Nurse Training Amendments of 1979
PL 96-76 (S.230), enacted 09/29/1979

PUBLIC LAW 96-76—SEPT. 29, 1979 
93 STAT. 579 
Public Law 96-76 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend through fiscal year 
1980 the program of assistance for nurse training, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Sept. 29, 1979 
[S. 230] 
TITLE I—NURSE TRAINING 
'Nurse Training 
Public Health 
Service Act, 
amendment. 
Nurse Training 
Amendments of 
1979. 
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SEC. 101. (a) This title may be cited as the 
Amendments of 1979". 
(b) Whenever in this Act (other than sections 204, 208, and 313) an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or 
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of the Public Health 
Service Act. 
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SEC. 102. Section 801 (relating to authorizations for construction 
grants) (42 U.S.C. 296) is amended by striking out "and" after "1977," 
and by inserting after "for fiscal year 1978" the following: ", and 
$2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,1980". 
SEC. 103. (a) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 805 (relating to loan 
guarantees and interest subsidies) (42 U.S.C. 296d) are each amended 
by striking out "1978" and inserting in lieu thereof "1980". 
(b) Subsection (e) of such section is amended by inserting after "in 
fiscal vear 1978" the following: "and in each of the next two fiscal 
years . 
SEC. 104. Subsection (f)(1) of section 810 (relating to capitation 
grants) (42 U.S.C. 296e) is amended by striking out "and", after 
"1977," and by inserting after "fiscal year 1978" the following: "and 
$24,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,1980". 
SEC. 105. The first sentence of subsection (d) of section 820 (relating 
to special project grants and contracts) (42 U.S.C. 296k) is amended by 
striking out and" after "1977," and by inserting before the period 
the following: ", and $17,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 30, 1980". 
SEC. 106. Subsection Ot)) of section 821 (relating to advanced nurse 
training programs) (42 U.S.C. 2961) is amended by striking out "and" 42 use 296/. 
after "1977," and by inserting after "for fiscal year 1978" the 
following: ", and $13,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1980". 
SEC. 107. Subsection (e) of section 822 (relating to nurse practitioner 
programs) (42 U.S.C. 296m) is amended by striking out "and" after 
"1977," and by inserting before the period the following: ", and 
$15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,1980". 
SEC. 108. Subsection (b) of section 830 (relating to traineeships) (42 
U.S.C. 297) is amended by striking out "and" after "1977," and by 
inserting before the period ", and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30,1980". 
SEC. 109. (a) Subsection (b)(4) of section 835 (relating to loan 
agreements) (42 U.S.C. 297a) is amended by striking out "1978" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "1980". 
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(b) Section 837 (relating to authorizations for student loan funds) 
(42 U.S.C. 297c) is amended (1) by striking out "and" after "1977," in 
the first sentence and (2) by inserting before the period in the first 
sentence ", and $13,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1980", (3) by striking out "fiscal year 1979" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981", and (4) by 
striking out "October 1, 1978" and mserting in lieu thereof "Octo-
ber 1, 1980". 
(c)(1) Subsection (a) of section 839 (relating to distribution of assets) 
(42 U.S.C. 297e) is amended by striking out "September 30,1980, and 
not later than December 31, 1981" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"September 30,1983, and not later than December 31,1983". 
(2) Paragraph (1) of such subsection is amended by striking out 
"1980" and inserting in lieu thereof "1983". 
(3) Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking out "1980" 
each place it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof "1983". 
SEC. 110. (a) Subsection (b) of section 845 (relating to scholarship 
grants) (42 U.S.C. 297j) is amended (1) by striking out "next two fiscal 
years" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "next four 
fiscal years", (2) by striking out "1979" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"1981", and (3) by striking out "1978" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"1980". 
(b) Subsection (cXl) of such section is amended (1) by striking out 
"next two fiscal years" in subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "next four fiscal years", (2) by striking out "1978" in subpara-
graph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof "1980 , and (3) by striking out 
"1979" in such subparagraph and inserting in lieu thereof "1981". 
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(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) do not 
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authorize appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1979, for scholarships under section 845 of the Public Health Service 
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Act in addition to the amount available for such scholarships under 
92 Stat. 1603. 
section 101(a) of Public Law 95-482. 
SEC. 111. Subpart I of part B of title VIII (relating to traineeships) is 
amended by adding after section 830 (42 U.S.C. 297) the following new 
section: 
"TRAINEESHIPS FOR TRAINING OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS 
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"SEC. 831. (aXD The Secretary may make grants to public or private 
nonprofit institutions to cover the costs of traineeships for the 
training, in programs which meet such requirements as the Secretary 
shall by regulation prescribe and which are accredited by an entity or 
entities designated by the Commissioner of Education, of licensed, 
registered nurses to be nurse anesthetists. 
