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 124 STAT. 542 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 to in this subsection as the ‘Task Force’) to be composed of individuals with appropriate expertise. Such Task Force shall review the scientific evidence related to the effectiveness, appro- priateness, and cost-effectiveness of clinical preventive services for the purpose of developing recommendations for the health care community, and updating previous clinical preventive rec- ommendations, to be published in the Guide to Clinical Preven- tive Services (referred to in this section as the ‘Guide’), for individuals and organizations delivering clinical services, including primary care professionals, health care systems, professional societies, employers, community organizations, non-profit organizations, Congress and other policy-makers, governmental public health agencies, health care quality organizations, and organizations developing national health objectives. Such recommendations shall consider clinical preventive best practice recommendations from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Institute of Medicine, specialty medical associations, patient groups, and scientific societies. ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The duties of the Task Force shall include— ‘‘(A) the development of additional topic areas for new recommendations and interventions related to those topic areas, including those related to specific sub-populations and age groups; ‘‘(B) at least once during every 5-year period, review interventions and update recommendations related to existing topic areas, including new or improved techniques to assess the health effects of interventions; ‘‘(C) improved integration with Federal Government health objectives and related target setting for health improvement; ‘‘(D) the enhanced dissemination of recommendations; ‘‘(E) the provision of technical assistance to those health care professionals, agencies and organizations that request help in implementing the Guide recommendations; and ‘‘(F) the submission of yearly reports to Congress and related agencies identifying gaps in research, such as preventive services that receive an insufficient evidence statement, and recommending priority areas that deserve further examination, including areas related to populations and age groups not adequately addressed by current rec- ommendations. ‘‘(3) ROLE OF AGENCY.—The Agency shall provide ongoing administrative, research, and technical support for the oper- ations of the Task Force, including coordinating and supporting the dissemination of the recommendations of the Task Force, ensuring adequate staff resources, and assistance to those organizations requesting it for implementation of the Guide’s recommendations. ‘‘(4) COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE.—The Task Force shall take appropriate steps to coordinate its work with the Community Preventive Services Task Force and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Prac- tices, including the examination of how each task force’s rec- ommendations interact at the nexus of clinic and community.