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Dr. Baltimores's motion to retain only that part of Part II up to the 
word "NIH" in Recommei Nations I, and to add the phrase "and the appropriate 
working group" after "ORTA." Dr. Baltimore agreed to accept Dr. Walters' 
amendment. Dr. Zaitlin moved to amend the motion to reinstate recommendation 3) 
of this Part. 
Dr. Setlow called Dr. Zaitlin's amendment; i.e., to reinstate recommendation 
3) in this Part. The RAC accepted this amendment by a vote of seven 
for, six against, with four abstentions. The RAC then voted on recommendation 
1) in this Part as amended by Dr. Walters together with recommendation 3). 
The vote was five for, six against, with five abstentions. Dr. Baltimore 
once again moved to accept recommendation 1) of this Part as amended by 
Dr. Walters. Cr. Goldstein suggested the addition of an amendment requiring 
ORDA to notify RAC members of invited consultants prior to the meetings. 
Dr. Baltimore did not accept this amendment. Dr. Setlow thereupon called 
a vote on this amendment. The RAC voted down this amendment by a vote 
of two for, ten against, with three abstentions. Dr. Parkinson asked for 
a clarification of the term "consultants." Dr. Baltimore agreed to 
amend his motion by changing the word "consultants" to "advisors." A 
vote then was called on Dr. Baltimore's motion. The RAC accepted 
Dr. Baltimore's motion by a vote of fourteen for, two against, with one 
abstention. The text as adopted appears as Part II of Attachment III to 
these minutes. 
Quorum and Voting Procedures 
Dr. Zaitlin began by presenting Part III of the Report dealing with the 
question of quorum and voting procedures. He noted that the quorum is 
specified in HEW Committee Management regulations as being a majority of 
the Committee's authorized membership; unless otherwise specified in 
the Committee's charter. Dr. Zaitlin added that Dr. Ahmed preposes that 
for "major" actions two-thirds of the RAC membership should constitute 
a quorum. The Working Group suggested there should be four categories 
of votes, yes, no, abstain, and disqualified. Those RAC members disqualfied 
for conflict of interest should not be counted for quorum purposes. The 
voting procedure should follcw Robert's Rules of Order. Following dis- 
cussion of the issue of disqualification, a motion was made by Mr. Thornton 
to replace the first three sentences of recommendation 1) of Part III as 
follows: "Three categories of votes shall be recorded in the minutes - 
yes, no, or abstain - provided that if a member considers himself disqualified 
by reason of conflict of interest, such member shall request his disqualification 
be noted in the record." The RAC accepted this motion by a vote of 
sixteen in favor, none opposed, with no abstentions. 
Dr. Zaitlin moved to accept recommendation 2) of this Part which states that 
conduct on procedural matters relating to Committee business shall be in 
accordance with Roberts Rules of Order with a simple majority for passage. 
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