"(2) Payments to institutions under this subsection may be made in 
advance or by way of reimbursement, and at such intervals and on 
such conditions, as the Secretary finds necessary. Such payments 
may be used only for traineeships and shall be limited to such 
amounts as the Secretary finds necessary to cover the costs of tuition 
and fees, and a stipend and allowances (including travel and subsist-
ence expenses) for the trainees. 
"(b) For the purpose of making grants under subsection (a), there 
are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30,1980.". 
SEC. 112. Section 836(b)(3) (relating to student loans) (42 U.S.C. 
297ba))(3)) is amended (1) by inserting after "(3)" the following: "in 
the case of a student who received such a loan before the date of 
enactment of the Nurse Training Amendments of 1979,", and (2) by 
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striking out "any such loan" and inserting in lieu thereof "any such 
loan made before such date". 
SEC. 113. (a)(1) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare study, 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Secretary") shall 42 use 296 npte. 
arrange, in accordance with subsection (b), for the conduct of a 
study— 
(A) to determine the need to continue a specific program of 
Federal financial support for nursing education, 
(B) to determine the reasons nurses do not practice in medi-
cally underserved areas and to develop recommendations for 
actions which could be taken to encourage nurses to practice in 
such areas, and 
(C) to determine the rate at which and the reasons for which 
nurses leave the nursing profession and to develop recommenda-
tions for actions which could be taken to encourage nurses to 
remain or re-enter the nursing profession, including actions 
involving practice settings conducive to the retention of nurses. 
(2) The part of the study described in paragraph (1)(A), shall include 
consideration of the following: 
(A) The need for nurses under the present health care delivery 
system and under such system as it may be modified by increased 
use of ambulatory care facilities or as it may be changed by the 
enactment of legislation for national health insurance. Determi-
nation of such need shall include determination of the need for 
nurses trained in each type of school of nursing (as defined in 
section 853(2) of the Public Health Service Act), for nurses with 42 use 298b. 
graduate training in the varying nurse practitioner clinical 
specialties, and for nurse administrators and nurse educators. 
(B) The cost of nursing education and a comparison of the cost 
of education at each type of school of nursing (as so defined) and 
comparison of the cost of each of the graduate programs of 
nursing. 
(C) The availability of other sources of support for nursing 
education, including support under general programs of Federal 
financial support for postsecondary education, under State and 
other public programs, and from private sources. 
(b)(1) The Secretary shall first request the National Academy of 
Sciences (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Academy"), 
acting through the Institute of Medicine, to conduct the study, 
required by subsection (a), under an arrangement whereby the actual 
expenses incurred by the Academy directly related to the conduct of 
such study will be paid by the Secretary. If the Academy agrees to 
such request, the Secretary shall enter into such an agreement with 
the Academy. 
(2) If the Academy declines the Secretary's request to conduct such 
study under such an arrangement, then the Secretary, after consult-
ing with the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the 
Senate and the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of 
the House of Representatives, shall enter into a similar arrangement 
with another appropriate public or nonprofit private entity to con-
duct such study. 
(3) Any arrangement entered into under paragraph (1) or (2) of this Reports, 
subsection for the conduct of a study shall require that such study be 
completed and reports thereon be submitted within such period as 
the Secretary may require to meet the requirements of subsection (c). 
(4) The Secretary shall undertake such preliminary activities as 
may be necessary to enable the Secretary to enter into an arrange-
ment for the conduct of the study at the earliest possible date. 
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(c) Not later than six months after the date the arrangement for the 
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conduct of the study is entered into under subsection (b), the Secre-
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^^^y ^^^ ^^^ entity conducting the study shall each report to the 
Committee on Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives 
their respective preliminary recommendations respecting the mat-
ters described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (a)(1) 
and, if a need for continued Federal financial support for nursing is 
Recommendations, found, the form in which the support should be provided. Not later 
than two years after such date, the Secretary and the entity which 
conducted the study shall each report to such Committees recommen-
dations respecting such matters (including the form of Federal 
financial support for nursing) and the basis for such recommenda-
tions. 
TITLE II—OTHER HEALTH PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. Section 729(a) (relating to limits on Federal loan insur-
ance and insured loans) (42 U.S.C. 294b(a)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting before the period in the first sentence a comma 
and the following: "except that in the case of loans to students in 
schools of medicine, osteopathy, and dentistry, the Secretary 
may increase the total of such loans which may be covered by 
Federal loan insurance to $15,000 if he determines that the costs 
of education at such schools requires such increase"; and 
(2) by inserting before the period in the second sentence a 
comma and the following: "except that the Secretary may 
increase such amount for borrowers who are or were students in 
schools of medicine, osteopathy, and dentistry to $60,000 if he 
determines that the costs of education at such schools requires 
such increase". 
