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B-194131 1 (1979-07-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhkq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I\ R THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION . OF THE UNITED STATES W i AASH INGTON. D.C. 20546a FILE: B-194131 DATE: J, , MATTER OF: National Arthritis Advisory Board ?Expenses for attendants for arthritic child of a Board membe r DIGEST:Member of National Arthritis Advisory Board who must hire an attendant to care for her. arthritic child when she attends official activities of the Board may be reimbursed the cost of such expenses by the Board. In view of the statutory requirement that one of the Board members be the parent of a child who has arthritis such expense may be considered essential to the Board carrying out its advisory functions under 42 U.S.C. § 289c-7. Mr. William E. Plunkett, Executive Director of the National Arthritis Advisory Board (Board) asks whether the Board may reimburse one of its members for the expenses of an attendant for her arthritic child while she is attending official meetings and activities of the Board. The Board was established under section 103 of the Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive Disease Amendments of 1976, Public Law 94-562, October 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2646 (42 U.S.C. 289c-7 (1976)). The responsibilities of the Board include the review and evaluation of the implementation of the Arthritis Plan formulated under section 3(g) of the National Arthritis Act of 1974, Public Law 93-640, January 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2219. In addition, the Board makes recommendations to Congress, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies with respect to the Arthritis Plan and the guidelines, policies, and procedures of Federal programs relating to arthritis. Subsection 289c-7(a)(4) of title 42, United States Code, provides that four members of the general public shall be appointed to the Board one of whom shall be the parent of a child who has arthritis. Mr. Plunkett advises that this Board member is the parent of a child with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. The condition of the child requires that someone be in attendance at all times. Z (Z

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