Udall Admendment

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While pouring over the net trying to determine if we got any money
appropriated for Parkinson's in tonight's foot and a half Omnibus
FY97 spending bill I found the official text of the Nih
Revitalization  Bill S. 1897.  Here's the part that applies to
Parkinson's:

SEC. 635. PARKINSON'S RESEARCH.

    Part B of title IV (42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.), as amended by sections
204, 382 and 383, is further amended by adding at the end the following
section:

                         ``parkinson's disease

    ``Sec. 409E. (a) In General.--The Director of NIH shall establish a
program for the conduct and support of research and training with
respect to Parkinson's disease.
    ``(b) Inter-institute Coordination.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director of NIH shall provide for
        the coordination of the program established under subsection
        (a) among all of the national research institutes conducting
        Parkinson's research.
            ``(2) Conference.--Coordination under paragraph (1) shall
        include the convening of a research planning conference not
        less frequently than once every 2 years. Each such conference
        shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Appropriations and
        the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and
        the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Commerce
        of the House of Representatives a report concerning the
        conference.
    ``(c) Morris K. Udall Research Centers.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director of NIH shall award Core
        Center Grants to encourage the development of innovative
        multidisciplinary research and provide training concerning
        Parkinson's. The Director shall award not more than 10 Core
        Center Grants and designate each center funded under such
        grants as a Morris K. Udall Center for Research on Parkinson's
        Disease.
            ``(2) Requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--With respect to Parkinson's,
                each center assisted under this subsection shall--
                            ``(i) use the facilities of a single
                        institution or a consortium of cooperating
                        institutions, and meet such qualifications as
                        may be prescribed by the Director of the NIH;
                        and
                            ``(ii) conduct basic and clinical research.
                    ``(B) Discretionary requirements.--With respect to
                Parkinson's, each center assisted under this subsection
                may--
                            ``(i) conduct training programs for
                        scientists and health professionals;
                            ``(ii) conduct programs to provide
                        information and continuing education to health
                        professionals;
                            ``(iii) conduct programs for the
                        dissemination of information to the public;
                            ``(iv) separately or in collaboration with
                        other centers, establish a nationwide data
                        system derived from patient populations with
                        Parkinson's, and where possible, comparing
                        relevant data involving general populations;
                            ``(v) separately or in collaboration with
                        other centers, establish a Parkinson's Disease
                        Information Clearinghouse to facilitate and
                        enhance knowledge and understanding of
                        Parkinson's disease; and
                            ``(vi) separately or in collaboration with
                        other centers, establish a national education
                        program that fosters a national focus on
                        Parkinson's and the care of those with
                        Parkinson's.
            ``(3) Stipends regarding training programs.--A center may
        use funds provided under paragraph (1) to provide stipends for
        scientists and health professionals enrolled in training
        programs under paragraph (2)(B).
            ``(4) Duration of support.--Support of a center under this
        subsection may be for a period not exceeding five years. Such
        period may be extended by the Director of NIH for one or more
        additional periods of not more than five years if the
        operations of such center have been reviewed by an appropriate
        technical and scientific peer review group established by the
        Director and if such group has recommended to the Director that
        such period should be extended.
    ``(d) Morris K. Udall Awards for Innovation in Parkinson's Disease
Research.--The Director of NIH shall establish a grant program to
support innovative proposals leading to significant breakthroughs in
Parkinson's research. Grants under this subsection shall be available
to support outstanding neuroscientists and clinicians who bring
innovative ideas to bear on the understanding of the pathogenesis,
diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $80,000,000
for fiscal year 1997.''.