An Act to extend and otherwise amend certain expiring provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to community health services, and for other purposes
PL 89-109 (S.510), enacted 08/05/1965

79 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-109-AUGUST 5, 1965 
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to be constructed under the comprehensive plan approved by section 9 
of the Act of December 22,1944, as amended and supplemented. The 
Secretary shall give consideration to returning to the Missouri River 
to the fullest extent practicable such of the return flows as are not 
required for beneflcial purposes. 
SEC. 4. (a) The interest rate used for computing interest during 
construction and interest on the unpaid balance of the capital costs 
allocated to interest-bearing features of the Garrison diversion unit 
as authorized in this Act shall be determined by the Secretary of the 
Treasury as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which construction 
is initiated, on the basis of the computed average interest rate payable 
by the Treasury upon its outstanding marketable public obligations, 
which are neither due nor callable for redemption for fifteen years 
from date of issue. 
(b) From and after July 1, 1965, the interest rate on the unamor-
tized balance of the investment allocated to commercial power in 
facilities constructed or under construction on June 30, 1965, by the 
Department of the Army in the Missouri River Basin, the commercial 
power from which is marketed by the Department of the Interior, and 
in the transmission and marketing facilities associated therewith, shall 
be 21/^ per centum per annum. 
SEC. 5. For a period of ten years from the date of enactment of this 
Act, no water from the project authorized by this Act shall be delivered 
to any water user for the production on newly irrigated lands of any 
basic agricultural commodity, as defined in the Agricultural Act of 
194a, or any amendment thereof, if the total supply of such commodity 
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for the marketing year in which the bulk of the crop would normally not. 
be marketed is in excess of the normal supply as defined in section 
301(b) (10) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, 
unless the Secretary of Agriculture calls for an increase in production 
of such commodity in the interest of national security. 
SEC. 6. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for construc-
tion of the Garrison diversion unit as authorized in this Act, the sum 
of $207,000,000, plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified 
by reason of ordinary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by 
engineering cost indexes applicable to the types of construction 
involved herein. 
There are also authorized to be appropriated such 
additional sums as may be required for operation and maintenance of 
the unit. 
Approved August 5, 1965. 
58 Stat. 891. 
Interest rates. 
Water delivery, 
restriction. 
63 Stat. 1051. 
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62 Stat. 1251. 
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Appropriation, 
Public Law 89-109 
AN ACT 
To extend and otherwise amend certain expiring provisions of the Public 
Health Service Act relating to community health services, and for other 
purposes. 
August 5, 1965 
[S. 510] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Represetttatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may He^a'i^Trrvfces 
be cited as the "Community Health Services Extension Amendments Extension'Amend-
Of 1965". 
'"^"t^ °f 1965. 
IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 2. (a) The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 317 of 
the Public Health Service Act is amended by striking out "and" 
before "June 30, 1965" and by inserting "and each of the next three 
76 Stat. 1155. 
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fiscal years," immediately after "June 30, 1965,". The second sen-
tence of such subsection is amended by striking out "the fiscal years 
ending June 30,1963, and June 30,1964" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"any fiscal year ending prior to July 1, 1968". The third sentence of 
such subsection is amended by striking "and tetanus" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "tetanus, and measles", and by striking out "under 
the age of five years" and inserting in lieu thereof 
of preschool 
other infectious 
diseases. 
age". 
(b) Subsection (a) of such section is further amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following new sentence: "Such grants may also 
be used to pay similar costs in connection with immunization pro-
grams against any other disease of an infectious nature which the 
Surgeon General finds represents a major public health problem in 
terms of high mortality, morbidity, disability, or epidemic potential 
and to be susceptible of practical elimination as a public health 
problem through immunization with vaccines or other preventiye 
agents which may become available in the future." 
(c) Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking out "of 
limited duration", by striking out "against poliomyelitis, diphtheria, 
whooping cough, and tetanus" and inserting in lieu thereof "against 
the diseases referred to in subsection (a)", and by striking out "who 
are under the age of five years" and inserting in lieu thereof "of 
preschool age". 
