National Diabetes Research and Education Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Diabetes Research and Education Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare to establish within sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act a National Task Force on Diabetes to formulate a long-range plan to combat diabetes mellitus. Directs the task force to develop a program to expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases respecting diabetes mellitus and related endocrine and metabolic diseases. States that such program shall provide for: (1) investigation in the epidemiology, etiology, prevention, and control of diabetes mellitus; (2) research into the development, trial, and evaluation of techniques and drugs used in, and approaches to, the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diabetes mellitus; and (3) the education and training of scientists, clinicians, educators, and allied health personnel, in the fields and specialties requisite to the conduct of programs respecting diabetes mellitus. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such program of $500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974. Provides that, not later than sixty days after the Task Force submits i…