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health, hospital administration, pharamacology, 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 Secretary shall designate a member of the Library staff to act as executive secretary of the Board.

(b) Duties of Board; annual report of Secretary.

It shall be the duty of the Board to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary 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 Secretary shall include in his annual report to the Congress a statement covering the recommendations made by the Board and the disposition thereof. The Secretary 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.

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. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 383, formerly § 373, as added Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 960, and amended Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89-291, § 4, 79 Stat. 1067, renumbered and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(a) (3), (d) (1), 84 Stat. 66, 67; Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91-515, title VI, § 601(b) (2), 84 Stat. 1311.)

AMENDMENTS

1970 Subsecs. (a), (b), (d), Pub. L. 91–212, § 10(d) (1), struck out "Surgeon General" wherever appearing. "Secretary" was substituted therefor in the condification of Pub. L. 91-212 as the probable intent of Congress.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 91-515 struck out subsec. (d) which related to the payment of compensation and travel expenses of appointed members of the Board not otherwise in the employ of the United States.

1965 Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 89-291 substituted "875" for "$50."

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 91-212 effective Mar. 13, 1970, see section 12(b) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 276 of this title.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of Public Health Service, of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, and of all other officers and employees of the Public Health Service, and all functions of all agencies of or in the Public Health Service transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by 1966 Reorg. Plan No. 3, 31 F.R. 8855, 80 Stat. 1610, effective June 25, 1966, set out as a note under section 202 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 276, 279, 280b-1, 280b-2 of this title.

§ 278. 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 Board 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, § 384, formerly § 374, as added Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 961, and renumbered and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(a) (3), (d) (1), 84 Stat. 66, 67.)

AMENDMENTS

1970-Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(d)(1), substituted "Board" for "Surgeon General".

EFFECTIVE Date of 1970 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 91-212 effective Mar. 13, 1970, see section 12(b) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 276 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 280b-2 of this title. § 279. Definitions.

For purposes of this part 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, § 385, formerly § 375, as added Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907 § 1, 70 Stat. 962, and renumbered and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(a) (3), (b) (2), 84 Stat. 66.)

AMENDMENTS

1970-Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(b) (2), substituted "section 383" for "section 373" which for purposes of codification has been editorially translated as "section 277 of this title."

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 280b-2 of this title. § 280. 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 this part. The Administrator of General Services is authorized to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, donation, or otherwise, a suitable site or sites, selected by the Secretary in accordance with the direction of the

otherwise, a suitable site or sites, selected by the Secretary 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, § 386, formerly § 376, as added Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 962, and renumbered and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(a) (3), (d) (1), 84 Stat. 66, 67.)

AMENDMENTS

1970-Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(d) (1), struck out "Surgeon General". "Secretary" was substituted therefor in the codification of Pub. L. 91-212 as the probable intent of Congress.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 91-212 effective Mar. 13, 1970, see section 12(b) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 276 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 280b-2, 280b-3 of this title.

§ 280a. 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 Office of Management and 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 this part. Such transfer of property, funds, and personnel, and the other provisions of this part, shall become effective on the first day, occurring not less than thirty days after August 3, 1956, which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines to be practicable. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 387, formerly § 377, as added Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 962, amended 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959, 84 Stat. and renumbered Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(a) (3), 84 Stat. 66.)

CHANGE OF NAME

The Bureau of the Budget was designated the Office of Management and Budget and the offices of Director of the Bureau of the Budget, Deputy Director of the Bureau of the Budget, and Assistant Directors of the Bureau of the Budget were designated Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Deputy Director of the Office of Management an Budget, and Assistant Directors of the Office of Management and Budget, respectively, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959, 84 Stat. —, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which also transferred all records, property, personnel, and funds of the Bureau to the Office of Management and Budget.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 280b-2 of this title. § 280a-1. Regional branches.

(a) Whenever, the Secretary, with the advice of the Board, determines, that—

(1) in any geographic area of the United States, there is no regional medical library adequate to service such area;

(2) under the criteria prescribed in section 280b-8 of this title, there is a need for a regional medical library to serve such area; and

(3) because there is located in such area no medical library which, under the provisions of section 280b-8 of this title, can feasibly be developed into a regional medical library adequate to serve such area,

he is authorized to establish, as a branch of the National Library of Medicine, a regional medical library to serve the needs of such area.

(b) For the purpose of establishing branches of the National Library of Medicine under this section, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and ending with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, such sums, not to exceed $2,000,000 for any fiscal year, as may be necessary. Sums appropriated pursuant to this section for any fiscal year shall remain available until expended. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 388, formerly 378, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–291, § 3, 79 Stat. 1067, and renumbered and amended Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(a) (3), (d) (1), 84 Stat. 66, 67.)

