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Public Law 87–290

Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962, and for other purposes.

Approved September 22, 1961

Statutory text

AN ACT

Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That the following

Departments of Labor, and Health, Education and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1962.

sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962, namely:

TITLE I— DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of the Secretary of Labor (hereafter in this title referred to as the Secretary), purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only at not to exceed $5,000, $1,796,000, of which not more than $2,000 shall be for official entertainment expenses.

Bureau of Labor-Management Reports salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Bureau of Labor-Management Reports, $5,775,000.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the conduct of international labor affairs, $500,000.

Office of the Solicitor salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of the Solicitor, $1,116,000.

Bureau of Labor Standards salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the promotion of industrial safety, employment stabilization, and amicable industrial relations for labor and industry; performance of safety functions of the Secretary under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 784(c).) and the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended (72 Stat. 835); performance of the functions vested in the Secretary by sections 8 (D) and (c) of the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act (72 Stat. 997); and not less than $276,000 for the work of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped, as authorized by the Act of July 11, 1949 (63 Stat. 409); $3,258,000: Provided, That no part of the appropriation for the Presi-dent’s Committee shall be subject to reduction or transfer to any other department or agency under the provisions of any existing law; including purchase of reports and of material for informational exhibits.

Bureau of Veterans’ Reemployment Rights salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to render assistance in connection with the exercise of reemployment rights under section 8 of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 308), the Service Extension Act of 1941, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 351), the Army Reserve and Retired Personnel Service Law of 1940, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 401), and section 9 of the Universal Military Training and Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 459), and the Reserve Forces Act of 1955 (69 Stat. 598), $633,000.

Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary to conduct a program of encouraging apprentice training, as authorized by the Acts of March 4, 1913 (5 U.S.C. 611), and August 16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50), $4,976,000.

Bureau of Employment Security limitation on salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the general administration of the employment service and unemployment compensation programs, including temporary employment of persons, without regard to the civil-service laws, for the farm placement migratory labor program; not more than $10,500,000 may be expended from the employment security administration account in the Unemployment trust fund, of which $1,369,000 shall be for carrying into effect the provisions of title IV (except section 602) of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Actof 1944. limitation on grants to states for unemployment compensation and employment service administration For grants in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended (29 U.S.C. 49–49n), for carrying into effect section 602 of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, for grants to the States as authorized in title III of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 501–503), including, upon the request of any State, the purchase of equipment, and the payment of rental for space made available to such State in lieu of grants for such purpose, for necessary expenses including purchasing and installing of air-conditioning equipment in connection with the operation of employment office facilities and services in the District or Columbia, and for the acquisition of a building through such arrangements as may be required to provide quarters for such offices and facilities in the District of Columbia and for the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Board, including conveyance by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to the United States of title to the land on which such building is to be situated, subject to the same conditions with respect to the use of these funds for such purposes as are applicable to the procurement of buildings for other State employment security agencies, and for expenses not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying out title XV of the Social Security Act, as amended (68 Stat. 1130), not more than $405,000,000 be expended from the employment security administration account in the Unemployment trust fund, of which $15,000,000 shall be available only to the extent necessary to meet increased costs of administration resulting from changes in a State law or increases in the numbers of claims filed and claims paid or increased salary costs resulting from changes in State salary compensation plans embracing employees of the State generally over those upon which the State’s basic grant (or the allocation for the District of Columbia) was based, which increased costs of administration cannot be provided for by normal budgetary adjustments: Provided, That notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in section 302(a) of the Social Security Act, as amended, the Secretary of Labor shall from time to time certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each State found to be in compliance with the requirements of the Act of June 6, 1933, and, except in the case of Guam and the Virgin Islands, with the provisions of section 303 of the Social Security Act, as amended, such amounts as he determines to be necessary for the proper and efficient administration of its unemployment compensation law and of its public employment offices: Provided further, That such amounts as may be agreed upon by the Department of Labor and the Post Office Department shall be used for the payment, in such manner as said parties may jointly determine, of postage for the transmission of official mail matter in connection with the administration of unemployment compensation systems and employment services by States receiving grants herefrom. In carrying out the provisions of said Act of June 6, 1933, the provisions of section 303(a) (1) of the Social Security Act, as amended, relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on the merit basis, shall apply. None of the funds appropriated by this title to the Bureau of Employment Security for grants-in-aid of State agencies to cover, in whole or in part, the cost of operation of said agencies, including the salaries and expenses of officers and employees of said agencies, shall be withheld from the said agencies of any States which have established by legislative enactment and have in operation a merit system and classification and compensation plan covering the selection, tenure in office, and compensation of their employees, because of any disapproval of their personnel or the manner of their selection by the agencies of the said States, or the rates of pay of said officers or employees. Grants to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to States under title III of the Social Security Act, as amended, and under the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary, the obligations incurred and the expenditures made thereunder for payments under such title and under such Act of June 6, 1933, to be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year: Provided, That the payments made pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the amount paid to the States for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. payment to the federal extended compensation account For payment into the Federal extended compensation account of the unemployment trust fund, as repayable advances, as authorized by section 13 of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1961, $340,000,000, to remain available only until September 30, 1962. advances to employment security administration account, unemployment trust fund For an additional amount for capital for the Revolving fund, $20,000,000. unemployment compensation for federal employees and ex-servicemen For payments to unemployed Federal employees and ex-servicemen, either directly or through payments to States, as authorized by title XV of the Security Act, as amended, $147,000,000. Unemployment compensation for Federal employees and ex-servicemen, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, alter May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to States, as authorized by title XV of the Social Security Act, as amended, such amounts as may be required for payment to unemployed Federal employees and ex-servicemen for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, and the obligations and expenditures thereunder shall be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year: Provided, That the payments made pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the amount paid to the States for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. compliance activities, mexican farm labor program For expenses necessary to enable the Department to determine compliance with the provisions of contracts entered into pursuant to the Act of July 12, 1951, as amended, $720,000. salaries and expenses, mexican farm labor program For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry out the functions of the Department of Labor under the Act of July 12, 1951, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1461–1468), including temporary employment of persons without regard to the civil-service laws, $926,000, which shall be derived by transfer from the Farm labor supply revolving fund.

