°ohospi
tals at dying in hospital), $6,719,000: Provided, That the Immigration
Ellis Island Immigra- Service shall permit the Public Health Service to use the hospitals
tion Station.
at Ellis Island Immigration Station for the care of Public Health
Service patients free of expense for physical upkeep, but with a
charge of actual cost of fuel, light, water, telephone, and similar
supplies and services, to be covered into the proper Immigration
Designatedreceipts Service appropriations; and money collected by the Immigration
Treasury.
Service on account of hospital expenses of persons detained in hos-
pitals of the Public Health Service under the immigration laws and
regulations shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous
Uses forbidden.
receipts: Provided further, That no part of this sum shall be used for
the quarantine service (except for persons detained in hospitals of
the Public Health Service at points where no quarantine hospital
facilities are available), the prevention of epidemics, or scientific
work of the character provided for under the appropriations which
follow.
Quarantine service.
Quarantine service: For maintenance and ordinary expenses, exclu-
sive of pay of officers and employees of United States quarantine
stations, including the exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation
of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for official use
in field work and not to exceed $9,500 for the purchase of motor-
propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, $287,980.
Prevention of epi- Prevention of epidemics: To enable the President, in case only of
em
s
.
threatened or actual epidemic of infectious or contagious disease, to
aid State and local boards or otherwise in his discretion, in preventing
and suppressing the spread of the same, and in such emergency in the
execution of any quarantine laws which may be then in force, $305,000,
including the purchase of newspapers and clippings from newspapers
containing information relating to the prevalence of disease and the
public health.
tinterstate quaran
Interstate quarantine service: For cooperation with State and
municipal health authorities in the prevention of the spread of con-
tagious and infectious diseases in interstate traffic, including the
purchase and exchange, not to exceed $1,000, and maintenance, repair,
and operation of passenger-carrying automobiles, $36,500.
Beluationdo saleoft
Biologic products: To regulate the propagation and sale of viruses,
viruses, etc.
serums, toxins, and analogous products, including arsphenamine, for
the preparation of curative and diagnostic biologic products, including
personal services of Reserve commissioned officers and other personnel,
$53,000.
Dielesve manereae-
Division of Venereal Diseases: For the maintenance and expenses
nance.
of the Division of Venereal Diseases, established by sections 3 and 4,
42u.s. C. i24,25. chapter XV, of the Act approved July 9, 1918 (42 U. S . C. 24, 25),
452SUS. C , upp. and for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Act of
IV,§25a.
May 24, 1938 (52 Stat. 439-440), including rent and personnel and
General expenses.
other services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; items other-
wise properly chargeable to the appropriations for printing and
binding, stationery, and miscellaneous and contingent expenses for
the Treasury Department; purchase of reports, documents, and other
material for publication and of reprints from State, city, and private
Vehicles.
publications; purchase (not to exceed $1,500), maintenance, repair,
and operation of passenger-carrying automobiles for official use in
Attendanceatmeet- field work; transportation; traveling expenses, including attendance
at public meetings when directed by the Surgeon General; and the
packing, crating, drayage, and transportation of personal effects of
commissioned officers, scientific personnel, pharmacists, administrative
assistants, aides, dietitians, and nurses of the Public Health Service
upon permanent change of station, $5,000,000.
668
PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 115-MAY 6, 1939
[53 STAT.
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