Regulations (a) Within six months after July 30, 1956, the Surgeon General, after consultation with the Council and with the approval of the Secretary, shall prescribe general regulations covering the eligibility of institutions, and the terms and conditions for approving applications. (b) The Surgeon General is authorized to make, with the approval of the Secretary, such administrative and other regulations as he finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter. [July 30, 1956, c. 779, § 2, 70 Stat. 720; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 292h.] Reports On or before January 15, 1957, and annually thereafter, the Surgeon General, in consultation with the Council, shall prepare an annual report and submit it to the President for transmission to the Congress summarizing the activities under this subchapter and making such recommendations as he may deem appropriate. The report to be submitted on or before January 15, 1958, shall include an appraisal of the current program under this subchapter in the light of its adequacy to meet the long-term needs for funds for the construction of non-Federal facilities for research in the sciences related to health. Such reports and appraisals shall include minority views and recommendations, if any, of members of the Council. [July 30, 1956, c. 779, § 2, 70 Stat. 720; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 292i.] 7. Hospital operations research Congressional declaration of purpose The purpose of sections 291a-291n of this title is * (c) to authorize the Surgeon General to conduct, and make grants for the conduct of, research, experiments, and demonstrations relating to the effective development and utilization of hospital services, facilities, and resources, and to promote the coordination of such experiments and demonstrations and the useful application of their results. [Aug. 13, 1946, c. 958, § 2, 60 Stat. 1041, amended Oct. 25, 1949, c. 722, 6, 63 Stat. 900; July 12, 1954, c. 471, § 4(a), 68 Stat. 464; U.S.C. 42: 291.] Research and demonstrations In carrying out the purposes of section 241 of this title with respect to hospital facilities, the Surgeon General is authorized to conduct research, experiments, and demonstrations relating to the effective development and utilization of hospital services, facilities, and resources, and, after consultation with the Federal Hospital Council, to make grants-in-aid to States, political subdivisions, universities, hospitals, and other public and private nonprofit institutions or organizations for projects for the conduct of research, experiments, or demonstrations relating to the development, utilization, and coordination of hospital services, facilities, and resources. Any award made under this section for any such project in any fiscal year may include amounts for not to exceed the four succeeding fiscal years, and such amounts for such succeeding fiscal years shall constitute contractual 35696-596 obligations of the Federal Government: Provided, That the total expenditures for all such projects may not exceed $1,200,000 in any fiscal year. [Oct. 25, 1949, c. 722, § 5, 63 Stat. 900; U.S.C. 42: 29Ĭn.] 8. Training of professional personnel Public health personnel (c) To enable the Surgeon General to assist, through grants and as otherwise provided in this section, States, counties, health districts and other political subdivisions of the States in establishing and maintaining adequate public health services, including grants for demonstrations and for the training of personnel for State and local health work, there is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year a sum not to exceed $30,000,000. Of the sum appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to this subsection there shall be (1) available an amount, not to exceed $3,000,000, to enable the Surgeon General to provide demonstrations and to train personnel for State and local health work and to meet the cost of pay, allowances, and traveling expenses of commissioned officers and other personnel of the Service detailed to assist States in carrying out the purposes of this subsection; and (2) an amount, not to exceed $1,000,000 to enable the Surgeon General to make grants-in-aid, under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by regulations, for provision in public or nonprofit schools of public health accredited by a body or bodies recognized by the Surgeon General, of comprehensive professional training, specialized consultative services, and technical assistance in the fields of public health and in the administration of State and local public health programs, except that in allocating funds made available under this clause (2) among such schools of public health the Surgeon General shall give primary consideration to the number of federally sponsored students attending each such school. [July 1, 1944, c. 373, title III, § 314, 58 Stat. 693; amended July 3, 1946, c. 538, § 9, 60 Stat. 424; June 16, 1948, c. 481, § 5, 62 Stat. 468; July 22, 1958, P.L. 85-544, 72 Stat. 400; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 246(c).] [NOTE. The amount in clause (2) is applicable only to the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1958, and July 1, 1959.] Physicians, engineers, nurses, and other professional personnel Appropriations (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for each of the next two fiscal years, such sums as the Congress may determine, to cover the cost of traineeships for graduate or specialized training in public health for physicians, engineers, nurses, and other professional health personnel. Traineeships (b) Traineeships under this section may be awarded by the Surgeon General either (1) directly to individuals whose applications for admission have been accepted by the public or other nonprofit institutions providing the training, or (2) through grants to such institu tions. Payments, limitations (c) Payments under this section may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement, and at such intervals and on such conditions, as the Surgeon General finds necessary. Such payments to institutions may be used only for traineeships, and payments under this section with respect to any traineeship shall be limited to such amounts as the Surgeon General finds necessary to cover the cost of tuition and fees, and a stipend and allowance (including travel and subsistence expenses) for the trainee. Advisory committee on traineeships (d) The Surgeon General shall appoint an expert advisory committee, composed of persons representative of the principal health specialties in the fields of public health administration and training, to advise him in connection with the administration of this secton, including the development of program standards and policies. Members of such committee who are not otherwise in the employ of the United States, while attending meetings of the committee 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. Conference and report on traineeships (e) The Surgeon General shall, between June 30, 1958, and December 1, 1958, call a conference broadly representative of the professional and training groups interested in and informed about training of professional public health personnel, and including