Bureau of Employees’ Compensation salaries and expenses For necessary administrative expenses and not to exceed $103,225 for the Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board, $3,834,000, together with not to exceed $55,000 to be derived from the fund created by section 44 of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 944). employees’ compensation claims and expenses For the payment of compensation and other benefits and expenses (except administrative expenses) authorized by law and accruing during the current or any prior fiscal year, including payments to other Federal agencies for medical and hospital services pursuant to agreement approved by the Bureau of Employees’ Compensation; continuation of payment of benefits as provided for under the head “Civilian War Benefits” in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the advancement of costs for enforcement of recoveries in third-party cases; the furnishing of medical and hospital services and supplies, treatment, and funeral and burial expenses, including transportation and other expenses incidental to such services, treatment, and burial, for such enrollees of the Civilian Conservation Corps as were certified by the Director of such Corps as receiving hospital services and treatment at Government expense on June 30, 1943, and who are not otherwise entitled thereto as civilian employees of the United States, and the limitations and authority of the Act of September 7, 1916, as amended (5 U.S.C. 796), shall apply in providing such services, treatment, and expenses in such cases and for payments pursuant to sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 2012); $64,000,000: Provided, That, in the adjudication of claims under section 42 of the said Act of 1916, for benefits payable from this appropriation, authority under section 32 of the Act to make rules and regulations shall be construed to include the nature and extent of the proofs and evidence required to establish the right to such benefits without regard to the date of the injury or death for which claim is made.

Bureau of Labor Statistics salaries and expenses For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the work of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, $12,667,000. revision of the consumer price index For expenses necessary to enable the Bureau of Labor Statistics to revise the Consumer Price Index, including not to exceed $250,000 for temporary employees at rates to be fixed by the Secretary of Labor (but not to exceed a rate equivalent to that for general schedule grade 9) without regard to the civil service laws and Classification Act of 1949, as amended, $2,100,000.

Women’s Bureau salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the work of the Women’s Bureau, as authorized by the Act of June 5, 1920 (29 U.S.C. 11–16), including purchase of reports and material for informational exhibits, $668,000.

Wage and Hour Division salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for performing the duties imposed by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, and the Act to provide conditions for the purchase of supplies and the making of contracts by the United States, approved June 30, 1936, as amended (41 U.S.C. 35–45), including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, $17,307,000. This title may be cited as the “Department of Labor Appropriation Act, 1962”.

TITLE II— DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

Food and Drug Administration salaries and expenses For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, of the Food and Drug Administration, including reporting and illustrating the results of investigations; purchase of chemicals, apparatus, and scientific equipment; payment in advance for special tests and analyses by contract; and payment of fees, travel, and per diem in connection with studies of new developments pertinent to food and drug enforcement operations; $23,000,000. salaries and expenses, certification, inspection, and other services For expenses necessary for the listing, certification or inspection of certain products, and for the establishment of tolerances for pesticides and color additives, in accordance with sections 406, 408, 504, 506, 507, 604, 702A, and 706 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (21 U.S.C. 346, 346a, 354, 356, 357, 364, 372a, and 376), the aggregate of the advance deposits during the current fiscal year to cover payments of fees for services in connection with such certifications, inspections, or establishment of tolerances, to remain available until expended. The total amount herein appropriated shall be available for purchase of chemicals, apparatus, and scientific equipment; expenses of advisory committees; and the refund of advance deposits for which no service has been rendered. pharmacological-animal laboratory building For plans, specifications, and construction of a special pharmacological-animal laboratory for the Food and Drug Administration, $1,750,000, to remain available until expended.

