115 STAT. 826 PUBLIC LAW 107-84—DEC. 18, 2001 Establishment. Applicability. Deadline. "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish the Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee (referred to in this section as the 'Coordinating Committee') to coordinate activities across the National Institutes and with other Federal health programs and activities relating to the various forms of muscular dystrophy. "(2) COMPOSITION. —The Coordinating Committee shall consist of not more than 15 members to be appointed by the Secretary, of which— "(A) % of such members shall represent governmental agencies, including the directors or their designees of each of the nationsil research institutes involved in research with respect to muscular dystrophy and representatives of all other Federal departments and agencies whose programs involve health functions or responsibilities relevant to such diseases, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Food and Drug Administration and representatives of other governmental agencies that serve children with muscular dystrophy, such as the Depgirtment of Education; and f "(B) Va of such members shall be public members, including a broad cross section of persons affected with muscular dystrophies including parents or legal guardians, affected in<fividuals, researchers, and clinicians. Members appointed under subparagraph (B) shall serve for a term of 3 years, and may serve for an unlimited number of terms if reappointed. , ^, " (3) CHAIR. — "(A) IN GENERAL. — With respect to muscular dystrophy, the Chair of the Coordinating Committee shall serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary, the Assistant Secretgiry for Hesilth, and the Director of NIH, and shall provide advice to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and to the heads of other relevant agencies. The Coordinating Committee shall select the Chair for a term not to exceed 2 years. "(B) APPOINTMENT. —The Chair of the Committee shall be appointed by and be directly responsible to the Secretary. " (4) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT; TERMS OF SERVICE; OTHER PROVISIONS. —The following shall apply with respect to the Coordinating Committee: "(A) The Coordinating Committee shall receive necessary and appropriate administrative support from the Department of Health and Humsui Services. "(B) The Coordinating Committee shall meet as appropriate as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the chair. "(e) PLAN FOR HHS ACTIVITIES. — "(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Coordinating Committee shall develop a plan for conducting and supporting research and education on muscular dystrophy through the national resecirch institutes and shall periodically review and revise the plan. The plan shall—
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