Sec. 4. Coordination among Federal entities
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Part O of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280f et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, shall provide for the continuation of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome so that such Committee may— coordinate activities conducted by the Federal Government on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, including convening meetings, establishing work groups, sharing information, and facilitating and promoting collaborative projects among Federal agencies; and develop, in consultation with the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, priority areas for years 2013 through 2017 to guide Federal programs and activities related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate and make recommendations regarding the appropriate roles and responsibilities of Federal entities with respect to programs and activities related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. The Federal entities under paragraph
(1)shall include entities within the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Indian Health Service, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, as well as the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in the Department of Education and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in the Department of Justice. The evaluation conducted by the Comptroller General under paragraph
(1)shall include— an assessment of the current roles and responsibilities of Federal entities with programs and activities related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; and an assessment of whether there is duplication in programs and activities, conflicting roles and responsibilities, or lack of coordination among Federal entities. The Comptroller General shall provide recommendations on the appropriate roles and responsibilities of the Federal entities described in paragraph
(2)in order to maximize the effectiveness of Federal programs and activities related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act , the Comptroller General shall complete the evaluation and submit to Congress a report on the findings and recommendations made as a result of the evaluation. .
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