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basis of such information and documentation as he may require, will take into consideration the following:

(1) The individual's present financial resources and obligations;

(2) The individual's estimated future financial resources and obligations;

(3) The extent to which the individual is practicing the profession for which support was provided in a manner which is similar to and consistent with the position which such individual would have occupied in the Public Health Service or the Corps;

(4) The extent to which the individual has problems of a personal nature, e.g. physical or mental disability, terminal illness in the immediate family, which so intrude on the individual's ability to perform as to raise a presumption that the individual will be unable to perform the obligations incurred.

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63.5

63.6

Terms and conditions of award.
Termination of traineeships.

63.7 Appropriate Institute.

AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 63 issued under sec. 215, 58 Stat. 690, secs. 301, 402, 403, 58 Stat. 691, 707, sec. 303, 60 Stat. 423, secs. 412, 422, 62 Stat. 464, 598, sec. 433, 64 Stat. 444; 42 U.S.O. 216, 241, 282, 283, 242a, 287a, 288a, 289c.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 63 appear at 21 F.R. 9868, Dec. 12, 1956, unless otherwise noted.

§ 63.1 Nature and purpose of traineeships.

(a) A National Institutes of Health traineeship is an award of funds to an individual for his subsistence during a period in which he is acquiring advanced training in the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of diseases of public health significance. The purpose of such traineeships is to make available in the United States for the community effort against such diseases an increased number of persons having special competence in such diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

(b) A National Library of Medicine Traineeship is an award of funds to an

individual for his subsistence and other expenses during a period in which he is acquiring advanced training in the field of medical library science, in related fields pertaining to sciences related to health, or in the field of communication of health sciences information.

[21 F.R. 9868, Dec. 12, 1956, as amended at 31 F.R. 9505, July 13, 1966]

§ 63.2 Minimum qualifications.

Minimum qualifications for any traineeship shall be established by the Director of the appropriate Institute with the approval of the Surgeon General, and shall be uniformly applicable to all ap-' plicants in each traineeship program of such Institute. Such minimum qualifcations may include requirements as to age, physical or mental condition, academic degrees, professional or other training or experience and such other factors as may be necessary to the fulfillment of the purpose of the traineeship. To the extent the Surgeon General finds it not inconsistent with such fulfillment, however, he may in individual cases waive compliance with any minimum qualification so established if he determines that the applicant has substantially equivalent qualifications or has such special training, experience or opportunity for service as make an award particularly appropriate.

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Each individual awarded a traineeship shall be entitled to the following benefits:

(a) A stipend fixed in amount by the Surgeon General and payable with respect to a period of one year or such other period, including extensions or renewals, as may be specified by the Surgeon General or his delegate in making awards.

(b) An additional allowance, if requested by the trainee and approved in advance by the Surgeon General or his delegate, for travel, per diem and transportation not exceeding such amounts as may be prescribed by the Surgeon General.

§ 63.5 Terms and conditions of award. All traineeship awards shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a) Training must be carried out at an institution found by the Director of the appropriate Institute to provide a well-rounded course of instruction in the particular field in which the traineeship is awarded. A change in the training institution may be made only with the approval of such Director.

(b) No traineeship may be utilized to compensate, nor awarded as consideration, for personal services or employment of the trainee for the United States or for any other person,

(c) No payment shall be made to any citizen or noncitizen national of the United States receiving an award under the regulations in this part unless such citizen or noncitizen national has taken, subscribed to, and filed with the Public Health Service a written oath or affirmation in the following terms: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America and will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States against all its enemies, foreign and domestic."

(d) Additional conditions consistent with the regulations in this part may be established by the Surgeon General or his delegate to the extent he finds them necessary to fulfill the purpose of the traineeship.

(e) A noncitizen national of the United States is a person, who, though not a citizen of the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the United States.

(f) Payments made under awards pursuant to § 63.1(b) may be made to the trainee or the sponsoring institution. Except as may be otherwise prescribed by the Surgeon General, payments shall be made in advance or by way of reimbursement and in monthly installments. [21 F.R. 9868, Dec. 12, 1956, as amended at 80 FR. 6072, Apr. 29, 1965; 31 FR. 9505, July 13, 1966]

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or that he is unfit or unable to carry out the purpose of the traineeship. § 63.7 Appropriate Institute.

As used in this part "appropriate Institute" shall mean the National Cancer Institute for traineeships in the field of cancer, the National Institute of Mental Health for traineeships in the field of mental disorders, the National Heart Institute for traineeships in the field of cardiovascular diseases, the National Institute of Dental Research for traineeships in the field of dental diseases and conditions, the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases for traineeships in the field of allergy and infectious diseases, the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases for traineeship in the field of arthritis, rheumatism and metabolic disease, the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness for traineeships in the field of epilepsy, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, other neurological and sensory disorders, and any other institute hereafter established by the Surgeon General under section 431 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, for traineeships in the field of those diseases constituting the responsibility of such institute. "Appropriate Institute" shall also mean, with respect to awards pursuant to § 63.1(b), the National Library of Medicine.

