An Act to authorize grants for planning and carrying out a project of construction for the expansion and improvement of the facilities of George Washington University Hospital in the District of Columbia
PL 87-460 (H.R.8916), enacted 05/31/1962

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PUBLIC LAW 87-460-MAY 31, 1962 
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Public Law 87-460 
AN A P T 
May 31, 1962 
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[H. R. 8916] 
To authorize grants for planning and carrying out a project of construction 
for the expansion and improvement of the facilities of George Washington 
University Hospital in the District of Columbia. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That there are 
D. C. 
hereby authorized to be appropriated from time to time such sums, not t^ ^vTnl J
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exceeding $2,500,000 in the aggregate, as may be necessary to enable Hospital, 
the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (hereafter in this ^p^jeVt"grants. 
Act referred to as the Surgeon General) to make a grant or grants 
in order to assist the George Washington University in defraying the 
cost of planning and carrying out a project of construction to expand 
and improve the facilities of George Washington University Hospital 
in the District of Columbia. 
Sums appropriated pursuant to this 
section shall remain available for such purpose until expended. 
SEC. 2. Grants made pursuant to this Act shall not exceed, in the 
aggregate, an amount found by the Surgeon General to be equal to 50 
per centum of the cost of construction of the project covered by an 
application of the university submitted to the Surgeon General and 
approved by him pursuant to section 3. 
SEC. 3. (a) The Surgeon General is authorized to approve the appli- 
conditions, 
cation of the university if— 
(1) the application is in such form as may be prescribed by him 
and contains or is supported by such information as he deems 
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« necessary in order to carry out his functions under this Act; 
(2) he finds that— 
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(A) the program of construction covered by the applica-
tion provides for the facilities and services necessary (i) to 
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provide adequate care for the patients expected to be served 
by the hospital and (ii) to constitute the hospital an ade-
quate teaching hospital for the university's school of medi-
cine ; 
(B) such program does not appear incompatible with any 
comprehensive plan for health facilities for the metropolitan 
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V area of Washington that has been or is likely to be developed 
by a body found by the Surgeon General to be a responsible 
area 
wide planning group; and 
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(C) the plans and specifications for the project meet the 
minimum standards of construction and equipment pre-
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scribed for hospitals by regulation pursuant to section 622 (e) 
of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
291e); and 
eo stat. 1043. 
(3) he finds that the application contains or is supported by 
V satisfactory assurances— 
(A) that adequate funds will be available for payment of 
the non-Federal share of the cost of construction of the proj-
ect, and that adequate financial support for the maintenance 
and operation of the project when completed will be avail-
able ; 
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(B) that the construction contract for the project will be 
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awarded in accordance with such requirements, including 
requirements as to competitive bidding, as the Surgeon Gen-
eral may prescribe, and will contain such provisions for 
performance and other bonds and undertakings to be 
furnished by the contractor as the Surgeon General deems 
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necessary; 
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60 Stat. 1047; 
68 Stat. 465. 
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rates. 
49 Stat. 1011. 
(C) that the construction contract will provide that the 
Surgeon General and his representatives will at all times 
have access to the work in preparation or progress and that 
the contractor will provide proper facilities for such access 
and for inspection of the work; 
(D) that the university shall keep such records as the Sur-
geon General shall prescribe, including records which fully 
disclose the amount and the disposition by it of the proceeds 
of assistance received under this Act, the total cost of the 
project or undertaking in connection with which such 
assistance is given or used, and the amount and nature of 
that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking sup-
plied by other sources, and such other records as will 
facilitate an effective audit. 
The Surgeon General and the Comptroller General of the 
United States, or any of their duly authorized representa-
tives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examina-
tion to any books, documents, papers, and records of the 
university that are pertinent to assistance received under this 
Act. 
