(5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. (e) The Surgeon General shall, between June 30, 1958, and December 1, 1958, call a conference broadly representative of the professional and training groups interested in and informed about the advanced training of professional nurses, and including members of the advisory committee appointed pursuant to subsection. (d), to assist him in appraising the effectiveness of the traineeships under this section in meeting the needs for professional nurses in teaching, administrative and supervisory positions and in considering modifications in this section, if any, which may be desirable to increase. its effectiveness, including possible means of stimulating State participation in the administration and financing of advanced training of professional nurses through Federal matching grants to States for the support of traineeships or related training activities, or otherwise. The Surgeon General shall submit to the Congress, on or before January 1, 1959, a report of such conference, including any recommendations by it relating to the limitation, extension, or modification of this section. The Surgeon General shall, between June 30, 1963, and December 1, 1963, call a similar conference, and shall submit to the Congress, on or before January 1, 1964, a report of such conference, including any recommendations by it relating to the limitation, extension, or modification of this section. (f) Except as otherwise provided in this section, nothing contained in this section shall be construed as authorizing any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the personnel or curriculum of any training institution. 64 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION SEC. 308.63 (a) To carry out the purposes of clause (1) of section 2 of the International Health Research Act of 1960, the Surgeon General may, in the exercise of his authority under this Act and other provisions of law to conduct and support health research and research training, make such use of health research and research training resources in participating foreign countries as he may deem necessary and desirable. (b) In carrying out his responsibilities under this section the Surgeon General may (1) establish and maintain fellowships in the United States and in participating foreign countries; Sec. 307 (e) amended by P.L. 86-105. Sec. 308 added by sec. 3 of P.L. 86-610. Clause (1) of sec. 2 reads as follows: (1) to advance the status of the health sciences in the United States and thereby the health of the American people through cooperative endeavors with other countries in health research, and research training". 42 U.S.C. 242f (2) make grants to public institutions or agencies and to nonprofit private institutions or agencies in the United States and in participating foreign countries for the purpose of establishing and maintaining fellowships; (3) make grants or loans of equipment, medical, biological, physical, or chemical substances or other materials, for use by public institutions or agencies, or nonprofit private institutions or agencies, or by individuals, in participating foreign countries; (4) participate and otherwise cooperate in any international health research or research training meetings, conferences, or other activities; (5) facilitate the interchange between the United States and participating foreign countries, and among participating foreign countries, of research scientists and experts who are engaged in experiments and programs of research or research training, and in carrying out such purpose may pay per diem compensation, subsistence, and travel for such scientists and experts when away from their places of residence at rates not to exceed those provided in section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently; and (6) procure, in accordance with the provisions of section 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants; individuals so employed shall receive compensation at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary, but not in excess of $50 per diem, including travel time, and while away from their homes or regular places of business may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 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. (c) The Surgeon General may not, in the exercise of his authority under this section, assist in the construction of buildings for research or research training in any foreign country. (d) For the purposes of this section (1) The term "health research" shall include, but not be limited to, research, investigations, and studies relating to causes and methods of prevention of accidents, including but not limited to highway and aviation accidents. (2) The term "participating foreign countries" means those foreign countries which cooperate with the United States in carrying out the purposes of this section. PROJECT GRANTS FOR GRADUATE TRAINING IN PUBLIC HEALTH SEC. 309.65 (a) In order to enable the Surgeon General to make project grants to schools of public health, and to other public or nonprofit private institutions providing graduate or specialized training in public health, for the purpose of strengthening or expanding graduate or specialized public health training in such institutions, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $2,000,000 for each fiscal year in the period beginning July 1, 1960, and ending June 30, 1964, $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, $7,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, $9,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, $8,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and $12,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971. (b) 66 Grants to institutions under subsection (a) of this section may be made only for those projects which are recommended by the advisory committee appointed pursuant to section 306(d). Any grant for a project made from an appropriation under this section for any fiscal year may include such amounts for carrying out such projects during succeeding years. Payment pursuant to such grants may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement and in such installments as the Surgeon General shall prescribe by regulations after consultation with representatives of such institutions. (c) 67 There are also authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, $6,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and $7,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, to enable the Surgeon General to make