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AMENDMENTS

1970 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–212, §§ 2(b), 10(d) (2) (A), substituted provisions which authorized appropriations of $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $1,750000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, for provisions which authorized appropriations for each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and ending with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, of such sums as may be necessary, not to exceed $1,000,000 for any fiscal year, and substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General" wherever appearing.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(d) (2) (A), substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT Amendment of subsec. (a) by section 2(b) of Pub. L. 91-212 applicable with respect to appropriations for fiscal years ending after June 30, 1970, see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 280b of this title.

Amendment of section by section 10(d)(2) (A) of Pub. L. 91-212 effective Mar. 13, 1970, see section 12(b) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 276 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 280b, 280b-1, 280b-2, 280b-7, 280b-8, 280b-10, 280b-11, 293b of this title.

§ 280b-5. Assistance for special scientific projects, and research and development in medical library science and related fields.

(a) Grants for compilation or writing of contributions relating to advancements in sciences related to health.

In order to enable the Secretary to carry out the purposes of section 280(b) (3) of this title, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and ending with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, such sums, not to exceed $500,000 for any fiscal year, as may be necessary. Sums made available under this subsection shall be utilized by the Secretary to make grants to physicians and other practitioners in the sciences related to health, to scientists, and to public or nonprofit private institutions on behalf of such physicians, other practitioners, and scientists for the compilation of existing, or writing of original, contributions relating to scientific, social, or cultural, advancements in sciences related to health. In making such grants, the Secretary shall make appropriate arrangements whereby the facilities of the National Library of Medicine and the facilities of libraries of public and nonprofit institutions of higher learning may be made available in connection with the projects for which such grants are made.

(b) Grants for special projects in medical library science and related fields.

In order to enable the Secretary to carry out the purposes of section 280 (b) (4) of this title, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and ending with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, such sums, not to exceed $3,000,000 for any fiscal year, as may be necessary. Sums made available under this subsection shall be utilized by the Secretary in making grants to appropriate public or private nonprofit institutions and entering into contracts with appropriate persons, for purposes of carrying out projects of research, investigations, and

demonstrations in the field of medical library science and related activities and for the development of new techniques, systems and equipment, for processing, storing, retrieving, and distributing information pertaining to sciences related to health.

Payment pursuant to grants made under this section may be in advance or by way of reimbursement and in such installments as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulations after consultation with the Board. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 395, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89-291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1062, and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 2(c), (d), 4(a), 5(a), 10(c) (1) (A), (B), (2)(A)−(C), (d) (2) (A), 84 Stat. 63, 64, 66, 67.)

AMENDMENTS

1970 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–212, §§ 2(c), 4(a)(1), (2), 10(c) (1) (A), (B), (d) (2) (A), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and, as so designated, substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General" wherever appearing, extended the authorization for appropriations from the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970 to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, substituted a reference to this subsection for a reference to this section, substituted references to grants for references to special fellowships, and provided that such grants be made to public or nonprofit private institutions on behalf of qualified individuals.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 2(d), 5(a), 10(c) (2) (A), (B), (d) (2) (A), redesignated former section 280b-6(a) as subsec. (b), and, as so redesignated, substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General" wherever appearing, extended the authorization for appropriations from the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970 to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, substituted a reference to this subsection for a reference to this section, and added demonstrations as projects for which authorized sums could be utilized.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(c) (2) (C), (d) (2) (A), redesignated former section 280b-6(b) as subsec. (c), and, as so redesignated, substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT

Amendment of section by sections 2(c), (d), 4(a), 5(a), and 10(c) of Pub. L. 91-212 applicable with respect to appropriations for fiscal years ending after June 30, 1970, see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 280b of this title.

Amendment of section by section 10(d)(2)(A) of Pub. L. 91-212 effective Mar. 13, 1970, see section 12(b) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 276 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 280b, 280b-1, 280b-2, 280b-7, 280b-8, 280b-10, 280b-11, 293b of this title.

§ 280b-6. Grants for research and development in medical library science and related fields. CODIFICATION

Section, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 396, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89-291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1063 was redesignated as subsecs. (b) and (c) of section 280b-5 of this title by Pub. L. 91–212, § 10(c) (2), Mar. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 66.

