42 U.S.C. § 247b-4d
Section 247b-4d · Inter-agency Autism Coordinating Committee
Amended 1 time on record
The Secretary shall establish a committee to be known as the “Autism Coordinating Committee” (in this section referred to as the “Committee”) to coordinate all efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services concerning autism, including activities carried out through the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under this title 1 (and the amendment made by this title).1
(1) In general
The Committee shall be composed of the Directors of such national research institutes, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and of such other agencies and such other officials as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(2) Additional members
If determined appropriate by the Secretary, the Secretary may appoint to the Committee—
(A) parents or legal guardians of individuals with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders; and
(B) representatives of other governmental agencies that serve children with autism such as the Department of Education.
The following shall apply with respect to the Committee:
(1) The Committee shall receive necessary and appropriate administrative support from the Department of Health and Human Services.
(2) Members of the Committee appointed under subsection (b)(2)(A) of this section shall serve for a term of 3 years, and may serve for an unlimited number of terms if reappointed.
(3) The Committee shall meet not less than two times each year.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
References in Text
This title, referred to in subsec. (a), is title I of div. A of Pub. L. 106–310, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1105, which enacted this section and sections 247b–4b, 247b–4c, 247b–4e, and 284g of this title.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Children's Health Act of 2000, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.