AMENDMENTS

1970 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(d)(1), struck out "Surgeon General". "Secretary" was substituted therefor in the codification of Pub. L. 91-212 as the probable intent of Congress.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 91-212 effective Mar. 13, 1970. see section 12(b) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 276 of this title.

PART J.-ASSISTANCE TO MEDICAL LIBRARIES
CODIFICATION

Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(a) (1), Mar. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 66; redesignated "Part I-Assistance to Medical Libraries", as "Part J-Assistance to Medical Libraries".

PART REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This part is referred to in section 293b of this title.

§ 280b. Congressional findings and declaration of policy.

(a) The Congress hereby finds and declares that (1) the unprecedented expansion of knowledge in the health sciences within the past two decades has brought about a massive growth in the quantity, and major changes in the nature of, biomedical information, materials, and publications; (2) there has not been a corresponding growth in the facilities and techniques necessary adequately to coordinate and disseminate among health scientists and practitioners the ever-increasing volume of knowledge and information which has been developed in the health science field; (3) much of the value of the ever-increasing volume of knowledge and information which has been, and continues to be, developed in the health science field will be lost unless proper measures are taken in the immediate future to de

velop facilities and techniques necessary to collect, preserve, store, process, retrieve, and facilitate the dissemination and utilization of, such knowledge and information.

(b) It is therefore the policy of this part to

(1) assist in the construction of new, and the renovation, expansion, or rehabilitation of existing medical library facilities;

(2) assist in the training of medical librarians and other information specialists in the health sciences;

(3) assist, through grants to physicians and other practitioners in the sciences related to health, to scientists, and to public or nonprofit private institutions on behalf of such physicians, other practitioners, and scientists, in the compilation of existing, and the creation of additional, written matter which will facilitate the distribution and utilization of knowledge and information relating to scientific, social, and cultural advancements in sciences related to heal;

(4) assist in the conduct of research, investigations, and demonstrations in the field of medical library science and related activities, and in the development of new techniques, systems, and equipment for processing, storing, retrieving, and distributing information in the sciences related to health;

(5) assist in establishing, expanding, and improving the basic resources of medical libraries and related facilities;

(6) assist in the development of a national system of regional medical libraries each of which would have facilities of sufficient depth and scope to supplement the services of other medical libraries within the region served by it; and

(7) provide financial support to biomedical scientific publications.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 390, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89-291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1059, and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 4(b), 5(b), 6(b), 84 Stat. 64, 65.)

AMENDMENTS

1970 Subsec. (b) (3). Pub. L. 91-212, § 41(b), substituted reference to grants for reference to special fellowships and added public and nonprofit private institutions on behalf of qualified individuals to the category of recipients.

Subsec. (b) (4). Pub. L. 91–212, § 5(b), added demonstrations as projects for which assistance could be given. Subsec. (b) (5). Pub. L. 91-212, § 6(b), added authority to assist in establishing the basic resources of libraries and related facilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT

Section 12(a) of Pub. L. 91–212 provided that: "Except as provided in subsection (b) [see Effective Date note set out under section 276 of this title], the amendments made by this act [enacting section 280b-12 of this title and amending this section and sections 280b-3 to 280b-9 of this title] shall apply with respect to appropriations for fiscal years ending after June 30, 1970.”

SHORT TITLE OF 1970 AMENDMENT Section 1 of Pub. L. 91-212 provided that: "This Act [enacting section 280b-12 of this title and amending sections 201, 276 to 278, 280, 280a-1, 280b, 280b-2 to 280b-9, 2806-11 of this title] may be cited as the "Medical Library Assistance Extension Act of 1970."

SHORT TITLE

Section 1 of Pub. L. 89-291 provided that: "This Act [enacting sections 2808-1 of this title and this part and amending section 277 of this title] may be cited as the 'Medical Library Assistance Act of 1965'."

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 280b-1, 280b-2, 280b-4, 280b-5, 280b-6, 280b-7, 280b-8, 280b-9, 280b-10, 280b-11, 293b of this title.

§ 280b-1. Definitions.

As used in this part

(1) the term "sciences related to health" includes medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, and public health, and fundamental and applied sciences when related thereto;

(2) the terms "National Medical Libraries Assistance Advisory Board" and "Board" mean the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine established under section 277(a) of this title; (3) the terms "construction" and "cost of construction", when used with reference to any medical library facility, include (A) the construction of new buildings, and the expansion, remodeling, and alteration of existing buildings, including architects' fees, but not including the cost of acquisition or land or off-site improvements, and (B) equipping new buildings and existing buildings (whether or not expanded, remodeled, or altered) for use as a library (including provision of automatic data processing equipment), but not with books, pamphlets, or related material;

(4) the term "medical library" means a library related to the sciences related to health. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 391, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89-291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1059, and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(b) (3), 84 Stat. 66.)

