An Act to provide medical care for certain Coast and Geodetic Survey retired ships officers and crew members and their dependents, and for other purposes.
PL 88-71 (S.969), enacted 07/19/1963

77 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-71--JULY 19, 1963 
83 
Public Law 88-71 
AN ACT 
To provide medical care for certain Coast and Geodetic Survey retired ships' 
officers and crew members and their dependents, and for other purposes. 
July 19, 1963 
[S. 969] 
Dependents. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Re'presentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, subject to 
coast and ceo-
regulations of the President, retired ships' officers and retired mem- '^f.tic survey, 
bers of the crews of vessels of the Coast and Geodetic Survey shall membJr\.^" ^*'^^ 
be entitled to medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitaliza- 
Medical care, 
tion at facilities of the Public Health Service: Provided, That the 
ships' officer or crew member, (1) was on active duty as a vessel 
employee of the Coast and Geodetic Survey on July 1, 1963, or on the 
date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later, and his employment 
as a vessel employee was continuous from that date until retirement, 
or (2) was retired as a vessel employee of the Coast and Geodetic 
Survey on or before July 1, 1963, or on the date of enactment of this 
Act, whichever is later. 
(b) Subject to regulations of the President, dependent members of 
families (as defined in such regulations) of ships' officers and members 
of crews of vessels of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, whether such 
ships' officers and members of crew^ are on active duty or retired, shall 
be furnished medical advice and outpatient treatment by the Public 
Health Service at its hospitals and relief stations and, if suitable 
accommodations are available, they shall also be furnished hospitaliza-
tion at hospitals of the Public Health Service: Provided, That the 
ships' officer or crew^ member (1) was on active duty as a vessel 
employee of the Coast and Geodetic Survey on July 1, 1963, or on the 
date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later, and his employment 
as a vessel employee has been continuous from that time, or (2) was 
on active duty as a vessel employee of the Coast and Geodetic Survey 
on July 1, 1963, or on the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is 
later, and his employment as a vessel employee was continuous from 
that time until retirement, or (3) was retired as a vessel employee of 
the Coast and Geodetic Survey on or before July 1, 1963, or on the 
date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later. When dependent 
members of families are hospitalized, a per diem charge, at such uni-
form rate as may be prescribed from time to time for the hospitaliza-
tion of dependents of members of the uniformed services at hospitals 
of the uniformed services pursuant to section 1078(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, shall be made. 
(c) The Coast and Geodetic Survey shall furnish proper identifi-
cation to those persons entitled to medical treatment under the provi-
sions of this Act. 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 326(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 253(b)) is repealed. 
(b) Section 326(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
253(c)) is amended by inserting the words "or Coast and Geodetic 
Survey" after the words "Coast Guard" both times the words appear 
in the subsection. 
Approved July 19, 1963. 
72 Stat. 1448. 
Repeal. 
58 Stat. 697.