98-17168. Notice of Establishment of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Notice of Establishment of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on 
Genetic Testing

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 
U.S.C. Appendix 2), the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 
announces the establishment of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on 
Genetic Testing (Committee).
    This Committee will advise the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services on all aspects of the development and use of genetic tests, 
including making recommendations on policies and procedures for the 
safe and effective incorporation of genetic technologies into health 
care; assessing the effectiveness of existing and future measures for 
oversight of genetic tests; and identifying research needs related to 
the Committee's purview.
    Unless renewed by appropriate action prior to its expiration, the 
charter for the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing will 
expire two years from the date of establishment.

    Dated: June 22, 1998.
Harold Varmus,
Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 98-17168 Filed 6-26-98; 8:45 am]
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