FACA Committee Purpose & Justification The information in this plan was imported from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) database and transformed into StratML Part 1, Strategic Plan, format. Fiscal Year:2011 Committee Type: Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity HHS 0a1e033b-5563-44c7-aaa8-abced7fe8f88 [ Location : (http://stratml.fido.gov/dick/HHSFACA21482.xml) ][ Federated Name : (urn:www.hhs.gov:agency:32:committee:21482:) ][ Agency Name : (Department of Health and Human Services) ][ Agency Acronym : (HHS) ][ Agency Domain : (www.hhs.gov) ] [ Agency Web Site : (http://www.hhs.gov/) ][ Committee Name : (National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity) ][ Committee Type : (Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board) ][ Committee Web Site : (http://oba.od.nih.gov) ][ Goal? : (no) ][ Vision? : (no) ][ Mission? : (yes) ] Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov/ http://oba.od.nih.gov Not Available 78d4c946-cfc5-4b4f-b238-3d1061ea24f8 The purpose of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) is to provide advice, guidance, and leadership regarding biosecurity oversight of dual use research, defined as biological research with legitimate scientific purpose that may be misused to pose a biologic threat to public health and/or national security. The NSABB advises the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the heads of all federal departments and agencies that conduct or support life science research. The NSABB advises on and recommends specific strategies for the efficient and effective oversight of federally conducted or supported dual-use biological research, taking into consideration both national security concerns and the needs of the research community. e03f8581-f210-404a-9dfb-f65a80c555e3 Not Available e3102b97-0297-4551-bb9c-b9919bee5c3b 43e72a74-837d-4f4e-adc4-ee1d15ceea64 42e274b8-285d-4f13-b684-423a77380273 2010-10-01 2011-09-30 2013-07-09 http://explore.data.gov/resource/datasets/c5i3-bb9j Gannon (J.) Dick gannon_dick@yahoo.com