Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§285c–6 Advisory Council Subcommittees

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part C — Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes › subpart 3 — national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases › § 285c–6

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates three subcommittees inside the Institute’s advisory council: one for diabetes and endocrine/metabolic diseases, one for digestive diseases and nutrition, and one for kidney, urologic, and blood (hematologic) diseases. Each must include council members who are medical experts in those areas and members who are leaders in education or public affairs. They review grant and training applications sent to the Director and recommend which to support. They also review the Institute’s programs for these disease areas and suggest needed administrative changes.

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Title 42, §285c–6

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There are established within the advisory council for the Institute appointed under section 284a of this title a subcommittee on diabetes and endocrine and metabolic diseases, a subcommittee on digestive diseases and nutrition, and a subcommittee on kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases. The subcommittees shall be composed of members of the advisory council who are outstanding in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of the diseases for which the subcommittees are established and members of the advisory council who are leaders in the fields of education and public affairs. The subcommittees are authorized to review applications made to the Director of the Institute for grants for research and training projects relating to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of the diseases for which the subcommittees are established and shall recommend to the advisory council those applications and contracts that the subcommittees determine will best carry out the purposes of the Institute. The subcommittees shall also review and evaluate the diabetes and endocrine and metabolic diseases, digestive diseases and nutrition, and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases programs of the Institute and recommend to the advisory council such changes in the administration of such programs as the subcommittees determine are necessary.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 285c–6

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102