; (B) the dissemination and implementation of the results of such research; and (C) the promotion of improvements in clinical and health system practices. (2) Identify and eliminate systemic barriers to supporting research in improving diagnosis in health care. (3) Identify knowledge gaps, research needs, and deficiencies in clinical and health system delivery, associated with the diagnostic process, with an emphasis on clarifying needs across the diagnostic research continuum. (4) Create core diagnostic research services and interdisciplinary teams to facilitate diagnostic research. (5) Build capacity by training and developing a highly-qualified diagnostic research workforce. (6) Establish valid operational measures of diagnostic error. (c) Membership (1) Chairperson The Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (or the Director’s designee) shall be the Chairperson of the Council. (2) Members (A) In general In addition to the Chairperson, the Council shall be comprised of at least 1 designee from each of the following, appointed by the head of the applicable department or agency: (i) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (ii) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (iii) The Department of Veterans Affairs. (iv) The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program of the Department of Defense. (v) The National Institutes of Health, including designees from— (I) the National Cancer Institute; (II) the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; (III) the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; (IV) the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; (V) the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; (VI) the National Library of Medicine