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prescribed pursuant to the first section, to select a location for such stand and the type of stand to be provided."

(e) Section 3 of such Act of June 20, 1936, as amended (20 U. S. C., sec. 107b), is amended to read as follows:

State licensing

"SEC. 3. A State commission for the blind or other State agency de- agency. siring to be designated as the licensing agency shall, with the approval Application for of the chief executive of the State, make application to the Secretary designation. and agree

"(1) to cooperate with the Secretary in carrying out the purpose of this Act;

"(2) to provide for each licensed blind person such vending stand equipment, and adequate initial stock of suitable articles to be vended therefrom, as may be necessary: Provided, however, That such equipment and stock may be owned by the licensing agency for use of the blind, or by the blind individual to whom the license is issued: And provided further, That if ownership of such equipment is vested in the blind licensee, (A) the State licensing agency shall retain a first option to repurchase such equipment and (B) in the event such individual dies or for any other reason ceases to be a licensee or transfers to another vending stand, ownership of such equipment shall become vested in the State licensing agency (for transfer to a successor licensee) subject to an obligation on the part of the State licensing agency to pay to such individual (or to his estate) the fair value of his interest therein as later determined in accordance with regulations of the State licensing agency and after opportunity for a fair hearing.

"(3) that if any funds are set aside, or caused to be set aside, from the proceeds of the operation of the vending stands such funds shall be set aside, or caused to be set aside, only to the extent necessary for and may be used only for the purposes of (A) maintenance and replacement of equipment; (B) the purchase of new equipment; (C) management services; and (D) assuring a fair minimum return to operators of vending stands: Provided, however, That in no event shall the amount of such funds to be set aside from the proceeds of any vending stand exceed a reasonable amount which shall be determined by the Secretary;

"(4) to make such reports in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may from time to time require and to comply with such provisions as he may from time to time find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports; "(5) to issue such regulations, consistent with the provisions of this Act, as may be necessary for the operation of this program; "(6) to provide to any blind licensee dissatisfied with any action arising from the operation or administration of the vending stand program an opportunity for a fair hearing."

(f) Section 6 of such Act of June 20, 1936, as amended (20 U. S. C., sec. 107e), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new

subsections:

"(d) The term 'Federal property' means any building, land, or other "Federal prop

real property owned, leased, or occupied by any department or agency erty."

of the United States or any instrumentality wholly owned by the

United States, or by any department or agency of the District of

Columbia or any Territory or possession of the United States.

"(e) The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Health, Educa- "Secretary." tion, and Welfare."

(g) Such Act of June 20, 1936, as amended, is amended by renumber

ing section 7 as section 8, and by inserting immediately after section 6 20 USC 107f. the following new section:

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State acting as
licensing
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Status.

"SEC. 7. In the case of any State which, immediately prior to July 1, 1954, was performing the functions of a State licensing agency pursuant to an application for designation approved under this Act, such application shall be deemed to be an application approved under section 3 of this Act, as amended by the Vocational Rehabilitation Amendments of 1954, until (1) the Secretary finds, after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing to the State licensing agency, that the provisions contained in such application have been changed so that it no longer complies with any provisions required to be included in such application under this Act, as in effect prior to July 1, 1954, or that in the administration of the program there is a failure to comply substantially with any such provision, or (2) the application is superseded by an application approved under section 3. of this Act after July 1, 1954, or (3) July 1, 1955, whichever first

occurs.'

PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF THE PHYSICALLY

HANDICAPPED

SEC. 5. The joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution authorizing an appropriation for the work of the President's Committee on National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week", approved Appropriation. July 11, 1949 (63 Stat. 409), is amended by striking out "$75,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$225,000".

UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

SEC. 6. (a) The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 3 of the 48 Stat. 114. Act of June 6, 1933, as amended (29 U. S. C., sec. 49b), is hereby amended by inserting after "gainful occupations," the following: "including employment counseling and placement services for handicapped persons,".

Study of existing programs.

Report to
Congress.

(b) Section 8 of such Act, as amended (29 U. S. C., sec. 49g), is further amended by inserting after the first sentence thereof a new sentence to read as follows: "Such plans shall include provision for the promotion and development of employment opportunities for handicapped persons and for job counseling and placement of such persons, and for the designation of at least one person in each State or Federal employment office, whose duties shall include the effectuation of such purposes."

