PUBLIC LAW 107-188-JUNE 12, 2002 116 STAT. 605 SEC. 104. ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND COMMUNICATIONS; STUDY REGARDING COMMUNICATIONS ABILITIES OF PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 319F of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6) is amended— (1) by striking subsections (b) and (i); (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) as subsections (e) through (j), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following subsections: " (b) ADVICE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— "(1) REQUIRED ADVISORY COMMITTEES. —In coordination with the working group under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish advisory committees in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) to provide expert recommendations to assist such working groups in carrying out their respective responsibilities under subsections (a) and (b). "(2) NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND TER- RORISM.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— For purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism (referred to in this paragraph as the 'Advisory Committee'). "(B) DUTIES. —The Advisory Committee shall provide recommendations regarding— "(i) the preparedness of the health care (including mental health care) system to respond to bioterrorism as it relates to children; "(ii) needed changes to the health care and emergency medical service systems and emergency medical services protocols to meet the special needs of children; and "(iii) changes, if necessary, to the national stockpile under section 121 of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 to meet the emergency health security of children. "(C) COMPOSITION. — The Advisory Committee shall be composed of such Federal officials as may be appropriate to address the special needs of the diverse population groups of children, and child health experts on infectious disease, environmental health, toxicology, and other relevant professional disciplines. "(D) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Committee terminates one year after the date of the enactment of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002. " (3) EMERGENCY PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMMUNICA- TIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. — "(A) IN GENERAL.— For purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall i establish an advisory committee to be known as the Emergency Public Information and Communications Advisory Committee (referred to in this paragraph as the 'EPIC Advisory Committee'). "(B) DUTIES.—The EPIC Advisory Committee shall make recommendations to the Secretary and the working group under subsection (a) and report on appropriate ways Establishment. Establishment.
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