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Center for Faith and Opportunity
Initiatives (The Partnership Center);
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
37814 Part A, Office of the Secretary,
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority for the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), as last amended at 75
FR 20364–5, dated April 19, 2010, and
Chapter AA, Immediate Office of the
Secretary, as last amended at 75 FR
20364–5, dated April 19, 2010, is being
amended to update Chapter AW,
‘‘Center for Faith and Opportunity
Initiatives (The Partnership Center),’’ in
the Office of the Secretary. The changes
are as follows:
A. Under Part A, Chapter AA, Section
AA.10 Organization, insert the
following: ‘‘Center for Faith and
Opportunity Initiatives (The Partnership
Center) (AW).’’
B. Under Part A, update Chapter AW,
‘‘Center for Faith and Opportunity
Initiatives (The Partnership Center)’’ to
read as follows:
Chapter AW, Center for Faith and
Opportunity Initiatives (The
Partnership Center).
AW.00 Mission
AW.10 Organization
AW.20 Functions
AW.00 Mission. The Center for Faith
and Opportunity Initiatives (The
Partnership Center) coordinates the
Department of Health and Human
Services’ (HHS’) efforts to support
partnerships between HHS and faith
and community-based nonprofit
organizations in the health care and
human services sectors in order to better
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AW.10 Organization. The
Partnership Center is headed by a
Director, appointed by the Secretary in
consultation with the White House
Faith and Opportunity Initiative, who
reports to the Secretary and serves as
the Secretary’s principal advisor on
HHS’ activities relating to faith-based
and community partnerships.
AW.20 Functions. The Partnership
Center engages and communicates with
national, regional, and local faith and
community-based organizations and
service providers, ensuring that local
institutions that hold community trust
and deliver essential services have upto-date information regarding health and
human service activities and resources
in their area. The Partnership Center
also works to enable community and
faith-based organizations to collaborate
with the government, through both nonfiduciary and fiduciary partnerships, to
achieve the strategic priorities of HHS
and the President.
Scott W. Rowell,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
Part A, Office of the Secretary,
Statement of Organization, Function,
and Delegation of Authority for the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services is being amended at Chapter
AC, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health (OASH), as amended at 72 FR
58095–96, dated October 1 2, 2007; 69
FR 660–661, dated January 6, 2004; 68
FR 70507–10, dated December 18, 2003;
67 FR 71568, dated December 2, 2002;
75 FR 53304–05, dated August 31, 2010;
and most recently at 77 FR 30005–07
dated May 21, 2012 and 77 FR 60996,
dated October 5, 2012. This amendment
reflects the realignment of personnel
oversight, administration and
management functions for the Office of
the Surgeon General and the U.S. Public
Health Service (PHS) Commissioned
Corps in the OASH. Specifically, this
notice establishes the Office of
Commissioned Corps Headquarters
(CCHQ) within the Office of the Surgeon
General (OSG) and deletes the Division
of Systems Integration and the Division
of Science and Communications.
The changes are as follows:
I. Under Part A, Chapter AC, under
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, make the following changes:
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A. Under Section ACM.00 Mission,
delete ‘‘(7) Maintaining and overseeing
activities of the Volunteer Medical
Reserve Corps program (42 U.S.C.
300hh).’’
B. Under Section ACM.10,
Organization, delete the following
components ‘‘Division of Science and
Communications, Division of
Commissioned Corps Personnel and
Readiness, and Division of Systems
Integration’’.
C. Under Section ACM.10,
Organization, add ‘‘Commissioned
Corps Headquarters’’.
D. Under Section ACM.20 Functions
replace the entire section with:
Section ACM .20 Functions: (a) Office
of the Surgeon General (ACM): (1)
Advises the Assistant Secretary for
Health (ASH) on matters relating to
protecting and advancing the public
health of the Nation; (2) Manages
special deployments that address
Presidential and Secretarial initiatives
directed toward resolving critical public
health problems; (3) Serves, as
requested, as the spokesperson on
behalf of the Secretary and the ASH,
addressing the quality of public health
practice on the Nation; (4) Provides
administrative and management support
to Public Health Reports; (5) Provides
supervision of activities relating to the
day-to-day management of operations,
training, force readiness, and
deployment of officers of the PHS
Commissioned Corps; (6) Provides
advice to the ASH on the policies and
implementation related to the
appointment, promotion, recognition,
professional development, retirement,
and other matters required for the
efficient management of the
Commissioned Corps; (7) Provides
liaison with governmental and nongovernmental organizations on matters
pertaining to military and veterans
affairs; (8) Supports the Surgeon
General’s mandate to bring focused
attention and up-to-date scientific and
evidence-based data and information
concerning matters of health and
science to federal and non-federal
stakeholders in the general public; (9)
Directs and oversees internal office
management (including programmatic
assessments and evaluations) and
administrative operations (including
proposing office budgets); and (10)
Convenes periodic meetings of the
Assistant Surgeon Generals (flag
officers) to obtain senior level advice
concerning the management of Corps’
operations.
