PUBLIC LAW 106-129—DEC. 6, 1999
113 STAT. 1663
"(ii) not later than 24 months after the date of Deadline.
the enactment of this title, of a final report containing Report.
recommendations.
"(B) REPORTS. — The Secretary shall submit the reports
described in subparagraph (A) to the Committee on Finance
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means
and the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives.
"PART C—GENERAL PROVISIONS
"SEC. 921. ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH ^V^D 42 USC 299c.
QUALITY.
"(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— There is established an advisory council
to be known as the National Advisory Council for Healthcare
Research and Quality.
"(b) DUTIES.—
"(1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Council shall advise the
Secretary and the Director with respect to activities proposed
or undertaken to carry out the mission of the Agency under
section 901(b).
"(2) CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS.— Activities of the
Advisory Council under paragraph (1) shall include making
recommendations to the Director regarding—
"(A) priorities regarding health care research, especially studies related to quality, outcomes, cost and the
utilization of, and access to, health care services;
"(B) the field of health care research and related disciplines, especially issues related to training needs, and
dissemination of information pertaining to health care
quality; and
"(C) the appropriate role of the Agency in each of
these areas in light of private sector activity and identification of opportunities for public-private sector partnerships.
"(c) MEMBERSHIP.—
"(1) IN GENERAL. —The Advisory Council shall, in accordance with this subsection, be composed of appointed members
and ex officio members. All members of the Advisory Council
shall be voting members other than the individuals designated
under paragraph (3)(B) as ex officio members.
"(2) APPOINTED MEMBERS. —The Secretary shall appoint to
the Advisory Council 21 appropriately qualified individuals.
At least 17 members of the Advisory Council shall be representatives of the public who are not officers or employees of the
United States and at least 1 member who shall be a specialist
in the rural aspects of 1 or more of the professions or fields
described in subparagraphs (A) through (G). The Secretary
shall ensure that the appointed members of the Council, as
a group, are representative of professions and entities concerned
with, or affected by, activities under this title and under section
1142 of the Social Security Act. Of such members—
"(A) three shall be individuals distinguished in the
conduct of rescarch, demonstration projects, and evaluations with respect to health care;
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