An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of an Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to extend for three additional years the authorization for grants for the construction of facilities for research in the sciences related to health, and for other purposes.
PL 87-838 (H.R.11099), enacted 10/17/1962

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PUBLIC LAW 87-838-OCT. 17, 1962 
[76 STAT. 
October 17, 1962 
[H. R, 11099] 
Public Health 
Service Act, 
amendment. 
58 Stat. 707. 
42 u s e 281-
289c. 
Public Law 87-838 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of an 
Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to extend for three 
additional years the authorization for grants for the construction of facilities 
for research in the sciences related to health, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That title IV of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C., ch. 6A, subch. I l l ) is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new part: 
"PART E—INSTITUTES OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 
AND OF GENERAL MEDICAL 
SCIENCES 
* ESTABLISHMENT 
OF INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND 
H U M A N 
DEVELOPMENT 
"SEC. 441. The Surgeon General is authorized, with the approval of 
the Secretary, to establish in the Public Health Service an institute 
for the conduct and support of research and training relating to 
maternal health, child health, and human development, including 
research and training in the special health problems and requirements 
of mothers and children and in the basic sciences relating to the 
processes of human growth and development, including prenatal 
development. 
"ESTABLISHMENT OF INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES 
"SEC. 442. The Surgeon General is authorized, with the approval of 
the Secretary, to estaolish in the Public Health Service an institute 
for the conduct and support of research and research training in the 
general or basic medical sciences and related natural or behavioral 
sciences which have significance for tw^o or more other institutes, or are 
outside the general area of responsibility of any other institute, estab-
lished under or by this Act. 
64 Stat. 444. 
42 u s e 289b. 
ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCILS 
"SEC. 443. (a) The Surgeon General is authorized, with the 
approval of the Secretary, to establish an advisory council to advise, 
consult with, and make recommendations to the Surgeon General on 
matters relating to the activities of the institute established under 
section 441. He may also, with such approval, establish such d. council 
with respect to the activities of the institute established under sec-
tion 442. 
"(b) The provisions relating to the composition, terms of office of 
members, and reappointment of members of advisory councils under 
section 432(a) shall be applicable to any council established under this 
section, except that, in lieu of the requirement in such sections that 
six of the members be outstanding in the study, diagnosis, or treatment 
of a disease or diseases, six of such members shall be selected from 
leading medical or scientific authorities who are outstanding in the 
field of research or training with respect to which the council is being 
established, and except that the Surgeon General, with the approval 
of the Secretary, may include on any such council established under 
this section such additional ex officio members as he deems necessar^y in 
the li^ht of the functions of the institute with respect to which it is 
established. 
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"(c) Upon appointment of any such council, it shall assume all or 
such part as the Surgeon General may, with the approval of the Sec-
retary, specify of the duties, functions, and powers of the National Ad-
visory Health Council relating to the research or training projects 
with which such council established under this part is concerned and 
such portion as the Surgeon General may specify (with such ap-
proval) of the duties, functions, and powers of any other advisory 
council established under this Act relating to such projects. 
"FUNCTIONS 
"SEC. 444. The Surgeon General shall, through an institute estab-
lished under this part, carry out the purposes of section 301 with 
ss stat. 69i. 
respect to the conduct and support of research which is a function of 
'•^usc 241. 
such institute, except that the Surgeon General shall, with the ap-
proval of the Secretary, determine the areas in which and the extent to 
which he will carry out such purposes of section 301 through such 
institute or an institute established by or under other provisions of 
this Act, or both of them, when both such institutes have functions 
with respect to the same subject matter. The Surgeon General is also 
authorized to provide training and instruction and establish and main-
tain traineeships and fellowships, in the institute established under 
section 441 and elsewhere in matters relating to diagnosis, prevention, 
and treatment of a disease or diseases or in other aspects of mater-
nal health, child health, and human development, with such stipends 
and allowances (including travel and subsistence expenses) for 
trainees and fellows as he deems necessary, and, in addition, provide 
for such training, instruction, and traineeships and for such fellow-
ships through grants to public or other nonprofit institutions. 
