§300cc–3. Establishment of Research Advisory Committee
(a) In general
After consultation with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, shall establish within such Institute an advisory committee to be known as the AIDS Research Advisory Committee (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Committee").
(b) Composition
The Committee shall be composed of physicians whose clinical practice includes a significant number of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
(c) Duties
The Committee shall-
(1) advise the Director of such Institute (and may provide advice to the Directors of other agencies of the National Institutes of Health, as appropriate) on appropriate research activities to be undertaken with respect to clinical treatment of such syndrome, including advice with respect to-
(A) research on drugs for preventing or minimizing the development of symptoms or conditions arising from infection with the etiologic agent for such syndrome, including recommendations on the projects of research with respect to diagnosing immune deficiency and with respect to predicting, diagnosing, preventing, and treating opportunistic cancers and infectious diseases; and
(B) research on the effectiveness of treating such symptoms or conditions with drugs that-
(i) are not approved by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs for the purpose of treating such symptoms or conditions; and
(ii) are being utilized for such purpose by individuals infected with such etiologic agent;
(2)(A) review ongoing publicly and privately supported research on clinical treatment for acquired immune deficiency syndrome, including research on drugs described in paragraph (1); and
(B) periodically issue, and make available to health care professionals, reports describing and evaluating such research;
(3) conduct studies and convene meetings for the purpose of determining the recommendations among physicians in clinical practice on clinical treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome, including treatment with the drugs described in paragraph (1); and
(4) conduct a study for the purpose of developing, with respect to individuals infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome, a consensus among health care professionals on clinical treatments for preventing or minimizing the development of symptoms or conditions arising from infection with such etiologic agent.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXIII, §2304, as added
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 300cc–3, acts July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXIII, §2304, formerly title V, §504,
A prior section 300cc–4, acts July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXI, §2105, formerly title V, §505,
Prior sections 300cc–5 to 300cc–10, act July 1, 1944, §§2306 to 2311, respectively, were successively renumbered by subsequent acts and transferred, see sections 238c to 238h of this title.
Amendments
1993-
Subsec. (a).
Subsec. (c)(1).
1988-Subsec. (c)(2)(B).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by
Termination of Advisory Committees
Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.