The BSC, an advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, provides advice and guidance to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; the Director, CDC; and the Director, NCEH/ATSDR.
Subjects of the BSC’s deliberations include program goals, objectives, strategies, and priorities, and providing external peer review of NCEH/ATSDR programs. The BSC’s advice and guidance assists NCEH/ATSDR in ensuring scientific quality, timeliness, utility, and dissemination of results.