PUBLIC LAW 99-158—NOV. 20, 1985
99 STAT. 841
tor and if such group has recommended to the Director that such period should be extended. INTERAGENCY TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
"SEC. 423. (a) The Secretary shall establish an Interagency Technical Committee on Heart, Blood Vessel, Lung, and Blood Diseases and Blood Resources which shall be responsible for coordinating those aspects of all Federal health programs and activities relating to heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases and blood resources to assure the adequacy and technical soundness of such programs and activities and to provide for the full communication and exchange of information necessary to maintain adequate coordination of such programs and activities. "(b) The Director of the Institute shall serve as chairman of the Committee and the Committee shall include representation from all Federal departments and agencies whose programs involve health functions or responsibilities relevant to the functions of the Committee, as determined by the Secretary,
Interagency Technical Committee on Heart, Blood Vessel, Lung, and Blood Diseases and Blood Resources, establishment. 42 USC 285b-5.
" A S S O C I A T E DIRECTOR FOR PREVENTION
"SEC. 424. (a) There shall be in the Institute an Associate Director for Prevention to coordinate and promote the programs in the Institute concerning the prevention of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases. The Associate Director shall be appointed by the Director of the Institute from individuals who because of their professional training or experience are experts in public health or preventive medicine. "(b) The Associate Director for Prevention shall prepare for inclusion in the biennial report made under section 407 a description of the prevention activities of the Institute, including a description of the staff and resources allocated to those activities.
42 USC 285b-6.
Ante, p. 831.
"Subpart 3—National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases "PURPOSE OF THE INSTITUTE
"SEC. 426. The general purpose of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (hereafter in this subpart referred to as the 'Institute') is the conduct and support of research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to diabetes mellitus and endocrine and metabolic diseases, digestive diseases and nutritional disorders, and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases.
42 USC 285c.
"DATA SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSES
"SEC. 427. (a) The Director of the Institute shall (1) establish the National Diabetes Data System for the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of data derived from patient populations with diabetes, including, where possible, data involving general populations for the purpose of detection of individuals with a risk of developing diabetes, and (2) establish the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse to facilitate and enhance knowledge and understanding of diabetes on the part of health professionals, pa-
42 USC 285C-1.
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