Freedmen’s Hospital salaries and expenses For expenses necessary; for operation and maintenance, including repairs; furnishing, repairing, and cleaning of wearing apparel used by employees in the performance of their official duties; transfer of funds to the appropriation “Salaries and expenses, Howard University” for salaries of technical and professional personnel detailed to the hospital; payments to the appropriation of Howard University for actual cost of heat, light, and power furnished by such university;$3,736,000: Provided, That no intern or resident physician receiving compensation from this appropriation on a full-time basis shall receive compensation in the form of wages or salary from any other appropriation in this title: Provided further, That the District of Columbia shall pay by check to Freedmen’s Hospital, upon the Surgeon General’s request, in advance at the beginning of each quarter, such amount as the Surgeon General calculates will be earned on the basis of rates approved by the Bureau of the Budget for the care of patients certified by the District of Columbia. Bills rendered by the Surgeon General on the basis of such calculations shall not be subject to audit or certification in advance of payment; but proper adjustment of amounts which have been paid in advance on the basis of such calculations shall be made at the end of each quarter: Provided further, That the Surgeon General may delegate the responsibilities imposed upon him by the foregoing proviso.

Office of Education promotion and further development of vocational education For carrying out the provisions of section 3 of the Vocational Education Act of 1946, as amended (20 U.S.C. 15j), and section 202 of said Act (20 U.S.C. 15bb), section 1 of the Act of March 3, 1931 (20 U.S.C. 30), the Act of March 18, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 31–33), and section 9 of the Act of August 1, 1956 (20 U.S.C. 34), including $4,000,000 for extension and improvement of practical nurse training under title I I of the Vocational Education Act of 1946, as amended, which sum shall be available under such title also for the expansion and improvement of programs of practical nurse training in effect prior to August 2, 1956, and $180,000 for vocational education in the fishery trades and industry including distributive occupations therein, $33,672,000: Provided, That the amount of allotment which States and Territories are not prepared to use may be reapportioned among other States and Territories applying therefor for use in the programs for which the funds were originally apportioned. further endowment of colleges of agriculture and the mechanic arts For carrying out the provisions of section 22 of the Act of June 29, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 329), $8,194,000. land-grant college aid For an additional payment to the State of Hawaii, as authorized by section 14(e) of the Hawaii Omnibus Act (Public Law 86–624, approved July 12, 1960), $3,775,000. grants for library services For grants to the States, pursuant to the Act of June 19, 1956, as amended (20 U.S.C. 351–358), $7,500,000. payments to school districts For payments to local educational agencies for the maintenance and operation of schools as authorized by the Act of September 30, 1950, as amended (20 U.S.C, ch. 13), $85,700,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall also be available for carrying out the provisions of section 6 of such Act. assistance for school construction For an additional amount for providing school facilities and for grants to local educational agencies in federally affected areas, as authorized by the Act of September 23, 1950, as amended (20 U.S.C., ch. 19), including not to exceed $810,000 for necessary expenses during the current fiscal year of technical services rendered by other agencies, $24,850,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries or other direct expenses of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. defense educational activities For grants, loans, and payments under the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 1580–1605), $211,557,000, of which $75,145,000 shall be for capital contributions to student loan funds and loans for non-Federal capital contributions to student loan funds, of which not to exceed $1,300,000 shall be for such loans for non-Federal capital contributions; $54,000,000 shall be for grants to States and loans to nonprofit private schools for science, mathematics, or modem foreign language equipment and minor remodeling of facilities; $3,750,000 shall be for grants to States for supervisory and other services; $12,800,000 shall be for grants to States for area vocational education programs; and $15,000,000 shall be for grants to States for testing, guidance, and counseling: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for the purchase of science, mathematics, and modern language teaching equipment, or equipment suitable for use for teaching in such fields of education, which can be identified as originating in or having been exported from a Communist country, unless such equipment is unavailable from any other source: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for graduate fellowships awarded initially under the provisions of the Act after the date of enactment of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1962, which are not found by the Commissioner of Education to be consistent with the purpose of the Act as stated in section 101 thereof. Loans and payments under the National Defense Education Act, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, loans and payments under title II of the National Defense Education Act, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary, the obligations incurred and the expenditures made thereunder to be charged to the appropriation for the same purpose for that fiscal year: Provided, That the payments made pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the amount paid for the same purposes for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. expansion of teaching in education of the mentally retarded For grants to public or other nonprofit institutions of higher learning and to State educational agencies, pursuant to the Act of September 6, 1958, as amended (20 U.S.C. 611–617), $1,000,000. salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of Education, including surveys, studies, investigations, and reports regarding libraries; coordination of library service on the national level with other forms of adult education; development of library service throughout the country; purchase, distribution, and exchange of educational documents, motion-picture films, and lantern slides; $11,594,000. cooperative research For cooperative research, surveys, and demonstrations in education as authorized by the Act of July 26, 1954 (20 U.S.C. 331–332), $5,000,000.

