hospitals and medical care

hospitals and medical care For carrying out the functions of the Public Health Service under the Act of August 8, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 150), including $2,445,000 to be available only for payments for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act (37 U.S.C., chap. 7) and under sections 307, 321, 322, 324, 326, 331, 332, 341, 343, 344, 502, and 504 of the Public Health Service Act, section 810 of the Act of July 1, 1944, as amended (33 U.S.C. 763c), Private Law 419 of the Eighty-third Congress, as amended, and Executive Order 9079 of February 26, 1942, including purchase and exchange of farm products and livestock; conducting research on technical nursing standards and furnishing consultative nursing services; purchase of not to exceed seven passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and purchase of firearms and ammunition; $55,213,000, of which $1,200,000 shall be available only for payments to the State of Hawaii for care and treatment of persons afflicted with leprosy: Provided, That when the Public Health Service establishes or operates a health service program for any department or agency, payment for the estimated cost shall be made in advance for deposit to the credit of this appropriation: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization of retired ships’ officers and members of crews of Coast and Geodetic Survey vessels, and their dependents, and for payment therefor.