“To establish the National Diabetes Project, and for other purposes.”
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This section establishes the National Diabetes Project in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create and maintain a national plan to overcome diabetes, coordinate federal research and services, accelerate treatments that prevent or reverse the disease, improve early diagnosis and care coordination, reduce disparities for high-risk ethnic and racial populations, and integrate efforts with international bodies. It creates an Advisory Council on Diabetes Research, Care, and Services with 10 specified federal designees and 12 nonfederal experts that meets quarterly, advises the Secretary, and submits annual evaluations and recommendations. The Project expires on December 31, 2036.