require to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds paid to the applicant under this part. (e) In considering applications for grants under section 772, the Surgeon General shall take into consideration the relative financial need of the applicant for such a grant and the relative effectiveness of the applicant's plan in carrying out the purposes set forth in clauses (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of section 772 and in contributing to on equitable geographical distribution of schools offering high-quality training of physicians, dentists, optometrists, and podiatrists. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON MEDICAL, DENTAL, OPTOMETRIC, AND PODIATRIC EDUCATION SEC. 774. (a) There is hereby established in the Public Health Service a National Advisory Council on Medical, Dental, Optometric, and Podiatric Education consisting of the Surgeon General, who shall be Chairman, and twelve members appointed without regard to the civil service laws by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and such appointments may be made for specified staggered terms. The appointed members of the Council shall be selected from among leading authorities in the fields of medical, dental, optometric, and podiatric education, respectively, except that not less than three of such members shall be selected from the general public. (b) The Council shall advise the Surgeon General in the preparation of general regulations and with respect to policy matters arising in the administration of this part and part F, and in the review of applications under this part. (c) The Surgeon General is authorized to use the services of any member or members of the Council in connection with matters related to the administration of this part or part F, for such periods in addition to conference periods, as he may determine. (d) Appointed members of the Council, while attending conferences or meetings of the Council or while otherwise serving at the request of the Surgeon General, shall be entitled to receive compensation at rates to be fixed" by the Secretary but not exceeding $100 per day, 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, is authorized by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. ucation, except that the requirement of this clause (2) shall be deemed to be satisfied if, (A) in the case of a school which by reason of no, or an insufficient, period of operation is not, at the time of application for a grant under this part, eligible for such accreditation, the Commissioner finds, after consultation with the appropriate accreditation body or bodies, that there is reasonable assurance that the school will meet the accreditation standards of such body or bodies prior to the beginning of the academic year following the normal graduation date of students who are in their first year of instruction at such school during the fiscal year in which the Surgeon General makes a final determination as to approval of the application, or (B) in the case of any other school, the Commissioner finds after such consultation and after consultation with the Surgeon General that there is reasonable ground to expect that, with the aid of a grant or grants under this part, having regard for the purposes of the grant sought, such school will meet such accreditation standards within a reasonable time. (c) The Surgeon General shall not approve or disapprove any application for a grant under this part except after consultation with the National Advisory Council on Medical, Dental, Optometric, and Podiatric Education (established by section 774). (d) A grant under this part may be made only if the application therefor— (1) is approved by the Surgeon General upon his determination that the applicant meets the eligibility conditions set forth in subsection (b) of this section; (2) contains or is supported by assurances satisfactory to the Surgeon General that the applicant will expend in carrying out its functions as a school of medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, optometry, or podiatry, as the case may be, during the fiscal year for which such grant is sought, an amount of funds (other than funds for construction as determined by the Surgeon General) from non-Federal sources which are at least as great as the average amount of funds expended by such applicant for such purpose in the three fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year for which such grant is sought; (3) contains such additional information as the Surgeon General may require to make the determination required of him under this part and such assurances as he may find necessary to carry out the purposes of this part; and (4) provides for such fiscal-control and accounting procedures and reports, and access to the records of the applicant, as the Surgeon General may Membership Compensation; travel expenses 60 Stat. 808; 75 Stat. 339, 340 require to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds paid to the applicant under this part. (e) In considering applications for grants under section 772, the Surgeon General shall take into consideration the relative financial need of the applicant for such a grant and the relative effectiveness of the applicant's plan in carrying out the purposes set forth in clauses (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of section 772 and in contributing to on equitable geographical distribution of schools offering high-quality training of physicians, dentists, optometrists, and podiatrists. