PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 275--JUNE 29,1949
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Order 9079, dated February 26, 1942; purchase of not to exceed one
passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; firearms and ammuni-
tion; reimbursement to the working-capital fund for articles or
services furnished by the industrial activities; $11,612,000, of which
$2,888,000 shall be for the operation (exclusive of research and train-
ing) of the Public Health Service hospitals, Fort Worth, Texas, and
Lexington, Kentucky, and of which not less than $750,000 shall be avail-
able exclusively for payment of obligations for research and training
grants incurred under authority heretofore granted under this head;
Research and train- and, in addition to the amount appropriated herein, the Surgeon
g grants.
General is authorized, upon the recommendations of the National
Advisory Mental Health Council, to approve applications for research
and training grants, not to exceed a total of $2,150,000, for periods
beyond the current fiscal year, and such grants shall, if approved
during the current fiscal year, constitute a contractual obligation
of the Federal Government.
Foreign quarantine service: For carrying out the purposes of sec-
t8 Stat. 703-706.
tions 361 to 369 of the Act, relating to preventing the introduction of
42 U. S. C. §264-
272; upp. II, 266 .
communicable diseases from foreign countries, the medical examina-
58 Stat. 697. 252
tion of aliens in accordance with section 325 of the Act, and the care
68 Stat. 696.
and treatment of quarantine detainees pursuant to section 322 (e) of
II42 U (e)c upp. 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 the purchase of not to exceed twelve passenger
motor vehicles for replacement only, $3,085,000.
Employee health service programs: For carrying out the functions
of the Public Health Service under the Act of August 8, 1946
60 Stat.903.
(5 U. S . C. 150), $167,000: Provided, That when the Public Health
Service, at the request of any department or agency of the Government,
establishes or operates a health service program for such department
or agency such amount as may be necessary may be consolidated with
this appropriation by transfer from the applicable appropriation or
appropriations of such department or agency.
National Institutes of Health, operating expenses: For the activities
of the National Institutes of Health, not otherwise provided for, in-
cluding research fellowships and grants for research projects pur-
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241; suant to section 301 of the Act; the regulation and preparation of
Supp. II,§241.
biologic products; the purchase of not to exceed ten passenger motor
vehicles for replacement only; and erection of temporary structures
for storage of equipment and supplies and housing of animals,
Research grants.
$12,075,000; and, in addition, the Surgeon General is authorized,
upon the recommendations of the National Advisory Health Council,
to approve applications for research grants, not to exceed a total of
$1,925,000, for periods beyond the current fiscal year, and such grants
shall, if approved during the current fiscal year, constitute a con-
tractual obligation of the Federal Government.
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, including grants for drawing plans, erection of buildings and
acquisition of land therefor; 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
58 Stat. 707.
provisions of title IV, Part A, of the Act, $18,900,000, of which not
42 U. S. C. §§281-
284: Supp. n , § 281, less than $3,000,000 shall be available exclusively for payment of
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obligations for research and training grants incurred under authority
Rsearch and tr'n- heretofore granted under this head; and, in addition to the amount
appropriated herein, the Surgeon General is authorized, upon the
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