,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #faj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself1    
,mr4 ,wolf1 ,mr4 ,gibson1 & ,mr4        
,pet]son7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !    
e/abli%m5t ( ! ,tick-,borne ,diseases   
,advisory ,committee4  #a4 ,e/abli%m5t (
 a tick-borne diseases advisory         
committee  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !      
,secret>y7 %all e/abli% )9 ! ,(fice ( ! 
,secret>y an advisory committee to be   
kn[n z ! ,tick-,borne ,diseases         
,advisory ,committee 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is   
section z ! ,committee74  7b7 ,duties ,!
 ,committee %all advise ! ,secret>y & ! 
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,heal? reg>d+ !   
mann] 9 :i* su* (ficials c--  7#a7      
ensure int]ag5cy coord9ation &          
communication & m9imize ov]lap reg>d+   

ef=ts to address tick-borne diseases2   
7#b7 id5tify opportunities to coord9ate 
ef=ts ) o!r ,f$]al ag5cies & private    
organizations address+ su* diseases2    
7#c7 ensure int]ag5cy coord9ation &     
communication ) con/itu5cy gr\ps2  7#d7 
ensure t a broad spectrum ( sci5tific   
viewpo9ts is repres5t$ 9 public heal?   
policy decisions & t in=mation          
dissem9at$ to ! public & physicians is  
balanc$2 &  7#e7 advise relevant ,f$]al 
ag5cies on priorities relat$ to ! ,lyme 
& tick-borne diseases4  7c7 ,memb]%ip   
7#a7 ,appo9t$ memb]s  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y %all appo9t ! vot+ memb]s ( ! 
,committee f among individuals :o are n 
(fic]s or employees ( ! ,f$]al          
,gov]nm5t4  7,b7 ,gr\ps ,! vot+ memb]s (
 ! ,committee %all include ! foll[+3    
7i7 ,at lea/ #d memb]s f ! sci5tific    
community repres5t+ ! broad spectrum (  
viewpo9ts held )9 ! sci5tific community 
relat$ to ,lyme & o!r tick-borne        
diseases4  7ii7 ,at lea/ #b             
repres5tatives ( tick-borne disease     

volunt>y organizations4  7iii7 ,at lea/ 
#b heal? c>e provid]s1 includ+ at lea/  
#a full-"t practic+ physician1 )        
relevant exp]i5ce provid+ c>e =         
individuals ) a broad range ( acute &   
*ronic tick-borne diseases4  7iv7 ,at   
lea/ #b pati5t repres5tatives :o are    
individuals :o h be5 diagnos$ ) a       
tick-borne disease or :o h _h an        
imm$iate family memb] diagnos$ ) su* a  
disease4  7v7 ,at lea/ #b repres5tatives
 ( ,/ate & local heal? dep>tm5ts &      
national organizations t repres5t ,/ate 
& local heal? pr(essionals4  7,c7       
,div]sity ,9 appo9t+ memb]s "u ?is      
p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t su* 
memb]s1 z a gr\p1 repres5t a div]sity ( 
sci5tific p]spectives relevant to !     
duties ( ! ,committee4  7#b7 ,ex (ficio 
memb]s ,! ,secret>y %all designate1 z   
nonvot+1 ex (ficio memb]s ( !           
,committee1 repres5tatives ov]see+      
tick-borne disease activities f ea* ( ! 
foll[+ ,f$]al ag5cies3  7,a7 ,! ,c5t]s =
 ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion4  7,b7  

,! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  7,c7 
,! ,ag5cy = ,heal?c>e ,rese>* &         
,quality4  7,d7 ,! ,food & ,drug        
,adm9i/ration4  7,e7 ,! ,(fice ( !      
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,heal?4  7,f7 ,su*
 additional ,f$]al ag5cies z ! ,secret>y
 det]m9es to be appropriate4  7#c7      
,co-*airp]sons ,! ,secret>y %all        
designate ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,heal?
 z ! co-*airp]son ( ! ,committee4 ,!    
appo9t$ memb]s ( ! ,committee %all also 
elect a public co-*airp]son4 ,! public  
co-*airp]son %all s]ve a #b-ye> t]m4    
7#d7 ,t]m ( appo9tm5t ,! t]m ( s]vice = 
ea* memb] ( ! ,committee appo9t$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be #d ye>s4  7#e7    
,vacancy ,a vacancy 9 ! memb]%ip ( !    
,committee %all be fill$ 9 ! same mann] 
z ! orig9al appo9tm5t4 ,any memb]       
appo9t$ to fill a vacancy = an unexpir$ 
t]m %all be appo9t$ = ! rema9d] ( t t]m4
 ,memb]s may s]ve aft] ! expiration ( _!
 t]ms until _! successors h tak5 (fice4 
7d7 ,meet+s ,! ,committee %all hold     
public meet+s1 except z o!rwise det]m9$ 

by ! ,secret>y1 aft] provid+ notice to !
 public ( su* meet+s1 & %all meet at    
lea/ twice a ye> ) additional meet+s    
subject to ! call ( ! co-*airp]sons4    
,ag5da items ) respect to su* meet+s may
 be add$ at ! reque/ ( ! memb]s ( !     
,committee1 includ+ ! co-*airp]sons4    
,meet+s %all be conduct$1 & records ( ! 
proce$+s %all be ma9ta9$1 z requir$ by  
applicable law & by regulations ( !     
,secret>y4  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a  
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,committee1 ?r\gh
 ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease      
,control & ,prev5tion & ! ,director ( ! 
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 %all     
submit a report to ! ,secret>y4 ,ea* su*
 report %all conta91 at a m9imum--  7#a7
 a description ( ! ,committee's         
functions2  7#b7 a li/ ( ! ,committee's 
memb]s & _! affiliations2 &  7#c7 a     
summ>y ( ! ,committee's activities &    
recomm5dations dur+ ! previ\s ye>1      
includ+ any significant issues reg>d+ ! 
function+ ( ! ,committee4  7f7          

,au?orization ( ,appropriations ,( !    
am\nts made available to ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices = g5]al        
dep>tm5tal managem5t = fiscal ye>s #bjac
 ?r\gh #bjag1 !re is au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ #bej1jjj = ea* ( su* fiscal 
ye>s to c>ry out ?is ,act4 ,am\nts made 
available to c>ry out ?is ,act %all be  
us$ = ! exp5ses & p] diem co/s incurr$  
by ! ,committee "u ?is section 9        
accordance ) ! ,f$]al ,advisory         
,committee ,act1 except t no vot+ memb] 
( ! ,committee %all be a p]man5t sal>i$ 
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