---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 285e–1"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "285e–1"
heading: "Special functions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/285e-1"
units:
  - "Chapter 6A — Public Health Service"
  - "Subchapter III — National Research Institutes"
  - "Part C — Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes"
  - "Subpart 5 — national institute on aging"
---

# §285e–1. Special functions

- (a) **Education and training of adequate numbers of personnel—** In carrying out the training responsibilities under this chapter or any other Act for health and allied health professions personnel, the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall take appropriate steps to insure the education and training of adequate numbers of allied health, nursing, and paramedical personnel in the field of health care for the aged.
- (b) **Scientific studies—** The [Director](/usc/42/11851.md?p=5) of the Institute shall conduct scientific studies to measure the impact on the biological, medical, social, and psychological aspects of aging of [programs](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) and activities assisted or conducted by the Department of Health and Human [Services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a).
- (c) **Public information and education programs—** The [Director](/usc/42/11851.md?p=5) of the Institute shall carry out public information and education [programs](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) designed to disseminate as widely as possible the findings of research sponsored by the Institute, other relevant [aging research](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=1-A) and studies, and other information about the process of aging which may assist elderly and near-elderly persons in dealing with, and all Americans in understanding, the problems and processes associated with growing older.
- (d) **Grants for research relating to Alzheimer’s Disease—** The [Director](/usc/42/11851.md?p=5) of the Institute shall make grants to public and private [nonprofit](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=3) institutions to conduct research relating to Alzheimer’s Disease.

## Source credit

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 444, as added Pub. L. 99–158, § 2, Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 854.)