(b) Commissioned Corps Headquarters
(ACM 2), under the leadership of the
Office Director, who reports to the
Office of the Surgeon General, provides
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staff support for executing the mission
of the U.S. Public Health Service
Commissioned Corps: protect, promote,
and advance the health and safety of our
Nation. As America’s uniformed service
of public health professionals, the
Commissioned Corps achieves its
mission through: (1) Rapid and effective
response to public health needs, (2)
Leadership and excellence in public
health practices, and (3) Advancement
of public health science. The Office of
Commissioned Corps Headquarters: (1)
Provides overall management of
Commissioned Corps personnel
including active duty Regular Corps,
Ready Reservists and of those issues and
PHS processes pertinent to retired Corps
officers; (2) Develops, issues,
implements and maintains all personnel
policy issuances and directives related
to Corps operations, personnel, training,
readiness, assignment, deployment,
promotion, and retirement (including
publication of such policy in the
electronic Commissioned Corps
Issuance System (eCCIS)); (3) Manages
the process for disciplinary actions and
decisions involving Corps officers; (4)
Ensures the appropriate exercise of
delegated Commissioned Corps
authorities and responsibilities; (5)
Establishes precepts for appointment,
promotion, assimilation, retirement,
fitness for duty, awards and
commendations, discipline, grievance,
and other such matters; (6) With respect
to Board of Inquiry (BOI) disciplinary
proceedings, ensures documentation of
board proceedings, preparation of
correspondence to applicants and
officers, and timely and accurate advice
and assistance to Board members and
other support as required; (7) Conducts
force planning, including working with
agencies, and advises OSG and ASH on
Commissioned Corps strategic long-term
readiness planning; (8) Maintains
liaison with all other relevant Federal
Services as appropriate, including with
components of the Departments of
Defense and Veterans Affairs; (9)
Coordinates as appropriate to seek
Departmental legal advice, assistance,
and legislative support; (10) Advises the
OSG on mission nature, size, duration
and usage of Regular Corps and Ready
Reserve officers; (11) Serves as a central
point of contact and prepares necessary
communications for all Corps Agency
Liaison Offices; (12) Oversees the
determination of fitness-for-duty and
disability evaluations; and oversees Line
of Duty determinations of the evaluation
and issuance of medical waivers; (13)
Manages and processes compensation
and healthcare claims for members of
the Corps; and administers the Service
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members’ Group Life Insurance and
Traumatic Serviceman’s Group Life
Insurance Programs; (2 (13)) Serves as
the principal advisor to the SG on
activities and policy related to
preparedness, Corps activation, training,
deployment operations and total force
fitness of the Corps; (14) Leads and
manages the Corps readiness and
response activities to include
establishing, maintaining and ensuring
compliance with force readiness
standards; ensuring that members of the
Corps are trained, equipped and
otherwise prepared to fulfill their public
health and emergency response roles;
and managing the timely, effective and
appropriate response to urgent or
emergency public health care needs;
(15) Conducts after-action assessments
and evaluations for the SG and ASH
pertaining to the use of the Corps for
deployment and other non-routine use
of officers; and (16) Manages and
maintains Commissioned Corps officer
records; and provides oversight and
management of information systems
development, integration, and data
analytics activities in support of the
management of the Commissioned
Corps.
Delegations of Authority. Directives
and orders of the Secretary, Assistant
Secretary for Health, or Surgeon General
and all delegations and re-delegations of
authority previously made to officials
and employees of the affected
organizational components will
continue in them or their successors
pending further re-delegation, provided
they are consistent with this
reorganization. All delegated authorities
associated with or necessary to
administer, operate, and manage
transferred entities affected by this
reorganization are transferred to the
Assistant Secretary for Health and may
be re-delegated.
Alex M. Azar II,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
Part A, Office of the Secretary, Statement of Organization,
Function, and Delegation of Authority for the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services is being amended at Chapter AC, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), as amended at 72 FR 58095-96,
dated October 1 2, 2007; 69 FR 660-661, dated January 6, 2004; 68 FR
70507-10, dated December 18, 2003; 67 FR 71568, dated December 2, 2002;
75 FR 53304-05, dated August 31, 2010; and most recently at 77 FR
30005-07 dated May 21, 2012 and 77 FR 60996, dated October 5, 2012.
This amendment reflects the realignment of personnel oversight,
administration and management functions for the Office of the Surgeon
General and the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) Commissioned Corps in
the OASH. Specifically, this notice establishes the Office of
Commissioned Corps Headquarters (CCHQ) within the Office of the Surgeon
General (OSG) and deletes the Division of Systems Integration and the
Division of Science and Communications.
The changes are as follows:
I. Under Part A, Chapter AC, under the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health, make the following changes:
A. Under Section ACM.00 Mission, delete ``(7) Maintaining and
overseeing activities of the Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps program
(42 U.S.C. 300hh).''
B. Under Section ACM.10, Organization, delete the following
components ``Division of Science and Communications, Division of
Commissioned Corps Personnel and Readiness, and Division of Systems
Integration''.
