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[CITE: 42USC254j]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
                SUBCHAPTER II--GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
 
                       Part D--Primary Health Care
 
            subpart ii--national health service corps program
 
Sec. 254j. National Advisory Council on National Health Service 
        Corps
        

(a) Establishment; appointment of members

    There is established a council to be known as the National Advisory 
Council on the National Health Service Corps (hereinafter in this 
section referred to as the ``Council''). The Council shall be composed 
of not more than 15 members appointed by the Secretary. The Council 
shall consult with, advise, and make recommendations to, the Secretary 
with respect to his responsibilities in carrying out this subpart (other 
than section 254r \1\ of this title), and shall review and comment upon 
regulations promulgated by the Secretary under this subpart.
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    \1\ See References in Text note below.
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(b) Term of members; compensation; expenses

    (1) Members of the Council shall be appointed for a term of three 
years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 
prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor 
was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. No 
member shall be removed, except for cause. Members may not be 
reappointed to the Council.
    (2) Members of the Council (other than members who are officers or 
employees of the United States), while attending meetings or conferences 
thereof or otherwise serving on the business of the Council, shall be 
entitled to receive for each day (including traveltime) in which they 
are so serving compensation at a rate fixed by the Secretary (but not to 
exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect 
for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule); and while so serving away from 
their homes or regular places of business all members may be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 
authorized by section 5703 of title 5 for persons in the Government 
Service employed intermittently.

(c) Termination

    Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply 
with respect to the Council.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, Sec. 337, as added Pub. L. 94-484, 
title IV, Sec. 407(b)(3), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2277; amended Pub. L. 
96-32, Sec. 7(g), July 10, 1979, 93 Stat. 84; Pub. L. 97-35, title 
XXVII, Sec. 2707, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 907; Pub. L. 97-414, 
Sec. 8(f), Jan. 4, 1983, 96 Stat. 2061; Pub. L. 103-183, title VII, 
Sec. 706(b), Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2241.)

                       References in Text

    Section 254r of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the 
original a reference to section 338G of act July 1, 1944, which was 
renumbered section 338I by Pub. L. 100-177, title II, Sec. 201(1), Dec. 
1, 1987, 101 Stat. 992, and repealed by Pub. L. 100-713, title I, 
Sec. 104(b)(1), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4787.
    Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in 
subsec. (c), is section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, which is set out in the 
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103-183 inserted ``compensation at a 
rate fixed by the Secretary (but not to exceed'' before ``the daily 
equivalent'' and substituted ``Schedule);'' for ``Schedule;''.
    1983--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-414 inserted ``(other than section 
254r of this title)'' after ``carrying out this subpart''.
    1981--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 2707(a), amended subsec. (a) 
generally, striking out pars. (1) to (5) respecting required status and 
background of members appointed by the Secretary.
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 2707(b), inserted ``not'' before 
``be reappointed''.
    1979--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 96-32 substituted ``section 5703 of 
title 5'' for ``section 5703(b) of title 5''.


                   Termination of Advisory Committees

    Pub. L. 93-641, Sec. 6, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2275, set out as a 
note under section 217a of this title, provided that an advisory 
committee established pursuant to the Public Health Service Act shall 
terminate at such time as may be specifically prescribed by an Act of 
Congress enacted after Jan. 4, 1975.


         References in Other Laws to GS-16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates

    References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or to 
maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered 
references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, 
Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376 
of Title 5.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 254g, 254k, 254l, 254l-1, 
254m, 11709 of this title.
