An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve and extend the provisions relating to assistance to medical libraries and related instrumentalities, and for other purposes
PL 91-212 (H.R.11702), enacted 03/13/1970

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Public Law 91-212 
AN ACT 
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March 13, 1970 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve and extend the provisions 
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relating to assistance to medical libraries and related instrumentalities, and ' 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and IIouHe of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America m Ccmqress assembled, 
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SECTIOX 1. This Act may be cited as the "Medical Library Assistance 
Extension Act of 1970". 
TIIREE-YKAR EXTEXSIOX OF EXISTING rR0GRA3IS 
SEC. 2. (a) Snbsection (i) of section 393 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 LLS.C. 280b-3(i)) (relating- to assistance for construction of 
medical library facilities) is amended to read as follows: 
"(i) For the purposes of carryino- out the j)rovisions of this section, 
tliere are authorized to be appropriated $11,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1971, $12,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1972, and $13,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973." 
(b) The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 394 of such Act 
(42 t".S.C. 280b-4(a)) (relating to grants for training in medical 
library sciences) is amended to read as foHows: "In order to enable the 
Secretary to carry out tlie purjwses of section 390(b) (2), there are 
authorized to be ap])i'apriated $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1971, $1,750,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and 
$2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973." 
(c) Section 395 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-5) (relating to assist-
ance for compilations or writings concerning advances in sciences 
related to health) is amended by striking out "June 30, 1970" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "June 30,1973". 
(d) Subsection (a) of section 396 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-6(a)) 
(relating to research and development in medical library science and 
related fields) is amended by striking out "June 30, 1970" and insert-
ing in lieu tliereof "June 30, 1973". 
(e) Subsection (a) of section 397 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-7(a)) 
(relating to assistance to improve or expand basic medical library 
resources) is amended to read as follows: 
"(a) In order to enable the Secretary to carry out the purposes of 
section 390(b) (5), there are authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $4,000,000 for the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1972, and $4,500,000 for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1973." 
(f) The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 398 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280b-8(a)) 
(relating to grants for establishment of 
regional medical libraries) is amended to read as follows: "In order to 
enable the Secretary to carry out the purposes of section 390(b) (6), 
there are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1971, $3,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1972, and $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973." 
(g) Subsection (a) of section 399 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-9(a)) 
(relating to assistance for 
biomedical scientific publications) is 
amended by striking out "June 30, 1970" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"June 30, 1973", 
Appropriation. 
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GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 3IED1CAL LIBRARY FACILITIES 
SEC. 3. Section 393 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
79 Stat. 1060. 
280b--3) is amended— 
(1) by amending clause (B) of subsection (b) (1) to read as 
follows: "(B) sufficient funds will be available to meet the non-
Federal share of the cost of constinicting the facility, and"; 
(2) by striking out. subsection (c) and redesignating subsections 
(d), (e), (f), (g), (h),and (i) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), 
(g), and (h), resj^eotively; and 
(3) by striking out in subsection (c) (as so redesignated by 
this section) ", and shall give priority to applications for con-
struction of facilities for which the need is greatest"'. 
GRANTS FOR SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC 
PROJECTS 
SEC. 4. (a) Section 395 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
280b-5) is amended— 
(1) by striking out in the second sentence "for the establishment 
of special fellowships to be awarded to physicians and other practi-
tioners in the sciences related to health and scientists" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof the following: "to make grants to physicians 
and other practitioners in the sciences related to health, to scien-
tists, and to public or nonprofit private institutions on behalf of 
such physicians, other practitioners, and scientists"; and 
(2) by striking out in the third sentence "In establisliing such 
fellowships" and inserting in lieu thereof "In making such grants", 
and by striking out in such sentence "fellowships are established" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "grants are made". 
(b) Subsection (b) (3) of section 390 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 280b) is 
ameiided by striking out "the awarding of special fellowships to physi-
cians and other practitioners in the sciences related to health and sci-
entists" and inserting in lieu thereof "grants to physicians and other 
pi-actitioners in the sciences related to health, to scientists, and to pub-
lic or nonprofit private institutions on behalf of such physicians, other 
])ractitioners, and scientists". 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MEDICAL LIBRARY SCIENCE AND 
RELATED FIELDS 
SEC. 5. (a) The second sentence of subsection (a) of section 396 of 
the Pul)lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C 280b-6) is amended by strik-
ing out "I'esearch and investigations" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"research, investigations, and demonstrations". 