SEC. 202. (a) Section 752(b)(5)(A) (relating to service requirements 
for National Health Service Corps scholarships) (42 U.S.C. 
294u(b)(5)(A)) is amended by striking out "(not to exceed three years)" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "(not to exceed three years or such 
greater period as the Secretary, consistent with the needs of the 
Corps, may authorize)". 
(b)(1) Such section 752(b)(5)(A) is further amended by adding after 
the first sentence the following: "With respect to an individual 
receiving a degree from a school of veterinary medicine, optometry, 
podiatry, or pharmacy, the date referred to in paragraphs (1) through 
(4) shall be the date upon which the individual completes the training 
required for such degree, except that the Secretary shall, at the 
request of such individual, defer such date until the end of the period 
of time (not to exceed one year or such greater period as the 
Secretary, consistent with the needs of the Corps, may authorize) 
required for the individual to complete an internship, residency, or 
other advanced clinical training.". 
(2) The last sentence of such section is amended by striking out 
"such". 
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(3) Section 752(b)(5)(B) is amended by striking out "other than a 
school of medicine, osteopathy, or dentistry" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "other than a school referred to in subparagraph (A)". 
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(c) Section 338(a) is amended by striking out "$70,000,000" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$82,000,000". 
SEC. 203. Section 781(c) (relating to requirements for participation 
of schools in area health education center programs) (42 U.S.C. 
295g-l(c)) is amended by adding after and below paragraph (4) the 
following: 
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"The requirement of paragraph (3) shall not apply to a medical or 
osteopathic school participating in an area health education center 
program if another such school participating in the same program 
meets the requirement of that paragraph.". 
SEC. 204. Section 802(a) of the Health Professions Educational 
Assistance Act of 1976 (relating to transitional provisions on area 42 use 295g-l 
health education centers) is amended— 
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(1) by striking out "for the next fiscal year" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "for the next three fiscal years"; 
(2) by striking out "no payment shall be made to an entity 
under such a contract" and inserting in lieu thereof "no payment 
under such a contract shall be made to an entity which had not 
first entered into such a contract before October 12, 1976, (1)"; 
and 
(3) by inserting before the period at the end thereof the 
following: ", or (2) for any fiscal year beginning after Septem-
ber 30, 1979". 
SEC. 205. (a) Paragraph (4) of section 788(b) (42 U.S.C. 295g-8(b)(4)) is 
repealed and paragraphs (5) and (6) of such section are redesignated 
as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively. 
(b) Subparagraph (B) of section 788(e)(2) is amended by striking out 
"$5,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$10,000,000". 
SEC. 206. (a) Section 748(b)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 294e(b)(3)(B)) is amended 42 use 294r. 
(1) by striking out "or" at the end of clause (iv), (2) by striking out the 
period at the end of clause (v) and inserting in lieu thereof ", or", and 
(3) by adding after clause (v) the following: 
"(vi) maternal and child health.", 
(b) Section 792(a) (42 U.S.C. 295h-l(a)) is amended (1) by striking out 
"or" at the end of paragraph (3), (2) by striking out the period at the 
end of paragraph (4) and inserting in lieu thereof ", or", and (3) by 
adding after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: 
"(5) maternal and child health.". 
SEC. 207. Section 771(d)(5) (42 U.S.C. 295f-l(d)(5)) is amended by 
striking out "may waive (in whole or in part) application to a school of 
dentistry of the requirement of any paragraph of this subsection if 
the Secretary" and inserting in lieu thereof "may— 
"(A) in the case of a school of dentistry which increased its 
enrollment of full-time first-year students in accordance with 
paragraph (3), waive (in whole or in part and under such 
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe) application of the 
requirement of subsection (aXl) that it maintain its increased 
enrollment of such students, and 
"(B) in the case of any school of dentistry, waive (in whole or in 
part) application of the requirement of any paragraph of this 
subsection, 
if the Secretary determines". 
SEC. 208. Section 401 of the Health Programs Extension Act of 1973 
(42 U.S.C. 300a-7) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new subsection: 
"(e) No entity which receives, after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, any grant, contract, loan, loan guarantee, or interest 
subsidy under the Public Health Service Act, the Community Mental 42 use 201 note. 
