AUTHORITY

42 U.S.C. 285a-2(b)(7), section 413(b)(7) of the PHS Act, as amended. The Committee is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.

STRUCTURE

The Committee shall consist of the Director, NCI, as Chair; the Chair, NCAB, the Chair, PCP, the Cochairs of the BSC, the Chair, BSA, the Chair of the NCI DCLG and three nonvoting ex officio members: the Deputy Director, NCI; the Deputy Director for Extramural Science, NCI; and the Director, Division of Extramural Activities, NCI. Any individual designated as Acting for any of those positions may serve as a full member of the Committee in the absence of permanent appointments to the named positions. A quorum for the conduct of business shall consist of a majority of the appointed members.

Members shall serve for the duration of their terms as Chair or Cochairs of their respective Committees.

Management and support services shall be provided by the Office of the Director, NCI.

FUNCTION

The Committee shall advise and make recommendations to the Director, NCI, for the oversight and integration of various planning and advisory groups serving the broad programmatic and institutional objectives of the Institute. The Committee shall serve as the official channel through which the findings and recommendations emerging from these groups are submitted to the NCI. The Committee may consider the reports of the various review groups as informational, advisory, or as recommendations, and shall provide the NCI with assistance in identifying opportunities to be pursued within the areas of cancer research that cut across the intramural and extramural programs.

As necessary, at the call of the Chair, the Committee may call upon special consultants, assemble ad hoc working groups, and convene conferences and workshops. These consultants shall not be members of the Committee and shall not participate in any votes or other actions of the Committee.

MEETINGS

Meetings shall be held approximately twice a year at the call of the Chair, with the advance approval of a Government official who shall also approve the agenda. A Government official shall be present at all meetings.

Meetings shall be open to the public except as determined otherwise by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary). Notice of all meetings shall be given to the public.

Meetings shall be conducted and records of the proceedings kept, as required by applicable laws and Departmental policies