Pub. L. 94-63, tit. II, sec. 204

Sec. 204. (a) Section 1001(a) of the Public Health Service Act is amended by striking out “family planning projects” and inserting in lieu thereof “family planning projects which shall offer a broad range of acceptable and effective family planning methods (including natural family planning methods) ”, 89 STAT. 308 (b) Section 1001 (b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “Local and regional entities shall be assured the right to apply for direct grants and contracts under this section, and the Secretary shall by regulation fully provide for and protect such right.”. (c) Section 1006(a) of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “The amount of any grant under any section of this title shall be determined by the Secretary; except that no grant under any such section for any program or project for a fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1975, may be made for less than 90 per centum of its costs (as determined under regulations of the Secretary) unless the grant is to be made for a program or project for which a grant was made (under the same section) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, for less than 90 per centum of its costs (as so determined), in which case a grant under such section for that program or project for a fiscal year beginning after that date may be made for a percentage which shall not be less than the percentage of its costs for which the fiscal year 1975 grant was made.”. (d) The last sentence of section 1006(c) of such Act is amended by inserting immediately before the period the following: “so as to insure that economic status shall not be a deterrent to participation in the programs assisted under this title”.