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 PUBLIC LAW 96-538—DEC. 17, 1980

94 STAT. 3187

described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a). Such report shall be submitted not later than the sixtieth day after the end of each fiscal year.". SEC. 206. Sections 436A and 440 (42 U.S.C. 289c-3a and 289c-7) are Repeals. repealed, and the following new section is inserted after the section added by section 205 of this title: DIABETES, ARTHRITIS, AND DIGESTIVE DISEASES ADVISORY BOARDS

"SEC. 437. (a) The Secretary shall establish the National Arthritis Establishment. Advisory Board, the National Diabet^ Advisory Board, and the 42 USC 289C-4. National Digestive Diseases Advisory Board (hereinafter in this section individually referred to as an 'Advisory Board'). "(b) Each Advisory Board shall be composed of eighteen appointed members and nonvoting, ex officio members as follows: "(1) The Secretary shall appoint— "(A) twelve members from individuals who are scientists, plwsicians, and other health professionals, who are not officers or employees of the United States, and who represent the specialities and disciplines relevant to the diseases with respect to which the Advisory Board is established; and "(B) six members from the general public who are knowledgeable with respect to such diseases, including at least one member who is a person who suffers from the disease and one member who is a parent of a person who suffers from the disease. Of the appointed members, at least five shall by virtue of training or experience be knowledgeable in health education, nursing, data systems, public information, or community program development. "(2) The following shall be ex officio members of each Advisory Board: The Assistant Secretary for Health, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and D^estive and Kidney Diseases, the Director of the Center for Disease Control, the chief medical director of the Veterans' Administration, a medical officer designated by the Department of Defense (or the designees of such ex officio members), the Associate Director of the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for the diseases for which the Board is established, and such other officers and employees of the United States as the Secretary deems necessary for the Advisory Board to carry out its functions. In the case of the National Diabetes Advisory Board, the following shall also be ex officio members: The Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the Director of the National Ehre Institute, the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Administrator of the Health Resources Administration, and the Administrator of the Health Services Administration (or their designees of such ex officio members). "(c) Members of an Advisory Board who are officers or employees of the Federal Government shall serve as members of the Advisoiy Board without compensation in addition to that received in their regular public employment. Other members of the Board shall Compensation. receive compensation at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule for 5 USC 5332 note. each day (including traveltime) they are engaged in the performance of their duties as members of the Board.

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