HOMEBOUND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS

SEC. 7. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall make a thorough study of existing programs for teaching and training handicapped persons, commonly known as shut-ins, whose disabilities confine them to their homes or beds, for the purpose of ascertaining whether additional or supplementary programs or services are necessary, particularly in rural areas, in order to provide adequate general ameliorative and vocational training for such handicapped persons. The Secretary shall report to the Congress not later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act the results of such study, together with such recommendations as may be desirable.

EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 8. The amendments made by this Act shall become effective July 1, 1954.

Approved August 3, 1954.

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Incorporation,

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following National Fund persons: Donald C. Balfour, M. D., Rochester, Minnesota; Louis H. for Medioal Bauer, M. D., Hempstead, New York; Margaret Culkin Banning, Education. Duluth, Minnesota; E. N. Beesley, Indianapolis, Indiana; James F. Bell, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Elmer H. Bobst, New York, New York; Earl Bunting, Washington, District of Columbia; Carl Byoir, New York, New York; James L. Camp, Junior, Franklin, Virginia; Champ Carry, Chicago, Illinois; Robert S. Cheek, Nashville, Tennessee; Colby M. Chester, New York, New York; Frank A. Christensen, New York, New York; Paul F. Clark, Boston, Massachusetts; Lucius D. Clay, New York, New York; S. Sloan Colt, Westhampton Beach, New York; George H. Coppers, New York, New York; William E. Cotter, Scarsdale, New York; C. R. Cox, New York, New York; Howard S. Cullman, New York, New York; Walter J. Cummings, Chicago, Illinois; Willard K. Denton, New York, New York; Raoul E. Desvernine, Washington, District of Columbia; Michael Francis Doyle, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;

Victor Emanuel, New York, New York; Peter M. Fraser, Hartford, Connecticut; Bernard F. Gimbel, Greenwich, Connecticut; William B. Given, Junior, New York, New York; Robert M. Hanes, WinstonSalem, North Carolina; David M. Heyman, New York, New York; Oveta Culp Hobby, Houston, Texas; Herbert Hoover, New York, New York; B. Brewster Jennings, Glen Head, New York; Eric A. Johnston, Washington, District of Columbia; Devereux C. Josephs, New York, New York; Meyer Kestnbaum, Chicago, Illinois: Edgar Kobak, New York, New York; Allan B. Kline, Chicago, Illinois; Robert Lehman, New York, New York; Samuel D. Leidesdorf, New York, New York; Leroy A. Lincoln, New York, New York; Ralph Lowell, Boston, Massachusetts; Benjamin E. Mays, Atlanta, Georgia; Neil McElroy, Cincinnati, Ohio; George W. Merck, West Orange, New Jersey: Don G. Mitchell, New York, New York; George G. Montgomery, San Francisco, California; Seeley G. Mudd, M. D., Los Angeles, California; Charles S. Munson, New York, New York; Herschel D. Newsom, Washington, District of Columbia; Edward J. Noble, New York, New York; William S. Paley, New York, New York; Thomas I. Parkinson, New York, New York; F. D. Patterson, Tuskegee, Alabama; Joseph M. Proskauer, New York, New York; B. Earl Puckett, New Yoik, New York; Victor F. Ridder, New York, New York; Owen J. Roberts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Winthrop Rockefeller, Little Rock, Arkansas; Anna M. Rosenberg, New York, New York; T. J. Ross, New York, New York; Howard A. Rusk, M. D., New York, New York; Frank P. Samford, Birmingham, Alabama; Lester N. Selig, Chicago, Illinois; Eustace Seligman, New York, New York; Spyros P. Skouras, New York, New York; Alfred P. Sloan, Junior, New York, New York; George F. Smith, New Brunswick, New Jersey; Harold V. Smith, New York, New York; Harold E. Stassen, Washington, District of Columbia; John P. Stevens, Junior, New York, New York; William C. Stolk, New York, New York; Harvey B. Stone, M. D. Baltimore, Maryland; Reese H. Taylor, Los Angeles, California; Juan T. Trippe, Greenwich, Connecticut; Thomas J. Watson, New York, New York; Ernest T. Weir, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; George Whitney, New York, New York; Robert E. Wilson, Chicago, Illinois; R. W. Woodruff, Atlanta, Georgia; Wilson W. Wyatt, Louisville, Kentucky; J. D. Zellerbach, San Francisco, California; and John S. Zinsser, Philadelphia, Penn

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sylvania; and their successors, are hereby created and declared to be a body corporate of the District of Columbia, where its legal domicile shall be, by the name of the National Fund for Medical Education (hereinafter referred to as the corporation) and by such name shall be known and have perpetual succession and the powers, limitations, and restrictions herein contained.

