An Act to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for family clinics for domestic agricultural migratory workers, and for other purposes
PL 87-692 (S.1130), enacted 09/25/1962

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PUBLIC LAW 87-692-SEPT. 25, 1962 
[76 STAT. 
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resulting; from the removal of such property from public space, or the 
transportation of such property into the custody of the property clerk, 
Metropolitan Police Department, nor for damage to any such property 
while such property is in the custody of the property clerk, Metropoli-
tan Police Department, when such custody is maintained pursuant 
to the requirements of law, except that the government of the District 
of Columbia or any such officer or employee may be liable for damage 
to such property as a result of gross negligence in the removal, trans-
portation, or storage of such property: Promded^ That should a judg-
ment be entered for the District of Columbia against any commercial 
Avarehouseman or garagekeeper for damage to such property in his 
care, recovery on such judgment, less all administrative expenses and 
court costs to the District of Columbia involved in such litigation, 
shall be paid by the District of Columbia to the owner of the damaged 
property as determined by the property clerk. 
For the purpose of 
this section the term "gross negligence" means a willful intent to 
injure property, or a reckless or wanton disregard of the rights of 
another in his property. 
SEC. 6. Nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to aifect the 
authority vested in the Board of Commissioners of the District of 
Columbia by Reorganization Plan Numbered 5 of 1952 (66 Stat. 824). 
The performance of any function vested by this Act in the Board of 
Commissioners or in any office or agency under the jurisdiction and 
control of said Board of Commissioners may be delegated by said 
Board of Commissioners in accordance with section 8 of such plan. 
Approved September 25, 1962. 
Public Law 87-692 
September 25, 1962 
AN A C T 
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To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for 
family clinics for domestic agricultural migratory workers, and for other 
purposes. 
Public health. 
Migratory work-
ers. 
58 Stat. 691. 
42 u s e 241-
242g. 
Be it enacted hy tlie Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United /States of Aftierica in Congress assembled, That title I I I of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C., ch. 6A, subch. II) is amended 
by inserting at the end of part A thereof the following new section: 
"GRANTS FOR FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE CLINICS FOR DOMESTIC 
AGRICULTURAL MIGRATORY WORKERS 
"SEC. 310. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1963, the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964, 
and the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, such sums, not to exceed 
$3,000,000 for any year, as may be necessary to enable the Surgeon 
General (1) to make grants to public and other nonprofit agencies, 
institutions, and organizations for paying part of the cost of (i) estab-
lishing and operating family health service clinics for domestic 
agricultural migratory workers and their families, including training 
persons to provide services in the establishing and operating of such 
clinics, and (ii) special projects to improve health services for and the 
health conditions of domestic agricultural migratory workers and 
their families, including training persons to provide health services for 
or otherwise improve the health conditions of such migratory workers 
and their families, and (2) to encourage and cooperate in pi-ograms 
for the purpose of improving health services for or otherwise improv-
ing the health conditions of domestic agricultural migratory workers 
and their families." 
Approved September 25, 1962.