FOREWORD This compilation has been prepared for use by the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare and the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce in reviewing and evaluating current legislative proposals in the field of public health, which is one of the major areas within each committee's legislative jurisdiction. Since many legislative proposals in this field are in the form of proposed amendments to the Public Health Service Act or to related public health laws, it is necessary to have in readily available form an up-todate compilation of these basic health laws. Such a compilation should also be useful to other congressional committees with related legislative jurisdictions, as well as to various public and voluntary agencies and groups affected by or interested in Federal legislation in this field. Included in the compilation are the Public Health Service Act, which is the most comprehensive Federal law relating to public health; the Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Construction Act; the Community Mental Health Centers Act; the Clean Air Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act; the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act of 1966; the Controlled Substances Act; the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; the Federal Hazardous Substances Act; the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act; and several other laws pertaining to Indian health, to mental retardation, and to the health and safety of the consumer. In addition, the compilation includes Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966, which effected major changes in the administrative structure and distribution of health functions within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1968, relating to administration of laws on drug abuse; and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 which created the Environmental Protection Agency. In each case, the statutory provisions as printed in this compilation include all amendments enacted through the 91st Congress. Thus, they represent statutory provisions in effect in January of 1971. (VII) |