Public Law 80–810

That section 302 (b) of the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946 (Public Law 370, Seventy-ninth Congress) is amended to read as follows:

“(b)“(b)

The Commissioner of Public Roads is authorized, under such regulations as he may adopt, to provide training for not to exceed ten Filipino engineers, to be designated by the President of the Philippines from the regularly employed staff of the Philippine Public Works Department and the engineer officers of the armed forces of the Philippines

60 Stat. 139.

50 U. S. C. app. § 1791 (c).

subject to the provisions of section 311 (c), in the construction, maintenance, and highway traffic engineering and control necessary for the continued maintenance and for the efficient and safe operation of highway transport facilities.”

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Sec. 2.

60 Stat. 136.

50 U. S. C. app. § 1785 (b).

Survey of health situation.

Section 305 (b) of the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946 is amended to read as follows:

“(b)“(b)

To accomplish such purposes the Public Health Service shall at the earliest practicable time survey the health situation in the Philippines, and is authorized to replace, expand, or install such health services and facilities in the Philippines as are deemed essential to preservation of health, and may assist in the rehabilitation and development of a Philippine quarantine service for prevention of introduction

Instruction.

of disease from abroad or from one island to another. The Public Health Service may set up demonstrations and establish training centers in the Philippines; may establish and maintain in the Philippines a school or schools for the purpose of providing practical instruction in public health; and may, at any time prior to July 1, 1950, provide not to exceed one year of training in public health methods and administration, through study at appropriate schools or colleges in the United States and supplementary field work and observation of public health work, to not more than ninety Filipinos, to be designated by the President of the Philippines subject to the provisions

60 Stat. 139.

50 U. S. C. app. § 1791 (c).

Equipment.

of section 311 (c), and not to exceed five months of training in such methods and administration, through field work and observation of public health work, to not more than ten additional Filipinos, to be so designated. It may replace equipment and supply reasonably necessary additional equipment, utilizing for this purpose, so far as

60 Stat. 136.

50 U. S. C. app. § 1784.

possible, surplus property, and may recommend to the Commission the repair or construction under the provisions of section 304, at any time prior to July 1, 1950, of buildings deemed essential to the rehabilitation of public health and quarantine functions.”

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Sec. 3.

Section 311 of the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946 is

60 Stat. 139.

50 U. S. C. app. § 1791.

amended by adding thereto a subsection numbered (f) and reading as follows:

“(f)“(f)

Any Filipino who has commenced training or instruction prior

Training period.

to June 30, 1950, as provided in this Act, shall, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, be entitled, insofar as facilities are available, to receive the full course of training or instruction as prescribed by the head of the bureau or agency concerned, and funds appropriated under the authority of this Act shall be available for such training or instruction. The number of trainees to be trained each year, as

Number of trainees.

prescribed by the several sections of this Act, refers to the number of trainees who may be designated each year by the President of the Philippines and not to the total number of trainees receiving training or instruction in any one year.”

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