§ 280b-7. Grants for establishing, expanding, and improving basic medical library or related resources. In order to enable the Secretary to carry out the purposes of section 280b (b) (5) of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $4,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973.

(b) Uses for which grants may be employed.

Sums made available under this section shall be utilized by the Secretary for making grants of money,

materials, or both, to public or private nonprofit medical libraries and related scientific communication instrumentalities for the purpose of establishing, expanding, and improving their basic medical library or related resources. The uses for which grants so made may be employed include, but are not limited to, the following: (A) acquisition of books, journals, photographs, motion picture and other films, and other similar materials, (B) cataloging, binding, and other services and procedures for processing library resource materials for use by those who are served by the library or related instrumentality, and (C) acquisition of duplication devices, facsimile equipment, film projectors, recording equipment, and other equipment to facilitate the use of the resources of the library or related instrumentality by those who are served by it, and (D) introduction of new technologies in medical librarianship.

(c) Computation of amount of grant; factors considered in determining scope of services provided by library; maximum amount of grant.

(1) The amount of any grant under this section to any medical library or related instrumentality shall be determined by the Secretary on the basis of the scope of library or related services provided by such library or instrumentality in relation to the population and purposes served by it. In making a determination of the scope of services served by any medical library or related instrumentality, the Secretary shall take into account the following factors—

(A) the number of graduate and undergraduate students making use of the resources of such library or instrumentality;

(B) the number of physicians and other practitioners in the sciences related to health utilizing the resources of such library or instrumentality; (C) the type of supportive staffs, if any, available to such library or instrumentality;

(D) the type, size, and qualifications of the faculty of any school with which such library or instrumentality is affiliated;

(E) the staff of any hospital or hospitals or of any clinic or clinics with which such library or instrumentality is affiliated; and

(F) the geographic area served by such library or instrumentality and the availability, within such area, of medical library or related services provided by other libraries or related instrumentalities.

(2) In no case shall any grant under this section to a medical library or related instrumentality for any fiscal year exceed $200,000; and grants to such medical libraries or related instrumentalities shall be in such amounts as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe with a view to assuring adequate continuing financial support for such libraries or instrumentalities from other sources during and after the period for which Federal assistance is provided. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 396, formerly § 397, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1063, and renumbered and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 2(e), 6(a) (1), (2), 10(c) (3), (d) (2) (A), 84 Stat. 63, 64, 66, 67.)

AMENDMENTS

1970-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 2(e), 10(d) (2) (A), substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General", and substituted provisions which authorized appropriations of $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $4,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, for provisions which authorized appropriations for each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and ending with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, of such sums as may be necessary, not to exceed $3,000,000 for any fiscal year.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 6(a)(1), 10(d) (2) (A), added establishment of basic medical libraries as purpose for which grants could be utilized and substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 6(a)(2), 10(d) (2) (A), substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General" wherever appearing, struck out the requirement that the amount of a grant be determined as a proportion of the annual operating expenses of applicant libraries and that the amount of subsequent grants decrease annually as a proportion of either the library's annual operating expenses or, if lesser, the prior year's grant, and added the requirement that such grants not exceed $200,000 for any fiscal year and be in such amounts as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation in order to assure that adequate financial support from other sources continue during and after the period of Federal assistance.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT Amendment by sections 2(e) and 6(a) of Pub. L. 91-212 applicable with respect to appropriations for fiscal years ending after June 30, 1970, see section 12 (a) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 280b of this title. Amendment by section 10(d) (2) (A) of Pub. L. 91-212 effective Mar. 13, 1970, see section 12 (b) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 276 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 280b, 280b-1, 280b-2, 280b-8, 280b-10, 280b-11, 293b of this title.

§ 280b-8. Grants for establishment of regional medical libraries.

(a) Appropriations.

In order to enable the Secretary to carry out the purposes of section 280b (b) (6) of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $3,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. Sums made available under this section shall be utilized by the Secretary with the advice of the Board, to make grants to existing public or private nonprofit medical libraries so as to enable each of them to serve as the regional medical library for the geographical area in which it is located.

(b) Uses for which grants may be employed.

