HR 2557
Sponsors
- Sponsor: Christopher Smith (NJ)
- Original co-sponsors: Tim Holden (PA), Bart Stupak (MI), Frank Wolf (VA)
Goals
- Establish Advisory Committee
- Purpose
- Communication among government agencies & constituency groups (including patient groups) that deal with Lyme disease policies
- Advise agencies on priorities concerning tick-borne diseases
- Minimize overlap of activities
- Ensure broad spectrum scientific viewpoint represented in public health policies
- Advise Health & Human Services (HHS) concerning ongoing activities and what needs to be accomplished
- Duties/Responsibilities
- Committee meetings
- shall be public
- meet 2 times per year or more
- keep records
- Committee
- submit detailed reports to HHS Secretary
- HHS Secretary
- shall report on meetings to Congress & include
- committee function, members, activities in the recent year, and issues regarding functioning of committee
- Members
- HHS Secretary ensures committee diversity & broad viewpoints
- Doctors, Scientists from broad spectrum of viewpoints
- Patients, Volunteer Organizations
- Government members - non-voting
Link http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/index.php/archive/legislative-session-2011-2012/813-lyme-bill-hr-2557-text-a-summary-2011-12
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