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 PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992 106 STAT. 2081 (4) 6 members appointed by the Secretary to include representatives of practicing primary care physicians, national and specialty physician organizations, foreign medical graduates, and medical student and house staff associations; (5) 4 members appointed by the Secretary to include representatives of schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine and public and private teaching hospitals; and (6) 4 members appointed by the Secretary to include representatives of health insurers, business, and labor. (c) TERMS OF APPOINTED MEMBERS. — (1) IN GENERAL; STAGGERED ROTATION.—Members of the Council appointed under paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of subsection (b) shall be appointed for a term of 4 years, except that the term of office of the members first appointed shall expire, as designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment,4attheendof1year,4attheendof2years,3 attheendof3years,and3attheendof4years. (2) DATE CERTAIN FOR APPOINTMENT. —The Secretary shall appoint the first members to the Council under paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of subsection (b) within 60 days after the date of enactment of this section. (d) CHAIR.— The Council shall elect one of its members as Chairman of the Council. (e) QUORUM.— Nine members of the Council shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. (f) VACANCIES. — Any vacancy in the Council shall not affect its power to function. (g) COMPENSATION.— Each member of the Council who is not otherwise employed by the United States Government shall receive compensation at a rate equal to the daily rate prescribed for GS- 18 under the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, for each day, including traveltime, such member is engaged in the actual performance of duties as a member of the Council. A member of the Council who is an officer or employee of the United States Government shall serve without additional compensation. All members of the Council shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties. (h) CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES. — (1) AUTHORITIES.—In order to carry out the provisions of this section, the Council is authorized to— (A) collect such information, hold such hearings, and sit and act at such times and places, either as a whole or by subcommittee, and request the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents as the Council or such subcommittee may consider available; and (B) request the cooperation and assistance of Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, and such departments, agencies, and instrumentalities are authorized to provide such cooperation and assistance. (2) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Council shall coordinate its activities with the activities of the Secretary under section 792 of the Public Health Service Act. The Secretary shall, in cooperation with the Council and pursuant to the recommendations of the Council, take such steps as are prac-

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