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON MEDICAL, DENTAL, OPTOMETRIC, AND PODIATRIC EDUCATION SEC. 774. (a) There is hereby established in the Public Health Service a National Advisory Council on Medical, Dental, Optometric, and Podiatric Education consisting of the Surgeon General, who shall be Chairman, and twelve members appointed without regard to the civil service laws by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and such appointments may be made for specified staggered terms. The appointed members of the Council shall be selected from among leading authorities in the fields of medical, dental, optometric, and podiatric education, respectively, except that not less than three of such members shall be selected from the general public. (b) The Council shall advise the Surgeon General in the preparation of general regulations and with respect to policy matters arising in the administration of this part and part F, and in the review of applications under this part. (c) The Surgeon General is authorized to use the services of any member or members of the Council in connection with matters related to the administration of this part or part F, for such periods in addition to conference periods, as he may determine. (d) Appointed members of the Council, while attending conferences or meetings of the Council or while otherwise serving at the request of the Surgeon General, shall be entitled to receive compensation at rates to be fixed" by the Secretary but not exceeding $100 per day, 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, is authorized by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. PART F-SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE, SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS SEC. 780. (a) The Surgeon General shall make grants as provided in this part to each public or other nonprofit school of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, or pharmacv, which is accredited as provided in section 721 (b) (1) (B) or section 773 (b) (2), for schol- Post, p. 1058. arships to be awarded annually by such school to students theresi. (b) The amount of the grant under subsection (a) to each such school shall be equal to $2,000 multiplied (1) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, by one-tenth of the number of full-time first-year students of such school; (2) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, by one-tenth of the number of full-time first-year students and secondyear students of such school; (3) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, by one-tenth of the number of fulltime first-year students, second-year students, and thirdyear students of such school; and (4) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, by one-tenth of the number of fulltime students of such school. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years, the grant under subsection (a) shall be such amount as may be necessary to enable such school to continue making payments under scholarship awards to students who initially received such awards out of grants made to the school for fiscal years ending prior to July 1, 1969. Ante, p. 1053 (c) (1) Scholarships may be awarded by schools from Recipients, grants under subsection (a) (A) only to individuals who have been accepted by them for enrollment as full-time first-year students, in the case of awards from such grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966; (B) only to individuals who have been so accepted, and individuals enrolled and in good standing as full-time second-year students, in the case of awards from such grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967; (C) only to individuals who have been so accepted, and individuals enrolled and in good standing as full-time second-year or third-year students, in the case of awards from such grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968; (D) only to individuals who have been so accepted, and individuals enrolled and in good stand 1 Pt. F added by sec. 2(a) of P.L. 89-290. eligibility ing as full-time students, in the case of awards from such grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969; and (E) only to individuals enrolled and in good standing as full-time students who initially received scholarship awards out of such grants for a fiscal year ending prior to July 1, 1969, in the case of awards from such grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, or the two succeeding fiscal years. (2) Scholarships from grants under subsection (a) for any school year shall be awarded only to students from low-income families who, without such financial assistance could not pursue a course of study at the school for such year. Any such scholarship awarded for a school year shall cover such portion of the student's tuition, fees, books, equipment, and living expenses at the school making the award, but not to exceed $2,500 for any year, as such school may determine the student needs for such year on the basis of his requirements and financial resources. (d) Grants under subsection (a) shall be made in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Surgeon General after consultation with the National Advisory Council on Medical, Dental, Optometric, and Podiatric, Education. (e) Grants under subsection (a) may be paid in advance or by way of reimbursement, and at such intervals as the Surgeon General may find necessary; and with appropriate adjustments on account of overpayments or underpayments previously made. TITLE VIII-NURSE TRAINING 163 PART A-GRANTS FOR EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF NURSE TRAINING AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION GRANTS SEC. 801. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated(1) for grants to assist in the construction of new facilities for collegiate schools of nursing, or replacement or rehabilitation of existing facilities for such schools, $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and $10,000,000 for each of the next three fiscal years; (2) for grants to assist in the construction of new facilities for associate degree or diploma schools of nursing, or replacement or rehabilitation of existing facilities for such schools, $10,000,000 for the fiscal 163 Title VIII added by sec. 2 of P.L. 88-581. |