Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 87.djvu/635

 87 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 93-154-NOV. 16, 1973

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the cominmiication and excfiange of information necessary to maintain the coordination and effectiveness of such programs and activities, and shall make recommendations to the Secretary respecting the administration of the program of grants and contracts under this title (including the making of regulations for such program). ''(b) The Secretary or his designee shall serve as Chairman of the Membership. Committee, the membership of which shall include (1) appropriate scientific, medical, or technical representation from the Department of Transportation, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the Veterans' Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Federal Communications Commission, the National Academy of Sciences, and such other Federal agencies and offices (including appropriate agencies and offices of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare), as the Secretary determines administer programs directly affecting the functions or responsibilities of emergency medical services systems, and (2) five individuals from the general public appointed by the President from individuals who by virtue of their training or experience are particularly qualified to participate in the performance of the Committee's functions. The Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman, but not less often than four times a year. "(c) Each appointed member of the Committee shall be appointed Term. for a term of four years, except that— "(1) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior vacancies. to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term; and "(2) of the members first appointed, two shall be appointed for a term of four years, two shall be appointed for a term of three years, and one shall be appointed for a term of one year, as designated by the President at the time of appointment. Appointed members may serve after the expiration of their terms until their successors have taken office. " (d) Appointed members of the Committee shall receive for each Travel exday they are engaged in the performance of the functions of the Com- P^"^^^mittee compensation at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule, ^ ^^^ ^^^2including traveltime; and all members, while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as such expenses are authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. ^° ^tat. 499; "(e) The Secretary shall make available to the Committee such ^^ ^'^*staff, information (including copies of reports of reviews and evaluations of emergency medical services systems assisted under section 1203 or 1204), and other assistance as it may require to carry out its activities effectively. "ANNUAL REPORT

"SEC. 1210. The Secretary shall prepare and submit annually to grf/^°''' *° ^°"" the Congress a report on the administration of this title. Each report shall include an evaluation of the adequacy of the provision of emergency medical services in the United States during the period covered by the report, and evaluation of the extent to which the needs for such services are being adequately met through assistance provided under this title, and his recommendations for such legislation as he determines is required to provide emergency medical services at a level

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