Health Centers Act, or the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 42 use 2689 
Bill of Rights Act may deny admission or otherwise discriminate note, 
against any applicant (including applicants for internships and 42USe600i 
residencies) for training or study because of the applicant's reluc- °° ' 
tance, or willingness, to counsel, suggest, recommend, assist, or in 
any way participate in the performance of abortions or sterilizations 
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Public Health 
Service 
Administrative 
Amendments of 
1979. 
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contrary to or consistent with the applicant's religious beliefs or 
moral convictions.". 
SEC. 209. Section 1701(b) (42 U.S.C. 300u(b)) is amended by striking 
out "and" after "1978," and by inserting before the period a comma 
and the following: "$14,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1980, $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, 
and $16,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982". 
TITLE III—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 301. This title may be cited as the "Public Health Service 
Administrative Amendments of 1979". 
SEC. 302. (a) Section 203 (42 U.S.C. 204) is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new sentence: "Warrant officers may be 
appointed to the Service for the purpose of providing support to the 
health and delivery systems maintained by the Service and any 
warrant officer appointed to the Service shall be considered for 
purposes of this Act and title 37, United States Code, to be a 
commissioned officer within the commissioned corps of the Service.". 
(b) Section 205(b) (42 U.S.C. 206(b)) is amended by striking out "six" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "eight" and by inserting after "the Chief 
Dental Officer of the Service," the following: "the Chief Nurse Officer 
of the Service, the Chief Pharmacist Officer of the Service,". 
SEC. 303. Section 205(c) (42 U.S.C. 206(c)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(c)(1) The Surgeon General, with the approval of the Secretary, is 
authorized to create special temporary positions in the grade of 
Assistant Surgeons General when necessary for the proper staffing of 
the Service. The Surgeon General may assign officers of either the 
Regular Corps or the Reserve Corps to any such temporary position, 
and while so serving they shall each have the title of Assistant 
Surgeon General. 
"(2) Except as provided in this paragraph, the number of special 
temporary positions created by the Surgeon General under para-
graph (1) shall not on any day exceed 1 per centum of the highest 
number, during the ninety days preceding such day, of officers of the 
Regular Corps on active duty and officers of the Reserve Corps on 
active duty for more than thirty days. If on any day the number of 
such special temporary positions exceeds such 1 per centum limita-
tion, for a period of not more than one year after such day, the 
number of such special temporary positions shall be reduced for 
purposes of complying with such 1 per centum limitation only by the 
resignation, retirement, death, or transfer to a position of a lower 
grade, of any officer holding any such temporary position.". 
SEC. 304. (a) The third sentence of subsection (a) of section 206 (42 
U.S.C. 207(a)) is amended by striking out paragraphs (5) and (6) and 
inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"(5) Officers of the assistant grade—first lieutenant; 
"(6) Officers of the junior assistant grade—second lieutenant; 
"(7) Chief warrant officers of (W-4) grade—chief warrant 
officer (W-4); 
"(8) Chief warrant officers of (W-3) grade—chief warrant 
officer (W-3); 
"(9) Chief warrant officers of (W-2) grade—chief warrant 
officer (W-2); and 
"(10) Warrant officers of (W-1) grade—warrant officer (W-1).". 
(b) Section 206(c) (42 U.S.C. 207(c)) is repealed. 
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(c) The first sentence of section 206(d) (42 U.S.C. 207(d)) is amended 
by striking out "junior assistant grade" and inserting in lieu thereof 
the following: "warrant officer (W-1) grade". 
SEC. 305. Section 207(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 209(a)(1)) is amended by 
inserting immediately after "original appointments to the Regular 
Corps may be made only in the" the following: "warrant officer 
(W-1), chief warrant officer (W-2), chief warrant officer (W-3), chief 
warrant officer (W-4),". 
SEC. 306. Section 209(c) (42 U.S.C. 210b(c)) is amended by striking 
out "assistant grade" and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"warrant officer (W-1) grade". 
SEC. 307. (a) Section 210(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 211(d)(1)) is amended by 
striking out "Officers in the junior assistant grade" and by inserting 
in lieu thereof the following: "Officers in the warrant officer (W-1) 
grade, chief warrant officer (W-2) grade, chief warrant officer (W-3) 
grade, chief warrant officer (W-4) grade, and junior assistant grade". 
(b) Section 210(g) (42 U.S.C. 211(g)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence by striking out "an officer of the 
Regular Corps in the junior assistant grade" and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: "an officer of the Regular Corps in the 
warrant officer (W-1) grade or junior assistant grade"; 
(2) in the second sentence by striking out 'an officer of the 
Regular Corps in the assistant, senior assistant," and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following: "an officer of the Regular Corps in the 
chief warrant officer (W-2), chief warrant officer (W-3), assist-
ant, senior assistant,"; 
(3) in paragraph (1) by striking out "if in the assistant grade" 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "if in the chief 
warrant officer (W-2) or assistant grade"; and 
(4) in paragraph (2) by striking out "if in the senior assistant 
grade" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "if in the chief 
warrant officer (W-3) or senior assistant grade". 
