42 U.S.C. § 285d–4 — Interagency coordinating committees

(a) Establishment and purpose: To better coordinate (1) research across all national research institutes on arthritis, musculoskeletal diseases, and skin diseases, including sports-related disorders, and (2) all federal health programs on these diseases — to keep them adequate, technically sound, and well-communicated — the Secretary must set up an Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee and a Skin Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee (each called a "Committee"). (b) Membership; chairman; meetings: Each Committee includes the Directors of every national research institute and division that researches the relevant diseases, the Under Secretary for Health at Veterans Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (or their designees), plus representatives the Secretary picks from other federal agencies whose programs relate to these diseases. The Director of NIH (or their designee) chairs each Committee. Each Committee must meet when its chairman calls a meeting, but at least four times a year.