grants, under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by regulations, for provision, in public or nonprofit private schools of public health accredited by a body or bodies recognized by the Surgeon General, of comprehensive professional training, specialized consultive services, and technical assistance in the fields of public health and in the administration of State or local public health programs, except that (1) in allocating funds made available under this subsection among such schools of public health, the Surgeon General shall give primary consideration to the number of federally sponsored students attending each. such school, and (2) for any fiscal year ending after June 30, 1968, such portions of the funds made available under this subsection as the Secretary may determine, Sec. 309 (a) amended by sec. 302(a) of P.L. 90–490. The requirement in sec. 309 (b) of the Public Health Service Act that regulations be prescribed for installment payments has been superseded by sec. 6 of P.L. 80-105. Subsec. 309 (c) added by sec. 4 of P.L. 89-749 was amended by see. 2(g) of P.L. 90-174, and was further amended by sec. 8(c) of the same P.L. 42 U.S.C. 242g 42 U.S.C. 242h 42 U.S.C. 243 but not exceeding 1 per centum thereof, shall be available to the Secretary for evaluation (directly or by grants or contracts) of the program authorized by this subsection. SEC. 310.68 There are hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $7,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, $8,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, $9,000,000 each for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and the next fiscal year, and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, to enable the Surgeon General (1) to make grants to public and other nonprofit agencies, institutions, and organizations for paying part of the cost of (i) establishing and operating family health service clinics for domestic agricultural migratory workers and their families, including training persons to provide services in the establishing and operating of such clinics, and (ii) special projects to improve health services for and the health conditions of domestic agricultural migratory workers and their families, including necessary hospital care, and including training persons to provide health services for or otherwise improve the health conditions of such migratory workers and their families, and (2) to encourage and cooperate in programs for the purpose of improving health services for or otherwise improving the health conditions of domestic agricultural migratory workers and their families. PART B-FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATION IN GENERAL SEC. 311. (a) 69 The Surgeon General is authorized to accept from State and local authorities any assistance in the enforcement of quarantine regulations made pursuant to this Act which such authorities may be able and willing to provide. The Surgeon General shall also assist States and their political subdivisions in the prevention and suppression of communicable diseases, shall cooperate with and aid State and local authorities in the enforcement of their quarantine and other health regulations and in carrying out the purposes specified in section 314, and shall advise the several States on matters relating to the preservation and improvement of the public health. (b) 69 The Surgeon General shall encourage cooperative activities between the States with respect to comprehensive and continuing planning as to their current and future health needs, the establishment and maintenance of adequate public health services, and otherwise carrying out the purposes of section 314. The Surgeon General is auso authorized to train personnel for State and local health work. es Sec. 310 amended by sec. 201 of P.L. 90-574. Sec. 5(a) of P.L. 89-749 amended sec. 311 by inserting (a) after 311 and inserting a new subsec. (b). Sec. 5(b) of P.L. 89-749 amended subsec. (b) by the addition of a new sentence. (c) To The Secretary may enter into agreements providing for cooperative planning between Public Health Service medical facilities and community health facilities to cope with health problems resulting from disasters, and for participation by Public Health Service medical facilities in carrying out such planning. He may also, at the request of the appropriate State or local authority, extend temporary (not in excess of forty-five days) assistance to States or localities in meeting health emergencies of such a nature as to warrant Federal assistance. The Secretary may require such reimbursement of the United States for aid (other than planning) under the preceding sentences of this subsection as he may determine to be reasonable under the circumstances. Any reimbursement so paid shall be credited to the applicable appropriation of the Public Health Service for the year in which such reimbursement is received. HEALTH CONFERENCES SEC. 312." A conference of the health authorities of the 42 U.S.C. 244 several States shall be called annually by the Surgeon General. Whenever in his opinion the interests of the public health would be promoted by a conference, the Surgeon General may invite as many of such health authorities and officials of other State or local public or private agencies, institutions, or organizations to confer as he deems necessary or proper. Upon the application of health authorities of five or more States it shall be the duty of the Surgeon General to call a conference of all State and Territorial health authorities joining in the request. Each State represented at any conference shall be entitled to a single vote. Whenever at any such conference matters relating to mental health are to be discussed, the mental health authorities of the respective States shall be invited to attend. (a) There shall be a collection of the statistics of the births and deaths in registration areas annually, the data for which shall be obtained only from and restricted to such registration records of such States and municipalities as in the discretion of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare possess records affording satisfactory data in necessary detail, the compensation for the transcription of which shall not exceed 4 cents for each birth or death reported; or a minimum compensation of $25 may be allowed in the discretion of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, in States or cities registering less than five hundred deaths or five hundred births during the preceding year. Subsec. (c) added by sec. 4 of P.L. 90-174. |