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[CITE: 38USC543]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
                       PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
            CHAPTER 5--AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY
 
                   SUBCHAPTER III--ADVISORY COMMITTEES
 
Sec. 543. Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-
        Disabilities Programs
        
    (a) There is in the Department an advisory committee known as the 
Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``Committee'').
    (b) The objectives and scope of activities of the Committee shall 
relate to--
        (1) prosthetics and special-disabilities programs administered 
    by the Secretary;
        (2) the coordination of programs of the Department for the 
    development and testing of, and for information exchange regarding, 
    prosthetic devices;
        (3) the coordination of Department and non-Department programs 
    that involve the development and testing of prosthetic devices; and
        (4) the adequacy of funding for the prosthetics and special-
    disabilities programs of the Department.

    (c) The Secretary shall, on a regular basis, consult with and seek 
the advice of the Committee on the matters described in subsection (b).
    (d) Not later than January 15 of 1993, 1994, and 1995, the Committee 
shall submit to the Secretary and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of 
the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the effectiveness of 
the prosthetics and special-disabilities programs administered by the 
Secretary during the preceding fiscal year. Not more than 60 days after 
the date on which any such report is received by the Secretary, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to such committees commenting on the 
report of the Committee.
    (e) As used in this section, the term ``special-disabilities 
programs'' includes all programs administered by the Secretary for--
        (1) spinal-cord-injured veterans;
        (2) blind veterans;
        (3) veterans who have lost or lost the use of extremities;
        (4) hearing-impaired veterans; and
        (5) other veterans with serious incapacities in terms of daily 
    life functions.

(Added Pub. L. 102-405, title I, Sec. 105(b)(1), Oct. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 
1975.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Prior section 543 was renumbered section 1543 of this title.

                         Change of Name

    Section 105(a) of Pub. L. 102-405 provided that: ``The Federal 
advisory committee established by the Secretary and known as the 
Prosthetics Service Advisory Committee shall after the date of the 
enactment of this Act [Oct. 9, 1992] be known as the Advisory Committee 
on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs and shall operate as 
though such committee had been established by law. Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Committee may, upon the enactment of this 
Act, meet and act on any matter covered by subsection (b) of section 543 
of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (b) of this 
section.''


                   Termination of Advisory Committees

    Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not 
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by 
the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is 
renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year 
period, or in the case of a committee established by Congress, its 
duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, 
Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees.