(E) that the university will provide and maintain com-
petent and adequate architectural or engineering supervision 
and inspection of the project to insure that the completed 
work conforms with the approved plans and specifications; 
(F) that the labor standards set forth in section 5 Avill be 
observed; and 
(G) such other assurances as the Surgeon General finds 
necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
(b) Amendment of an approved application shall be subject to 
approval in the same manner as an original application. 
(c) After approval of the application, the Surgeon General shall 
pay the Federal share of the cost of construction (as determined under 
section 2) at such time or times, in advance or by way of reimburse-
ment, and in such installments and subject to such reasonable condi-
tions (with respect to performance of work, purchase of materials, and 
other matters), as he may deem appropriate in order to safeguard the 
Federal interest and assure completion of the work in accordance with 
the approved plans and specifications. 
(d) Funds paid under this section for construction shall be used 
solel}^ for carrying out the project as approved by the Surgeon Gen-
eral, including any amendment approved by him. 
SEC. 4. (a) For the purposes of this Act the terms "construction" 
and "cost of construction" shall have the meanings assigned to such 
terms in section 631 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 291i), and regulations issued pursuant thereto, and shall 
include architect's and consultant's fees incurred in the planning of 
the project prior to enactment of this Act. 
(b) For the purpose of administering this Act, the Surgeon General 
may delegate to any officer or employee of the Department of Health, 
Education, and Welfare any of his functions or powers under this 
Act, except the issuance of regulations. 
SEC. 5. All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or 
subcontractors in the performance of construction work financed in 
whole or in part under this Act shall be paid wages at rates not less 
than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance w^ith the Davis-Bacon 
Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a—276a-5), and every such employee 
shall receive compensation at a rate not less than one and one-half 
times his basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of eight 
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hours in any workday or forty hours in the workweek, as the case may 
be. The Secretary of Labor shall have with respect to the labor 
standards specified in this section the authority and functions set 
forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.E. 3176; 
5 U.S.C. 133Z-15) and section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as 
64 stat. 1267. 
amended (40 U.S.C. 276c). 
63 stat. los. 
SEC. 6. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, for 
Appropriation. 
each fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary for administrative 
expenses incurred in carrying out this Act. 
(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting or super-
seding any authority of the Surgeon General or the Secretary of 
Health, Education, and Welfare under title VI of the Public Health 
Service Act or any other law. 
eo stat. 1041; 
Approved May 31, 1962. 
42 use 291-291Z. 
Public Law 87-461 
AN ACT 
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a
y 31, 1962 
To a,mend section 105 of title 28, United States Code, so as to transfer certain 
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counties from the Western Division of the Western District of Missouri to 
the Saint Joseph Division of such district, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) paragraph 
courts 
(1) of section 105(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(1) The Western Division comprises the counties of Bates, Carroll, "62'stat. 884 
Cass, Clay, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, LaFayette, Ray, Saint Clair, 
and Saline. 
"Court for the Western Division shall be held at Kansas City." 
(b) Paragraph (3) of section 105(b) of such title is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(3) The Saint Joseph Division comprises the counties of Andrew, 
Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, 
Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Platte, Put-
nam, Sullivan, and Worth. 
"Court for the Saint Joseph Division shall be held at Saint Joseph." 
Approved May 31, 1962. 
W e s t e r n 
D i s -
trict of Missouri, 
transferor c o u n -
Public Law 87-462 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
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y 31. 1962 
Authorizing the Secretary of the Air Force to admit a citizen of the Kingdom 
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of Thailand to the United States Air Force Academy. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress a^semhled, That, within one year after 
Thaiiand,citi-
the date of enactment of this joint resolution, the Secretary of the Air ^'Attendance at 
Force is authorized to admit Prabaddh Riddhagni, a citizen and sub- u. s. Air Force 
ject of the Kingdom of Thailand, to the United States Air Force Academy. 
Academy for the purpose of receiving instruction at such Academy 
if the Secretary find the said Prabaddh Riddhagni to be mentally and 
physically qualified; but the United States shall not be subject to any 
expense on account of such instruction.