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Overview
The
Interagency
Committee
on
Smoking
and
Health
(ICSH)
was
established
by
Congress
on
April
19,
1985,
under
the
authority
of
the
Comprehensive
Smoking
Education
Act
for
1984,
Public
Law
98-474,
(15
U.S.C.
1341(b))
( PDF-1026K).
The
statute
sets
out
a
broad
purpose
for
the
committee
which
includes:
(1)
coordinating
the
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
(HHS)
research
and
educational
programs
and
other
activities
that
are
related
to
the
effect
of
smoking
on
human
health
with
similar
activities
of
other
Federal,
State,
local,
and
private
agencies;
and
(2)
establishing
and
maintaining
a
liaison
with
appropriate
private
entities,
other
Federal
agencies;
and
State
and
local
public
health
agencies
regarding
activities
related
to
the
effects
of
smoking
on
human
health.
The
committee
reports
to
the
Secretary,
HHS,
through
the
Assistant
Secretary
for
Health
and
Surgeon
General,
and
the
Director,
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
(CDC).
The
committee
is
staffed
by
CDCs
Office
on
Smoking
and
Health.
The
statute
recommends
three
categories
of members:
(1)
HHS
staff;
(2)
staff
from
other
federal
agencies;
and
(3)
members
of
the
public.
Five
public
members
and
a
minimum
of
9
federal
members
are
required.
The
public
members
are
comprised
of
physicians
and
scientists
who
represent
private
entities
and
are
appointed
by
the
Secretary.
HHS
staff
may
be
selected
from
National
Cancer
Institute,
National
Heart,
Lung,
and
Blood
Institute,
National
Institute
of
Child
Health
and
Human
Development,
National
Institute
on
Drug
Abuse,
Health
Resources
and
Services
Administration,
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention,
and
other
appropriate
HHS
institutes
and
agencies
designated
by
the
Secretary.
Staff
from
other
Federal
agencies
may
include,
Federal
Trade
Commission,
Department
of
Education,
Department
of
Labor
and
any
other
Federal
agencies
designated
by
the
Secretary.
The
chairperson
of
the
ICSH
is
selected
by
the
Secretary.
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