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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

CHARTER

NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON
REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS

Purpose

The Secretary and the Administrator, Health Services and Mental Health
Administration, are authorized under Sections 900-910, 42 USC 299-2994,

of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, to make grants and contracts,
to encourage and assist in the establishment of regional cooperative ar-
rangements among medical schools, research institutions, and hospitals for
research and training (including continuing education), for medical data
exchange, and for demonstrations of patient care in the fields of heart
disease, cancer, stroke, and kidney disease, and other related diseases,
and for other purposes. The council will provide advice on policy and
strategy for carrying out those responsibilities.

Authority

42 USC 299e; Section 905 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
Council is governed by provisions of Executive Order 11671 which sets
forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.

Function

The National Advisory Council on Regional Medical Programs advises the
Secretary and the Administrator, Health Services and Mental Health Ad-
ministration, in the preparation of regulations for, and as to policy
matters arising with respect to, the administration of this program.
Reviews applications for grants under Title IX, and recommends to the
Secretary with respect to approval of applications for, and the amounts
of, grants under Title IX.

Structure

The Council consists of the Assistant Secretary for Health, as chairman,
the Chief, Medical Director of the Veterans Administration who shall be
an ex officio member, and 20 members appointed by the Secretary, not
otherwise in the regular full-time employ of the United States, who are
leaders in the fields of the fundamental sciences, the medical sciences,
health care administration, or public affairs. At least two of the ap-
pointed members shall be practicing physicians; one shall be outstanding
in the study or health care of persons suffering from heart disease; one
shall be outstanding in the study or health care of persons suffering
from cancer; one shall be outstanding in the study or health care of
persons suffering from stroke; one shall be outstanding in the study
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or health care of persons suffering from kidney disease; two shall be
outstanding in the field of prevention of heart disease, cancer, stroke,
or kidney disease; and four shall be members of the public.

Members are invited to serve for overlapping 4-year terms; terms of more
than two years are contingent upon the renewal of the Council by appropri-
ate action prior to its expiration.

Management and staff services are provided by Special Assistant to the
Director, Regional Medical Programs Service, who serves as Executive
Secretary.

Meetings

Meetings are held three times annually at the call of the chairman, who
also approves the agenda.

Meetings are open to the public except as determined otherwise by the
Secretary; notice of all meetings is given to the public.

Meetings are conducted, and records of the proceedings kept, as required
by applicable laws and Departmental regulations.

Compensation

Members who are not full-time Federal employees are paid at the rate of
$100 per day, plus per diem and travel expenses in accordance with Standard
Government Travel Regulations.

Annual Cost Estimate

Estimated annual cost for operating the committee, including compensation
and travel expenses for members but excluding staff support, is $32,000.
Estimate of annual manyears of staff support required is 1, at an estimated
annual cost of $9,000.

Reports

An annual report is submitted to the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary
for Health, through the Administrator, Health Services and Mental Health
Administration, not later than August 15 of each year, which shall contain

as a minimum a list of members and their business addresses, the dates and
places of meetings, and a summary of committee activities and recommendations
made during the fiscal year. A copy of the report is provided to the Depart~

ment Committee Management Officer.
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Termination Date
Unless renewed by appropriate action prior to its expiration, the

National Advisory Council on Regional Medical Programs will terminate
on January 4, 1975.

APPROVED :

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