(b) Subsection (b) (4) of section 390 of such Act is amended by 
striking out "research and investigations" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"researcli, investigations, and demonstrations". 
GRANTS FOR BASIC RESOURCES OF MEDICAL LIBRARIES 
SEC. 6. (a) Section 397 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
280b-7) is amended— 
(1) by striking out in the first sentence of subsection (b) "for 
the purpose of expanding and improving" and inserting m 
lieu thereof "for the purpose of establishing, expanding, and 
improving"; 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection (c) to read as 
follows: 
" (2) In no case shall any grant under this section to a medical library 
or related instrumentality for any fiscal year exceed $200,000; and 
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grants to such medical libraries or related instrumentalities shall be 
in such amounts as the Secretary m
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view to assuring adequate continunig financial support for such suppon. 
libraries or instrumentalities from other sources during and after the 
period for which Federal assistance is provided."; and 
(3) by striking out in the heading of such section "IMPROVING 
AND EXPANDING" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"ESTABLISHING, 
EXPANDING, AND IMPROVING'". 
(b) Subsection (b) (5) of section 390 of such Act is amended by ^^ ^*|^- ^°^|^-
striking out "improving and expanding" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"establishing, expanding, and improving". 
GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL MEDICAL LIBRARIES 
SEC. 7. Section 398 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
280b-8) is amended as follows: 
(1) Subsection (b) is amended (A) by striking out "and" at the end 
of clause (4), (B) by redesignating clause (5) as clause (6), and (C) 
by inserting after clause (4) the following new clause: 
"(5) planning for services and activities under this section; 
and". 
(2) Subsection (c) (1) is amended by striking out "(A) to modify 
and increase their library resources so as to be able to provide sup-
portive services to other libraries in the region as well as individual 
users of library services" and inserting in lieu thereof "(A) to modify 
and increase their library resources, and to supplement the resources 
of cooperating libraries in the region, so as to be able to provide ade-
quate supportive services to all libraries in the region as well as to 
individual users of library services". 
(3) Subsection (c) (2) is amended by striking out clause (A) and by 
redesignating clauses (B) and (C) as clauses (A) and (B), 
respectively. 
(4) The following new subsection is added at the end thereof: 
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authority. 
"(f) The Secretary may also carry out the purposes of this section 
through contracts, and such contracts shall be subject to the same limi-
tations as are provided in this section for grants." 
FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIFIC 
PUBLICATIONS 
SEC. 8. Section 399 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
380b-9) is amended by inserting before the period at the end of sub- 
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section (b) the following: ", except in those cases in which the Secre- 
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tary determines that further support is necessary to carry out the 
purposes of this section". 
TRANSFERABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 9. The part of title I I I of the Public Health Service Act redesig-
nated as part J by section 10 is amended by adding at the end 
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thereof the following new section: 
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TRANSFERABILITY OF FUNDS 
"SEC. 399b. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, 
whenever there is appropriated any amount for any fiscal year (begin-
ning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971) to carry out any par-
ticular program or activity authorized by this part, the Secretary 
shall have the authority to transfer sums from such amount, for the 
purpose of carrying out one or more of the other programs or activities 
authorized by this part; except that— 
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"(1) tlie a<rjjfrejifite of the sums so transferred from any such 
amount shall not exceed 10 per centum thereof, 
"{'2) the ajrjire^ate of the sums so transferred to carry out any 
such program or activity for any Hscal year shall not exceed 20 
per centum of tlie amount appropriated to carry out such pro-
gram or activity for such year, and 
''(8) sums may not be transferred for any fiscal year to carry 
out any such i)rogram or activity if such transfer would result 
in there being available (from approjjriated funds plus the sums 
so transferred) to carry out such program or Activity for such 
year amounts in excess of the amounts authorized to he appro-
priated for such year to carry out such i)rogram or activity. 
''(b) Any sums transferred under subsection (a) for any fiscal year 
for the purpose of carrying out any program or activity shall remain 
available for such purpose to the same extent as are funds which are 
specifically ai)pro})riated for such puri)ose for such year." 
