any interested party, may establish quarantine inspection during the twenty-four hours of the day, or any fraction thereof, at such quarantine stations as, in his opinion, require such extended service. He may restrict the performance of quarantine inspection to hours of daylight for such arriving vessels as cannot, in his opinion, be satisfactorily inspected during hours of darkness. No vessel shall be required to undergo quarantine inspection during the hours of darkness, unless the quarantine officer at such quarantine station shall deem an immediate inspection necessary to protect the public health. Uniformity shall not be required in the hours during which quarantine inspection may be obtained at the various ports of the United States.

(c) Overtime pay for employees of Service.

The Surgeon General shall fix a reasonable rate of extra compensation for overtime services of employees of the United States Public Health Service, Foreign Quarantine Division, performing overtime duties including the operation of vessels, in connection with the inspection or quarantine treatment of persons (passengers and crews), conveyances, or goods arriving by land, water, or air in the United States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, hereinafter referred to as "employees of the Public Health Service", when required to be on duty between the hours of 6 o'clock postmeridian and 6 o'clock antemeridian (or between the hours of 7 o'clock postmeridian and 7 o'clock antemeridian at stations which have a declared workday of from 7 o'clock antemeridian to 7 o'clock postmeridian), or on Sundays or holidays, such rate, in lieu of compensation under any other provision of law, to be fixed at two times the basic hourly rate for each hour that the overtime extends beyond 6 o'clock (or 7 o'clock as the case may be) postmeridian, and two times the basic hourly rate for each overtime hour worked on Sundays or holidays. As used in this subsection, the term "basic hourly rate" shall mean the regular basic rate of pay which is applicable to such employees for work performed within their regular scheduled tour of duty.

(d) Payment of extra compensation to United States; bond or deposit to assure payment; deposit of moneys to credit of appropriation.

(1) The said extra compensation shall be paid to the United States by the owner, agent, consignee, operator, or master or other person in charge of any conveyance, for whom, at his request, services as described in this subsection (hereinafter referred to as overtime service) are performed. If such employees have been ordered to report for duty and have so reported, and the requested services are not performed by reason of circumstances beyond the control of the employees concerned, such extra compensation shall be paid on the same basis as though the overtime services had actually been performed during the period between the time the employees were ordered to report for duty and did so report, and the time they were notified that their services would not be required, and in any case as though their services had continued for not less than one hour. The Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare

may prescribe regulations requiring the owner, agent, consignee, operator, or master or other person for whom the overtime services are performed to file a bond in such amounts and containing such conditions and with such sureties, or in lieu of a bond, to deposit money or obligations of the United States in such amount, as will assure the payment of charges under this subsection, which bond or deposit may cover one or more transactions or all transactions during a specified period: Provided, That no charges shall be made for services performed in connection with the inspection of (1) persons arriving by international highways, ferries, bridges, or tunnels, or the conveyances in which they arrive, or (2) persons arriving by aircraft or railroad trains, the operations of which are covered by published schedules, or the aircraft or trains in which they arrive, or 3) persons arriving by vessels operated between Canadian ports and ports on Puget Sound or operated on the Great Lakes and connecting waterways, the operations of which are covered by published schedules, or the vessels in which they arrive.

(2) Moneys collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the appropriation charged with the expense of the services, and the appropriations so credited shall be available for the payment of such compensation to the said employees for services so rendered. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 364, 58 Stat. 704; June 21, 1957, Pub. L. 85-58, ch. VII, § 701, 71 Stat. 181; Aug. 1, 1958, Pub. L. 85-580, title II, § 201, 72 Stat. 467.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 193 of Title 50, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, and is now covered by section 2274 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

1958-Subsec. (c).

AMENDMENTS

Pub. L. 85-580 increased the rate of pay for each hour that the overtime extends beyond 6 o'clock (or 7 o'clock as the case may be) postmeridian from one and one-half times the basic hourly rate to two times the basic hourly rate.

1957-Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 85-58 added subsecs. (c) and (d).

DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS Functions of the President delegated to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, see Ex. Ord. No. 11140, Jan. 30, 1964, 29 F.R. 1637, set out as a note under section 202 of this title.

§ 268. Quarantine duties of consular and other officers.

(a) Any consular or medical officer of the United States, designated for such purpose by the Secretary, shall make reports to the Surgeon General, on such forms and at such intervals as the Surgeon General may prescribe, of the health conditions at the port or place at which such officer is stationed.