The uses for which grants made under this section may be employed include, but are not limited to, the following

(1) acquisition of books, journals, and other similar materials;

(2) cataloging, binding, and other procedures for processing library resource materials for use by those who are served by the library;

(3) acquisition of duplicating devices and other equipment to facilitate the use of the resources of the library by those who are served by it;

(4) acquisition of mechanisms and employment of personnel for the speedy transmission of materials from the regional library to local 11braries in the geographic area served by the regional library;

(5) planning for services and activities under this section; and

(6) construction, renovation, rehabilitation, or expansion of physical plant considered necessary by such library to carry out its proper functions as a regional library.

(1) Grants under this section shall be made only to medical libraries which agree (A) to modify and increase their library resources, and to supplement the resources of cooperating libraries in the region, so as to be able to provide adequate supportive services to all libraries in the region as well as to individual users of library services, (B) to provide free loan services to qualified users, and make available photoduplicated or facsimile copies of biomedical materials which qualified requesters may retain.

(2) The Secretary, in awarding grants under this section, shall give priority to medical libraries having the greatest potential of fulfilling the needs for regional medical libraries. In determining the priority to be assigned to any medical library, he shall consider

(A) the adequacy of the library (in terms of collections, personnel, equipment, and other facilities) as a basis for a regional medical library; and

(B) the size and nature of the population to be served in the region in which the library is located.

(d) Manner of making and conditions governing grants; maximum amount.

Grants under this section for construction, renovation, rehabilitation, or expansion of physical plant shall be made in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as are provided for grants made under section 280b-3 of this title, except that the eligibility for any such grant would be determined on the basis of the construction requirements of the library so as to be able to serve as a regional medical library. Grants under this section for basic resource materials to a library may not exceed 50 per centum of the library's annual operating expense (exclusive of Federal financial assistance under this part) for the preceding year; or in case of the first year in which the library receives a grant under this section for basic resource materials, 50 per centum of its average annual operating expenses over the past three years (or if it had been in operation for less than three years, its annual operating expenses determined by the Secretary in acocrdance with regulations prescribed by him). (e) Payments.

(f) Authority to contract; limitations.

The Secretary may also carry out the purposes of this section through contracts, and such contracts shall be subject to the same limitations as are provided in this section for grants (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 397, formerly § 398, as added Oct. 22,

1965, Pub. L. 89-291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1065, and renumbered and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 2(f), 7, 10(c) (3), (d) (2) (A), 84 Stat. 63, 65, 67.) AMENDMENTS

1970-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–212, §§ 2(f), 10(d) (2) (A), substituted provisions which authorized appropriations of $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $3,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, for provisions which authorized appropriations for each fiscal year, beginning wth the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and ending with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, of such sums as may be necessary, not to exceed $2,500,000 for any fiscal year, and substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General" wherever appearing.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-212, § 7(1), redesignated existing par. (5) as par. (6) and added new par. (6). Subsec. (c) (1). Pub. L. 91-212, § 7(2), added requirement that medical libraries agree to supplement the resources of cooperating libraries in the region.

Subsec. (c) (2). Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 7(3), 10(d) (2) (A), struck out cl. (A) relating to the determination of the need of such a library and redesignated existing cls. (B) and (C) as cls. (A) and (B), and substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General".

Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 91-212, § 10 (d) (2) (A), sub'stituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General" wherever appearing in subsecs. (d) and (e).

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 91-212, § 7(4), added subsec. (f).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT Amendment of subsecs. (a), (b), (c) and (f) by sections 2(f), 7(1)—(4) of Pub. L. 91-212 applicable with respect to appropriations for fiscal years ending after June 30, 1970, see section 12 (a) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 280b of this title.

Amendment of subsecs. (a), (c)(2), (d), (e), and (f) by section 10(d) (2) (A) of Pub. L. 91-212 effective Mar. 13, 1970, see section 12(b) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 276 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 280a-1, 280b, 280b-1, 280b-2, 280b-7, 280b-10, 280b-11, 293b of this title.

§ 280b-9. Grants to provide support for biomedical scientific publications.

(a) Appropriations.

In order to enable the Secretary to carry out the purposes of section 280b(b) (7) of this title there are hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and ending with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, such sums, not to exceed $1,000,000 for any fiscal year, as may be necessary. Sums made available under this section shall be utilized by the Secretary, with the advice of the Board, in making grants to, and entering into appropriate contracts with, public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education and individual scientists for the purpose of supporting biomedical scientific publications of a nonprofit nature and to procure the compilation, writing, editing, and publication of reviews, abstracts, indices, handbooks, bibliographies, and related matter pertaining to scientific works and scientific developments. (b) Duration.

