§ 285c–3.
(a)
Establishment and purpose
For the purpose of—
(1)
better coordination of the research activities of all the national research institutes relating to diabetes mellitus, digestive diseases, and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases; and
(2)
coordinating those aspects of all Federal health programs and activities relating to such diseases to assure the adequacy and technical soundness of such programs and activities and to provide for the full communication and exchange of information necessary to maintain adequate coordination of such programs and activities;
the Secretary shall establish a Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordinating Committee, a Digestive Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee, and a Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases Coordinating Committee (hereafter in this section individually referred to as a “Committee”).
([July 1, 1944, ch. 373], title IV, § 429, as added [Pub. L. 99–158, § 2], Nov. 20, 1985, [99 Stat. 843]; amended [Pub. L. 100–527, § 10(4)], Oct. 25, 1988, [102 Stat. 2641]; [Pub. L. 102–405, title III, § 302(e)(1)], Oct. 9, 1992, [106 Stat. 1985]; [Pub. L. 108–362, § 3], Oct. 25, 2004, [118 Stat. 1703]; [Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 104(b)(1)(H)], Jan. 15, 2007, [120 Stat. 3693].)