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‘‘(B) one shall be appointed by the major-
ity leader of the Senate. 
‘‘(3) DIVERSITY
OF
SCIENTIFIC
PERSPEC-
TIVES.—In making appointments under paragraph 
(2), the Secretary, the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the majority leader of the Senate 
shall ensure that the non-Federal public members of 
the Working Group represent a diversity of scientific 
perspectives. 
‘‘(4) TERMS.—The non-Federal public members 
of the Working Group shall each be appointed to 
serve a 4-year term and may be reappointed at the 
end of such term. 
‘‘(d) MEETINGS.—The Working Group shall meet as 
often as necessary, as determined by the Secretary, but 
not less than twice each year. 
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Working Group 
shall be treated as an advisory committee subject to the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
‘‘(f) REPORTING.—Not later than 24 months after 
the date of enactment of this part, and every 24 months 
thereafter, the Working Group— 
‘‘(1) shall submit a report on its activities, in-
cluding an up-to-date summary under subsection 
(b)(1) and any recommendations under subsection 
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(b)(4), to the Secretary, the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate; 
‘‘(2) shall make each such report publicly avail-
able on the website of the Department of Health and 
Human Services; and 
‘‘(3) shall allow any member of the Working 
Group to include in any such report minority views. 
‘‘SEC. 399OO–2. STRATEGIC PLAN. 
‘‘Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this section, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Congress a strategic plan, informed 
by the most recent summary under section 399OO– 
1(b)(1), for the conduct and support of Lyme disease and 
tick-borne disease research, including— 
‘‘(1) proposed budgetary requirements; 
‘‘(2) a plan for improving outcomes of Lyme 
disease and other tick-borne diseases, including 
progress related to chronic or persistent symptoms 
and chronic or persistent infection and co-infections; 
‘‘(3) a plan for improving diagnosis, treatment, 
and prevention; 
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‘‘(4) 
appropriate 
benchmarks 
to 
measure 
progress on achieving the improvements described in 
paragraphs (2) and (3); and 
‘‘(5) a plan to disseminate each summary under 
section 399OO–1(b)(1) and other relevant informa-
tion developed by the Working Group to the public, 
including health care providers, public health depart-
ments, and other relevant medical groups.’’. 
(b) NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION
OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—No additional funds are authorized to be ap-
propriated for the purpose of carrying out this section and 
the amendment made by this section, and this section and 
such amendment shall be carried out using amounts other-
wise available for such purpose. 
SEC. 4062. OUTREACH TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
conduct outreach to historically Black colleges and univer-
sities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Native American col-
leges, 
and 
rural 
colleges 
to 
ensure 
that 
health 
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professionals from underrepresented populations are 
aware of research opportunities under this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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