COMPLETION OF ORGANIZATION

SEC. 2. A majority of the persons named in the first section of this Act are authorized to complete the organization of the corporation by the selection of officers and employees, the adoption of a constitution and bylaws, not inconsistent with this Act, and the doing of such other acts as may be necessary for such purpose.

PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION

SEC. 3. The purposes of the corporation shall be to raise from private sources, disperse and administer funds for medical education and in connection therewith to take other appropriate action to promote and foster the following objectives:

(1) The interpretation of the needs of medical education to the American public;

(2) The encouragement of the growth, development and advancement of constantly improving standards and methods in the education and training of all medical manpower in the Nation; and

(3) The preservation of academic freedom in the institutions of medical education.

CORPORATE POWERS

SEC. 4. The corporation shall have power

(1) to have succession by its corporate name;

(2) to sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of competent jurisdiction;

(3) to adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal;

(4) to choose such officers, managers, agents, and employees as the business of the corporation may require;

(5) to adopt, amend, and alter a constitution and bylaws, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any State in which the corporation is to operate, for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs;

(6) to contract and be contracted with;

(7) to take by lease, gift, purchase, grant, devise, or bequest from any private corporation, association, partnership, firm or individual and to hold any property, real, personal or mixed, necessary or convenient for attaining the objects and carrying into effect the purposes of the corporation, subject, however, to applicable provisions of law of any State (A) governing the amount or kind of property which may be held by, or (B) otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership of property by, a corporation operating in such State;

(8) to transfer, convey, lease, sublease, encumber and otherwise alienate real, personal or mixed property; and

(9) to borrow money for the purposes of the corporation, issue bonds therefor, and secure the same by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or otherwise, subject in every case to all applicable provisions of Federal and State laws.

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SEC. 5. (a) The principal office of the corporation shall be located in New York City, New York, or in such other place as may be later determined by the board of directors, but the activities of the corporation shall not be confined to that place, but may be conducted throughout the various States, Territories, and possessions of the United States.

(b) The corporation shall have in the District of Columbia at all times a designated agent authorized to accept service of process for the corporation; and notice to or service upon such agent, or mailed to the business address of such agent, shall be deemed notice to or service upon the corporation.

MEMBERSHIP; VOTING RIGHTS

SEC. 6. (a) Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members shall, except as provided in this Act, be determined as the constitution and bylaws of the corporation may provide.

(b) Each member of the corporation, other than honorary, sustaining or associate members, shall have the right to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at all meetings of the members of the corporation.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: COMPOSITION, RESPONSIBILITIES

SEC. 7 (a) Upon the enactment of this Act the membership of the initial board of directors of the corporation shall consist of the present members of the executive committee of the National Fund for Medical Education, Incorporated, the corporation described in section 16 of this Act, or such of them as may then be living and are qualified members of said executive committee, to wit: Earl Bunting, Washington, District of Columbia; Colby M. Chester, New York, New York; S. Sloan Colt, Westhampton Beach, New York; William E. Cotter, Scarsdale, New York; Victor Emanuel, New York, New York; William B. Given, Junior, New York, New York; Herbert Hoover, New York, New York; Devereux C. Josephs, New York, New York; Samuel D. Leidesdorf, New York, New York; Leroy A. Lincoln, New York, New York; Eustace Seligman, New York, New York; Juan T. Trippe, Greenwich, Connecticut; and John S. Zinsser, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; together with the following members of the medical profession, namely, Donald C. Balfour, M. D., Rochester, Minnesota; Louis H. Bauer, M. D., Hempstead, New York; Howard A. Rusk, M. D., New York, New York; and Harvey B. Stone, M. D., Baltimore, Maryland.

(b) Thereafter, the board of directors of the corporation shall consist of such number (not less than fifteen and not more than twentyfive, four of whom shall at all times be members of the medical profession), shall be selected in such manner (including the filling of vacancies), and shall serve for such term as may be prescribed in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation.

(c) The board of directors shall be the governing board of the corporation and, during the intervals between the meetings of members, shall be responsible for the general policies and program of the corporation and for the control of all contributed funds as may be raised by the corporation.

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