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LegalText 42 U.S.C. § 247a Family support groups for Alzheimers disease patients us united_states_code code_section 42 THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE 6A PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 247a 42 U.S.C. § 247a current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc42@119-100.zip /us/usc/t42/s247a data/legal/raw/us/code/title-42/usc42.xml 57006dc4113a6201220279321b856183516734616fa0b7a78c21d540c88c1426 644321055a08eb1f260a6a3e31ac157fa024756abf612a9fd6857e7e400cf24e 76f0b4c1f0eef5fd9381e46075afad65c9a2c9cfc74e8e8e304e6a798dc0e61a 2026-07-04 official
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42 U.S.C. § 247a - Family support groups for Alzheimers disease patients

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(a) Establishment; priorities Subject to available appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institutes of Health, and the Administration on Aging, shall promote the establishment of family support groups to provide, without charge, educational, emotional, and practical support to assist individuals with Alzheimers disease or a related memory disorder and members of the families of such individuals. In promoting the establishment of such groups, the Secretary shall give priority to—

(1) university medical centers and other appropriate health care facilities which receive Federal funds from the Secretary and which conduct research on Alzheimers disease or provide services to individuals with such disease; and

(2) community-based programs which receive funds from the Secretary, acting through the Administration on Aging.

(b) National network to coordinate groups The Secretary shall promote the establishment of a national network to coordinate the family support groups described in subsection (a).

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 316, as added Pub. L. 99319, title IV, § 401, May 23, 1986, 100 Stat. 489; amended Pub. L. 10343, title XX, § 2008(a), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 210.)

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Prior ProvisionsA prior section 247a, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 316, as added Nov. 10, 1978, Pub. L. 95626, title II, § 208(a), 92 Stat. 3586; amended Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 9735, title XXI, § 2193(a)(1)(A), 95 Stat. 826, related to lead-based paint poisoning prevention programs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 9735, title XXI, § 2193(b)(1), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 827. Another prior section 247a, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 316, as added Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91515, title II, § 281, 84 Stat. 1307, provided for establishment, composition, qualifications of members, terms of office, vacancies, reappointment, compensation, travel expenses, and functions of National Advisory Council on Comprehensive Health Planning Programs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 93641, § 5(d), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2275.

Amendments1993—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 10343 struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: “The Secretary shall report to Congress, not later than one year after May 23, 1986, on family support groups and the network of such groups established pursuant to this section.”