(b) It shall be the duty of the customs officers and of Coast Guard officers to aid in the enforcement of quarantine rules and regulations; but no additional compensation, except actual and necessary traveling expenses, shall be allowed any such officer by reason of such services. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 365, 58 Stat. 705; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F. R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of the Federal Security Administrator were transferred to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of the Federal Security Agency were transferred to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, set out as a note under section 623 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. The Federal Security Agency and the office of Administrator were abolished by section 8 of 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1.

All functions of all officers of the Department of the Treasury, and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, were transferred, with certain exceptions, to the Secretary of the Treasury, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the perforinance of any of his functions, by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 26, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out in note under section 241 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. Officers of the customs are officers of the Treasury Department, and the Coast Guard is generally a service in such Department, but the Plan provided that, notwithstanding such transfer of functions, the Coast Guard shall continue to operate as a part of the Navy, subject to the orders of the Secretary of the Navy, in time of war or when the President shall so direct, as provided in sections 1 and 3 of Title 14, Coast Guard.

§ 269. Bills of health.

(a) Detail of medical officer; conditions precedent to issuance; consular officer to receive fees. Except as otherwise prescribed in regulations, any vessel at any foreign port or place clearing or departing for any port or place in a State or possession shall be required to obtain from the consular officer of the United States or from the Public Health Service officer, or other medical officer of the United States designated by the Surgeon General, at the port or place of departure, a bill of health in duplicate, in the form prescribed by the Surgeon General. The President, from time to time, shall specify the ports at which a medical officer shall be stationed for this purpose. Such bill of health shall set forth the sanitary history and condition of said vessel, and shall state that it has in all respects complied with the regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. Before granting such duplicate bill of health, such consular or medical officer shall be satisfied that the matters and things therein stated are true. The consular officer shall be entitled to demand and receive the fees for bills of health and such fees shall be established by regulation.

(b) Collectors of customs to receive originals; duplicate copies as part of ship's papers.

Original bills of health shall be delivered to the collectors of customs at the port of entry. Duplicate copies of such bills of health shall be delivered at the time of inspection to quarantine officers at such port. The bills of health herein prescribed shall be considered as part of the ship's papers, and when duly certified to by the proper consular or other officer of the United States, over his official signature and seal, shall be accepted as evidence of the statements therein contained in any court of the United States. (c) Regulations to secure sanitary conditions of vessels.

The Surgeon General shall from time to time prescribe regulations, applicable to vessels referred to in subsection (a) of this section for the purpose of

preventing the introduction into the States or possessions of the United States of any communicable disease by securing the best sanitary condition of such vessels, their cargoes, passengers, and crews. Such regulations shall be observed by such vessels prior to departure, during the course of the voyage, and also during inspection, disinfection, or other quarantine procedure upon arrival at any United States quarantine station.

(d) Vessels from ports near frontier.

The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to vessels plying between such foreign ports on or near the frontiers of the United States and ports of the United States as are designated by treaty.

(e) Compliance with regulations.

It shall be unlawful for any vessel to enter any port in any State or possession of the United States to discharge its cargo, or land its passengers, except upon a certificate of the quarantine officer that regulations prescribed under subsection (c) of this section have in all respects been complied with by such officer, the vessel, and its master. The master of every such vessel shall deliver such certificate to the collector of customs at the port of entry, together with the original bill of health and other papers of the vessel. The certificate required by this subsection shall be procurable from the quarantine officer, upon arrival of the vessel at the quarantine station and satisfactory inspection thereof, at any time within which quarantine services are performed at such station. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 366, 58 Stat. 705.)

§ 270. Quarantine regulations governing civil air navigation and civil aircraft.

The Surgeon General is authorized to provide by regulations for the application to air navigation and aircraft of any of the provisions of sections 267-269 of this title and regulations prescribed thereunder (including penalties and forfeitures for violations of such sections and regulations), to such extent and upon such conditions as he deems necessary for the safeguarding of the public health. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 367, 58 Stat. 706.)

§ 271. Penalties for violation of quarantine laws; remission or mitigation of forfeitures.