members of the advisory committee appointed pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, to assist him in appraising the effectiveness of the traineeships under this section in meeting the needs for trained public health personnel; in considering modifications in this section, if any, which may be desirable to increase its effectiveness; and in considering the most effective distribution of responsibilities between Federal and State governments with respect to the administration and support of public health training. The Surgeon General shall submit to the Congress, on or before January 1, 1959, a report of such conference, including any recommendations by it relating to the limitation, extension, or modification of this section. No supervision of training institutions (f) Except as otherwise provided in this section, nothing contained in this section shall be construed as authorizing any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the personnel or curriculum of any training institution. [Aug. 2, 1956, c. 871, title I, § 101, 70 Stat. 923; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 242d.] Nursing teachers or supervisors Appropriations (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for each of the next two fiscal years, such sums as the Congress may determine, to cover the cost of traineeships for the training of professional nurses to teach in the various fields of nurse training (including practical nurse training) or to serve in an administrative or supervisory capacity. Awards to institutions (b) Traineeships under this section shall be awarded by the Surgeon General through grants to public or other nonprofit institutions providing the training. Payments, limitations (c) Payments to institutions under this section may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement, and at such intervals and on such conditions as the Surgeon General finds necessary. Such payments may be used only for traineeships and shall be limited to such amounts as the Surgeon General finds necessary to cover the costs of tuition and fees, and a stipend and allowances (including travel and subsistence expenses) for the trainees. Advisory committee on traineeships (d) The Surgeon General shall appoint an expert advisory committee, composed of persons from the fields of nursing and nurse training, hospital administration, and medicine, to advise him in connection with the administration of this section, including the development of program standards and policies. Members of such committee who are not otherwise in the employ of the United States, while attending meetings of the committee 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. Conference and report on traineeships (e) The Surgeon General shall, between June 30, 1958, and December 1, 1958, call a conference broadly representative of the professional and training groups interested in and informed about the advanced training of professional nurses, and including members of the advisory committee appointed pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, to assist him in appraising the effectiveness of the traineeships under this section in meeting the needs for professional nurses in teaching, administrative, and supervisory positions and in considering modifications in this section, if any, which may be desirable to increase its effectiveness, including possible means of stimulating State participation in the administration and financing of advanced training of professional nurses through Federal matching grants to States for the support of traineeship or related training activities, or otherwise. The Surgeon General shall submit to the Congress, on or before January 1, 1959, a report of such conference, including any recommendations by it relating to the limitation, extension, or modification of this section. No supervision of training institutions (f) Except as otherwise provided in this section, nothing contained in this section shall be construed as authorizing any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the personnel or curriculum of any training institution. [Aug. 2, 1956, c. 871, title II, § 201, 70 Stat. 924; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 242e.] Practical nurse training (a) In carrying out his duties under sections 15aa-15jj of this title [U.S.C. Supp. 20: 15aa-15jj], the Commissioner [of Education] shall (1) make studies, investigations, and reports with respect to matters relating to practical nurse training; (2) cooperate with and render technical assistance to States in matters relating to practical nurse training; and (3) disseminate information as to the studies, investigations, and reports referred to in paragraph (1) and other matters relating to practical nurse training. (b) The Commissioner is authorized to make rules and regulations governing the administration of sections 15aa-15jj of this title and to delegate to any officer or employee of the Office of Education such of his powers and duties, except the making of rules and regulations, as he finds necessary. [Aug. 2, 1956, c. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 927; U.S.C. Supp. 20: 15ee.] 9. Water pollution control-Research, training, and information Authority of Surgeon General (a) The Surgeon General shall conduct in the Public Health Service and encourage, cooperate with, and render assistance to other appropriate public (whether Federal, State, interstate or local) authorities, agencies, and institutions, private agencies and institutions, and individuals in the conduct of, and promote the coordination of research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and studies relating to the causes, control, and prevention of water pollution. In carrying out the foregoing, the Surgeon General is authorized to— (1) collect and make available through publications and other appropriate means the results of and other information as to research investigations, and demonstrations relating to the prevention and control of water pollution including appropriate recommendations in connection therewith; (2) make grants-in-aid to public or private agencies and institutions and to individuals for research or training projects and for demonstrations, and provide for the conduct of research, training, and demonstrations by contract with public or private agencies and institutions and with individuals without regard to section 529 of title 31 and section 5 of title 41; (3) secure, from time to time and for such periods as he deems advisable, the assistance and advice of experts, scholars, and consultants as authorized by section 55a of title 5 [of the U.S.C.]; (4) establish and maintain research fellowships in the Public Health Service with such stipends and allowances, including traveling and subsistence expenses, as he may deem necessary to procure the assistance of the most promising research fellowships: Provided, That the total sum authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year for fellowships pursuant to this subparagraph shall not exceed $100,000; and (5) provide training in technical matters relating to the causes, prevention, and control of water pollution to personnel of public agencies and other persons with suitable qualifications. |