AMENDMENTS

1970-Par. (2). Pub. L. 91-212, substituted "section 383 (a)" for "section 373(a)" which for purposes of codification has been editorially translated as "section 277(a) of this title".

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 280b, 280b-2, 280b-7, 280b-8, 280b-10, 280b-11, 293b of this title.

§ 280b-2. National Medical Libraries Assistance Advisory Board.

(a) Composition.

The Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine established pursuant to section 277(a) of this title shall, in addition to its functions prescribed under section 277 of this title, constitute and serve as the National Medical Libraries Assistance Advisory Board (hereinafter in this part referred to as the "Board").

(b) Functions.

The Board shall

(1) advise and assist the Secretary in the preparation of general regulations and with respect to policy matters arising in the administration of this part, and

(2) consider all applications for construction grants under this part and make to the Secretary such recommendations as it deems advisable with respect to (A) the approval of such applications, and (B) the amount which should be granted

to each applicant whose application, in its opinion, should be approved.

The Secretary is authorized to use the services of any member or members of the Board, in connection with matters related to the administration of this part, for such periods, in addition to conference periods, as he may determine.

(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 Secretary in connection with the administration of this part, shall be entitled to receive compensation, per diem in lieu of subsistence, and travel expenses in the same manner and under the same conditions as that prescribed under section 277(d) of this title, when attending conferences, traveling, or serving at the request of the Secretary in connection with the administration of part I of this subchapter which deals with the National Library of Medicine. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 392, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89-291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1060, and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(b) (4), (d) (2) (A), 84 Stat. 66, 67.)

AMENDMENTS

1970 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(b)(4) (A), (B), substituted "section 383(a)" and "section 383" for "section 373 (a)" and "section 373", respectively, which for purposes of codification have been editorially translated as "section 277(a) of this title" and "section 277 of this title".

Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(d) (2) (A), substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General" wherever appearing in subsecs. (b) and (c).

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(b) (4) (C) (D), (d) (2) (A), substituted "section 383 (d)" and "Part I" for "section 373 (d)" and "Part H which deals with the National Library of Medicine," respectively, which for purposes of codification have been editorially translated as "section 277(d) of this title" and "sections 275 to 280a of this title," and substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General" wherever appearing.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT Amendment of subsecs. (b) to (d) by Pub. L. 91-212 effective Mar. 13, 1970, see section 12(b) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 276 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 280b, 280b-1, 280b-7, 280b-8, 280b-10, 280b-11, 293b of this title. § 280b-3. Grants for construction of facilities. (a) Authorization.

In carrying out the purposes of section 280b (b) (1) of this title, the Secretary may, upon application of any public or private nonprofit agency or institution, make grants to such agency or institution toward the cost of construction of any medical library facility to be constructed by such agency or institution.

(b) Conditions prerequisite to approval.

A grant under this section may be made only if the application therefor is recommended for approval by the Board and is approved by the Secretary upon his determination that

(1) the application contains or is supported by reasonable assurances that (A) for not less than

twenty years after completion of construction, the facility will be used as a medical library facility. (B) sufficient funds will be available to meet the non-Federal share of the cost of constructing the facility, and (C) sufficient funds will be available, when construction is completed, for effective use of the facility for the purpose for which it is being constructed;

(2) the proposed construction is necessary to meet the demonstrated needs for additional or improved medical library facilities in the community or area in which the proposed construction is to take place;

(3) the application contains or is supported by adequate assurance that any laborer or mechanic employed by any contractor or subcontractor in the performance of work on projects of the type covered by the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended, will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended. The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this paragraph, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 and section 276c of Title 40.

In acting upon applications for grants under this section, the Board and the Secretary shall take into consideration the relative effectiveness of the proposed facilities in meeting demonstrated needs for additional or improved medical library services.

(d) Amount of grant; limitation.

The amount of any grant made under this section shall be that recommended by the Board or such lesser amount as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; except that in no event may such amount exceed 75 per centum of the necessary cost of the construction of such facility as determined by him.

(e) Reservation of amount; payments.

Upon approval of any application for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall reserve, from any appropriation available therefor, the amount of such grant as determined under subsection (e) of this section, and shall pay such amount, in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments consistent with construction progress, as he may determine. Such payments shall be made through the disbursement facilities of the Department of the Treasury. The Secretary's reservation of any amount under this subsection may be amended by him, either upon approval of an amendment of the application or upon revision of the estimated cost of construction of the facility. (f) Computation of amount; exclusions from cost of construction.