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation grants to states For grants to States in accordance with the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, $64,450,000, of which $62,950,000 is for vocational rehabilitation services under section 2 of said Act; and $1,500,000 is for extension and improvement projects under section 3 of said Act: Provided, That allotments under section 2 of said Act to the States for the current fiscal year shall be made on the basis of $90,000,000, and this amount shall be considered the sum available for allotments under such section for such fiscal year. Grants to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after May 31, of the current fiscal year, grants to States under sections 2 and 3 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary, the obligations incurred and the expenditures made thereunder to be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year: Provided, That the payments made pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the amount paid to the States for the first quarter 01 the current fiscal year. research and training For grants and other expenses (except administrative expenses) for research, training, traineeships, and other special projects, pursuant to section 4 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, for expenses of carrying out the training functions provided for in section 7 of said Act, and for expenses of studies, investigations, demonstrations, and reports, and of dissemination of information with respect thereto pursuant to section 7 of said Act, $20,250,000. research and training (special foreign currency program) For purchase of foreign currencies which accrue under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704), for the purposes authorized by section 104(k) of that Act, and tor carrying out the functions of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation under the International Health Research Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 364), to remain available until expended, $1,372,000, which shall be available to purchase currencies which the Treasury Department shall determine to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States. salaries and expenses For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary in carrying out provisions of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, and of the Act approved June 20, 1936 (20 U.S.C., ch. 6A), as amended, $2,325,000.