C. Under Section ACM.10, Organization, add ``Commissioned Corps
Headquarters''.
D. Under Section ACM.20 Functions replace the entire section with:
Section ACM .20 Functions: (a) Office of the Surgeon General (ACM):
(1) Advises the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) on matters
relating to protecting and advancing the public health of the Nation;
(2) Manages special deployments that address Presidential and
Secretarial initiatives directed toward resolving critical public
health problems; (3) Serves, as requested, as the spokesperson on
behalf of the Secretary and the ASH, addressing the quality of public
health practice on the Nation; (4) Provides administrative and
management support to Public Health Reports; (5) Provides supervision
of activities relating to the day-to-day management of operations,
training, force readiness, and deployment of officers of the PHS
Commissioned Corps; (6) Provides advice to the ASH on the policies and
implementation related to the appointment, promotion, recognition,
professional development, retirement, and other matters required for
the efficient management of the Commissioned Corps; (7) Provides
liaison with governmental and non-governmental organizations on matters
pertaining to military and veterans affairs; (8) Supports the Surgeon
General's mandate to bring focused attention and up-to-date scientific
and evidence-based data and information concerning matters of health
and science to federal and non-federal stakeholders in the general
public; (9) Directs and oversees internal office management (including
programmatic assessments and evaluations) and administrative operations
(including proposing office budgets); and (10) Convenes periodic
meetings of the Assistant Surgeon Generals (flag officers) to obtain
senior level advice concerning the management of Corps' operations.
(b) Commissioned Corps Headquarters (ACM 2), under the leadership
of the Office Director, who reports to the Office of the Surgeon
General, provides
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staff support for executing the mission of the U.S. Public Health
Service Commissioned Corps: protect, promote, and advance the health
and safety of our Nation. As America's uniformed service of public
health professionals, the Commissioned Corps achieves its mission
through: (1) Rapid and effective response to public health needs, (2)
Leadership and excellence in public health practices, and (3)
Advancement of public health science. The Office of Commissioned Corps
Headquarters: (1) Provides overall management of Commissioned Corps
personnel including active duty Regular Corps, Ready Reservists and of
those issues and PHS processes pertinent to retired Corps officers; (2)
Develops, issues, implements and maintains all personnel policy
issuances and directives related to Corps operations, personnel,
training, readiness, assignment, deployment, promotion, and retirement
(including publication of such policy in the electronic Commissioned
Corps Issuance System (eCCIS)); (3) Manages the process for
disciplinary actions and decisions involving Corps officers; (4)
Ensures the appropriate exercise of delegated Commissioned Corps
authorities and responsibilities; (5) Establishes precepts for
appointment, promotion, assimilation, retirement, fitness for duty,
awards and commendations, discipline, grievance, and other such
matters; (6) With respect to Board of Inquiry (BOI) disciplinary
proceedings, ensures documentation of board proceedings, preparation of
correspondence to applicants and officers, and timely and accurate
advice and assistance to Board members and other support as required;
(7) Conducts force planning, including working with agencies, and
advises OSG and ASH on Commissioned Corps strategic long-term readiness
planning; (8) Maintains liaison with all other relevant Federal
Services as appropriate, including with components of the Departments
of Defense and Veterans Affairs; (9) Coordinates as appropriate to seek
Departmental legal advice, assistance, and legislative support; (10)
Advises the OSG on mission nature, size, duration and usage of Regular
Corps and Ready Reserve officers; (11) Serves as a central point of
contact and prepares necessary communications for all Corps Agency
Liaison Offices; (12) Oversees the determination of fitness-for-duty
and disability evaluations; and oversees Line of Duty determinations of
the evaluation and issuance of medical waivers; (13) Manages and
processes compensation and healthcare claims for members of the Corps;
and administers the Service members' Group Life Insurance and Traumatic
Serviceman's Group Life Insurance Programs; (2 (13)) Serves as the
principal advisor to the SG on activities and policy related to
preparedness, Corps activation, training, deployment operations and
total force fitness of the Corps; (14) Leads and manages the Corps
readiness and response activities to include establishing, maintaining
and ensuring compliance with force readiness standards; ensuring that
members of the Corps are trained, equipped and otherwise prepared to
fulfill their public health and emergency response roles; and managing
the timely, effective and appropriate response to urgent or emergency
public health care needs; (15) Conducts after-action assessments and
evaluations for the SG and ASH pertaining to the use of the Corps for
deployment and other non-routine use of officers; and (16) Manages and
maintains Commissioned Corps officer records; and provides oversight
and management of information systems development, integration, and
data analytics activities in support of the management of the
Commissioned Corps.
Delegations of Authority. Directives and orders of the Secretary,
Assistant Secretary for Health, or Surgeon General and all delegations
and re-delegations of authority previously made to officials and
employees of the affected organizational components will continue in
them or their successors pending further re-delegation, provided they
are consistent with this reorganization. All delegated authorities
associated with or necessary to administer, operate, and manage
transferred entities affected by this reorganization are transferred to
the Assistant Secretary for Health and may be re-delegated.
Alex M. Azar II,
Secretary.
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