“ PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PERSONS WITH PARALYSIS AND OTHER PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. (a) In General— The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this subtitle referred to as the `Secretary') may study the unique health challenges associated with paralysis and other physical disabilities and carry out projects and interventions to improve the quality of life and long-term health status of persons with paralysis and other physical disabilities. The Secretary may carry out such projects directly and through awards of grants or contracts. ”

“ In General— The Director, pursuant to the general authority of the Director, may make awards of grants to public or private entities to pay all or part of the costs of planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic operating support to multicenter networks of clinical sites that will collaborate to design clinical rehabilitation intervention protocols and measures of outcomes on one or more forms of paralysis that result from central nervous system trauma, disorders, or stroke, or any combination of such conditions. ”

“ Research— A multicenter network of clinical sites funded through this section may— (1) focus on areas of key scientific concern, including— (A) improving functional mobility; (B) promoting behavioral adaptation to functional losses, especially to prevent secondary complications ”