Public Health Service preamble For necessary expenses in carrying out the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C., ch. 6A) (hereinafter referred to as the Act), and other Acts, including expenses for active commissioned officers in the Reserve Corps and for not to exceed two thousand six hundred commissioned officers in the Regular Corps; expenses incident to the dissemination of health information in foreign countries through exhibits and other appropriate means; expenses of primary and secondary schooling of dependents, in foreign countries, of Public Health Service personnel stationed in foreign countries, in amounts not to exceed an average of $285 per student, when it is determined by the Secretary that the schools, if any, available in the locality are unable to provide adequately for the education of such dependents, and for the transportation of such dependents between such schools and their places of residence when the schools are not accessible to such dependents by regular means of transportation; not to exceed $1,000 for entertainment of visiting scientists when specifically approved by the Surgeon General; purchase, erection, and maintenance of temporary or portable structures; and for the payment of compensation to consultants or individual scientists appointed for limited periods of time pursuant to section 207(f) or section 207(g) of the Act at rates established by the Surgeon General not to exceed $19,000 per annum; as follows: buildings and facilities For construction, major repair, improvement, extension, and equipment of Public Health Service facilities, not otherwise provided, including plans and specifications and acquisition of sites, $16,630,000, to remain available until expended. accident prevention To carry out section 301 of the Act, and for expenses necessary for demonstrations and training personnel for State and local health work pursuant to section 314(c) of the Act, with respect to accident prevention, $3,618,000. chronic diseases and health of the aged To carry out section 311 of the Act, and for expenses necessary for research, demonstrations, and technical assistance under section 301 of the Act and demonstrations and training personnel for State and local health work under section 314(c) of the Act, with respect to chronic diseases and health problems of the aged, $3,958,000. communicable disease activities To carry out, except as otherwise provided for, those provisions of sections 301, 311, 314(c), and 361 of the Act relating to the prevention and suppression of communicable and preventable diseases, and the interstate transmission and spread thereof, including the purchase of not to exceed three passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; $10,000,000. community health practice and research To carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, sections 306, 309, 311, and 314(c) of the Act and for expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for research, technical assistance, and demonstrations pursuant to section 301 of the Act, $23,961,000. control of tuberculosis To carry out the purposes of section 314(b) of the Act, $6,493,000, of which $500,000 shall be available for grants of money, services, supplies and equipment to States, and with the approval of the respective State health authority, to counties, health districts and other political subdivisions of the States for the control of tuberculosis in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the Surgeon General may determine, and of which not less than $3,500,000 shall be available only for grants to States, to be matched by an equal amount of State and local funds expended for the same purpose, for direct expenses of prevention and case-finding projects, including salaries, fees, and travel of personnel directly engaged in prevention and case finding and the necessary equipment and supplies used directly in prevention and casefinding operations, but excluding the purchase of care in hospitals and sanatoriums. control of venereal diseases To carry out the purposes of sections 314(a) and 363 of the Act with respect to venereal diseases and for grants of money, services, supplies, equipment, and use of facilities to States, as defined in the Act, and with the approval of the respective State health authorities, to counties, health districts, and other political subdivisions of the States, for venereal disease control activities, in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the Surgeon General may determine; $6,000,000. dental services and resources To carry out section 311 of the Act, and for expenses necessary for research, demonstrations, and technical assistance under section 301 of the Act, with respect to dental health activities, except as otherwise provided for the National Institute of Dental Research, $2,500,000. nursing services and resources To carry out section 311 of the Act, and for expenses necessary for research, demonstrations, and technical assistance pursuant to section 301 of the Act, with respect to nursing services and resources, and to carry out section 307 of the Act, $7,675,000. hospital construction activities To carry out the provisions of title VI of the Act, as amended, $203,000,000, of which $140,028,000 plus $9,972,000 which the Surgeon General is authorized and directed to transfer from the sums set forth herein for section 636 and for grants or loans for facilities pursuant to part G shall be for grants or loans for hospitals and related facilities pursuant to part C, $1,200,000 shall be for the purposes authorized in section 636, and $60,000,000 shall be for grants or loans for facilities pursuant to part G, as follows: $20,000,000 for diagnostic or treatment centers, $20,000,000 for hospitals for the chronically ill and impaired, $10,000,000 for rehabilitation facilities, and $10,000,000 for nursing homes: Provided, That allotments under such parts C and G to the several States for the current fiscal year shall be made on the basis of amounts equal to the limitations specified herein. air pollution To carry out the Act of July 14, 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1857–1857f), for expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of section 301 of the Act relating to air pollution, and to carry out the Act of June 8, 1960 (74 Stat. 162), including purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; $8,800,000, to remain available only until June 30, 1962. milk, food, interstate, and community sanitation To carry out sections 301, 311, and 361 of the Act, and for expenses necessary for demonstrations and training personnel for State and local health work under section 314(c) of the Act, with respect to milk, food, and community sanitation, and interstate quarantine activities, including purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, $7,424,000. occupational health To carry out sections 301 and 311 of the Act, and for expenses necessary for demonstrations and training personnel for State and local health work under section 314(c) of the Act, with respect to occupational health, including purchase of not to exceed two passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $3,981,000. radiological health To carry out sections 301, 311, and 314(c) of the Act, with respect to radiological health, including grants for training of radiological health specialists; purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; $10,647,000. water supply and water pollution control To carry out sections 301, 311, and 361 of the Act with respect to water supply and water pollution control, and to carry out the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 466–466d, 466f–466k), $15,028,000, including $2,700,000 for grants to States and $300,000 for grants to interstate agencies under section 5 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended; and purchase of not to exceed two passenger motor vehicles for replacement only. grants for waste treatment works construction For payments under section 6 of the Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 466e), $50,000,000. hospitals and medical care For carrying out the functions of the Public Health Service, not otherwise provided for, under the Act of August 8, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 150), including $2,422,000 to be available only for payments for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act (37 U.S.C, chap. 7) and under sections 321, 322, 324, 326, 331, 332, 341, 343, 344, 502, and 504 of the Act, section 