§ 285d–4.
(a)
Establishment and purpose
For the purpose of—
(1)
better coordination of the research activities of all the national research institutes relating to arthritis, musculoskeletal diseases, and skin diseases, including sports-related disorders; and
(2)
coordinating the aspects of all Federal health programs and activities relating to arthritis, musculoskeletal diseases, and skin diseases in order to assure the adequacy and technical soundness of such programs and activities and in order to provide for the full communication and exchange of information necessary to maintain adequate coordination of such programs and activities,
the Secretary shall establish an Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee and a Skin Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee (hereafter in this section individually referred to as a “Committee”).
([July 1, 1944, ch. 373], title IV, § 439, as added [Pub. L. 99–158, § 2], Nov. 20, 1985, [99 Stat. 849]; amended [Pub. L. 102–405, title III, § 302(e)(1)], Oct. 9, 1992, [106 Stat. 1985]; [Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2008(b)(6)], June 10, 1993, [107 Stat. 211]; [Pub. L. 105–362, title VI, § 601(a)(1)(D)], Nov. 10, 1998, [112 Stat. 3285].)