---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 300hh–10c"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "300hh–10c"
heading: "National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/300hh-10c"
units:
  - "Chapter 6A — Public Health Service"
  - "Subchapter XXVI — National All-Hazards Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies"
  - "Part B — All-Hazards Emergency Preparedness and Response"
---

# §300hh–10c. National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters

- (a) **Establishment—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c), in consultation with the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) of Homeland Security and the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) of Veterans Affairs, shall establish an [advisory committee](/usc/42/17061.md?p=2) to be known as the National [Advisory Committee](/usc/42/17061.md?p=2) on Seniors and [Disasters](/usc/42/5204.md?p=2) (referred to in this section as the “[Advisory Committee](/usc/42/17061.md?p=2)”).
- (b) **Duties—** The [Advisory Committee](/usc/42/17061.md?p=2) shall—
  - (1) provide advice and consultation with respect to the activities carried out pursuant to [section 300hh–16 of this title](/usc/42/300hh–16.md), as applicable and appropriate;
  - (2) evaluate and provide input with respect to the medical and public health needs of seniors related to preparation for, response to, and recovery from all-hazards emergencies; and
  - (3) provide advice and consultation with respect to [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) emergency preparedness and response activities relating to seniors, including related drills and exercises pursuant to the preparedness goals under [section 300hh–1(b) of this title](/usc/42/300hh–1.md?p=b).
- (c) **Additional duties—** The [Advisory Committee](/usc/42/17061.md?p=2) may provide advice and recommendations to the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) with respect to seniors and the medical and public health grants and cooperative agreements as applicable to preparedness and response activities under this subchapter and subchapter III.
- (d) **Membership—**
  - (1) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c), in consultation with such other heads of [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) as appropriate, shall appoint not more than 17 members to the [Advisory Committee](/usc/42/17061.md?p=2). In appointing such members, the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall ensure that the total membership of the [Advisory Committee](/usc/42/17061.md?p=2) is an odd number.
  - (2) **Required members—** The [Advisory Committee](/usc/42/17061.md?p=2) shall include Federal members or their designees (who may be nonvoting members, as determined by the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c)) and non-Federal members, as follows:
    - (A) The Assistant [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) for Preparedness and Response.
    - (B) The [Director](/usc/42/11851.md?p=5) of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.
    - (C) The [Director](/usc/42/11851.md?p=5) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    - (D) The Commissioner of Food and [Drugs](/usc/42/11851.md?p=4).
    - (E) The [Director](/usc/42/11851.md?p=5) of the National Institutes of Health.
    - (F) The [Administrator](/usc/42/300bb–8.md?p=4) of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [Services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a).
    - (G) The [Administrator](/usc/42/300bb–8.md?p=4) of the Administration for Community Living.
    - (H) The [Administrator](/usc/42/300bb–8.md?p=4) of the Federal Emergency Management [Agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1).
    - (I) The Under [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    - (J) At least 2 non-Federal health care professionals with expertise in geriatric medical [disaster](/usc/42/5204.md?p=2) planning, preparedness, response, or recovery.
    - (K) At least 2 representatives of [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f), local, Tribal, or territorial [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) with expertise in geriatric [disaster](/usc/42/5204.md?p=2) planning, preparedness, response, or recovery.
    - (L) Representatives of such other Federal [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) (such as the Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security) as the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) determines necessary to fulfill the duties of the [Advisory Committee](/usc/42/17061.md?p=2).
- (e) **Meetings—** The [Advisory Committee](/usc/42/17061.md?p=2) shall meet not less frequently than biannually. At least one meeting per year shall be an in-person meeting.
- (f) **Coordination—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall coordinate duties and activities authorized under this section in accordance with [section 300hh–10e of this title](/usc/42/300hh–10e.md).
- (g) **Sunset—**
  - (1) **In general—** The [Advisory Committee](/usc/42/17061.md?p=2) shall terminate on December 31, 2026.
  - (2) **Extension of Committee—** Not later than October 1, 2022, the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall submit to Congress a recommendation on whether the [Advisory Committee](/usc/42/17061.md?p=2) should be extended.

## Source credit

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVIII, § 2811B, as added Pub. L. 116–22, title III, § 305(b), June 24, 2019, 133 Stat. 938; amended Pub. L. 118–15, div. B, title III, § 2333(b), Sept. 30, 2023, 137 Stat. 96; Pub. L. 118–22, div. B, title II, § 203(d)(2), Nov. 17, 2023, 137 Stat. 121; Pub. L. 118–35, div. B, title I, § 103(d)(2), Jan. 19, 2024, 138 Stat. 5; Pub. L. 118–42, div. G, title I, § 103(d)(2), Mar. 9, 2024, 138 Stat. 398; Pub. L. 118–158, div. C, title I, § 3103(d)(2), Dec. 21, 2024, 138 Stat. 1764; Pub. L. 119–4, div. B, title I, § 2103(d)(2), Mar. 15, 2025, 139 Stat. 41; Pub. L. 119–37, div. F, title I, § 6103(d)(2), Nov. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 630; Pub. L. 119–75, div. J, title IV, § 6403(e), Feb. 3, 2026, 140 Stat. 688.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2026—Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 119–75 substituted “December 31, 2026” for “January 30, 2026”.

2025—Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 119–37 substituted “January 30, 2026” for “September 30, 2025”.

Pub. L. 119–4 substituted “September 30, 2025” for “March 31, 2025”.

2024—Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 118–158 substituted “March 31, 2025” for “December 31, 2024”.

Pub. L. 118–42 substituted “December 31, 2024” for “March 8, 2024”.

Pub. L. 118–35 substituted “March 8, 2024” for “January 19, 2024”.

2023—Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 118–22 substituted “January 19, 2024” for “November 17, 2023”.

Pub. L. 118–15 substituted “November 17, 2023” for “September 30, 2023”.