---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 300hh–10d"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "300hh–10d"
heading: "National Advisory Committee on Individuals With Disabilities and Disasters"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/300hh-10d"
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–10d. National Advisory Committee on Individuals With Disabilities 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, shall establish a national [advisory committee](/usc/42/17061.md?p=2) to be known as the National [Advisory Committee](/usc/42/17061.md?p=2) on Individuals with Disabilities 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 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, public health, and accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities 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, 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) **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) and departments 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 [Administrator](/usc/42/300bb–8.md?p=4) of the Administration for Community Living.
    - (C) The [Director](/usc/42/11851.md?p=5) of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.
    - (D) The [Director](/usc/42/11851.md?p=5) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    - (E) The Commissioner of Food and [Drugs](/usc/42/11851.md?p=4).
    - (F) The [Director](/usc/42/11851.md?p=5) of the National Institutes of Health.
    - (G) The [Administrator](/usc/42/300bb–8.md?p=4) of the Federal Emergency Management [Agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1).
    - (H) The Chair of the National Council on Disability.
    - (I) The Chair of the United States Access Board.
    - (J) The Under [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    - (K) At least 2 non-Federal health care professionals with expertise in disability accessibility before, during, and after [disasters](/usc/42/5204.md?p=2), medical and mass care [disaster](/usc/42/5204.md?p=2) planning, preparedness, response, or recovery.
    - (L) At least 2 representatives from [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f), local, Tribal, or territorial [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) with expertise in [disaster](/usc/42/5204.md?p=2) planning, preparedness, response, or recovery for individuals with disabilities.
    - (M) At least 2 individuals with a disability with expertise in [disaster](/usc/42/5204.md?p=2) planning, preparedness, response, or recovery for individuals with disabilities.
- (d) **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.
- (e) **Disability defined—** For purposes of this section, the term “disability” has the meaning given such term in [section 12102 of this title](/usc/42/12102.md).
- (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) **Recommendation—** 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, § 2811C, as added Pub. L. 116–22, title III, § 305(c), June 24, 2019, 133 Stat. 939; amended Pub. L. 118–15, div. B, title III, § 2333(c), Sept. 30, 2023, 137 Stat. 96; Pub. L. 118–22, div. B, title II, § 203(d)(3), Nov. 17, 2023, 137 Stat. 121; Pub. L. 118–35, div. B, title I, § 103(d)(3), Jan. 19, 2024, 138 Stat. 5; Pub. L. 118–42, div. G, title I, § 103(d)(3), Mar. 9, 2024, 138 Stat. 398; Pub. L. 118–158, div. C, title I, § 3103(d)(3), Dec. 21, 2024, 138 Stat. 1764; Pub. L. 119–4, div. B, title I, § 2103(d)(3), Mar. 15, 2025, 139 Stat. 41; Pub. L. 119–37, div. F, title I, § 6103(d)(3), Nov. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 630; Pub. L. 119–75, div. J, title IV, § 6403(f), 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”.