Grants under this section in support of any single periodical publication may not be made for more than three years, except in those cases in which the Secretary determines that further support is necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

Payment pursuant to grants made under this section may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement and in such installments as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulations after consultation with the Board, July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 398, formerly § 399, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89-921, § 2, 79 Stat. 1066, and renumbered and amended Mar. 3, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, §§ 2(g), 8, 10(c) (3), (d) (2) (A), 84 Stat. 63, 65, 67.)

AMENDMENTS

1970 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–212, §§ 2(g), 10(d) (2) (A), extended authorization of appropriations from the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970 to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General" wherever appearing.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-212, § 8, authorized the Secretary to extend grants beyond three years when determined by him to be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-212, § 10 (d) (2) (A), substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT Amendment of subsecs. (a) and (b) by sections 2(g) and 8 of Pub. L. 91-212 applicable with respect to appropriations for fiscal years ending after June 30, 1970, see section 12 (a) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 280b of this title.

Amendment of subsecs. (a) and (c) by section 10 (d) (2) (A) of Pub. L. 91-212 effective Mar. 13, 1970, see section 12(b) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 276 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 280b, 280b-1, 280b-2, 280b-7, 280b-8, 280b-10, 280b-11, 293b of this title.

§ 280b-10. Continuing availability of appropriated funds.

Funds appropriated to carry out any of the purposes of this part for any fiscal year shall remain available for such purposes for the fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year for which they were appropriated. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 399, formerly § 399a, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89-291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1066, and renumbered Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(c) (3), 84 Stat. 67.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 280b, 280b-1, 280b-2, 280b-7, 280b-8, 280b-11, 293b of this title.

§ 280b-11. Records and audit.

(a) Each recipient of a grant under this part of this title shall keep such records as the Secretary shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such grant, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such grant is given or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.

(b) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of such recipients that are pertinent to any grant received under the provisions of this part (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 399a, formerly

§ 399b, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1066, and renumbered and amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, § 10(c) (3), (d) (2) (A), 84 Stat. 67.)

AMENDMENTS

1970 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-212, § 10 (d) (2) (A), substituted "Secretary" for "Surgeon General".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 91-212 effective Mar. 13, 1970, see section 12(b) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 276 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 280b, 280b-1, 280b-2, 280b-7, 280b-8, 280b-10, 293 of this title.

§ 280b-12. Transfer of funds.

(a) Not withstanding any other provision of this part, whenever there is appropriated any amount for any fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971) to carry out any particular program or activity authorized by this part, the Secretary shall have the authority to transfer sums from such amount, for the purpose of carrying out one or more of the other programs or activities authorized by this part; except that

(1) the aggregate of the sums so transferred from any such amount shall not exceed 10 per centum thereof,

(2) the aggregate of the sums so transferred to carry out any such program or activity for any fiscal year shall not exceed 20 per centum of the amount appropriated to carry out such program or activity for such year, and

(3) sums may not be transferred for any fiscal year to carry out any such program or activity if such transfer would result in there being available (from appropriated funds plus the sums so transferred) to carry out such program or activity for such year amounts in excess of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for such year to carry out such program or activity.

(b) Any sums transferred under subsection (a) of this section for any fiscal year for the purpose of carrying out any program or activity shall remain available for such purpose to the same extent as are funds which are specifically appropriated for such purpose for such year. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 399b, as added Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, § 9, 84 Stat. 65.)

EFFECTIVE Date

Section effective with respect to appropriations for fiscal years ending after June 30, 1970, see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 91-212, set out as a note under section 280b of this title.

SUBCHAPTER III.-NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES

AMENDMENTS

1950-Act Aug. 15, 1950, ch. 714, § 2(a), 64 Stat. 444, substituted "National Research Institutes" for "National Cancer, Heart, and Dental Institutes" as the subchapter heading.

1948-Act June 24, 1948, ch. 621, § 3(a), 62 Stat. 598, substituted "National Cancer, Heart, and Dental Institutes" for "National Cancer and Heart Institutes" as the subchapter heading.

