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[CITE: 42USC11221]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
     CHAPTER 118--ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS RESEARCH
 
          SUBCHAPTER III--ADVISORY PANEL ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
 
Sec. 11221. Establishment of Panel


(a) Composition; nonvoting ex officio members

    There is established in the Department the Advisory Panel on 
Alzheimer's Disease (hereinafter referred to as the ``Panel''). The 
Panel shall be composed of--
        (1) 15 voting members appointed by the Director of the Office of 
    Technology Assessment, of which--
            (A) 3 shall be individuals who are biomedical research 
        scientists with demonstrated achievements in biomedical research 
        relating to Alzheimer's disease, including at least one 
        individual who is a researcher at a center supported under 
        section 285e-2 of this title;
            (B) 3 shall be individuals with demonstrated achievements in 
        research relevant to services for the care of individuals with 
        Alzheimer's disease and related dementias;
            (C) 3 shall be individuals who are providers of services, or 
        administrators of organizations which provide services, for 
        individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and 
        their families;
            (D) 3 shall be individuals who are experts in the financing 
        of health care services and long-term care services, including 
        one individual who is a representative of private health care 
        services insurers; and
            (E) 3 shall be representatives of national voluntary 
        organizations which are concerned with the problems of 
        individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and 
        their families; and

        (2) the Chairman of the Council, the Director of the National 
    Institute on Aging, the Director of the National Institute of Mental 
    Health, the Assistant Administrator of the Agency for Healthcare 
    Research and Quality, and the Assistant Secretary for Aging, who 
    shall be nonvoting ex officio members.

(b) Appointment of members

    The Director of the Office of Technology Assessment shall appoint 
members to the Panel under subsection (a)(1) of this section within 90 
days after November 14, 1986.

(c) Chairman

    The Secretary shall appoint a Chairman of the Panel from among the 
members appointed under subsection (a)(1) of this section.

(d) Term of office; vacancy

    (1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), members of the Panel 
appointed under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall each serve for a 
term of 3 years.
    (B) Of the members appointed under subsection (a)(1) of this section 
that are serving on the Panel on the day before October 24, 1992--
        (i) five shall serve for a term that expires on October 24, 
    1992;
        (ii) five shall serve for a term that expires 1 year after 
    October 24, 1992; and
        (iii) five shall serve for a term that expires 2 years after 
    October 24, 1992.

    (2) A vacancy on the Panel shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment was made, and not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the vacancy first arises. A vacancy on the Panel shall not 
affect the powers of the Panel.

(e) Quorum; establishment of subcommittees

    A majority of the members of the Panel appointed under subsection 
(a)(1) of this section shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number 
may hold hearings. The Panel may establish such subcommittees as the 
Panel considers appropriate.

(f) Meetings

    The Panel shall meet at the call of the Chairman, but not less than 
once per year.

(g) Executive Secretary; administrative staff and support

    The Executive Secretary of the Council shall serve as Executive 
Secretary of the Panel. The Secretary shall provide the Panel with such 
additional administrative staff and support as may be necessary to 
enable the Panel to carry out its functions.

(h) Compensation; travel expenses

    Each member of the Panel appointed under subsection (a)(1) of this 
section shall receive compensation at a rate at the daily equivalent of 
the maximum rate specified for GS-15 of the General Schedule under 
section 5332 of title 5 for each day, including travel time, that such 
member is engaged in duties as a member of the Panel. While away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the performance of duties 
as a member of the Panel, members of the Panel appointed under 
subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
employees of agencies under section 5702 of title 5.

(i) Abolishment of Panel; termination

    Notwithstanding section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) on September 30, 1996, the Panel shall be abolished and all 
programs established under this subchapter shall terminate.

(Pub. L. 99-660, title IX, Sec. 921, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3806; Pub. 
L. 102-507, Sec. 6(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3283; Pub. L. 103-171, 
Sec. 3(b)(3), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1991; Pub. L. 106-129, 
Sec. 2(b)(2), Dec. 6, 1999, 113 Stat. 1670.)

                       References in Text

    Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in 
subsec. (i), is section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, which is set out in the 
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

                          Codification

    October 24, 1992, referred to in subsec. (d)(1)(B), was in the 
original ``the date of the enactment of this subsection'' and ``such 
date'', which were translated as meaning the date of enactment of Pub. 
L. 102-507, which amended subsec. (d) generally, to reflect the probable 
intent of Congress.


                               Amendments

    1999--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 106-129 substituted ``Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality'' for ``Agency for Health Care Policy 
and Research''.
    1993--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103-171, which directed the 
substitution of ``Assistant Secretary for Aging'' for ``Commissioner on 
Aging'' in section 921(a)(2) of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related 
Dementias Services Research Act of 1986, was executed to this section, 
which is section 921 of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias 
Research Act of 1992, to reflect the probable intent of Congress, and 
the change in the Short Title of that Act. See section 901 of Pub. L. 
99-660, as amended, set out as a Short Title note under section 11201 of 
this title.
    1992--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102-507, Sec. 6(a)(1), substituted 
``the Administrator of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research'' 
for ``the Director of the National Center for Health Services Research 
and Health Care Technology Assessment''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-507, Sec. 6(a)(2), amended subsec. (d) 
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: ``Members of 
the Panel shall serve for the life of the Panel. A vacancy on the Panel 
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. 
A vacancy on the Panel shall not affect its powers.''
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102-507, Sec. 6(a)(3), substituted ``once'' for 
``twice''.
    Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 102-507, Sec. 6(a)(4), substituted ``at the 
daily equivalent of the maximum rate specified for GS-15 of the General 
Schedule under section 5332 of title 5'' for ``of $100 per day''.
    Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 102-507, Sec. 6(a)(5), added subsec. (i).