(d) (1) Such section is further amended by striking out "intensive 
community vaccination" wherever it appears in subsections (a), (b), 
and (c) and inserting in lieu thereof "immunization". 
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(2) The heading of such section is amended by striking out "INTEN-
SIVE VACCINATION" and inserting in lieu thereof "IMMUNIZATION". 
(e) Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) is amended by inserting "on 
the basis of estimates" after "advance"; by striking out the comma 
after the word "reimbursement" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"(with necessary adjustments on account of underpayments or 
overpayments),". 
MIGRATORY WORKERS HEALTH SERVICES 
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^' (^) Section 310 of the Public Health Service Act is 
amended by striking out "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" and inserting in lieu thereof "not to exceed $7,000,000 for 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, $8,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1967, and $9,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
June 30,1968". 
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^^) Such sectiou is further amended by inserting "including neces-
sary hospital care, and" immediately after "agricultural migratory 
workers and their families," in clause (1) (ii) of such section. 
GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES 
SEC. 4. (a) The first sentence of subsection (c) of section 314 of 
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June 30,1961" and inserting in lieu thereof "first six fiscal years ending 
after June 30,1961". 
(b) The third sentence of subsection (c) of section 314 of such Act 
is amended by striking out "$2,500,000" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$5,000,000". 
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SPECIAL PROJECT GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES 
SEC. 5. The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 316 of such 
Act is amended by striking out "first five fiscal years ending after 
June 30, 1961" and inserting in lieu thereof "first six fiscal years 
ending after June 30,1961". 
Approved August 5, 1965. 
Public Law 89-110 
AN A C T 
August 6, 1965 
To enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, 
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and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act shall A^t°lf"i9^5^'^*^ 
be known as the "Voting Rights Act of 1965". 
SEC. 2. No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, 
practice, or procedure shall be imposed or applied by any State or 
political subdivision to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of 
the United States to vote on account of race or color. 
SEC. 3. (a) Whenever the Attorney General institutes a proceeding ^^^5'*'''^^^ ''^'"^' 
under any statute to enforce the guarantees of the fifteenth amend-
ment in any State or political subdivision the court shall authorize 
the appointment of Federal examiners by the United States Civil 
Service Commission in accordance with section 6 to serve for such 
period of time and for such political subdivisions as the court shall 
determine is appropriate to enforce the guarantees of the fifteenth 
amendment (1) as part of any interlocutory order if the court deter-
mines that the appointment of such examiners is necessary to enforce 
such guarantees or (2) as part of any final judgment if the court finds 
that violations of the fifteenth amendment justifying equitable relief 
have occurred in such State or subdivision: Provided^ That the court 
need not authorize the appointment of examiners if any incidents of 
, 
denial or abridgement of the right to vote on account of race or color 
(1) have been few in number and have been promptly and effectively 
corrected by State or local action, (2) the continuing effect of such 
incidents has been eliminated, and (3) there is no reasonable proba-
bility of their recurrence in the future. 
(b) If in a proceeding instituted by the Attorney General under 
any statute to enforce the .guarantees of the fifteenth amendment in 
any State or political subdivision the court finds that a test or device 
has been used for the purpose or with the effect of denying or abridg-
ing the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account 
of race or color, it shall suspend the use of tests and devices in such 
State or political subdivisions as the court shall determine is appro-
priate and for such period as it deems necessary. 
(c) If in any proceeding instituted by the Attorney General under 
any statute to enforce the guarantees of the fifteenth amendment in 
any State or political subdivision the court finds that violations of the 
fifteenth amendment justifying equitable relief have occurred within 
the territory of such State or political subdivision, the court, in 
addition to such relief as it may grant, ishall retain jurisdiction for 
such period as it may deem appropriate and during such period no 
voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, 
or procedure with respect to voting different from that in force or 
effect at the time the proceeding was commenced shall be enforced 
unless and until the court finds that such qualification, prerequisite, 
standard, practice, or procedure does not have the purpose and will 
not have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on