Public Health Service

Public Health Service preamble For necessary expenses in carrying out the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C., ch. 6A) (hereinafter referred to as the Act), and other Acts, including expenses for active commissioned officers in the Reserve Corps and for not to exceed two thousand six hundred commissioned officers in the Regular Corps; expenses incident to the dissemination of health information in foreign countries through exhibits and other appropriate means; expenses of primary and secondary schooling of dependents, in foreign countries, of Public Health Service commissioned officers stationed in foreign countries, in amounts not to exceed an average of $285 per student, when it is determined by the Secretary that the schools available in the locality are unable to provide adequately for the education of such dependents, and for the transportation or such dependents between such schools and their places of residence when the schools are not accessible to such dependents by regular means of transportation; not to exceed $1,000 for entertainment of visiting scientists when 76 Stat. 370specifically approved by the Surgeon General; purchase, erection, and maintenance of temporary or portable structures; and for the payment of compensation to consultants or individual scientists appointed for limited periods of time pursuant to section 207(f) or section 207(g) of the Act at rates established by the Surgeon General not to exceed $19,000 per annum; as follows: buildings and facilities For construction, major repair, improvement, extension, and equipment of Public Health Service facilities, not otherwise provided, including plans and specifications and acquisition of sites, $33,200,000, to remain available until expended. accident prevention To carry out section 301 of the Act, and for expenses necessary for demonstrations and training personnel for State and local health work pursuant to section 314(c) of the Act, with respect to accident prevention, $3,668,000. chronic diseases and health of the aged To carry out sections 311 and 316 of the Act, and for expenses necessary for research, demonstrations, and technical assistance under section 301 of the Act and demonstrations and training personnel for State and local health work under section 314(c) of the Act, with respect to chronic diseases and health problems of the aged, and for allotments and payments to States under section 314(c) of the Act for establishing and maintaining adequate public health services for the chronically ill and the aged, $22,942,000, of which $13,000,000 shall be available only for such allotments and payments to States under section 314(c) of the Act. communicable disease activities To carry out, except as otherwise provided for, those provisions of sections 301, 311, 314(c), and 361 of the Act relating to the prevention and suppression of communicable and preventable diseases, and the interstate transmission and spread thereof, including the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; $10,062,000. community health practice and research To carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, sections 306, 309, 311, and 314(c) of the Act and for expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for research, technical assistance, and demonstrations pursuant to section 301 of the Act, $25,776,000. control of tuberculosis To carry out the purposes of section 314(b) of the Act, $6,993,000, of which $1,250,000 shall be available for grants of money, services, supplies and equipment to States, and with the approval of the respective State health authority, to counties, health districts and other political subdivisions of the States for the control of tuberculosis in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the Surgeon General may determine, and of which not less than $3,250,000 shall be available only for grants to States, to be matched by an equal amount of State and local funds expended for the same purpose, for direct 76 Stat. 371expenses of prevention and case-finding projects, including salaries, fees, and travel of personnel directly engaged in prevention and case finding and the necessary equipment and supplies used directly in prevention and case-finding operations, but excluding the purchase of care in hospitals and sanatoriums. control of venereal diseases To carry out the purposes of sections 314(a) and 363 of the Act with respect to venereal diseases and for grants of money, services, supplies, equipment, and use of facilities to States, as defined in the Act, and with the approval of the respective State health authorities, to counties, health districts, and other political subdivisions of the States, for venereal disease control activities, in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the Surgeon General may determine; $8,000,000. dental services and resources To carry out section 311 of the Act, and for expenses necessary for research, demonstrations, and technical assistance under section 301 of the Act, with respect to dental health activities, except as otherwise provided for the National Institute of Dental Research, $3,006,000. nursing services and resources To carry out section 311 of the Act, and for expenses necessary for research, demonstrations, and technical assistance pursuant to section 301 of the Act, with respect to nursing services and resources, and to carry out section 307 of the Act, $8,438,000. hospital construction activities To carry out the provisions of title VI of the Act, as amended, $226,220,000, of which $150,000,000 shall be for grants or loans for hospitals and related facilities pursuant to part C, $4,200,000 shall be for the purposes authorized in section 636, and $70,000,000 shall be for grants Or loans for facilities pursuant to part G, as follows: $20,000,000 for diagnostic or treatment centers, $20,000,000 for hospitals for the chronically ill and impaired, $10,000,000 for rehabilitation facilities, and $20,000,000 for nursing homes: Provided, That allotments under such parts C and G to the several States tor the current fiscal year shall be made on the basis of amounts equal to the limitations specified herein: Provided further, That funds made available under section 636 for experimental or demonstration construction or equipment projects shall not be used to pay in excess of two-thirds of the cost of such projects as determined by the Surgeon General. air pollution To carry out the Act of July 14, 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1857–1857r), and for expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 301 and 311 of the Act relating to air pollution, including hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; $11,069,000, to remain available only until June 30, 1963. 