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 CFS Advisory Committee To Meet

Media Alert: 9/23/2003

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will hold its first meeting for the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) on September 29, 2003. DHHS has contacted all individuals who were chosen to serve on the committee; however, no formal announcement has been made yet regarding membership of the committee.

The CFIDS Association will provide an overview of topics discussed at the committee’s first meeting when that information becomes available.

To learn more about the structure and function of the CFS Advisory Committee, please go to http://www.cfids.org/advocacy/c-act_12102002.asp. To visit the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Web site where information about the Advisory Committee is posted, follow these instructions:

1. Go to http://fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp

2. Choose Fiscal Year 2003 and select "Explore data"

3. Scroll down and click on "Department of Health and Human Services"

4. Scroll down and click on "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee"


Leah Moseley
Public Policy Coordinator
The CFIDS Association of America