within the several States with a view to determining ways and means of improving, extending, and expanding such programs." * 3. MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSISTANCE EXTENSION ACT OF 1970 (Public Law 91-212, approved March 13, 1970) A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY Hearings on Medical Library Assistance (H.R. 11223 introduced by Representative Harley O. Staggers of West Virginia on May 13, 1969) were held before the Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce on May 22, 1969. Representative John Jarman of Oklahoma presided. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 145 pages. H.R. 11702, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve and extend the provisions relating to assistance to medical libraries and related instrumentalities, and for other purposes, was introduced on May 27, 1969 by Representative Staggers (for himself and Representative William L. Springer of Illinois). The bill was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. It was reported from that committee, by Representative Staggers. on June 17, 1969 (H. Rept. No. 91-313). It passed the House on July 10, 1969. In the Senate, on July 31, 1969 the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare held hearings on Medical Library Amendments of 1969 (H.R. 11702 and two Senate bills, S. 2239 introduced on May 23, 1969, by Senator Peter H. Dominick of Colorado for himself and others; and S. 2549 introduced on July 7, 1969, by Senator Ralph W. Yarborough of Texas). Senator Yarborough presided at the hearings. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 237 pages. H.R. 11702 was reported from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare by Senator Yarborough on October 16, 1969 (S. Rept. No. 91-480). The bill passed the Senate, amended, on October 20, 1969. On November 19, 1969 the House asked for a conference. On November 21. 1969 the Senate agreed to a conference. The conference report was submitted by Representative Staggers on February 25, 1969 (H. Rept. No. 91-854) and the Senate agreed to the conference report on the same date. The House agreed to the conference report on February 26, 1970. The act was approved on March 13, 1970, and became Public Law 91-212. B. DIGEST OF THE ACT Following is a digest of Public Law 91-212. The act extends the following programs under the Public Health Services Act for three fiscal year (ending with fiscal year 1973): (1) Program of grants for construction of medical library facilities: (2) program of grants for training in medical library sciences; (3) tance for compilations or writings concerning advances in science ed to health; (4) program of grants and contracts for projects search, investigations, and demonstrations in medical library ce and related fields; (5) program of grants for establishing, exng and improving the basic resources of medical libraries and d instrumentalities; (6) program of grants for establishment of al medical libraries; and (7) program of grants and contracts pport of biomedical and scientific publications. horizes appropriations for assistance for construction of medical y facilities and for other specified assistance to medical libraries e 30, 1973. horizes the Secretary of HEW to transfer sums from one or more ms authorized originally to one or more programs authorized by , except that the aggregate of the sums so transferred from any nount shall not exceed 10 percent, the aggregate so transferred ot increase any program by more than 20 percent. Provides that sfer shall increase any program over the amount authorized for ar, and asserts that any sums transferred shall remain available purpose to the same extent as are funds which are specifically iated for such purposes for such year. ls the requirement that priority be given to applicants for or the construction of medical library facilities for which the reatest. C. TEXT OF THE LAW ing is the text of Public Law 91-212. 'o amend the Public Health Service Act to improve and extend ovisions relating to assistance to medical libraries and related mentalities, and for other purposes. 84 Stat. 63. acted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Medical Library d States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE 1. This Act may be cited as the "Medical Library Extension Act of 1970". REE-YEAR EXTENSION OF EXISTING PROGRAMS Assistance Extension Act of 1970. 79 Stat. 1062. a) Subsection (i) of section 393 of the Public Health Appropriation. t (42 U.S.C. 280b-3 (i)) (relating to assistance for n of medical library facilities) is amended to read the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this e are authorized to be appropriated $11,000,000 for ar ending June 30, 1971, $12,000,000 for the fiscal June 30, 1972, and $13,000,000 for the fiscal year 30, 1973." irst sentence of subsection (a) of section 394 of such .C. 280b-4(a)) (relating to grants for training in ary sciences) is amended to read as follows: "In le the Secretary to carry out the purposes of section here are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 84 Stat. 64. 79 Stat. 1060. for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $1,750,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973." (c) Section 395 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-5) (relating to assistance for compilations or writings concerning advances in sciences related to health) is amended by striking out "June 30, 1970" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1973". (d) Subsection (a) of section 396 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-6(a)) (relating to research and development in medical library science and related fields) is amended by striking out "June 30, 1970" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1973". (e) Subsection (a) of section 397 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-7(a)) (relating to assistance to improve or expand basic medical library resources) is amended to read as follows: "(a) In order to enable the Secretary to carry out the purposes of section 390 (b) (5), there are authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $4,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973”. (f) The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 398 of such Act (42 U.S.C, 280b-8(a)) (relating to grants for establishment of regional medical libraries) is amended to read as follows: "In order to enable the Secretary to carry out the purposes of section 390 (b) (6), there are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $3.250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973”. (g) Subsection (a) of section 399 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-9(a)) (relating to assistance for biomedical scientific publications) is amended by striking out “June 30, 1970“ and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1973". GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MEDICAL LIBRARY FACILITIES SEC. 3. Section 393 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-3) is amended (1) by amending clause (B) of subsection (b) (1) to read as follows: "(B) sufficient funds will be available to meet the non-Federal share of the cost of constructing the facility; and (2) by striking out subsection (c) and redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and (3) by striking out in subsection (c) (as so redesignated by this section), ", and shall give pririty to appli cations for construction of facilities for which the need is greatest". GRANTS FOR SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS SEC. 4. (a) Section 395 of the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-5) is amended (1) by striking out in the second sentence "for the e-tablishment of special fellowships to be awarded to physi ans and other practitioners in the sciences related to ealth and scientists" and inserting in lieu thereof the ollowing: "to make grants to physicians and other practioners in the sciences related to health, to scientists, d to public or nonprofit private institutions on behalf such physicians, other practitioners, and scientists"; d (2) by striking out in the third sentence "In estabhing such fellowships" and inserting in lieu thereof making such grants", and by striking out in such tence "fellowships are established" and inserting in thereof "grants are made". ubsection (b) (3) of section 390 of such Act (42 U.S.C. s amended by striking out "the awarding of special ips to physicians and other practitioners in the sciated to health, to scientists, and to public or nonprofit Institutions on behalf of such physicians, other pracand scientists". RCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MEDICAL LIBRARY SCIENCE (a) The second sentence of subsection (a) of secof the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-6) d by striking out "research and investigations" and in lieu thereof "research, investigations, and demon section (b) (4) of section 390 of such Act is amended rout "research and investigations" and inserting in f "research, investigations, and demonstrations". NTS FOR BASIC RESOURCE OF MEDICAL LIBRARIES a) Section 397 of the Public Health Service Act 280b-7) is amended by striking out in the first sentence a subsection or the purpose of expanding and improving" and g in lieu thereof "for the purpose of establishing, ng, and improving"; v amending paragraph 2 of subsection (c) to follows: support. o case shall any grant under this section to a 84 Stat. 65. striking out in the heading of such section "IMAND EXPANDING" and inserting in lieu thereof HING, EXPANDING, AND IMPROVING". 79 Stat. 1059. 42 USC 280b. Contract authority. 79 Stat. 1066. (b) Subsection (b) (5) of section 390 of such Act is amended by striking out "improving and expanding" and inserting lieu thereof "establishing, expanding, and improving". GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL MEDICAL LIBRARIES SEC. 7. Section 398 of the Public Health Service Act (4) U.S.C. 280b-8) is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (b) as amended (A) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (4), (B) by redesignating clause (5) as clause (6), and (C) by inserting after clause (4) the following new clause: "(5) planning for services and activities under this sec tion; and". (2) Subsection (c) (1) is amended by striking out "(A) to modify and increase their library resources so as to be able to provide supportive services to other libraries in the region as well as individual users of library services" and inserting in lie thereof "(A) to modify and increase their library resources, and to supplement the resources of cooperating libraries in the region, so as to be able to provide adequate supportive services to all libraries in the region as well as to individual users of library services." (3) Subsection (c) (2) is amended by striking out clause (A) and by redesignating clauses (B) and (C) as clauses (A) and (B), respectively. (4) The following new subsection is added at the end thereof: "(f) The Secretary may also carry out the purposes of this section through contracts, and such contracts shall be subject to the same limitations as are provided in this section for grants." FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS SEC. 8. Section 399 of the Public Health Service Act (41) 42 USC 2806-9. T.S.C. 380b-9) is amended by inserting before the period at the end of subsection (b) the following: ", except in those cases in which the Secretary determines that further support is neces sary to carry out the purposes of this section". Post, p. 66. TRANSFERABILITY OF FUNDS SEC. 9. The part of title III of the Public Health Service Act redesignated as part J by section 10 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "TRANSFERABILITY OF FUNDS "SEC. 399b. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, whenever there is appropriated any amount for any fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971) to carry out any particular program or activity authorized by this part, the Secretary shall have the authority to transfer sums from such amount, for the purpose of carrying out one or more |