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PRESERVATION OF EXISTING AUTHORITY 
"SEC. 445. Nothing in this part shall be construed as affecting the 
authority of the Secretary under section 2 of the Act of April 9, 1912 
(42 TJ.S.C. 192), or title V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C, ch. 7, 
37 stat. 79. 
subch. V), or as affecting the authority of the Surgeon General to 
42 use 701-731. 
utilize institutes established under other provisions of this Act for 
research or training activities relating to maternal health, child health, 
and human development or to the general medical sciences and 
related sciences." 
SEC. 2. Section 301 (d) of the Public Health Service Act is amended 
62 stat. eoi. 
by striking out the words "research projects" wherever they appear 
^^ "^^ ^'*^-
therein and inserting in lieu thereof "research or research training 
projects". 
SEC. 3. Title I I of the Public Health Service Act is amended by 
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A stat. (519. 
adding after section 221 the following new section: 
42 use 202-
u 
ADVISORY COMMITTEES 
"SEC. 222. (a) The Surgeon General may, without regard to the 
civil service laws, and subject to the Secretary's approval in such cases 
as the Secretary may prescribe, from time to time appoint such 
advisory committees (in addition to those authorized to be established 
under other provisions of law), for such periods of time, as he deems 
desirable for the purpose of advising him in connection with any of 
his functions. 
78135 0-63—71 
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PUBLIC LAW 87-839-OCT. 18, 1962 
[76 STAT. 
64 Stat. 447. 
42 u s e 210. 
75 Stat. 827. 
42 u s e 292c. 
42 u s e 292d. 
"(b) Members of any advisory committee appointed under this 
section who are not regular full-time employees of the United States 
shall, while attending meetings or conferences of such committee or 
otlierwise engaged on business of such committee receive compensa-
tion and allowances as provided in section 208(c) for members of 
national advisory councils established under this Act. 
"(c) Upon appointment of any such committee, the Surgeon Gen-
eral, with the approval of the Secretary, may transfer such of the 
functions of the National Advisory^ Health Council relating to grants-
in-aid for research or training projects in the areas or fields with which 
such committee is concerned as he determines to be appropriate." 
SEC. 4. (a) Section 704 of the Public Health Service Act is amended 
by striking out "six" and inserting in lieu thereof "nine". 
(b) Section 705(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "1962" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "1965". 
Approved October 17, 1962. 
October 18, 1962 
[S. 3389] 
Public Law 87-839 
AN ACT 
To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to develop American flag carriers and 
promote the foreign commerce of the United States through the use of mobile 
trade fairs. 
Mobile trade 
fairs. 
49 Stat. 1985. 
46 u s e 1111. 
70 Stat. 332. 
Appropriation. 
Foreign curren-
cies. 
Report to e(in-
gress. 
72 Stat. 1790. 
7 u s e 1704. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That title I I of the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), is 
amended by adding immediately after section 212(A) thereof (46 
U.S.C. 1122a) the following new section: 
"SEC. 212. (B) (a) The Secretary of Commerce shall encourage and 
promote the development and use of mobile trade fairs which are 
designed to show and sell the products of United States business and 
agriculture at foreign ports and at other commercial centers through-
out the world where the operator or operators of the mobile trade 
fairs exclusively use United States flag vessels and aircraft in the 
transportation of their exhibits. 
"(b) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to provide to the 
operator or operators of such mobile trade fairs technical assistance 
and support as well as financial assistance for the purpose of defray-
ing certain expenses incurred abroad, when the Secretary determines 
that such operations provide an economical and effective means of 
promoting export sales. 
"(c) There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $500,000 
per fiscal year for each of the three fiscal years during the period 
beginning July 1,1962, and ending June 30,1965. In addition to such 
appropriated sums, the President shall make maximum use of foreign 
currencies owned by or owed to the United States to carry out the pur-
poses of this section. 
"(d) The Secretary of Commerce shall submit annually to the Con-
gress a report on his activities under this Act." 
SEC. 2. Section 104 (m) of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, is amended b^ inserting imme-
diately before ", and ( B ) " the following: "or section 212(B) of the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936". 
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Approved October 18, 1962.