FOREWORD This compilation has been prepared for use by the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare in reviewing and evaluating current legislative proposals in the field of "public health and quarantine," which is one of the major areas within the committee's legislative jurisdiction. Since many legislative proposals in this field are in the form of proposed amendments to the Public Health Service Act or to related public health laws, it is necessary to have in readily available form an up-to-date compilation of these basic health laws. Such a compilation should also be useful to other congressional committees with related legislative jurisdictions, as well as to various public and voluntary agencies and groups affected by or interested in Federal legislation in this field. Included in the compilation are the Public Health Service Act, as amended, which is the most comprehensive Federal law relating to public health; the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963, as amended; the Clean Air Act, as amended; the Solid Waste Disposal Act; the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act of 1966; and several other laws pertaining to Indian Health or to mental retardation. In addition, the compilation includes Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966, which effected major changes in the administrative structure and distribution of health functions within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. In each case, the statutory provisions as printed in this compilation include all amendments enacted through the first session of the 90th Congress. Thus, they represent statutory provisions in effect in January of 1968. (III) Part C-National Institute of Dental Research___ Part D-National Institute on Arthritis, Rheumatism, and Metabolic Diseases, National Institute on Neurological Diseases and Blindness, and Other Institutes___ Part B-Grants for Construction of Teaching Facilities for Medical, Dental, and Other Health Personnel... Part D-Centers for Research on Mental Retardation and Related Aspects of Human Development... Part E-Grants to Improve the Quality of Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Osteopathy, Optometry, and Part F-Scholarship Grants to Schools of Medicine, Oste- Public Health Service Act-Continued Title VIII-Nurse Training: Part A-Grants for Expansion and Improvement of Nurse Part B-Assistance to Nursing Students.. Part C-General.. Part D-Opportunity Grants for Nursing Education. Title IX-Education, Research, Training, and Demonstrations in the Fields of Heart Disease, Cancer, Stroke, and Related The Clean Air Act (Public Law 88-206, as amended by Public (1) Air Pollution Prevention and Control.. (2) National Emission Standards Act.. (3) General.. The Solid Waste Disposal Act (Title II, Public Law 89-272). 205 225 232 239 (1) Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health (a) Facilities for the Mentally Retarded. Project grants for construction of university- 247 247 (i) 247 (ii) Grants for construction of facilities for the 250 (iii) Grants for the cost of professional and technical (b) Community Mental Health Centers.. (e) Training of physical educators and recreation personnel for mentally retarded and other handicapped children.. (2) Grants for Teaching in the Education of Mentally Retarded Children (Act of Sept. 6, 1958)... Indian Health, miscellaneous laws: (1) Indian Hospital, Health, and Sanitation Facilities (including trans- (2) Community Hospital Facilities (Public Law 85-151). 281 284 289 295 (3) Civil Commitment of Persons Not Charged With Any Criminal 298 (4) Rehabilitation and Posthospitalization Care Programs and Assist- 304 (5) Sentencing After Conviction for Violation of Law Relating to Table A-Major amendments of the Public Health Service Act since 313 |