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Charter
Charter Amendment
National Advisory Council on the National
Health Service Corps
Purpose
The Secretary and by delegation the Administrator,
Health Resources and Services Administration, are authorized
under sections 332 and 333, of the Public Health Service
Act, as amended, 42 USC 254e and 254f, the responsibility
for designating areas of the United States with critical
health professional shortages and assigning Commissioned
Officers and other personnel of the Public Health Service
to improve the delivery of health services in health professional
shortage areas.
Authority
42 USC 254j; section 337 of the Public
Health Service Act, as amended. The Council is governed
by the provisions of Public Law 92-463, (5 USC App. 2) which
sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory
committees.
Function
The National Advisory Council on the National
Health Service Corps shall consult with, advise and make
recommendations to the Secretary and the Administrator,
Health Resources and Services Administration, with respect
to their responsibilities under Subpart II, Part D of Title
III of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (National
Health Service Corps, National Health Service Corps Scholarships,
Indian Health Service Scholarships, and Health Professional
Shortage Area Designations), and shall review and comment
upon regulations promulgated by the Secretary under Subpart
II.
Structure
The Council shall consist of 15 members
including the Chair. Members shall be selected by the Secretary
and the Chair shall also be designated by the Secretary.
Members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years except
that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior
to the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor
was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such
term. No member shall be removed, except for cause. Members
may not be reappointed to the Council.
Subcommittees will be established from
time to time. Upon establishment of each of the subcommittees,
the Department Committee Management Officer will be notified
and will be provided information on the subcommittee’s name,
membership, function and estimated frequency of meetings.
Management and support services shall
be provided by the National Health Service Corps, Health
Resources and Services Administration.
Meetings
Meetings shall be held when necessary
at the call of the Chair, with the advance approval of a
Government official, who shall also approve the agenda.
A Government official shall be present at all meetings.
Meetings shall be open to the public except
as determined otherwise by the Secretary; notice of all
meetings shall be given to the public.
Meetings shall be conducted, and records
of proceeding kept, as required by applicable laws and departmental
regulations.
Compensation
Members of the Council (other than members
who are officers or employees of the United States), while
attending meetings or conferences thereof or otherwise serving
on the business of the Council, shall be entitled to receive
for each day (including travel time) in which they are so
serving, compensation at a rate of $250; and while so serving
away from their homes or regular places of business, all
members may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem,
in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of
title 5 of the United States Code for persons in the Government
service employed intermittently.
Annual Cost Estimate
Estimated annual cost for operating the
Council, including compensation and travel expenses for
members by excluding staff support, is $134, 692. Estimate
of annual man-years of staff support is 1.1 at an estimated
annual cost of $82.999.
Reports
In the event that a portion of a meeting
is closed to the public, a report shall be prepared which
shall contain as a minimum, a list of members and their
business addresses, the committee’s functions, dates and
places of meetings, and a summary of committee activities
and recommendations made during the fiscal year. A copy
of the report shall be provided to the Department Committee
Management Officer.
Duration
The National Advisory Council on the National
Health Service Corps is exempt from section 14 of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as stated in section 337(c) of P.L.
94-484. The charter will be in effect until amended or
section 337 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended,
42 USC 254j, is repealed by law.
Approved:
10/28/96
J. Henry Montes, M.P.H.
Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination
Legislation
§ 254j. National Advisory Council on National
Health Service Corps
(a) Establishment; appointment of members
There is established a council to be known
as the National Advisory Council on the National Health
Service Corps (hereinafter in this section referred to as
the "Council"). The Council shall be composed
of not more than 15 members appointed by the Secretary.
The Council shall consult with, advise, and make recommendations
to, the Secretary with respect to his responsibilities in
carrying out this subpart (other than section 254r of this
title), and shall review and comment upon regulations promulgated
by the Secretary under this subpart.
(b) Term of members; compensation; expenses
(1) Members of the Council shall be appointed
for a term of three years, except that any member appointed
to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the
term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall
be appointed for the remainder of such term. No member shall
be removed, except for cause. Members may not be reappointed
to the Council.
(2) Members of the Council (other than
members who are officers or employees of the United States),
while attending meetings or conferences thereof or otherwise
serving on the business of the Council, shall be entitled
to receive for each day (including travel time) in which
they are so serving compensation at a rate fixed by the
Secretary (but not to exceed the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS_18 of the
General Schedule); and while so serving away from their
homes or regular places of business all members may be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence,
as authorized by section 5703 of Title 5 for persons in
the Government Service employed intermittently.
(c) Termination
Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act shall not apply with respect to the Council.
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