(a) Composition; nonvoting ex officio members There is established in the Department the Advisory Panel on Alzheimers Disease (hereinafter referred to as the Panel). The Panel shall be composed of
(1) 15 voting members appointed by the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment, of which
(A) 3 shall be individuals who are biomedical research scientists with demonstrated achievements in biomedical research relating to Alzheimers disease, including at least one individual who is a researcher at a center supported under section
285e–2 of this title;
(B) 3 shall be individuals with demonstrated achievements in research relevant to services for the care of individuals with Alzheimers disease and related dementias;
(C) 3 shall be individuals who are providers of services, or administrators of organizations which provide services, for individuals with Alzheimers disease and related dementias and their families;
(D) 3 shall be individuals who are experts in the financing of health care services and long-term care services, including one individual who is a representative of private health care services insurers; and
(E) 3 shall be representatives of national voluntary organizations which are concerned with the problems of individuals with Alzheimers disease and related dementias and their families; and
(2) the Chairman of the Council, the Director of the National Institute on Aging, the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, the Assistant Administrator of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Assistant Secretary for Aging, who shall be nonvoting ex officio members.
(b) Appointment of members
The Director of the Office of Technology Assessment shall appoint members to the Panel under subsection (a)(1) of this section within 90 days after November 14, 1986.
(c) Chairman
The Secretary shall appoint a Chairman of the Panel from among the members appointed under subsection (a)(1) of this section.
(d) Term of office; vacancy
(1)
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), members of the Panel appointed under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall each serve for a term of 3 years.
(B) Of the members appointed under subsection (a)(1) of this section that are serving on the Panel on the day before October 24, 1992
(i) five shall serve for a term that expires on October 24, 1992;
(ii) five shall serve for a term that expires 1 year after October 24, 1992; and
(iii) five shall serve for a term that expires 2 years after October 24, 1992.
(2) A vacancy on the Panel shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made, and not later than 90 days after the date on which the vacancy first arises. A vacancy on the Panel shall not affect the powers of the Panel.
(e) Quorum; establishment of subcommittees
A majority of the members of the Panel appointed under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. The Panel may establish such subcommittees as the Panel considers appropriate.
(f) Meetings
The Panel shall meet at the call of the Chairman, but not less than once per year.
(g) Executive Secretary; administrative staff and support
The Executive Secretary of the Council shall serve as Executive Secretary of the Panel. The Secretary shall provide the Panel with such additional administrative staff and support as may be necessary to enable the Panel to carry out its functions.
(h) Compensation; travel expenses Each member of the Panel appointed under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall receive compensation at a rate at the daily equivalent of the maximum rate specified for GS15 of the General Schedule under section
5332 of title
5 for each day, including travel time, that such member is engaged in duties as a member of the Panel. While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of duties as a member of the Panel, members of the Panel appointed under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under section
5702 of title
5.
(i) Abolishment of Panel; termination
Notwithstanding section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) on September 30, 1996, the Panel shall be abolished and all programs established under this subchapter shall terminate.