PUBLIC LAW 95-210—DEC. 13, 1977
91 STAT. 1491
(11) the need for any demonstration projects for further evaluation of the need for coverage for services provided by such centers. ACCESS TO CERTAIN TAX RETURN INFORMATION BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND H E A L T H
SEC. 5. Subsection (m) of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to disclosure of taxpayer identity information) is 26 USC 6103. amended to read as follows: ,, "(m) DISCLOSURE OF TAXPAYER IDENTITY INFORMATION.—
"(1) TAX REFUNDS.—The Secretary may disclose taxpayer identity information to the press and other media for purposes of notifying persons entitled to tax refunds when the Secretary, after reasonable effort and lapse of time, has been unable to locate such persons. "(2) FEDERAL CLAIMS.—Upon written request, the Secretary may disclose the mailing address of a taxpayer to officers and employees of an agency personally and directly engaged in, and solely for their use in, preparation for any administrative or judicial proceeding (or investigation which may result in such a proceeding) pertaining to the collection or compromise of a Federal claim against such taxpayer in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966. 31 USC 952. "(3)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH.—Upon written request, the Secretary may disclose the mailing address of taxpayers to officers and employees of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health solely for the purpose of locating individuals who are, or may have been, exposed to occupational hazards in order to determine the status of their health or to inform them of the possible need for medical care and treatment.". TRANSFER OF PUBLIC H E A L T H SERVICE HOSPITAL I N TEXAS
SEC. 6. If the Secretary acquires the Space Center Memorial Hospital in Nassau Bay, Texas, for the purpose of transferring to it the activities and functions of the Public Health Service hospital in Galveston, Texas, the Secretary may close the Public Health Service hospital in Galveston, Texas. Approved December 13, 1977.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 95-548, pt. I (Comm. on Ways and Means), No. 95-548, pt. II (Comm. on Interstate and Foreign Commerce), and No. 95-790 (Comm. of Conference). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 123 (1977): Oct. 17, considered and passed House. Oct. 19, considered and passed Senate, amended. Nov. 29, House and Senate agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 13, No. 51: Dec. 13, Presidential statement.
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