Pub. L. 88-164, tit. IV, sec. 407

conforming amendment

EnactedYear: 1963Length: 221 wordsOfficial source
conforming amendment Sec. 407. (a) The first sentence of section 633(b) of the Public Health Service Act is amended by striking out “eight” and inserting in lieu thereof “twelve”. The second sentence thereof is amended to read: “Six of the twelve appointed members shall be persons who are outstanding in fields pertaining to medical facility and health activities, and three of these six shall be authorities in matters relating to the operation of hospitals or other medical facilities, one of them shall be an authority in matters relating to the mentally retarded and one of them shall be an authority in matters relating to mental health, and the other six members shall be appointed to represent the consumers of services provided by such facilities and shall be persons familiar with the need for such services in urban or rural areas.” (b) The terms of office of the additional members of the Federal Hospital Council authorized by the amendment made by subsection (a) who first take office after enactment of this Act shall expire, as designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment, one at the end of the first year, one at the end of the second year, one at the end of the third year, and one at the end of the fourth year after the date of appointment.
Pub. L. 88-164, tit. IV, sec. 407: conforming amendment | Justis AI