42 U.S.C. § 285d–4: Interagency coordinating…

§285d–4 Interagency Coordinating Committees

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part C — Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes › subpart 4 — national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases › § 285d–4

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Summary

Creates two federal committees—one for arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases (including sports-related disorders) and one for skin diseases—to coordinate research and related federal health programs and to make sure those programs are technically sound and that agencies share needed information. Each committee must include the directors of national research institutes and divisions that study those diseases, the Under Secretary for Health at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (or their designees), and other federal health agency representatives chosen by the Secretary. The NIH Director (or a designee) must chair each committee. The chair sets meetings, and each committee must meet at least four times a year.

Title 42, §285d–4

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Establishment and purpose

For the purpose of

(1)

(2)coordinating the aspects of all Federal health programs and activities relating to arthritis, musculoskeletal diseases, and skin diseases in order to assure the adequacy and technical soundness of such programs and activities and in order to provide for the full communication and exchange of information necessary to maintain adequate coordination of such programs and activities,

the Secretary shall establish an Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee and a Skin Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee (hereafter in this section individually referred to as a “Committee”).

(b)Membership; chairman; meetings

Each Committee shall be composed of the Directors of each of the national research institutes and divisions involved in research regarding the diseases with respect to which the Committee is established, the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (or the designees of such officers), and representatives of all other Federal departments and agencies (as determined by the Secretary) whose programs involve health functions or responsibilities relevant to arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases or skin diseases, as the case may be. Each Committee shall be chaired by the Director of NIH (or the designee of the Director). Each Committee shall meet at the call of the chairman, but not less often than four times a year.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1998—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–362 struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: “Not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, each Committee shall prepare and transmit to the Secretary, the Director of NIH, the Director of the Institute, and the advisory council for the Institute a report detailing the activities of the Committee in such fiscal year in carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section.” 1993—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–43 substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”. 1992—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–405 substituted “Under Secretary for Health” for “Chief Medical Director”.