76 Stat. 372 milk, food, interstate, and community sanitation To carry out sections 301, 311, and 361 of the Act, and for expenses necessary for demonstrations and training personnel for State and local health work under section 314(c) of the Act, with respect to milk, food, and community sanitation, and interstate quarantine and arctic health activities, including purchase of not to exceed two passenger motor vehicles, $8,536,000. occupational health To carry out sections 301 and 311 of the Act, and for expenses necessary for demonstrations and training personnel for State and local health work under section 314(c) of the Act, with respect to occupational health, $4,122,000. radiological health To carry out sections 301, 311, and 314(c) of the Act, with respect to radiological health, including grants for training of radiological health specialists; purchase of not to exceed four passenger motor vehicles of which two shall be for replacement only; and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; $15,875,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be available only for allotments and payments to States pursuant to such section 314(c) for the establishment and maintenance of adequate radiological public health services. water supply and water pollution control To carry out sections 301, 311, and 361 of the Act with respect to water supply and water pollution control, and to carry out the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 466–466d, 466f–466k), $24,707,000, including $4,700,000 for grants to States and $300,000 for grants to interstate agencies under section 5 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended. grants for waste treatment works construction For payments under section 6 of the Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 466e), $90,000,000. hospitals and medical care For carrying out the functions of the Public Health Service, not otherwise provided for, under the Act of August 8, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 150), and under sections 301 (with respect to research conducted at facilities financed by this appropriation), 321, 322, 324, 326, 331, 332, 341, 343, 344, 502, and 504 of the 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; purchase of not to exceed two passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and purchase of firearms and ammunition; $47,602,000, 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 76 Stat. 373and hospitalization of retired ships’ officers and members of crews of Coast and Geodetic Survey vessels, and their dependents, and for payment therefor. foreign quarantine activities For carrying out the purposes of sections 361 to 369 of the Act, relating to preventing the introduction of communicable diseases from foreign countries, the medical examination of aliens in accordance with section 325 of the Act, and the care and treatment of quarantine detainees pursuant to section 322(e) of the Act in private or other public hospitals when facilities of the Public Health Service are not available, including insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries when required by law of such countries, and purchase of not to exceed four passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $5,892,000. general research and services, national institutes of health For the activities of the National Institutes of Health, not otherwise provided for, including research fellowships and grants for research projects and training grants pursuant to section 301 of the Act; regulation and preparation of biologic products, and conduct of research related thereto; and grants of therapeutic and chemical substances for demonstrations and research; $159,826,000: Provided, That funds advanced to the National Institutes of Health management fund from appropriations included in this Act shall be available for purchase of not to exceed thirteen passenger motor vehicles, of which twelve shall be for replacement only; and not to exceed $2,500 for entertainment of visiting scientists when specifically approved by the Surgeon General: Provided further, That all appropriations made to the Public Health Service in this Act, and available for research or training projects, may be expended pursuant to contracts made on a cost or other basis for supplies and services, including indemnification of contractors to the extent and subject to the limitations provided in title 10, United States Code, section 2354, except that approval and certification required thereby shall be by the Surgeon General. national cancer institute To enable the Surgeon General, upon the recommendations of the National Advisory Cancer Council, to make grants-in-aid for research and training projects relating to cancer; to cooperate with State health agencies, and other public and private nonprofit institutions, in the prevention, control, and eradication of cancer by providing consultative services, demonstrations, and grants-in-aid; and to otherwise carry out the provisions of title IV, part A, of the Act; $155,742,000. mental health activities For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 311, 312, and 314(c) of the Act with respect to mental diseases, $143,599,000. national heart institute For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the National Heart Act, $147,398,000. 76 Stat. 374 national institute of dental research For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the Surgeon General to carry out the purposes of the Act with respect to dental diseases and conditions, $21,199,000. arthritis and metabolic disease activities For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act relating to arthritis, rheumatism, and metabolic diseases, $103,388,000. allergy and infectious disease activities For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act relating to allergy and infectious diseases, $66,142,000, of which $250,000 shall be available for payment to the Gorgas Memorial Institute for maintenance and operation of the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory. neurology and blindness activities For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act relating to neurology and blindness; to cooperate with State health agencies, and other public and private nonprofit institutions, in the prevention, control, and eradication of neurological and sensory diseases and blindness by providing for consultative services, training, demonstrations, and other control activities, directly and through grants-in-aid, $83,506,000. grants for construction of health research facilities For grants pursuant to Title VII of the Act, $50,000,000. scientific activities overseas (special foreign currency program) For purchase of foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses of the Public Health Service, as authorized by law, $2,800,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appropriations to the Public Health Service, for the purchase of the foregoing currencies. NATIONAL HEALTH STATISTICS For expenses of the National Center for Health Statistics in carrying out the provisions of sections 301, 305, 312(a), 313, 314(c), and 315 of the Act, $5,150,000. national library of medicine To carry out section 301 of the Act with respect to translation of foreign scientific documents and for expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry out the National Library of Medicine Act (42 U.S.C. 275), including purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle, $3,335,000. retired pay of commissioned officers For retired pay of commissioned officers, as authorized by law, and for payments under the Uniformed Services Contingency Option Act 76 Stat. 375of 1953 and payments for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C., ch. 55), such amount as may be required during the current fiscal year. salaries and expenses, office of the surgeon general For the divisions and offices of the Office of the Surgeon General and for miscellaneous expenses of the Public Health Service not appropriated for elsewhere, including preparing information, articles, and publications related to public health; and conducting studies and demonstrations in public health methods, $5,850,000.