,i #aae? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eaia ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,m>* #g1 #bjah,mr4 ,c(fman 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 & ,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodg]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to e/abli% ,alzheim]'s ,disease rese>*1 education1 & cl9ical c5t]s4 #a4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,alzheim]'s ,disease rese>*1 education1 & cl9ical c5t]s 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #gc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #gccj;,b ! foll[+ new section3 #gccj;,c4 ,alzheim]'s ,disease rese>*1 education1 & cl9ical c5t]s4 7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( c5t]s 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y1 ^u ! recomm5dation ( ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal?1 %all designate n less ?an ?ree ,dep>tm5t heal?-c>e facilities z ! locations = c5t]s ( ,alzheim]'s ,disease rese>*1 education1 & cl9ical activities4 7#b7 ,subject to ! availability ( appropriations = su* purpose1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% & op]ate c5t]s ( ,alzheim]'s ,disease rese>*1 education1 & cl9ical activities c5t]s at ! locations designat$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a74 7b7 ,requirem5ts = designation 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y may n designate a ,dep>tm5t heal?-c>e facility z a location = a c5t] "u subsection 7a7 unless ! pe] review panel e/abli%$ "u subsection 7c7 has det]m9$ "u t subsection t ! proposal submitt$ by su* facility z a location = a new c5t] "u subsection 7a7 is among ^? proposals t meet ! highe/ competitive /&>ds ( sci5tific & cl9ical m]it4 7#b7 ,! ,secret>y may n designate a ,dep>tm5t heal?-c>e facility z a location = a c5t] "u subsection 7a7 unless ! ,secret>y 7^u ! recomm5dation ( ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal?7 det]m9es t ! facility has 7or may reasonably be anticipat$ to develop7 ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,an arrangem5t ) an accr$it$ m$ical s*ool t provides education & tra9+ 9 neurology & ) :i* ! ,dep>tm5t heal?-c>e facility is affiliat$ "u :i* resid5ts receive education & tra9+ 9 innovative diagnosis & treatm5t ( *ronic neurodeg5]ative diseases & =ms ( dem5tia1 includ+ ,alzheim]'s ,disease4 7,b7 ,! ability to attract ! p>ticipation ( sci5ti/s :o are capable ( +5uity & creativity 9 heal?-c>e rese>* ef=ts4 7,c7 ,an advisory committee compos$ ( vet]ans & appropriate heal?-c>e & rese>* repres5tatives ( ! ,dep>tm5t heal?-c>e facility & ( ! affiliat$ s*ool or s*ools to advise ! directors ( su* facility & su* c5t] on policy matt]s p]ta9+ to ! activities ( ! c5t] dur+ ! p]iod ( ! op]ation ( su* c5t]4 7,d7 ,! capability to conduct effectively evaluations ( ! activities ( su* c5t]4 7,e7 ,! capability to coord9ate 7z "p ( an integrat$ national sy/em7 education1 cl9ical1 & rese>* activities )9 all facilities ) su* c5t]s4 7,f7 ,! capability to jo9tly develop a consortium ( provid]s ) int]e/ 9 treat+ ,alzheim]'s ,disease & o!r =ms ( dem5tia1 at facilities )\t c5t]s e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 9 ord] to ensure bett] access to /ate-(-!-art diagnosis1 c>e1 & education = neurodeg5erative disord]s ?r\gh\t ! heal?-c>e sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t4 7,g7 ,! capability to develop a national repository 9 ! heal?-c>e sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t = ! collection ( data on heal? s]vices deliv]$ to vet]ans seek+ c>e = neurodeg5]ative diseases1 includ+ ,alzheim]'s ,disease & dem5tia4 7,h7 ,a sci5tific specialization 9 a field ( rese>* likely to be trans=mative to ! developm5t ( a cure or treatm5t = ,alzheim]'s ,disease1 includ+ ! capability to /udy ! connection betwe5 ,alzheim]'s ,disease & ,d[n ,syndrome4 7c7 ,pe] review panel 7#a7 ,! ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal? %all e/abli% a panel to assess ! sci5tific & cl9ical m]it ( proposals t are submitt$ to ! ,secret>y = ! e/abli%m5t ( c5t]s "u ?is section4 7#b7 7,a7 ,! memb]%ip ( ! panel %all consi/ ( exp]ts 9 neurodeg5]ative diseases1 includ+ ,alzheim]'s ,disease & =ms ( dem5tia4 ,at lea/ "o memb] ( ! panel %all include an exp]t on ! connection betwe5 ,d[n ,syndrome & ,alzheim]'s ,disease4 7,b7 ,memb]s ( ! panel %all s]ve = a p]iod ( no long] ?an two ye>s1 except z specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c74 7,c7 ,( ! memb]s fir/ appo9t$ to ! panel1 "o-half %all be appo9t$ = a p]iod ( ?ree ye>s & "o-half %all be appo9t$ = a p]iod ( two ye>s1 z designat$ by ! ,"u ,secret>y at ! "t ( appo9tm5t4 7#c7 ,! panel %all review ea* proposal submitt$ to ! panel by ! ,"u ,secret>y & %all submit its views on ! relative sci5tific & cl9ical m]it ( ea* su* proposal to ! ,"u ,secret>y4 7#d7 ,! panel %all n be subject to ! ,f$]al ,advisory ,committee ,act4 7d7 ,priority ( fund+ ,be=e provid+ funds = ! op]ation ( a c5t] designat$ "u ?is section at a ,dep>tm5t heal?-c>e facility1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t ea* ,alzheim]'s ,disease c5t] at a facility s designat$ is receiv+ adequate fund+ to enable t c5t] to function effectively 9 ! areas ( ,alzheim]'s ,disease rese>*1 education1 & cl9ical activities4 7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y = ! support ( ! rese>* & education activities ( ! c5t]s e/abli%$ pursuant to subsection 7a74 ,! ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal? %all allocate to su* c5t]s f o!r funds appropriat$ g5]ally = ! ,dep>tm5t m$ical s]vices acc\nt & m$ical & pro/hetics rese>* acc\nt1 z appropriate1 su* am\nts z ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal? det]m9es appropriate4 7f7 ,aw>d competitions ,activities ( cl9ical & sci5tific inve/igation at ea* c5t] e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be eligible to compete = ! aw>d ( fund+ f funds appropriat$ = ! ,dep>tm5t m$ical & pro/hetics rese>* acc\nt4 ,su* activities %all receive priority 9 ! aw>d ( fund+ f su* acc\nt ins(> z funds are aw>d$ to projects = rese>* 9 ,alzheim]'s ,disease & o!r =ms ( dem5tia4 4 7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section #gccj;,b ! foll[+ new item3 #gccj;,c4 ,alzheim]'s ,disease rese>*1 education1 & cl9ical c5t]s4 4