1 the Corps for a period not to exceed an additional twenty-five 2 months. An individual shall have the right to petition the 3 Director (appointed pursuant to section 399j of this part) 4 for early release from service in the Corps at the end of 5 twenty-four months of service therein.

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"DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS

"SEC. 399j. The Corps shall be headed by a Director 8 who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the 9 advice and consent of the Senate. It shall be the responsibility. of the Director to direct the operations of the Corps, subject 11 to the supervision and control of the Surgeon General.

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"AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO UTILIZE CORPS

PERSONNEL

"SEC. 399k. The Secretary is authorized, whenever he

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"(1) perform services in connection with direct

health care programs carried out by the Service;

"(2) perform services in connection with any direct

health care program carried out in whole or in part with the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

funds or the funds of any other department or agency of the Federal Government; or

"(3) perform services in connection with any other

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health care activity, in furtherance of the purposes of this Act. Should services provided under this subsection

require the establishment of health care programs not

otherwise authorized by law, the Secretary is authorized and directed to establish mechanisms whereby recipients of such services shall pay, to the extent practicable, for services received. Any funds collected in this manner shall be used to defray in part the operating expenses of the Corps.

"NATIONAL HEALTH CORPS ADVISORY COUNCIL

"SEC. 3991. (a) There is established a council to be known as the National Health Corps Advisory Council

(hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Council'). The Council shall be composed of twelve members appointed as

follows:

"(1) three members from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, serving outside the Corps, to be appointed by the Secretary;

"(2) three members appointed by the Secretary

from private life;

"(3) three members detailed to duty with the

Corps, at least two of whom shall be commissioned offi

cers of the Service, to be appointed by the Secretary;

and

"(4) three persons who have received more than

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operation for a period of at least one hundred and twenty

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(1) to establish guidelines with respect to how the

Corps shall be utilized and to consult with and advise the

Director generally regarding the operation of the Corps; "(2) to assist the Surgeon General, at his request, in the selection of commissioned officers of the Service

and other personnel for assignment to the Corps, and to approve all assignments of Corps members;

"(3) to establish criteria for determining which communities or areas will receive assistance from the

Corps, taking into consideration

"(A) the need of any community or area for health services provided under this part;

"(B) the willingness of the community or area and the appropriate governmental agencies therein to assist and cooperate with the Corps in providing

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effective health services to residents of the com

munity or area;

"(C) the prospects of the community or area

for utilizing Corps personnel after their tour of duty

with the Corps;

"(D) the recommendations of any agency or organization which may be responsible for the development, under section 314 (b), of a comprehensive plan covering all or any part of the area or community involved; and

"(E) recommendations from the medical, dental, and other medical personnel of any community

or area considered for assistance under this part.

"MANPOWER LIMITATIONS SUSPENSION

"SEC. 399m. (a) Commissioned officers of the Service

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"AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS

"SEC. 399n. There is authorized to be appropriated 5 the sum of $5,000,000 annually to carry out the provisions 6 of this part; for the fiscal years of 1971, 1972, and 1973."