KEDKSKINATIONS 
SKC. 10. (a) Title 111 of the Public Health Service Act is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating part 1 as part J : 
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LiBRARY OF MEDICINE" as part I; and 
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(8) by redesignating sections H71, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 
280a-1. 
and 378 as sections 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, and 388, 
respectively. 
(b)(1) Subsection (c) of the section of such Act redesignated as 
section 382 is amended by striking (mt "'section 373-' and inserting in 
lieu thereof "-section 383''. 
(2) The section of such Act redesigiuited as section 385 is amended 
by striking out '"section 373" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 383"'. 
(3) Section 391 (2) of such Act is amended by striking out "section 
373 (a) '* and inserting in lieu thereof "section 383 (a)". 
(4) Section 392 of such Act is amended— 
(A) by striking out in subsection (a) "section 373(a)" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "section 383 (a)'", 
(B) by striking out hi such subsection "section 373" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "section 383", 
(C) by striking out in subsection (d) "section 373(d)" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "section 383(d)". and 
(D) by striking out in such subsection "part H which deals 
with the National Library of Medicine" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "part I". 
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(c)(1) Section 395 of such Act is amended— 
(A) by inserting " ( a ) " immediately after "SEC. 395.", 
(B) by striking out in the second sentence "under this section" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "under this subsection", and 
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DEVELOPMENT IN MEDICAL LIBRARY SCIENCE AND RELATED FIELDS". 
(2) Section 396 of such Act is amended— 
(A) by striking out "SEC. 396. (a) "and inserting in lieu thereof 
(B) by striking out in the second sentence of subsection (a) 
"under this section" and inserting in lieu thereof "under this sub-
section", 
(C) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c),and 
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(D) by striking out the section heading. 
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(3) Sections 397, 398, 399, 399a, and 399b of such Act are redesig- 
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nated as sections 396,397, 398,399, and 399a, respectively. 
(d) (1) The part of title I I I of such Act redesignated as part I is 
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amended by striking out ''Sui'geon GeneraT' each place it occurs in the 
sections of such part redesignated as sections 382, 383, 386, and 388.. 
The section of sucli i)art redesignated as section 384 is amended by 
striking out "Surgeon (leneral" and inserting in lieu thereof "Board". 
(2) (A) The part of title III of such Act redesignated as part J is 
amended by striking out "Surgeon General'' each place it occurs and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary''. 
(B) The subsection of section 393 of such pai-t redesignated as sub- 
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section (e) is amended by striking out "Surgeon General's" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "Secretary's". 
MEANING OF SKCKKTARY 
SEC. 1 L Subsection (c) of section 2 of title I of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 20) is amended to i-ead as follows: 
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"(c) T'nless the context (jtherwise requires, the term 'Secretary' and^nofe^ ^°^ 
ineans the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare." 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments 
made by this Act shall apply with resj^ect to appropriations for fiscal 
years ending after June 30,1970. 
(b) The amendments made by sections 10(d) and 11 shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Approved March 13, 1970. 
Public Law 91-213 
AN ACT 
March 16, 1970 
T o establish a Coiuinissioii on P o p u l a t i o n 
(irowth a n d llie AnuTiciUi F n t n r c . 
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He it enacted by the >^enate and IloiiHe of Representat'/reH of tin-
I' n'tted States of Anter/ca hi Congress asseatbted. That the Gonnnission 
on Po])ulation Growth and the American Future is hereby established and t
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to conduct and si)onsor such studies and reseai'ch and make such recom- ^"t^i-^ 
mendatioiis as may be necessary to i)rovide information and education 
to all levels of government in the United States, and to our people, 
regarding a broad range of problems associated with j)oj)ulation 
growth and their implications for America's future. 
Commission on 
Population Growth 
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Establishment. 
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MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION 
SEC. 2. (a) The Gommission on Poj)ulati(m Growth and the Ameri-
can Future (hereinafter referred to as the "Gommission") shall be 
composed of— 
(1) two Members of the Senate who shall be members of dif-
ferent ])olitical parties and who shall be ajypointed by the Presi-
dent of the Senate: 
(2) two Members of the Hou^c of Representatives who shall be 
members of different political parties and who shall be ai)pointed 
by the Speaker of the House of Rei)resentatives; and 
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