82 Stat. 788. TITLE III—ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS Appropriations. 80 Stat. 1222. EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS SEC. 301. (a) (1) (A) Section 791 (a) (1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295h) is amended by striking out "and $13,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969" and inserting in lieu thereof "$13,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969; and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970". (B) Section 791(b)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out "1968" and inserting in lieu thereof "1969". (2)(A) Section 792 (a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 295h-1) is amended by striking out "and $17,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969" and inserting in lieu thereof "$17,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969; and $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970." (B) Section 792 (b) (1) of such Act is amended by striking out "1969" and inserting in lieu thereof "1970". (3) Section 793 (a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 295h-2) is amended by striking out "and $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969" and inserting in lieu thereof $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969; and $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970". (4) Section 794 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 295h-3) is amended by striking out "and $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969" and inserting in lieu thereof "$3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969; and $4,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970". (b) Such section 794 is further amended by (1) striking out "training centers for allied health professions" and inserting in lieu thereof "agencies, institutions, and organizations"; (2) inserting "and methods" after "curriculums"; and (3) striking out "new types of”. (c) Part G of title VII of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "EVALUATION "SEC. 797. Such portion of any appropriation pursuant to section 791, 792, 793, or 794, for any fiscal year ending after June 30, 1969, as the Secretary may determine, but not exceeding one-half of 1 per centum thereof, shall be available to the Secretary for evaluation (directly or by grants or contracts) of the programs authorized by this part." (d) Such part G is further amended by adding after section 797 (added by subsection (c)) the following new section: "STUDY "SEC. 798. The Secretary shall prepare, and submit to the President and the Congress prior to April 1, 1969, a report on the administration of this part, an appraisal of the programs under this part in the light of their adequacy to meet the needs for allied health professions personnel, and his recommendations as a result thereof." PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING Report to President 78 Stat. 613. SEC. 302 (a) Section 309 (a) of the Public Health Service Act Appropriation. (42 U.S.C. 242g) is amended by striking out "and" before "$9,000,000" and by inserting "$8,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and $12,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971," after 1969. (b) (1) Section 306 (a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242d) is amended (1) by striking out "and" before "$10,000,000" and by striking out "the succeeding fiscal year," and inserting in lieu thereof "the two succeeding fiscal years, and $14,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971", and (2) by inserting "sanitarians," immediately after "nurses,". (2) Section 306 (d) of such Act is amended by striking out "$50" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100". TITLE IV-HEALTH RESEARCH FACILITIES EXTENSION OF CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION SEC. 401. (a) Section 704 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292c) is amended by striking out "and" after "$50,000,000"; and by inserting "$20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and $30,000,000 for the next fiscal year," after "$280,000,000,". 82 Stat. 789. 70 Stat. 923; 78 Stat. 613. Advisory committee, compensation. 79 Stat. 448. (b) Section 705 (a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 293) is amended 42 USC 292d. by striking out "1968" and inserting in lieu thereof "1970". FEDERAL SHARE SEC. 402. (a) Subsection (a) of section 706 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292e) is amended by striking out "except that in no event may such amount exceed 50 per centum" and inserting in lieu thereof "but such amount may not, except as provided in paragraph (2), exceed 50 per centum". (b) Such subsection (a) of section 706 is further amended by inserting "(1)" after "(a)" and adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) The maximum amount of any grant shall be 66% per centum instead of the maximum under paragraph (1) in the case of any class or classes of projects which the Secretary determines have such special national or regional significance as to warrant a larger grant than is permitted under paragraph 70 Stat. 719. (1); but not more than 25 per centum of the funds appropriated pursuant to section 704 for any fiscal year shall be available for grants in excess of 50 per centum with respect to such class or classes of projects." ADVISORY COUNCIL COMPENSATION SEC. 403. Section 703 (d) of the Public Health Service Act. (42 U.S.C. 292b) is amended by striking out "$50" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100". 82 Stat. 789. Ante, p. 275. EFFECTIVE DATE SEC. 404. The amendments made by section 402 shall apply in the case of projects for which grants were made from appropriations for fiscal years ending after June 30, 1969. SEC. 405. The clause of section 101 (b) of the Joint Resolution of June 29, 1968 (Public Law 90-366) relating to activities of the domestic agricultural workers health program of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, is amended by striking out", other than grants,". 9. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT AMENDMENTS (Public Law 90-574, approved Oct. 15, 1968— (NOTE.-Although this report is principally concerned with secs. 252 and 504 of Public Law 90-574, the act as a whole affects education and training in medical and health services.) A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY In the House, H.R. 15758, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, was introduced on March 5, 1968, by Representative Harley O. Staggers, of West Virginia. The bill was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Hearings on the bill were held before the Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce on March 26, 27, and 28, 1968. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 305 pages. The bill was reported in the House on June 10, 1968 (H. Rept. 1536). It passed the House on July 12, 1968. In the Senate, hearings on "Health Services Amendments" were held before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare on July 12, 1968. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 88 pages. H.R. 15758 was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, on July 24, 1968 (S. Rept. 1454). H.R. 15758 passed the Senate, amended on July 27, 1968. On July 31, 1968, the House asked for a conference. On August 1, 1968, the Senate agreed to a conference. The conference report was filed on September 25, 1968 (H. Rept. 1924). The Senate agreed to the conference report on September 27, 1968. The House agreed to the conference report on October 1, 1968. The act was approved by the President on October 15, 1968, and became Public Law 90-574. B. DIGEST OF SECTIONS 252 AND 504 OF THE ACT Section 252.-This section authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare during the fiscal years 1969 and 1970 to make grants to public or nonprofit private agencies and organizations to cover all or part of the cost of (1) developing specialized training programs or materials relating to the provision of public health services for the prevention and treatment of narcotic addiction, or developing inservice training or short-term or refresher courses with respect to the provision of such services; (2) training personnel to operate, supervise, and administer such services; and (3) conducting surveys and field trials to evaluate the adequacy of the programs for the prevention and treatment of narcotic addiction within the several States. Section 504.-This section permits a veteran to supplement GI benefits with a scholarship or student loan under the Public Health Service Act. C. TEXT OF SECTIONS 252 AND 504 OF THE ACT Following is the text of sections 252 and 504 of Public Law 90-574: AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act so as to extend and 82 Stat. 1005. improve the provisions relating to regional medical programs, to extend the authorization of grants for health of migratory agricultural workers, to provide for specialized facilities for alcoholics and narcotic addicts, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Public Health the United States of America in Congress assembled, amendment. TITLE III-ALCOHOLIC AND NARCOTIC ADDICT SEC. 300. This title may be cited as the "Alcoholic and Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Amendments of 1968". Alcoholic and PART B-NARCOTIC ADDICTION SEC. 302. The Community Mental Health Centers Act (42 U.S.C. 2681, et seq.) is further amended by inserting after part C (added by section 301 of this Act) the following new part: 80 Stat. 21. "TRAINING AND EVALUATION "SEC. 252. The Secretary is authorized, during the period beginning July 1, 1968, and ending with the close of June 30, 1970, to make grants to any public or nonprofit private agencies and organizations to cover part or all of the cost of (A) developing specialized training programs or materials relating to the provision of public health services for the prevention and treatment of narcotic addiction, or developing in-service training or short-term or refresher courses with respect to the provision of such services; (B) training personnel to operate, supervise, and administer such services; and (C) conducting surveys and field trials to evaluate the adequacy of the programs for the prevention and treatment of narcotic addiction within the several States with a view to determining ways and means of improving, extending, and expanding such programs. TITLE V-MISCELLANEOUS DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS SEC. 504. No grant, award, or loan of assistance to any student under any Act amended by this Act shall be considered a duplication of benefits for the purposes of section 1781 or title 38, United States Code. 10. HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1968 (Public Law 90-575, approved Oct. 16, 1968) A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY H.R. 15067, proposing amendments to higher education legislation, was introduced on February 5, 1968, by Representatives Carl D. Perkins, of Kentucky, and Edith Green of Oregon. The bill was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. Hearings on H.R. 15067 were held before the Special Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Education and Labor in Washington, D.C., on February 6, 7, 8, 9, 20, 26, 28, 29, and March 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. The record of the hearings was printed in two parts totaling 912 pages. H.R. 15067 was reported from the Committee on Education and Labor on July 8 1968 (H. Rept. 1649). On July 25, 1968, H.R. 15067 passed the House, the proceedings were vacated, H.R. 15067 was laid on the table and S. 3769, as amended, was passed in lieu. In the Senate, hearings on "Education Legislation, 1968," were held before the Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare on March 12, 13, 25, 26, 27, and 28 in Washington, D.C.; on March 29 in Austin, Tex., and on April 2, 3, 4, and 5 in Washington, D.C. The record of the hearings was printed in eight parts, including appendixes, totaling 6,584 pages. The hearings related to (1) |