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124 STAT. 2644 PUBLIC LAW 111–256—OCT. 5, 2010 Amendments of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 217a–1) is amended by striking ‘‘the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963,’’. (f) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.— (1) Section 317C(a)(4)(B)(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–4(a)(4)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘mental retardation;’’ and inserting ‘‘intellectual disabilities;’’. (2) Section 448 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 285g) is amended by striking ‘‘mental retardation,’’ and inserting ‘‘intellectual disabilities,’’. (3) Section 450 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 285g–2) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 450. RESEARCH ON INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. ‘‘The Director of the Institute shall conduct and support research and related activities into the causes, prevention, and treatment of intellectual disabilities.’’. (4) Section 641(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 291k(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘matters relating to the mentally retarded’’ and inserting ‘‘matters relating to individuals with intellectual disabilities’’. (5) Section 753(b)(2)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 294c(b)(2)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘elderly mentally retarded individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘elderly individuals with intellectual disabilities’’. (6) Section 1252(f)(3)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300d– 52(f)(3)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘mental retardation/develop- mental disorders,’’ and inserting ‘‘intellectual disabilities or developmental disorders,’’. (g) HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS ACT OF 1998.—Section 419(b)(1) of the Health Professions Education Part- nerships Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 280f note) is amended by striking ‘‘mental retardation’’ and inserting ‘‘intellectual disabilities’’. (h) PUBLIC LAW 110–154.—Section 1(a)(2)(B) of Public Law 110–154 (42 U.S.C. 285g note) is amended by striking ‘‘mental retardation’’ and inserting ‘‘intellectual disabilities’’. (i) NATIONAL SICKLE CELL ANEMIA, COOLEY’S ANEMIA, TAY- SACHS, AND GENETIC DISEASES ACT.—Section 402 of the National Sickle Cell Anemia, Cooley’s Anemia, Tay-Sachs, and Genetic Dis- eases Act (42 U.S.C. 300b–1 note) is amended by striking ‘‘leading to mental retardation’’ and inserting ‘‘leading to intellectual disabil- ities’’. (j) GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINATION ACT OF 2008.— Section 2(2) of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 2000ff note) is amended by striking ‘‘mental retardation,’’ and inserting ‘‘intellectual disabilities,’’. (k) REFERENCES.—For purposes of each provision amended by this section— (1) a reference to ‘‘an intellectual disability’’ shall mean a condition previously referred to as ‘‘mental retardation’’, or a variation of this term, and shall have the same meaning with respect to programs, or qualifications for programs, for individuals with such a condition; and (2) a reference to individuals with intellectual disabilities shall mean individuals who were previously referred to as individuals who are ‘‘individuals with mental retardation’’ or ‘‘the mentally retarded’’, or variations of those terms. 20 USC 1400 note.