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 99 STAT. 836 5 USC 5332.

Reports.

PUBLIC LAW 99-158—NOV. 20, 1985 "(C) Members of the Panel shall each be entitled to receive the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule for each day (including traveltime) during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties as members of the Panel and shall be paid or reimbursed, in accordance with title 5, United States Code, for their travel to and from their place of service and for other expenses associated with their assignment. "(3) The Panel shall meet at the call of the chairman, but not less often than four times a year. A transcript shall be kept of the proceedings of each meeting of the Panel, and the chairman shall make such transcript available to the public. "(b) The Panel shall monitor the development and execution of the activities of the National Cancer Program, and shall report directly to the President. Any delays or blockages in rapid execution of the Program shall immediately be brought to the attention of the President. The Panel shall submit to the President periodic progress reports on the National Cancer Program and shall submit to the President, the Secretary, and the Congress an annual evaluation of the efficacy of the Program and suggestions for improvements, and shall submit such other reports as the President shall direct. "ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR PREVENTION

42 USC 285a-5.

Ante, p. 831.

"SEC. 416. (a) There shall be in the Institute an Associate Director for Prevention to coordinate and promote the programs in the Institute concerning the prevention of cancer. The Associate Director shall be appointed by the Director of the Institute from individuals who because of their professional training or experience are experts in public health or preventive medicine. "(b) The Associate Director for Prevention shall prepare for inclusion in the biennial report made under section 407 a description of the prevention activities of the Institute, including a description of the staff and resources allocated to those activities. "Subpart 2—National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute "PURPOSE OF THE INSTITUTE

42 USC 285b.

"SEC. 418. The general purpose of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (hereafter in this subpart referred to as the 'Institute') is the conduct and support of research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases and with respect to the use of blood and blood products and the management of blood resources. HEART, BLOOD VESSEL, LUNG, AND BLOOD DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAMS

ehildren and youth. 42 USC 285b-l.

"SEC. 419. The Director of the Institute, under policies established by the Director of NIH and after consultation with the advisory council for the Institute, shall establish programs as necessary for cooperation with other Federal health agencies. State, local, and regional public health agencies, and nonprofit private health agencies in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment (including the provision of emergency medical services) of heart, blood vessel, lung,

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