§283g. Office of Alternative Medicine

(a) Establishment

There is established within the Office of the Director of NIH an office to be known as the Office of Alternative Medicine (in this section referred to as the "Office"), which shall be headed by a director appointed by the Director of NIH.

(b) Purpose

The purpose of the Office is to facilitate the evaluation of alternative medical treatment modalities, including acupuncture and Oriental medicine, homeopathic medicine, and physical manipulation therapies.

(c) Advisory council

The Secretary shall establish an advisory council for the purpose of providing advice to the Director of the Office on carrying out this section. Section 217a of this title applies to such council to the same extent and in the same manner as such section applies to committees or councils established under such section.

(d) Duties

In carrying out subsection (b) of this section, the Director of the Office shall-

(1) establish an information clearinghouse to exchange information with the public about alternative medicine;

(2) support research training-

(A) for which fellowship support is not provided under section 288 of this title; and

(B) that is not residency training of physicians or other health professionals; and

(3)(A) prepare biennial reports on the activities carried out or to be carried out by the Office; and

(B) submit each such report to the Director of NIH for inclusion in the biennial report under section 283 of this title.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, §404E, as added June 10, 1993, Pub. L. 103–43, title II, §209, 107 Stat. 149 .)

Termination of Advisory Councils

Advisory councils established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a council established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a council established by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770 , 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Pub. L. 93–641, §6, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2275 , set out as a note under section 217a of this title, provided that an advisory committee established pursuant to the Public Health Service Act shall terminate at such time as may be specifically prescribed by an Act of Congress enacted after Jan. 4, 1975.