.) is amended in the heading for title DC by striking "SERVICES*'. SEC. 3. REFERENCES. Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Research Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 11201 et seq.). SEC. 4. FINDINGS. Section 902 (42 U.S.C. 11201) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (12) as paragraphs (9) through (14); (2) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraphs: "(4) the cost of caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias is great, and conservative estimates range between $38,000,000,000 and $42,000,000,000 per year solely for direct costs; "(5) progress in the neurosciences and behavioral sciences has demonstrated the interdependence and mutual reinforcement of basic science, cUnical research, and services research for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; "(6) programs initiated as part of the Decade of the Brain are likely to provide significant progress in understanding the fundamental mechanisms underlying the causes of, and treatments for, Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; "(7) although substantial progress has been made in recent years in identifying possible leads to the causes of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and more progress can be expected in the near future, there is little Ukelihood of a break- Oct. 24, 1992 [S. 1577] Alzheimer's Disease Research, Training, and Education Amendments of 1992. Health and health care. 42 USC 11201 note. 59-194 O—93 18:QL3(Pt. 4)