‘‘SEC. 749–1. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRAINING IN COM-
MUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish an advisory committee, to be known as the Advisory 
Committee on Training in Community Health Centers (in 
this section referred to as the ‘Advisory Committee’). 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 
shall be composed of 15 members (not including the 
non-voting representatives of Federal agencies ap-
pointed under paragraph (7)), to be appointed by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to serve as a 
member of the Advisory Committee, an individual 
may not be an officer or employee of the Federal 
Government. 
‘‘(3) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall appoint the initial members of the 
Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(4) TERMS.—A member of the Advisory Com-
mittee shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, ex-
cept as provided in paragraph (5)(B), and except 
that of the members initially appointed under para-
graph (3)— 
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‘‘(A) one-third of such members shall be 
appointed for a term of 1 year; 
‘‘(B) one-third of such members shall be 
appointed for a term of 2 years; and 
‘‘(C) one-third of such members shall be 
appointed for a term of 3 years. 
‘‘(5) VACANCIES.— 
‘‘(A) SAME
MANNER
AS
ORIGINAL
AP-
POINTMENT.—The Secretary shall fill a vacancy 
on the Advisory Committee in the same manner 
in which the original appointment was made. 
‘‘(B) FILLING UNEXPIRED TERM.—In the 
case of a vacancy arising before the completion 
of the term of the departing member, the Sec-
retary shall appoint an individual to serve for 
the remainder of the unexpired term. Such indi-
vidual shall meet the same eligibility require-
ments as any other member of the Advisory 
Committee. 
‘‘(6) BALANCE; MINORITY REPRESENTATION.— 
In appointing members of the Advisory Committee, 
the Secretary shall ensure— 
‘‘(A) that at least 75 percent of the mem-
bers of the Advisory Committee have experience 
working as health professionals; 
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‘‘(B) that at least 1 member of the Advi-
sory Committee be a patient of a community 
health center at the time of such member’s ap-
pointment (including an appointment to a suc-
cessive term); 
‘‘(C) that the members of the Advisory 
Committee represent a fair balance of health 
professions; and 
‘‘(D) that the members of the Advisory 
Committee have broad geographic representa-
tion and a balance between urban and rural 
members. 
‘‘(7) NON-VOTING REPRESENTATIVES OF FED-
ERAL AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary may 
appoint to the Advisory Committee such num-
ber of non-voting representatives of Federal 
agencies as the Secretary determines appro-
priate. Such non-voting representatives may in-
clude the following: 
‘‘(i) The Assistant Secretary for 
Health. 
‘‘(ii) The Administrator of the Centers 
for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 
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‘‘(iii) The Administrator of the Health 
Resources and Services Administration. 
‘‘(iv) The Director of the Division of 
the National Health Service Corps of the 
Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(v) Members of the Council on Grad-
uate Medical Education of the Health Re-
sources and Services Administration. 
‘‘(vi) The Chief Medical Officer of the 
Veterans Health Administration. 
‘‘(B) PAY.—A non-voting representative 
appointed under subparagraph (A) may not re-
ceive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by 
reason of the non-voting representative’s service 
on the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall— 
‘‘(1) provide advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary concerning policy and program develop-
ment and other matters of significance concerning 
training activities in community health centers; 
‘‘(2) develop, publish, and implement perform-
ance measures for programs under this part; and 
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‘‘(3) develop and publish guidelines for longitu-
dinal evaluations (as described in section 761(d)(2)) 
for programs under this part. 
‘‘(d) MEETINGS AND DOCUMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee 
shall meet not less than 2 times each year. Such 
meetings shall be held jointly with other related enti-
ties established under this title where appropriate. 
‘‘(2) DOCUMENTS.—Not later than 14 days 
prior to the convening of a meeting under paragraph 
(1), the Advisory Committee shall prepare and make 
publicly available an agenda of the matters to be 
considered by the Advisory Committee at such meet-
ing. At any such meeting, the Advisory Committee 
shall distribute materials with respect to the issues 
to be addressed at the meeting. Not later than 30 
days after the adjourning of such a meeting, the Ad-
visory Committee shall prepare and make publicly 
available a summary of the meeting and any actions 
taken by the Advisory Committee based upon the 
meeting. 
‘‘(e) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(1) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the 
Advisory Committee (not including the non-voting 
representatives of Federal agencies appointed under 
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subsection (b)(7)) shall be compensated at a rate 
equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of 
basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
during which such member is engaged in the per-
formance of the duties of the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(2) EXPENSES.—The members of the Advisory 
Committee (not including the non-voting representa-
tives of Federal agencies appointed under subsection 
(b)(7)) shall be allowed travel expenses, including 
per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized 
for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from their homes or regular places of business 
in the performance of services for the Advisory Com-
mittee. 
‘‘(f) FACA APPLICATION.—Chapter 10 of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘Federal 
Advisory Committee Act’), shall apply to the Advisory 
Committee under this section only to the extent that the 
provisions of such chapter 10 do not conflict with the re-
quirements of this section. Section 1013(a)(2) of such 
chapter 10 (relating to the termination of advisory com-
mittees) shall not apply to the Advisory Committee. 
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‘‘(g) CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, and an-
nually thereafter, the Advisory Committee shall pre-
pare and submit to the Secretary and the appro-
priate congressional committees, and make publicly 
available, a report describing the activities of the 
Advisory Committee, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) findings and recommendations of the 
Advisory Committee concerning training activi-
ties in community health centers; and 
‘‘(B) recommendations of the Advisory 
Committee on amounts to be appropriated. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’ means each of 
the following: 
‘‘(A) The Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) The Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.’’. 
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