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PUBLIC LAW 99-660—NOV. 14, 1986 PART C—ADVISORY P A N E L ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ESTABLISHMENT OF PANEL

42 USC 11221.

42 USC 289h.

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SEC. 921. (a) There is established in the Department the Advisory Panel on Alzheimer's Disease (hereinafter referred to as the 'Panel'). The Panel shall be composed of— (1) 15 voting members appointed by the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment, of which— (A) 3 shall be individuals who are biomedical research scientists with demonstrated achievements in biomedical research relating to Alzheimer's disease, including at least one individual who is a researcher at a center supported under section 445 of the Public Health Service Act; (B) 3 shall be individuals with demonstrated achievements in research relevant to services for the care of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; (C) 3 shall be individuals who are providers of services, or 5 administrators of organizations which provide services, for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families; (D) 3 shall be individuals who are experts in the financing of health care services and long-term care services, including one individual who is a representative of private health care services insurers; and (E) 3 shall be representatives of national voluntary organizations which are concerned with the problems of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families; and (2) the Chairman of the Council, the Director of the National Institute on Aging, the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, the Director of the National Center for Health ? Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment, and the Commissioner on Aging, who shall be nonvoting ex officio members, flt)) The Director of the Office of Technology Assessment shall appoint members to the Panel under subsection (a)(1) within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) The Secretary shall appoint a Chairman of the Panel from among the members appointed under subsection (a)(l). (d) Members of the Panel shall serve for the life of the Panel. A vacancy on the Panel shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. A vacancy on the Panel shall not affect its powers. (e) A majority of the members of the Panel appointed under subsection (a)(l) shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. The Panel may establish such subcommittees as the Panel considers appropriate. (f) The Panel shall meet at the call of the Chairman, but not less than twice per year. (g) The Executive Secretary of the Council shall serve as Executive Secretary of the Panel. The Secretary shall provide the Panel with such additional administrative staff and support as may be necessary to enable the Panel to carry out its functions. (h) Each member of the Panel appointed under subsection (a)(D shall receive compensation at a rate of $100 per day for each day, including travel time, that such member is engaged in duties as a

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