(a) Any person who violates any regulation prescribed under sections 264-266 of this title, or any provision of section 269 of this title or any regulation prescribed thereunder, or who enters or departs from the limits of any quarantine station, ground, or anchorage in disregard of quarantine rules and regulations or without permission of the quarantine officer in charge, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

(b) Any vessel which violates section 269 of this title, or any regulations thereunder or under section 267 of this title, or which enters within or departs from the limits of any quarantine station, ground, or anchorage in disregard of the quarantine rules and regulations or without permission of the officer in charge, shall forfeit to the United States not more than $5,000, the amount to be determined by the court, which shall be a lien on such vessel, to be

recovered by proceedings in the proper district court of the United States. In all such proceedings the United States attorney shall appear on behalf of the United States; and all such proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules and laws governing cases of seizure of vessels for violation of the revenue laws of the United States.

(c) With the approval of the Secretary, the Surgeon General may, upon application therefor, remit or mitigate any forfeiture provided for under subsection (b) of this section, and he shall have authority to ascertain the facts upon all such applications. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 368, 58 Stat. 706; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 909; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F. R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631.)

CHANGE OF NAME

Act June 25, 1948, substituted "United States attorney" for "United States district attorney". See section 501 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of the Federal Security Administrator were transferred to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of the Federal Security Agency were transferred to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, set out as a note under section 623 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. The Federal Security Agency and the office of Administrator were abolished by section 8 of 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1.

§ 272. Administration of oaths by quarantine officers. Medical officers of the United States, when performing duties as quarantine officers at any port or place within the United States, are authorized to take declarations and administer oaths in matters pertaining to the administration of the quarantine laws and regulations of the United States. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 369, 58 Stat. 706.)

§ 273. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-70, § 31(b)(1), June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 148, eff. July 1, 1959.

Section, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 371, as added July 28, 1956, ch. 772, title II, § 201, 70 Stat. 709, authorized grants to the Territory of Alaska for an integrated mental health program.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

Section 31(b) (1) of Pub. L. 86–70 provided in part that the repeal of this section shall be effective July 1, 1959.

§ 274. Grants to Alaska for mental health program; payments for construction of hospital facilities. (a) Appropriation.

There is authorized to be appropriated an amount not exceeding the total sum of $6,500,000, to remain available until expended, to enable the Surgeon General to make payments to Alaska as the total contribution of the Federal Government to be used in defraying the cost of construction of hospital and other facilities in Alaska needed for the carrying out of a comprehensive mental health program. (b) Construction of projects.

Such facilities shall be scheduled for construction in accordance with a comprehensive construction program, developed by Alaska in consultation with the Public Health Service and approved by the Surgeon General. Projects shall be constructed in

accordance with such approved program and in accordance with plans and specifications for the project approved by the Surgeon General.

(c) Certification for payment; inspection; withholding of payment.

Upon certification by Alaska, based upon inspection by it, that work has been performed upon a project, or purchases have been made in accordance with approved plans and specifications, and that payment of an installment is due, the Surgeon General shall certify such installment for payment: Provided, however, That the Surgeon General may cause the project to be inspected at any time, and if such inspection indicates that the project is not being constructed in accordance with approved plans and specifications, he may, after notice and affording opportunity for hearing, withhold further payment until he finds that adequate corrective measures have been taken.

(d) Definition of cost of construction.

The term "cost of construction" means the amount found necessary by the Surgeon General for the construction of a project and includes the construction and initial equipment of buildings (including medical transportation facilities), architects' and engineering fees, the cost of land acquired specifically for the purpose of the project, and on-site improvements.

(e) Recovery of value of facility.

If, within twenty years from the date of completion of construction, any hospital or other medical facility constructed with the aid of grants under this section shall cease to be a publicly owned facility operated for the care or treatment of patients under Alaska's mental health program, the United States shall be entitled to recover from Alaska the then value of the hospital or other medical facility, reduced, however, proportionately to the extent to which Alaska may have contributed to the cost of construction thereof. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 372, as added July 28, 1956, ch. 772, title II, § 201, 70 Stat. 710, and amended June 25, 1959, Pub. L. 86-70, § 31(b) (2)—(4), 73 Stat. 148.)

CODIFICATION

A subsequent section 372 of act July 1, 1944, added by act Aug. 3, 1956 ch. 941, § 1, 70 Stat. 960, and relating to the functions of the National Library of Medicine, is classified to section 276 of this title.

AMENDMENTS

1959 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86-70, § 31(b) (2), eliminated words "the Territory of" preceding "Alaska as." Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 86-70, 31(b) (3), substituted "Alaska" for "the Territory."

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 86-70, § 31(b)(3), substituted "Alaska" for "the Territory."

