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42 U.S. Code § 285q-2. Advisory council
(a) Appointment; functions and duties; acceptance of conditional gifts; subcommittees
(1)
The Secretary shall appoint an advisory council for the Institute which shall advise, assist, consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Director of the Institute on matters related to the activities carried out by and through the Institute and the policies respecting such activities.
(2)
The advisory council for the Institute may recommend to the Secretary acceptance, in accordance with section 238 of this title, of conditional gifts for study, investigations, and research and for the acquisition of grounds or construction, equipping, or maintenance of facilities for the Institute.
(3) The advisory council for the Institute—
(A)
(i)
may make recommendations to the Director of the Institute respecting research conducted at the Institute,
(ii)
may review applications for grants and cooperative agreements for research or training and recommend for approval applications for projects which show promise of making valuable contributions to human knowledge, and
(iii)
may review any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement proposed to be made or entered into by the Institute;
(B)
may collect, by correspondence or by personal investigation, information as to studies which are being carried on in the United States or any other country as to the diseases, disorders, or other aspects of human health with respect to which the Institute is concerned and with the approval of the Director of the Institute make available such information through appropriate publications for the benefit of public and private health entities and health professions personnel and scientists and for the information of the general public; and
(C)
may appoint subcommittees and convene workshops and conferences.