PUBLIC LAW 99-158—NOV. 20, 1985
99 STAT. 885
"(D) Two of the members shall be appointed by the Board from individuals who are representatives of citizens with an interest in biomedical ethics but who possess no specific expertise. "(2)(A) The Committee, by majority vote, shall elect from its members a chairman and a vice chairman and appoint an executive director who shall serve for such time and under such conditions as the Committee may prescribe. In the absence of the chairman, or in the event of the incapacity of the chairman, the vice chairman shall act as chairman. "(B) The term of office of each member of the Committee shall be four years, except that any such member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which such member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. Terms of the members shall be staggered so as to establish a rotating membership. "(C) The members of the Committee shall receive no pay for their services as members of the Committee, but shall be allowed necessary travel expenses (or, in the alternative, mileage for use of privately owned vehicles and a per diem in lieu of subsistence at not to exceed the rate prescribed in sections 5702 and 5704 of title 5, United States Code) and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of duties as a member of the Committee, without regard to the provisions of subchapter 1 of chapter 57 and section 5731 of title 5, United States Code, and regulations promulgated 5 USC 5701 et thereunder.
- ^9"(D) The executive director of the Committee, with the approval of
the Committee, may employ such staff and consultants as necessary to prepare studies and reports for the Committee. "(3)(A) The Committee may, for the purpose of carrying out its functions, hold such public hearings, sit and act at such times and places, and take such testimony, as the Committee considers appropriate. "(B) Upon request of the Committee, the head of any Federal agency is authorized to detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such agency to the Committee to assist the Committee in carrying out its functions. "(C) The Committee may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States information necessary to enable it to carry out its functions. Upon request of the chairman of the Committee, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to the Committee. "(D) The Committee may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or ^ donations or services or property. "(E) The Committee may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States. "(e) To enable the Board and the Committee to carry out their Appropriation functions there are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for authorization, fiscal year 1986, $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1987, and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1988.". SEC. 12. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE REGISTRY.
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.— The Director of the National Institute on
Aging may make a grant to develop a registry for the collection of epidemiological data about Alzheimer's disease and its incidence in
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