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 86-70, § 31(b) (3), (4), substituted "Alaska" for "the Territory" in two instances, and "Alaska's" for "the Territory's."

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1959 AMENDMENT Amendment of section by Pub. L. 86-70 effective on Jan. 3, 1959, see section 47(d) of Pub. L. 86-70, set out as a note under section 151 of Title 20, Education.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section as effective July 28, 1956, see note set out under section 273 of this title.

§ 275. National Library of Medicine; purpose; establishment.

In order to assist the advancement of medical and related sciences, and to aid the dissemination and exchange of scientific and other information important to the progress of medicine and to the public health, there is established in the Public Health Service a National Library of Medicine (hereinafter referred to in sections 275-280a of this title as the "Library"). (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 371. as added Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 960.)

CODIFICATION

A prior section 371 of act July 1, 1944, added by act July 28, 1956, ch. 772, title II, § 201, 70 Stat. 209, and relating to grants for Alaska Mental Health program, was classified to former section 273 of this title and was repealed.

SHORT TITLE

Section 2 of act Aug. 3, 1956, provided that: "This Act [which enacted sections 275-280a of this title] may be cited as the 'National Library of Medicine Act'."

§ 276. Same; functions.

(a) The Surgeon General, through the Library and subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, shall—

(1) acquire and preserve books, periodicals, prints, films, recordings, and other library materials pertinent to medicine;

(2) organize the materials specified in clause (1) of this subsection by appropriate cataloging, indexing, and bibliographical listing;

(3) publish and make available the catalogs, indexes, and bibliographies referred to in clause (2) of this subsection;

(4) make available, through loans, photographic or other copying procedures or otherwise, such materials in the Library as he deems appropriate;

(5) provide reference and research assistance; and

(6) engage in such other activities in furtherance of the purposes of sections 275-280a of this title as he deems appropriate and the Library's resources permit.

(b) The Surgeon General may exchange, destroy, or otherwise dispose of any books, periodicals, films, and other library materials not needed for the permanent use of the Library.

(c) The Surgeon General is authorized, after obtaining the advice and recommendations of the Board (established under section 277 of this title), to prescribe rules under which the Library will provide copies of its publications or materials, or will make available its facilities for research or its bibliographic, reference, or other services, to public and private agencies and organizations, institutions, and individuals. Such rules may provide for making available such publications, materials, facilities, or services (1) without charge as a public service, or (2) upon a loan, exchange, or charge basis, or (3) in appropriate circumstances, under contract arrangements made with a public or other nonprofit agency, organization, or institution. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 372, as added Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 960.)

CODIFICATION

A prior section 372 of act July 1, 1944, added by act July 28, 1956, ch. 772, title II, § 201, 70 Stat. 209, and relating to payments for construction of hospital facilities in connection with the Alaska mental health program, is classified to section 274 of this title.

§ 277. Same; Board of Regents.

(a) Establishment; composition; appointment of members; Chairman; executive secretary. There is established in the Public Health Service a Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine (referred to in sections 275-280a of this title as the "Board") consisting of the Surgeons General of the Public Health Service, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, the Chief Medical Director of the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans' Administration, the Assistant Director for Biological and Medical Sciences of the National Science Foundation, and the Librarian of Congress, all of whom shall be ex officio members and ten members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The ten appointed members shall be selected from among leaders in the various fields of the fundamental sciences, medicine, dentistry, public health, hospital administration, pharmacology, or scientific or medical library work, or in public affairs. At least six of the appointed members shall be selected from among leaders in the fields of medical, dental, or public health research or education. The Board shall annually elect one of the appointed members to serve as Chairman until the next election. The Surgeon General shall designate a member of the Library staff to act as executive secretary of the Board.

(b) Duties of Board; annual report of Surgeon General.

It shall be the duty of the Board to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Surgeon General on important matters of policy in regard to the Library, including such matters as the acquisition of materials for the Library, the scope, content and organization of the Library's services, and the rules under which its materials, publications, facilities, and services shall be made available to various kinds of users, and the Surgeon General shall include in his annual report to the Congress a statement covering the recommendations made by the Board and the disposition thereof. The Surgeon General is authorized to use the services of any member or members of the Board in connection with matters related to the work of the Library, for such periods, in addition to conference periods, as he may determine.

(c) Terms of office; vacancies; reappointment.

