PUBLIC LAW 105-17 -JUNE 4, 1997 111 STAT. 121 "SEC. 644. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL. 20 USC 1444. "(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall establish a Federal Interagency Coordinating Council in order to— "(A) minimize duplication of programs and activities across Federal, State, and local agencies, relating to— "(i) early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities (including at-risk infants and toddlers) and their families; and "(ii) preschool or other appropriate services for children with disabilities; "(B) ensure the effective coordination of Federal early intervention and preschool programs and policies across Federal agencies; "(C) coordinate the provision of Federal technical assistance and support activities to States; "(D) identify gaps in Federal agency programs and services; and "(E) identify barriers to Federal interagency cooperation. " (2) APPOINTMENTS. —The council established under paragraph (1) (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Council') and the chairperson of the Council shall be appointed by the Secretary in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies. In making the appointments, the Secretary shall ensure that each member has sufficient authority to engage in policy planning and implementation on behalf of the department, agency, or program that the member represents. " (b) COMPOSITION. —The Council shall be composed of— "(1) a representative of the Office of Special Education Programs; "(2) a representative of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and a representative of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement; "(3) a representative of the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program; "(4) a representative of programs administered under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act; "(5) a representative of the Health Care Financing Administration; "(6) a representative of the Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities of the Centers for Disease Control; "(7) a representative of the Social Security Administration; "(8) a representative of the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children of the Department of Agriculture; "(9) a representative of the National Institute of Mental Health; "(10) a representative of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; "(11) a representative of the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior; "(12) a representative of the Indian Health Service; "(13) a representative of the Surgeon General; "(14) a representative of the Department of Defense;
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