810 of the Act of July 1, 1944, as amended (33 U.S.C. 763c), Private Law 419 of the Eighty-third Congress, as amended, and Executive Order 9079 of February 26, 1942, including purchase and exchange of farm products and livestock; purchase of not to exceed three passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and purchase of firearms and ammunition; $49,835,000, of which $1,200,000 shall be available only for payments to the State of Hawaii for care and treatment of persons afflicted with leprosy: Provided, That when the Public Health Service establishes or operates a health service program for any department or agency, payment for the estimated cost shall be made in advance for deposit to the credit of this appropriation: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization of retired ships’ officers and members of crews of Coast and Geodetic Survey vessels, and their dependents, and for payment therefor: Provided further, That the limitation under the head “Hospitals and medical care” in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1959, on the amount available for payments for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act (37 U.S.C, chap. 7) is increased from “$1,866,000” to “$1,880,000”. foreign quarantine activities For carrying out the purposes of sections 361 to 369 of the Act, relating to preventing the introduction of communicable diseases from foreign countries, the medical examination of aliens in accordance with section 325 of the Act, and the care and treatment of quarantine detainees pursuant to section 322(e) of the Act in private or other public hospitals when facilities of the Public Health Service are not available, including insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries when required by law of such countries, $6,084,000, of which $734,000 shall be available for construction of wharf facilities at the Rosebank Quarantine Station. general research and services, national institutes of health For the activities of the National Institutes of Health, not otherwise provided for, including research fellowships and grants for research projects and training grants pursuant to section 301 of the Act; regulation and preparation of biologic products, and conduct of research related thereto; and grants of therapeutic and chemical substances for demonstrations and research; $127,637,000: Provided, That funds advanced to the National Institutes of Health management fund from appropriations included in this Act shall be available for not to exceed $2,500 for entertainment of visiting scientists when specifically approved by the Surgeon General: Provided further, That all appropriations made to the Public Health Service in this Act, and available for research or training projects, may be expended pursuant to contracts made on a cost or other basis for supplies and services, including indemnification of contractors to the extent and subject to the limitations provided in title 10, United States Code, section 2354, except that approval and certification required thereby shall be by the Surgeon General. national cancer institute To enable the Surgeon General, upon the recommendations of the National Advisory Cancer Council, to make grants-in-aid for research and training projects relating to cancer; to cooperate with State health agencies, and other public and private nonprofit institutions, in the prevention, control, and eradication of cancer by providing consultative services, demonstrations, and grants-in-aid; and to otherwise carry out the provisions of title IV, part A, of the Act; $142,836,000: Provided, That amounts appropriated under this head in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1961, for plans and specifications for a research facility for the National Cancer Institute shall remain available until June 30, 1962. mental health activities For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 311, 312, and 314(c) of the Act with respect to mental diseases, $108,876,000. national heart institute For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the National Heart Act, $132,912,000, of which $1,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 1962, shall be available for plans and specifications for a gerontological research building and appurtenant facilities. national institute of dental research For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the Surgeon General to carry out the purposes of the Act with respect to dental diseases and conditions, $17,340,000. arthritis and metabolic disease activities For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act relating to arthritis, rheumatism, and metabolic diseases, $81,831,000. allergy and infectious disease activities For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act relating to allergy and infectious diseases, $56,091,000, of which $250,000 shall be available for payment to the Gorgas Memorial Institute for maintenance and operation of the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, and of which $750,000 shall be available for modernization, including renovation and alterations, planning and construction, of the Rocky Mountain Laboratory, Hamilton, Montana. neurology and blindness activities For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act relating to neurology and blindness; to cooperate with State health agencies, and other public and private nonprofit institutions, in the prevention, control, and eradication of neurological and sensory diseases and blindness by providing for consultative services, training, demonstrations, and other control activities, directly and through grants-in-aid, $70,812,000. national institutes of health management fund The paragraph under this head in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1958 (71 Stat. 220) is amended by striking out the words “cost of such operation” in the second sentence of such paragraph, and inserting in lieu thereof “reasonable value of the meals served”. grants for cancer research facilities For making grants, as authorized by section 433(a) of the Act, for the construction of cancer research facilities, $5,000,000. hospital and medical facility research For research and demonstration in the development and utilization of services and hospital and other medical facilities, including grants for construction and equipment of experimental or demonstration hospitals and other medical facilities, as authorized by section 636 of the Act, $10,000,000: Provided, That none of these funds shall be used to pay in excess of two-thirds of the cost of such construction and equipment: Provided further, That this paragraph shall be effective only upon enactment into law of H.R. 4998, Eighty-seventh Congress, or similar legislation. grants for construction of health research facilities For grants pursuant to the Health Research Facilities Act of 1956, as amended by the Act of August 27, 1958 (72 Stat. 933), $30,000,000. scientific activities overseas (special foreign currency program) For purchase of foreign currencies which accrue under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704), for the purposes authorized by section 104(k) of that Act, and for carrying out the functions of the Public Health Service, not otherwise provided for, under the International Health Research Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 364), to remain available until expended, $9,000,000, which shall be available to purchase currencies which the Treasury Department shall determine to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States. national health statistics For expenses of the National Center for Health Statistics in carrying out the provisions of sections 301, 305, 312(a), 313, 314(c), and 315 of the Act, $4,642,000. operations, national library of medicine For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry out the National Library of Medicine Act (42 U.S.C. 275), $2,066,000. retired pay of commissioned officers For retired pay of commissioned officers, as authorized by law, and for payments under the Uniformed Services Contingency Option Act of 1953, such amount as may be required during the current fiscal year. salaries and expenses, office of the surgeon general For the divisions and offices of the Office of the Surgeon General and for miscellaneous expenses of the Public Health Service not appropriated for elsewhere, including preparing information, articles, and publications related to public health; and conducting studies and demonstrations in public health methods, $5,375,000.