Each appointed member of the Board shall hold office for a term of four years, except that (A) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term, and (B) the terms of the members first taking office after August 5, 1956 shall expire as follows: three at the end of four years after August 3, 1956, three at the end of three years after August 5, 1956, two at the end of two years after such date, and two at the end of one year after

August 3, 1956, as designated by the President at the time of appointment. None of the appointed members shall be eligible for reappointment within one year after the end of his preceding term.

(d) Compensation; travel expenses.

Appointed members of the Board who are not otherwise in the employ of the United States, while attending conferences of the Board or otherwise serving at the request of the Surgeon General, shall be entitled to receive compensation at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, but not exceeding $50 per diem, including travel time, and while away from their homes or regular places of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 73b-2 of Title 5 for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 373, as added Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 960.)

§ 278. Same; acceptance and administration of gifts; establishment of memorials.

The provisions of section 219 of this title shall be applicable to the acceptance and administration of gifts made for the benefit of the Library or for carrying out any of its functions, and the Surgeon General shall make recommendations to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare relating to establishment within the Library of suitable memorials to the donors. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 374, as added Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 961.)

§ 279. Same; definitions.

For purposes of sections 275-280a of this title the terms "medicine” and “medical" shall, except when used in section 277 of this title, be understood to include preventive and therapeutic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, hospitalization, nursing, public health, and the fundamental sciences related thereto, and other related fields of study, research, or activity. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 375, as added Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 962.)

§ 280. Same; library facilities.

There are authorized to be appropriated sums sufficient for the erection and equipment of suitable and adequate buildings and facilities for use of the Library in carrying out the provisions of sections 275-280a of this title. The Administrator of General Services is authorized to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, donation, or otherwise, a suitable site or sites, selected by the Surgeon General in accordance with the direction of the Board, for such buildings and facilities and to erect thereon, furnish, and equip such buildings and facilities. The sums authorized in this section to be appropriated shall include the cost of preparation of drawings and specifications, supervision of construction, and other administrative expenses incident to the work. The Administrator of General Services shall prepare the plans and specifications, make all necessary contracts, and supervise construction. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 376, as added Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 962.)

§ 280a. Same; transfer of Armed Forces Medical Library.

All civilian personnel, equipment, library collections, other personal property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds (available or to be made available), which the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine to relate primarily to the functions of the Armed Forces Medical Library, are transferred to the Service for use in the administration and operation of sections 275-280a of this title. Such transfer of property, funds, and personnel, and the other provisions of sections 275-280a of this title, shall become effective on the first day, occurring not less than thirty days after August 3, 1956, which the Director of the Bureau of the Budget determines to be practicable. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 377, as added Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 962.)

SUBCHAPTER III.-NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES

AMENDMENTS

1950-Act Aug. 15, 1950, ch. 714, § 2(a), 64 Stat. 444, substituted "National Research Institutes" for "National Cancer, Heart, and Dental Institutes" as the subchapter heading.

1948-Act June 24, 1948, ch. 621, § 3(a), 62 Stat. 598, substituted "National Cancer, Heart, and Dental Institutes" for "National Cancer and Heart Institutes" as the subchapter heading.

Act June 16, 1948, ch. 481, § 3, 62 Stat. 464, substituted "National Cancer and Heart Institutes" for "National Cancer Institute" as the subchapter heading.

PART A. NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

AMENDMENTS

1948-Act June 16, 1948, ch. 481, § 3 (b), 62 Stat. 464, added heading of Part A.

§ 281. Division in National Institutes of Health.

The National Cancer Institute shall be a division in the National Institutes of Health. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 401, 58 Stat. 707; June 16, 1948, ch. 481, § 6 (b), 62 Stat. 469.)

AMENDMENTS

1948-Act June 16, 1948, substituted "National Institutes of Health" for "National Institute of Health".

CROSS REFERENCES

April as Cancer Control Month, see section 150 of Title 36, Patriotic Societies and Observances.

§ 282. Powers and duties of Surgeon General.

In carrying out the purposes of section 241 of this title with respect to cancer the Surgeon General, through the National Cancer Institute and in cooperation with the National Cancer Advisory Council, shall

(a) Fosterage of research.

Conduct, assist, and foster researches, investigations, experiments, and studies relating to the cause, prevention, and methods of diagnosis and treatment of cancer;

(b) Coordination of researches.

Promote the coordination of researches conducted by the Institute and similar researches conducted by other agencies, organizations, and individuals: