Specific problems of water pollution

(b) The Surgeon General may, upon request of any State water pollution control agency, or interstate agency, conduct investigations and research and make surveys concerning any specific problem of water pollution confronting any State, interstate agency, community, municipality, or industrial plant, with a view of recommending a solution of such problem.

Collection and dissemination of basic data

(c) The Surgeon General shall in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies having related responsibilities, collect and disseminate basic data on chemical, physical, and biological water quality and other information insofar as such data or other information relate to water pollution and the prevention and control thereof. [June 30, 1948, c. 758, § 4, 62 Stat. 1158; amended July 9, 1956, c. 518, § 1, 70 Stat. 499; U.S.C. Supp. 33: 466c.]

10. Air pollution control

Declaration of policy

In recognition of the dangers to the public health and welfare, injury to agricultural crops and livestock, damage to and deterioration of property, and hazards to air and ground transportation, from air pollution, it is declared to be the policy of Congress to preserve and protect the primary responsibilities and rights of the States and local governments in controlling air pollution, to support and aid technical research to devise and develop methods of abating such pollution, and to provide Federal technical services and financial aid to State and local government air pollution control agencies and other public or private agencies and institutions in the formulation and execution of their air pollution abatement research programs. To this end, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare) shall have the authority relating to air pollution control vested in them respectively by this chapter. [July 14, 1955, c. 360, § 1, 69 Stat. 322; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 1857.]

Research programs-authority of Surgeon General

(a) The Surgeon General is authorized, after careful investigation and in cooperation with other Federal agencies, with State and local government air pollution control agencies, with other public and private agencies and institutions, and with the industries involved, to prepare or recommend research programs for devising and developing methods for eliminating or reducing air pollution. For the purpose of this subsection the Surgeon General is authorized to make joint investigations with any such agencies or institutions.

(b) The Surgeon General may (1) encourage cooperative activities by State and local governments for the prevention and abatement of air pollution; (2) collect and disseminate information relating to air pollution and the prevention and abatement thereof; (3) conduct in the Public Health Service, and support and aid the conduct by State and local government air pollution control agencies, and other public and private agencies and institutions of technical research to devise and develop methods of preventing and abating air pollution; and

(4) make available to State and local government air pollution control agencies, other public and private agencies and institutions, and industries, the results of surveys, studies, investigations, research, and experiments relating to air pollution and the prevention and abatement thereof. [July 14, 1955, c. 360, § 2, 69 Stat. 322; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 1857a.]

Surveys upon local request

The Surgeon General may, upon request of any State or local government air pollution control agency, conduct investigations and research and make surveys concerning any specific problem of air pollution confronting such State or local government air pollution control agency with a view to recommending a solution of such problem. [July 14, 1955, c. 360, § 3, 69 Stat. 322; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 1857b.]

Reports and recommendations

The Surgeon General shall prepare and publish from time to time reports of such survey, studies, investigations, research, and experiments made under the authority of this chapter as he may consider desirable, together with appropriate recommendations with regard to the control of air pollution. [July 14, 1955, c. 360, § 4, 69 Stat. 322; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 1857c.]

Appropriations; grants-in-aid and contracts for research

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for each of the five fiscal years during the period beginning July 1, 1955, and ending June 30, 1960, not to exceed $5,000,000 to enable it to carry out its functions under this chapter and, in furtherance of the policy declared in section 1857 of this title, to (1) make grants-in-aid to State and local government air pollution control agencies, and other public and private agencies and institutions, and to individuals, for research, training, and demontration projects, and (2) enter into contracts with public and private agencies and institutions and individuals for research, training, and demonstration projects. Such grants-in-aid and contracts may be made without regard to section 529 of title 31 and section 5 of title 41. Sums appropriated for such grants-in-aid and contracts shall remain available until expended and shall be allotted by the Surgeon General in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. [July 14, 1955, c. 360, § 5, 69 Stat. 322; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 1857d.]

Definitions

When used in this chapter

(a) the term "State air pollution control agency" means the State health authority, except that in the case of any State in which there is a single State agency other than the State health authority charged with responsibility for enforcing State laws relating to the abatement of air pollution, it means such other State agency;

(b) the term "local government air pollution control agency" means a city, county, or other local government health authority, except that in the case of any city, county, or other local government in which there is a single agency other than the health au

thority charged with responsibility for enforcing ordinances or laws relating to the abatement of air pollution, it means such other agency; and

(c) the term "State" means a State or the District of Columbia.

[July 14, 1955, c. 360, § 6, 69 Stat. 323; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 1857e.] Research under other laws

Nothing contained in this chapter shall limit the authority of any department or agency of the United States to conduct or make grantsin-aid or contracts for research and experiments relating to air pollution under the authority of any other law. [July 14, 1955, c. 360, § 7, 69 Stat. 323; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 1857f.]

11. 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"). [Aug. 3, 1956, c. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 960; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 275.]

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 271-280a 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 ap

propriate circumstances, under contract arrangements made with a public or other nonprofit agency, organization, or institution. [Aug. 3, 1956, c. 907, §1, 70 Stat. 960; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 276.]

Board of Regents

Establishment and composition

(a) 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.

Duties of Board; annual report on recommendations

(b) 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.

Terms of office; reappointment

(c) 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, and 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.

Compensation and travel expenses

(d) 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, c. 373, title III, § 373, as added Aug. 3, 1956, c. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 960; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 277.]

Gifts and 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. [Aug. 3, 1956, c. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 961; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 278.]

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. [Aug. 3, 1956, c. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 962; U.S.Č. Supp. 42:279.]

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. [Aug. 3, 1956, c. 907, § 1, 70 Štat. 962; U.S.C. Supp. 42: 280.]

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 hereby transferred to the Service for use in the admin