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[CITE: 42USC285d-4]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    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
 
Sec. 285d-4. Interagency coordinating committees


(a) Establishment and purpose

    For the purpose of--
        (1) better coordination of the research activities of all the 
    national research institutes relating to arthritis, musculoskeletal 
    diseases, and skin diseases, including sports-related disorders; and
        (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.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, Sec. 439, as added Pub. L. 99-158, 
Sec. 2, Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 849; amended Pub. L. 102-405, title III, 
Sec. 302(e)(1), Oct. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 1985; Pub. L. 103-43, title XX, 
Sec. 2008(b)(6), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 211; Pub. L. 105-362, title 
VI, Sec. 601(a)(1)(D), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3285.)


                               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''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 285d-7 of this title.
