The assign to committee and/or schedule action makes the protocol eligible to be reviewed by IRB committee members through a full board or expedited review. The committee/schedule selection serves as a precursor to make many other actions available.
Table 349 Protocol Document, Protocol Actions Page, Request an Action Section, Assign to Committee and Schedule – Action Attributes
| Action attributes | Description | 
| Who can perform action | IRB Administrators are allowed to perform this action. | 
| Protocol state prior to action | Prior to the action being performed, the protocol must be in the following state: 
 The protocol status must be Submitted to IRB. The submission status can be in any state. 
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| Protocol state after action | After the action is performed 
 The protocol status does not change. The submission status changes to Submitted to Committee if the status prior to committee assignment was Pending, | 

Figure 1154 Protocol Document, Protocol Actions Page, Request an Action Section, Available Actions – Assign to Committee and Schedule Layout
Table 350 Protocol Document, Protocol Actions Page, Request an Action Section, Available Actions – Assign to Committee and Schedule Field Descriptions
| Field | Description | 
| Committee | Select the desired committee from the list of names as 
      appropriate.  Use the drop-down | 
| Schedule Date | Select the date/location/time option from the list of 
      scheduled committee meetings as appropriate.  Use the drop-down | 
| Submit | Click the submit |