The attention of the committee is invited to the fact that a postwar roster of scientific personnel has been established by the Office of Naval Research; it is intended that this roster would be transferred to the Foundation by administrative action upon its establishment. 16. Coordination with foreign policy It's suggested that the structure of the bill might be simplified by transposing section 16 in its entirety to section 13, which deals with the same general subject matter. The result would be that section 13 would be lengthened by the addition of the two subsections which presently comprise section 16. Hon. ROBERT CROSSER, TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Chairman, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, MY DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Further reference is made to your request for the Very truly yours, Hon. ROBERT CROSSER, THOMAS J. LYNCH, Acting Secretary of the Treasury. MARCH 24, 1949. Chairman, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House Office Building, Washington, D. C. MY DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Further reference is made to your request for the views of this Department on H. R. 12, H. R. 185, and H. R. 311, identical bills to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense; and for other purposes. The subject matter of these bills does not primarily involve the activities of the Treasury Department. Certain provisions of interest to the Department, however, are commented on below. Section 11 (b) of the bills would authorize the National Science Foundation to make such expenditures as may be necessary for administering the provisions of the legislation. Executive Order 6166 of June 10, 1933, established the Division of Disbursement in the Treasury Department as a centralized disbursing service for the executive branch of the Government. The Foundation would be established in the executive branch, and it would be desirable, to avoid possible uncertainty, that section 11 (b) of the bills explicitly provide that disbursements be made by the Division of Disbursement. This could be accomplished by adding "through the Division of Disbursement, Treasury Department" after the word "make" in the subsection. Section 11 (f) of the bills would authorize the Foundation to receive and use funds donated by others. The Department recommends that the subsection be amended to provide that the donations he deposited as trust funds in the Treasury and appropriated for the stated purposes. The Department has been advised by the Bureau of the Budget that there is no objection to the submission of this report to your committee. Very truly yours, O JOHN W. SNYDER, Secretary of the Treasury. 1st Session No. 797 PROVIDING FOR MEDICAL SERVICES TO NON-INDIANS IN INDIAN HOSPITALS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES JUNE 14, 1949.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. MORRIS, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 48151 The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 4815) to provide for medical services to non-Indians in Indian hospitals, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. EXPLANATION OF THE BILL H. R. 4815 is designed to provide the maximum use of Indian service hospitals and facilities by making them available to nonIndians in areas where there are no other hospital facilities and where the Indian hospitals are not being fully utilized by the Indians. The enactment of this legislation would reduce the net cost to the Government of maintaining Indian hospitals and would provide a badly needed service to the non-Indian population in isolated areas served only by Indian hospitals. It also would result in better medical care for the Indians since the limited number of Indian patients is not conducive to obtaining the best doctors. In certain cases the Secretary of the Interior would be authorized to transfer the hospital and its management to the local community, with a protective contract that would guarantee priority of use to Indian patients. In addition, H. R. 4815 specifies that Indians shall receive the same quality of service and medical care as that given non-Indians. The bill also authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with physicians to provide medical care for the Indians without requiring them to become part-time employees of the Federal Government. PROVIDING FOR MEDICAL SERVICES TO NON-INDIANS IN INDIAN HOSPITALS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES JUNE 14, 1949.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. MORRIS, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 4815] The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 4815) to provide for medical services to non-Indians in Indian hospitals, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. EXPLANATION OF THE BILL H. R. 4815 is designed to provide the maximum use of Indian service hospitals and facilities by making them available to nonIndians in areas where there are no other hospital facilities and where the Indian hospitals are not being fully utilized by the Indians. The enactment of this legislation would reduce the net cost to the Government of maintaining Indian hospitals and would provide a badly needed service to the non-Indian population in isolated areas served only by Indian hospitals. It also would result in better medical care for the Indians since the limited number of Indian patients is not conducive to obtaining the best doctors. In certain cases the Secretary of the Interior would be authorized to transfer the hospital and its management to the local community, with a protective contract that would guarantee priority of use to Indian patients. In addition, H. R. 4815 specifies that Indians shall receive the same quality of service and medical care as that given non-Indians. The bill also authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with physicians to provide medical care for the Indians without requiring them to become part-time employees of the Federal Government. |