In determining the amount of any grant under this section, there shall be excluded from the cost of construction an amount equal to the sum of (1) the amount of any other Federal grant which the applicant has obtained, or is assured of obtaining, with respect to the construction which is to be

financed in part by grants authorized under this section, and (2) the amount of any non-Federal funds required to be expended as a condition of such other Federal grant.

(g) Recovery of funds.

If, within twenty years after completion of any construction for which funds have been paid under this section

(1) the applicant or other owner of the facility shall cease to be a public or nonprofit institution, or

(2) the facility shall cease to be used for medical library purposes, unless the Secretary determines, in accordance with regulations prescribed by him after consultation with the Board, that there is good cause for releasing the applicant or other owner from the obligation to do so. the United States shall be entitled to recover from the applicant or other owner of the facility the amount bearing the same ratio to the then value (as determined by agreement of the parties or by action brought in the United States district court for the district in which such facility is situated) of the facility, as the amount of the Federal participation bore to the cost of construction of such facility.

(h) Authorization of appropriations.

For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated $11,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $12,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $13,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, §393, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89-291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1060, and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 2(a), 3, 10(d) (2), 84 Stat. 63, 64, 67.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Davis-Bacon Act, referred to in subsec. (b) (3), is classified to sections 276a to 276a-5 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950, referred to in subsec. (b) (3), is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

AMENDMENTS

1970 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(d) (2) (A), substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 3(1), 10(d) (2) (A), struck out "subject to subsection (c) of this section," preceding "sufficient funds will be available to meet the non-Federal share of the cost of constructing the facility,", and substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 3(2), (3), 10(d) (2) (A), struck out subsec. (c), which authorized the conditional approval of applications, redesignated former subsec. (d) as subsec (c), and, in subsec. (c), as so redesignated, substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General" and struck out the requirement that the Board and the Secretary give priority to applications for construction of facilities for which the need is greatest.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 3(2), 10(d) (2) (A), redesignated former subsec: (e) as (d), and, as so redesignated, substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General". Former subsec. (d) was redesignated as (c).

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 3(2), 10(d) (2) (A), (B), redesignated former subsec. (f) as (e), and, as so redesignated as (d).

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 91–212, § 3(2), redesignated former subsec. (g) as (f). Former subsec. (f) was redesignated

as (e).

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 91-212, §§3(2), 10(d) (2) (A), redesignated former subsec. (h) as (g), and, as so redesignated, substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General". Former qubsec. (g) was redesignated as (f).

Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 2(a), 3(2), redesignated former subsec. (1) as (h), and, as so redesignated, substituted provisions which authorized appropriations of $11,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $12,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $13,000,00 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, for provisions which authorized appropriations for each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, and ending with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, of such sums as may be necessary, not to exceed $10,000,000 for any fiscal year. Former subsec. (h) was redesignated as (g).

Subsec. (1). Pub. L. 91-212, § 3(2), redesignated former subsec. (1) as (h).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT Amendment of subsecs. (b) to (1) by sections 2(a) and 3(1) to (3) of Pub. L. 91-212 applicable with respect to appropriations for fiscal years ending after June 30, 1970, see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 280b of this title.

Amendment of subsecs. (a) to (e) and (g) by section 10(d) (2) of Pub. L. 91-212 effective Mar. 13, 1970, see section 12(b) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 276 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 280b, 280b-1, 280b-2, 280b-7, 280b-8, 280b-10, 280b-11, 293b of this title.

§ 280b-4. Grants for training in medical library sci

ences.

(a) In order to enable the Secretary to carry out the purposes of section 280(b) (2) of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $1,750,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. Sums made available under this section shall be utilized by the Secretary in making grants

(1) to individuals to enable them to accept traineeships and fellowships leading to postbaccalaureate academic degrees in the field of medical library science, in related fields pertaining to sciences related to health, or in the field of the communication of information;

(2) to individuals who are librarians or specialists in information on sciences relating to health, to enable them to undergo intensive training or retraining so as to attain greater competence in their occupations (including competence in the fields of automatic data processing and retrieval);

(3) to assist appropriate public and private nonprofit institutions in developing, expanding, and improving, training programs in library science and the field of communications of information pertaining to sciences relating to health; and

(4) to assist in the establishment of internship programs in established medical libraries meeting standards which the Secretary shall prescribe. (b) Payment pursuant to grants made under this section may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement and in such installments as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulations after consultation with the Board. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 394, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89-291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1062, and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 2(b), (10(d) (2) (A), 84 Stat. 63, 67.)

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