Saint Elizabeths Hospital salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the maintenance and operation of the hospital, including clothing for patients, and cooperation with organizations or individuals in the scientific research into the nature, causes, prevention, and treatment of mental illness, $5,105,000. buildings and facilities For construction, alterations, extension, and equipment, of buildings and facilities on the grounds of the hospital, including preparation of plans and specifications, advertising, and supervision of construction, $575,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the unexpended balances of appropriations as of June 30, 1961, heretofore made available for construction, improvement, extension, or equipment of any Saint Elizabeths Hospital facilities, shall be merged with this appropriation.

Social Security Administration limitation on salaries and expenses, bureau of old-age and survivors insurance For necessary expenses, not more than $241,070,000 may be expended from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund: Provided, That such amounts as are required shall be available to pay the cost of necessary travel incident to medical examinations for verifying disabilities of individuals who file applications for disability determinations under title II of the Social Security Act, as amended, and for acquisition of land adjacent to the site of the Social Security Building in Baltimore County, Maryland: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be apportioned for use pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes as amended (31 U.S.C. 665), only to the extent necessary to process claims workloads not anticipated in the budget estimates and after maximum absorption of the costs of such claims workload within the existing limitation has been achieved. Advances to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, advances to States under section 221(e) of the Social Security Act, as amended, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary from the above authorization may be expended from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund. grants to states for public assistance For grants to States for old-age assistance, medical assistance for the aged, aid to dependent children, aid to the blind, and aid to the permanently and totally disabled, as authorized in titles I, IV, X, and XIV of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C., ch. 7, subchs. I, IV, X, and XIV), $2,401,200,000, of which such amount as may be necessary shall be available for grants for any period in the prior fiscal year subsequent to March 31 of that year. hospitalization and services for repatriated mentally ill american nationals For necessary expenses of carrying out the provisions of the Act of July 5, 1960 (74 Stat. 308), and for care and treatment in accordance with the Acts of March 2, 1929, and October 29, 1941, as amended (24 U.S.C. 191a, 196a), $364,000. salaries and expenses, bureau of public assistance For expenses necessary for the Bureau of Public Assistance, $3,442,000. salaries and expenses, children’s bureau For necessary expenses in carrying out the Act of April 9, 1912, as amended (42 U.S.C, ch. 6), and title V of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C, ch. 7, subch. V), including purchase of reports and material for the publications of the Children’s Bureau and of reprints for distribution, $2,668,000: Provided, That no part of any appropriation contained in this title shall be used to promulgate or carry out any instructions, order, or regulation relating to the care of obstetrical cases which discriminate between persons licensed under State law to practice obstetrics: Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not be so construed as to prevent any patient from having the services of any practitioner of her own choice, paid for out of this fund, so long as State laws are complied with: Provided further, That any State plan which provides standards for professional obstetrical services in accordance with the laws of the State shall be approved. grants for maternal and child welfare For grants for maternal and child-health services, services for crippled children, and child-welfare services as authorized in title V, parts 1, 2, and 3, of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C, ch. 7, subch. V; 74 Stat. 995–997), $69,100,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be available for services for crippled children, $25,000,000 for maternal and child-health services, $18,750,000 for child-welfare services, and $350,000 for research or demonstration projects in child welfare: Provided, That any allotment to a State pursuant to section 502(b) or 512(b) of such Act shall not be included in computing for that purposes of subsections (a) and (b) of sections 504 and 514 of such Act an amount expended or estimated to be expended by the State: Provided further, That $1,000,000 of the amount available under section 502(b) of such Act shall be used only for special projects for mentally retarded children. cooperative research or demonstration projects in social security For grants, contracts, and jointly financed cooperative arrangements for research or demonstration projects under section 1110 of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1310), $700,000. research and training (special foreign currency program) For purchase of foreign currencies which accrue under Title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704), for the purposes authorized by section 104(k) of that Act, and for carrying out the functions of the Social Security Administration under the International Health Research Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 364), to remain available until expended, $1,607,000, which shall be available to purchase currencies which the Treasury Department shall determine to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States. salaries and expenses, office of the commissioner For expenses necessary for the Office of the Commissioner of Social Security, $590,000, together with not to exceed $322,000 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund. Grants to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to States under titles I, IV, V, X, and XIV, respectively, of the Social Security Act, as amended, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary, the obligations incurred and the expenditures made thereunder for payments under each of such titles to be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year: Provided, That the payments made under each of such titles pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the amount paid for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. In the administration of titles I, IV, V, X, and XIV, respectively, of the Social Security Act, as amended, payments to a State under any of such titles for any quarter in the period beginning April 1 of the prior year, and ending June 30 of the current year, may be made with respect to a State plan approved under such title prior to or during such period, but no such payment shall be made with respect to any plan tor any quarter prior to the quarter in which such plan was submitted for approval.

