§300jj–18. Transitions

(a) ONCHIT

To the extent consistent with section 300jj–11 of this title, all functions, personnel, assets, liabilities, and administrative actions applicable to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology appointed under Executive Order No. 13335 or the Office of such National Coordinator on the date before February 17, 2009, shall be transferred to the National Coordinator appointed under section 300jj–11(a) of this title and the Office of such National Coordinator as of February 17, 2009.

(b) National eHealth Collaborative

Nothing in sections ¹ 300jj–12 of this title or this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting the AHIC Successor, Inc. doing business as the National eHealth Collaborative from modifying its charter, duties, membership, and any other structure or function required to be consistent with section ² 300jj–12 and 300jj–13 ³ of this title so as to allow the Secretary to recognize such AHIC Successor, Inc. as the HIT Advisory Committee.

(c) Consistency of recommendations

In carrying out section 300jj–12(b)(2) of this title, until recommendations are made by the HIT Advisory Committee,⁴ recommendations of the HIT Advisory Committee ⁴ shall be consistent with the most recent recommendations made by such AHIC Successor, Inc.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXX, §3008, as added Pub. L. 111–5, div. A, title XIII, §13101, Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 241 ; amended Pub. L. 114–255, div. A, title IV, §4003(e)(2)(A)(i), (iii), (F), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1174 , 1175.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Executive Order No. 13335, referred to in subsec. (a), is set out as a note under section 300u of this title.

Section 300jj–13 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed, and a new section 300jj–13 was enacted by Pub. L. 114–255, div. A, title IV, §4003(e)(1), (f), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1168 , 1175.

Amendments

2016-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–255, §4003(e)(2)(F)(i), struck out "or 300jj–13" after "Nothing in sections 300jj–12".

Pub. L. 114–255, §4003(e)(2)(A)(iii), substituted "HIT Advisory Committee" for "HIT Policy Committee or the HIT Standards Committee".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–255, §4003(e)(2)(F)(ii), substituted "300jj–12(b)(2)" for "300jj–13(b)(1)(A)".

Pub. L. 114–255, §4003(e)(2)(A)(i), substituted "HIT Advisory Committee" for "HIT Policy Committee" after "recommendations are made by the" and "HIT Advisory Committee" for "HIT Standards Committee" after "recommendations of the". See section 300jj–12(a) of this title.

¹ So in original. Probably should be "section".

² So in original. Probably should be "sections".

³ See References in Text note below.

⁴ So in original. See 2016 Amendment note below.