[21 FR. 9868, Dec. 12, 1956, as amended at 31 FR. 9505, July 13, 1966]

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64.7

Additional conditions; stipends. Payments; repayment of unexpended balances; unauthorized expendi

tures.

64.8 Appropriate institute.

AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 64 issued under sec. 215, 58 Stat. 690, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 216; sec. 433, 64 Stat. 444; 42 U.S.C. 289c.

SOURCE: The provisions of this part 64 appear at 21 F.R. 9869, Dec. 12, 1956, unless otherwise noted.

§ 64.1 Nature and purpose of training grants.

(a) A national Institutes of Health training grant is an award of funds to a qualified educational or training institution, the objective of such grants being to make available for the community effort against diseases of public health significance an increased number of facilities providing adequate training and instruction, and an increased number of persons having special competence, in matters relating to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of such diseases. Such a grant may have one or both of the following purposes:

(1) To defray the expenses of the institution in providing training and instruction in matters relating to the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of diseases within the responsibility of the appropriate Institute.

(2) To enable the institution to pay stipends and allowances to individuals with respect to a period in which they receive under the direction of such institution training and instruction in matters relating to such diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

(b) A National Library of Medicine training grant is an award of funds to a qualified educational or training institution, the objective of such a grant being to make available an increased number of facilities providing adequate training and instruction, and an increased number of persons having special competence in medical library service and science and in the field of communication of information pertaining to sciences relating to health. Such a grant may have one or both of the following purposes:

(1) To defray the expenses of the institution in providing training and instruction in medical library service and science and in communication of health sciences.

(2) To enable the institution to pay stipends and allowances to individuals during the periods in which they receive, under the direction of such institution, training and instruction in such science and communication.

[21 F.R. 9869, Dec. 12, 1956, as amended at 81 F.R. 9505, July 13, 1966]

§ 64.2 Application requirements.

Training grants shall be awarded only to those public or other nonprofit institutions which file applications in such form and manner as may be prescribed

by the Surgeon General. Such applications shall set forth, in addition to any other pertinent information that may be required, the name and qualifications of the program director who will be responsible for the training and instruction and the following information depending upon the purposes for which the grant is requested:

(a) Institutional expenses. Applications which include a request for funds to meet institutional expenses shall set forth the nature and duration of the training and instruction program with respect to which the application is filed, the total amount requested and the purposes for which the funds will be used, stating separately the amounts requested for personal services and the amounts requested for equipment, supplies or other non-personal expenses.

(b) Stipends. Applications which include a request for funds to enable the institution to make payments to individuals receiving training shall state the nature and duration of the training and instruction to be provided, and the applicant shall also furnish information concerning the minimum qualifications required of the individuals to be trained or instructed, the rate of stipend and allowances to be paid, and the total amount requested for these purposes.

§ 64.3 Award of training grants.

Subject to the regulations in this part, the Surgeon General may award training grants to such eligible public or other nonprofit institutions as are best able in his judgment to carry out the purpose of such grants. Such grants may be made in the name of the appropriate Institute, but no such grant may be made unless it has been recommended by the national advisory council for such Institute.

§ 64.4 Conditions to awards; general.

All training grants awarded under the authority of this part shall be subject to the following conditions:

(a) No essential or significant reduction in the quality or duration of the training and instruction shall be made by the grantee institution unless approved by the Director of the appropriate Institute upon recommendation by the national advisory council for such Institute.

(b) No substitution may be made for the program director named in the application as responsible for the training and instruction unless the substitute director

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Subpart A-Regular Fellowships AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Subpart A issued under sec. 215, 58 Stat. 690, as amended, sec. 8, 77 Stat. 400; 42 U.S.C. 216, 1857g; secs. 301, 402, 58 Stat. 691, as amended, 707, secs. 412, 422, 62 Stat. 464, 598, sec. 483, 64 Stat. 444, as amended, sec. 808, 74 Stat. 864, sec. 444, 76 Stat. 1073, sec. 3, 77 Stat. 394, Becs. 394, 395, 79 Stat. 1062; 42 U.S.C. 241, 282, 2878, 288a, 289c, 2421, 289g, 1857b, 280b-4, 280b-5.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Subpart A appear at 31 F.R. 12096, Sept. 16, 1966, unless otherwise noted.

861.1

Definitions.

As used in this part:

(a) "Continuation award" is an award made by the Surgeon General, within the period of support recommended by a fellowship committee, without necessity for further action by the committee.

(b) "Noncitizen national" means any person who, though not a citizen of the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the United States.

(c) "Regular fellowship" means an award to support activity not requiring performance of services for the Public Health Service.

(d) "Surgeon General" means the Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service or his delegate.