Act June 16, 1948, ch. 481, § 3, 62 Stat. 464, substituted "National Cancer and Heart Institutes" for "National Cancer Institute" as the subchapter heading.

PART A.-NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

AMENDMENTS 1948-Act June 16, 1948, ch. 481, § 3 (b), 62 Stat. 464, added heading of Part A.

§ 281. Division in National Institutes of Health.

The National Cancer Institute shall be a division in the National Institutes of Health. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 401, 58 Stat. 707; June 16, 1948, ch. 481, § 6 (b), 62 Stat. 469.)

AMENDMENTS

1948-Act June 16, 1948, substituted "National Institutes of Health" for "National Institute of Health".

CROSS REFERENCES

April as Cancer Control Month, see section 150 of Title 36, Patriotic Societies and Observances.

§ 282. Powers and duties of Surgeon General.

In carrying out the purposes of section 241 of this title with respect to cancer the Surgeon General, through the National Cancer Institute and in cooperation with the National Cancer Advisory Council, shall

(a) Fosterage of research.

Conduct, assist, and foster researches, investigations, experiments, and studies relating to the cause, prevention, and methods of diagnosis and treatment of cancer;

(b) Coordination of researches.

Promote the coordination of researches conducted by the Institute and similar researches conducted by other agencies, organizations, and individuals: (c) Technical training and instruction.

Provide training and instruction in technical matters relating to the diagnosis and treatment of cancer;

(d) Establishment of fellowships.

Provide fellowships in the Institute from funds appropriated or donated for such purpose; (e) Securement of expert advice.

Secure for the Institute consultation services and advice of cancer experts from the United States and abroad;

(f) Cooperation with State agencies.

Cooperate with State health agencies in the prevention, control, and eradication of cancer:

(g) Acquisition, use, and loan of radium.

Procure, use, and lend radium as provided in section 283 of this title. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV.

§ 402, 58 Stat. 707.)

ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF SURGEON GENERAL

The Office of the Surgeon General was abolished by section 3 of 1966 Reorg. Plan No. 3 eff. June 25, 1966, 31 F.R. 8855, 80 Stat. 1610, and all functions thereof were transferred to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 1 of 1966 Reorg. Plan No. 3, set out as a note under section 202 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 283, 284, of this title.

§ 283. Administration of powers by Surgeon General; radium; technical instruction and training; acceptance of gifts; memorials; grants-in-aid.

(a) In carrying out the provisions of section 282 of this title all appropriate provisions of section 241 of this title shall be applicable to the authority of the Surgeon General, and he is authorized

(1) to purchase radium, from time to time, without regard to section 5 of Title 41 to make such radium available for the purposes of this part, both to the Service and by loan to other agencies and institutions for such consideration and subject to such conditions as he may prescribe;

(2) to provide the necessary facilities where training and instruction may be given in all technical matters relating to diagnosis and treatment of cancer to persons found by the Surgeon General to have proper technical qualifications, and designated by him for such training or instruction, and to fix and pay them a per diem allowance during such training or instruction of not to exceed $10.

(b) The Surgeon General shall recommend acceptance of conditional gifts pursuant to section 219 of this title, for study, investigation, or research into the cause, prevention, and methods of diagnosis and treatment of cancer, or for the acquisition of grounds or for the erection, equipment, or maintenance of premises, buildings, or equipment of the Institute, only after consultation with the National Cancer Advisory Council. Donations of $50,000 or over in aid of research under this part may be acknowledged by the establishment within the Institute of suitable memorials to the donors.

(c) In carrying out the purposes of section 282 of this title grants-in-aid for cancer projects shall be made only after review and recommendation of the National Cancer Advisory Council made pursuant to section 284 of this title. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 403, 58 Stat. 707; June 16, 1948, ch. 481, § 6 (c), 62 Stat. 469.)

AMENDMENTS

1948-Act June 16, 1948, substituted "this part" for "this subchapter" wherever appearing.

ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF SURGEON GENERAL

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 282 of this title.

§ 284. Functions of council.

The council is authorized

(a) Review of research problems.

To review research projects or programs submitted to or initiated by it relating to the study of the cause, prevention, or methods of diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and certify approval to the Surgeon General, for prosecution under section 282 of this title, of any such projects which it believes show promise of making valuable contributions to human knowledge with respect to the cause, prevention, or methods of diagnosis and treatment of cancer;

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