Communications to-Continued Yarborough, Hon. Ralph-Continued Tables: Mosbaugh, Richard K., D.D.S., chairman, Council on Legisla- Nolan, Robert L., M.D., J.D., professor and chairman, Division Poppensiek, George C., president; and dean, New York State Smith, Dr. Eddie G., Jr., vice president, National Dental Asso- Villanueva, Tomas, United Farm Workers Co-op, Toppenish, Wylie, John V., M.D., New York, N. Y., August 29, 1970- Physician needs__. Statistics on a typical West Virginia rural county.. Table I.-Distribution of non-Federal physicians and population by county groups, as of December 31, 1965....... NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS ACT OF 1970 FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1970 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 4232, New Senate Office Building, Senator Ralph W. Yarborough (chairman of the committee) presiding. Present: Senators Yarborough and Javits. Staff members present: Leroy Goldman, professional staff member to the subcommittee; and Jay B. Cutler, minority counsel to the subcommittee. The CHAIRMAN. The Subcommittee on Health of the Labor and Public Welfare Committee will come to order and the hearings will proceed on S. 4106, a bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act for establishment of a National Health Service Corps and S. 4208 and S. 4296, related bills. The principal bill is called the National Health Service Corps Act of 1970. (A copy of the bills follow:) 91ST CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 4106 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JULY 21, 1970 Mr. MAGNUSON (for himself, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. CRANSTON, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. NELSON, Mr. RANDOLPH, and Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act in order to provide for the establishment of a National Health Service Corps. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "National Health Service 4 Corps Act of 1970". 5 SEC. 2. Title III of the Public Health Service Act is 6 amended by adding at the end thereof a new part as follows: 2 "PART J-NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS 2 "ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS; 3 FUNCTIONS 4 "SEC. 399h. (a) There is established in the Service a 5 National Health Service Corps (hereinafter in this part re6 ferred to as the 'Corps') which shall be under the direction 7 and supervision of the Surgeon General. 8 "(b) It shall be the function of the Corps to improve 9 the delivery of health services to persons living in com10 munities and areas of the United States where health per11 sonnel, facilities, and services are inadequate to meet the 12 health needs of the residents of such communities and areas. 13 Priority under this part shall be given to those urban and 14 rural areas of the United States where poverty conditions 15 exist and the health facilities are inadequate to meet the 16 needs of the persons living in such areas. 17 18 "STAFFING; TERM OF SERVICE "SEC. 3991. (a) The Surgeon General shall assign 19 selected commissioned officers of the Service and such other 20 personnel as may be necessary to staff the Corps and to 21 22 22 carry out the functions of the Corps under this part. "(b) Commissioned officers of the Service in the Corps 23 and other Corps personnel shall be detailed for service in 24 the Corps for a period of twenty-five months. An individual 25 detailed to the Corps may voluntarily extend his service in |