(e) "Continental United States" does not include Hawaii or Alaska.

§ 61.2 Applicability.

The regulations in this subpart apply to the establishment, award, and operation of all regular fellowships awarded under the Public Health Service Act and the Clean Air Act.

§ 61.3 Purpose of regular fellowships. Regular fellowships are provided to encourage and promote:

(a) Research and training for research relating to (1) the physical and mental diseases and impairments of man, (2) the organization, provision, and financing of health services, (3) the causes, prevention, and control of air pollution, and (4) medical library and related health sciences and communication of information.

(b) Special scientific projects for the compilation of existing, or writing of original, contributions relating to scientific, social, or cultural advancements in sciences related to health.

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In order to qualify for a regular fellowship, an applicant must:

(a) Meet the Public Health Service requirements of general suitability, including professional and personal fitness.

(b) Have been accepted by a public or other nonprofit institution for the purpose of the activity for which the fellowship is sought.

(c) Be free from any disease or disability that would interfere with the accomplishment of the fellowship purpose.

(d) If a citizen or noncitizen national of the United States, sign and file with the Surgeon General the following statement:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America and will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States against all its enemies, foreign and domestic.

(e) Comply with such other requirements as may be prescribed by the Surgeon General.

§ 61.6 Method of application.

Application for a regular fellowship shall be made on forms prescribed by the Surgeon General. In addition to the information supplied by the applicant in his application, such further information may be required as is necessary to determine his qualifications and fitness. § 61.7 Review of applications; committees; awards.

The Surgeon General shall appoint one or more fellowship committees to examine the qualifications of applicants for fellowships and the merits of their proposals for research, training, or special scientific projects. A fellowship committee shall submit to the Surgeon General its recommendations concerning appointments. Awards of regular fellowships shall be made in writing by the Surgeon General.

§ 61.8 Benefits; stipends, dependency § 61.11 Payments-tuition and other exallowances, travel allowances; vacation.

Individuals awarded regular fellowships shall be entitled to such of the following benefits as are authorized for the particular series of fellowship: (a) Stipend.

(b) Dependency allowances.

(c) When authorized in advance, separate allowances for travel. Such allowances may not exceed amounts prescribed by the Surgeon General for (1) travel to the place where the fellow is to be located during the fellowship term, and (2) travel to return the fellow at the end of the fellowship term to his home or other place he left to carry out the fellowship, provided that (unless otherwise prescribed by the Surgeon General) such return travel is to or from a place outside the continental United States. No allowances will be granted for shipping personal effects or household goods and no allowances will be granted for transporting dependents, except as authorized by the Surgeon General for travel undertaken by dependents (spouse and/or dependent children only) to or from a place outside the continental United States where the fellow is to be located during the fellowship term and for return from such place or except as otherwise prescribed by the Surgeon General for a particular series of fellowships.

(d) Vacation: Stipends and allowances will not be increased, or be paid beyond the term of a fellowship, on account of vacation an individual might have been entitled to but did not take. § 61.9 Payments-stipends, dependency allowances, travel allowances.

Payments for stipends, dependency allowances, and the travel allowances specified in § 61.8 may be made directly to the fellow or to the sponsoring institution for payment to the fellow. 861.10 Benefits: Tuition and other expenses.

The Surgeon General may authorize allowances for payment of expenses, in whole or in part, of tuition, fees, equipment, supplies, attendance at meetings required to carry out the purposes of the fellowship, or other expenses of the activities of the fellow.

penses.

(a) Tuition and fees. Allowances for tuition and fees may be made to the fellow or sponsoring institution.

or

(b) Other expenses; standard maximum allowances. Any allowances for equipment, supplies, attendance at meetings, and other expenses shall, except as may otherwise be prescribed herein or by the Surgeon General, be paid to the sponsoring institution. The Surgeon General may establish a standard allowance or a maximum allowance for payment to the sponsoring institution for such expenses.

(c) Attendance at meetings-fellows sponsored by Federal agencies. Allowances for expenses of attendance at meetings by fellows who are sponsored by Federal agencies may be paid directly to such fellows.

(d) Installments. Payments to sponsoring institutions and to fellows under this section or under § 61.9 may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement and, except as may otherwise be prescribed by the Surgeon General, in monthly installments.

§ 61.12 Accountability.

Payments shall be subject to such requirements relating to accountability as may be specified by the Surgeon General § 61.13 Duration and continuation.

An award period may be any period not in excess of 2 years. The Surgeon General may make one or more continuation awards for an additional period upon a finding of satisfactory progress toward accomplishment of the purposes of the initial fellowship award. Additional support may be provided on appropriate justification after expiration of the period of support involved in the previous award.

§ 61.14 Separate consideration of infor mation concerning moral character or loyalty.

No information in the records or possession of the Public Health Service concerning the moral character or loyalty of a fellow will be made available to any fellowship committee involved in recommending appointments of fellows.

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