SEC. 308. Section 211(e) (42 U.S.C. 212(e)) is amended by striking out 
"a part of a year of active service of six months or more shall be 
counted as a whole year and a part of a year of active service which is 
less than six months shall be disregarded" and by inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: "a part of a year that is six months or more is 
counted as a whole year, and a part of a year that is less than six 
months is disregarded". 
SEC. 309. (a) Section 214(c) (42 U.S.C. 215(c)) is amended by striking 
out the comma immediately after "nonprofit educational research" 
and by inserting immediately after "Service" the following: "to any 
appropriate committee of the Congress or". 
(b) Section 214(d) (42 U.S.C. 215(d)) is amended by inserting after 
the first sentence the following new sentence: "In the case of detail of 
personnel under subsections (b) or (c) to be paid from applicable 
Service appropriations, the Secretary may condition such detail on 
an agreement by the State, subdivision, or institution concerned that 
such State, subdivision, or institution concerned shall reimburse 
the United States for the amount of such payments made by the 
Service.". 
SEC. 310. (a) The first sentence of section 218(b) (42 U.S.C. 218a(b)) is 
amended to read as follows: "Any officer whose tuition, fees, and 
other necessary expenses are paid pursuant to subsection (a) while 
attending an educational institution or training program for a period 
in excess of thirty days shall be obligated to pay to the Service an 
amount equal to two times the total amount of such tuition, fees, and 
other necessary expenses received by such officer during such period, 
and two times the total amount of any compensation received by, and 
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any allowance paid to, such officer during such period, if after return 
to active service such officer voluntarily leaves the Service within (1) 
six months, or (2) twice the period of such attendance, whichever is 
greater.", 
(b) The third sentence of section 218(b) (42 U.S.C. 218a(b)) is 
amended by striking out "reimbursement" wherever it appears and 
by inserting in lieu thereof the following: "payment". 
SEC. 311. Section 219(c) (42 U.S.C. 210-l(c)) is repealed. 
SEC. 312. Section 221(a) (42 U.S.C. 213a(a)) is amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following new paragraphs: 
"(12) Section 1552, Correction of military records: claims inci-
dent thereto. 
"(13) Section 1553, Review of discharge or dismissal. 
"(14) Section 1554, Review of retirement or separation without 
pay for physical disability.". 
SEC. 313. (a) The table in section 201(a) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out "Surgeon General." in the fourth 
column of such table and by inserting in such column to correspond 
with pay grade 0-9 the following: "Surgeon General.". 
(b)(1) Section 1006(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting immediately after "member of an armed force" the follow-
ing: "or of the Public Health Service". 
(2) Section 1006(b) of such title is amended by inserting immediately 
after "member of an armed force" the following: "or of the Public 
Health Service". 
(3) Section 1006(c) of such title is amended by inserting immediately 
after "member of an armed force" the following: "or of the Public 
Health Service". 
(4) Section 1006(c) of such title is amended by inserting immediately 
after "members of the armed forces" the following: "or of the Public 
Health Service". 
(5) Section 1006(d) of such title is amended by inserting immediately 
after "from his armed force" the following: "or from the Public 
Health Service". 
(6) Section 1006(e) of such title is amended by inserting before the 
period the following: "and the Public Health Service". 
(7) Section 1006(h) of such title is amended by inserting immediately 
after "members of an armed force" the following: "or of the Public 
Health Service". 
(c) Section 415(d) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
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"(d) An allowance of $250 for uniforms and equipment may be paid 
to each commissioned officer of the Public Health Service who is— 
"(1) on active duty or on inactive duty training status; and 
"(2) required by directive of the Surgeon General to wear a 
uniform. 
An officer is not entitled to more than one allowance under this 
subsection.". 
SEC. 314. The amendments made by sections 303,304,305,306,307, Effective date. 
and 313 shall take effect on October 1,1979. 
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Approved September 29, 1979. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-183 accompanying H.R. 3633 (Comm. on Interstate and 
Foreign Commerce) and No. 96-419 (Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 96-101 (Comm. on Labor and Human Resources) and No. 
96-313 (Comm. of Conference). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): 
May 7, considered and passed Senate. 
July 23, 27, H.R. 3633 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 230, 
amended, passed in lieu. 
Sept. 7, Senate agreed to conference report. 
Sept. 20, House agreed to conference report.