American Printing House for the Blind education of the blind For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended (20 U.S.C. 101–105), $400,000.

Gallaudet College salaries and expenses For the partial support of Gallaudet College, including personal services and miscellaneous expenses, and repairs and improvements, as authorized by the Act of June 18, 1954 (Public Law 420), $1,256,000: Provided, That Gallaudet College shall be paid by the District of Columbia, in advance at the beginning of each quarter, at a rate not less than $1,295 per school year for each student attending and receiving instructions in elementary or secondary education pursuant to the Act of March 1, 1901 (31 D.C. Code 1008). construction For construction, alteration, renovation, equipment, and improvement of buildings and facilities on the grounds of Gallaudet College, as authorized by the Act of June 18, 1954 (Public Law 420), under the supervision of the General Services Administration, including planning, architectural, and engineering services, $601,000, to remain available until expended.

Howard University salaries and expenses For the partial support of Howard University, including personal services and miscellaneous expenses and repairs to buildings and grounds, $7,007,000. plans and specifications For necessary expenses for the preparation of plans and specifications for construction, under the supervision of the General Services Administration, on the grounds of Howard University, of a men’s dormitory, a warehouse service building, and site planning, including architectural and engineering services, $211,000, to remain available until expended. construction of buildings For the construction and equipment of a physical education building and powerplant facilities under the supervision of the General Services Administration, on the grounds of Howard University, including engineering and architectural services and travel, $4,447,000, to remain available until expended. construction of auditorium-fine arts building For payment of obligations incurred under authority previously provided, to enter into contracts for the construction of the auditorium-fine arts building, $95,000.

Office of the Secretary salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of the Secretary, $2,382,000, together with not to exceed $352,000 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund. salaries and expenses, office of field administration For expenses necessary for the Office of Field Administration, $3,265,000, together with not to exceed $1,247,000 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund and not to exceed $38,000 to be transferred from the Operating fund. Bureau of Federal Credit Unions. surplus property utilization For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of subsections 203 (j), (k), (n), and (o), of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, relating to disposal of real and personal excess property for educational purposes, civil defense purposes, and protection of public health, $862,000. salaries and expenses, office of the general counsel For expenses necessary for the Office of the General Counsel, $713,000, together with not to exceed $29,000 to be transferred from the appropriation “Salaries and expenses, certification, inspection, and other services”, and not to exceed $667,000 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund.

GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title to the Social Security Administration for grants-in-aid of State agencies to cover, in whole or in part, the cost of operation of said agencies, including the salaries and expenses of officers and employees of said agencies, shall be withheld from the said agencies of any States which have established by legislative enactment and have in operation a merit system and classification and compensation plan covering the selection, tenure in office, and compensation of their employees, because of any disapproval of their personnel or the manner of their selection by the agencies of the said States, or the rates of pay of said officers or employees. Sec. 203. The Secretary is authorized to make such transfers of motor vehicles, between bureaus and offices, without transfer of funds, as may be required in carrying out the operations of the Department. Sec. 204. None of the funds provided herein shall be used to pay any recipient of a grant for the conduct of a research project an amount for indirect expenses in connection with such project in excess of 15 per centum of the direct costs. Sec. 205. The Secretary is authorized to make available not to exceed $1,000 from funds available for salaries and expenses under this title for entertainment, not otherwise provided for, of officials, visiting scientists, and other experts of other countries. Sec. 206. Appropriations to the Public Health Service available for research grants pursuant to the Public Health Service Act shall also be available, on the same terms and conditions as apply to non-Federal institutions, for research grants to hospitals of the Service, or to Saint Elizabeths Hospital. This title may be cited as the “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1962”.

TITLE III— NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29 U.S.C. 141–167), and other laws, $19,989,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152), and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), and including in said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 per centum of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes.

TITLE IV— NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151–188), including temporary employment of referees under section 3 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, at rates not in excess of $100 per diem; and emergency boards appointed by the President pursuant to section 10 of said Act (45 U.S.C. 160); $1,804,000.

TITLE V— RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

limitation on salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Railroad Retirement Board, $9,740,000, to be derived from the Railroad retirement account.

TITLE VI— FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 171–180, 182), including expenses of the Labor-Management Panel as provided in section 205 of said Act; expenses of boards of inquiry appointed by the President pursuant to section 206 of said Act; temporary employment of arbitrators, conciliators, and mediators on labor relations at rates not in excess of $75 per diem; and Government-listed telephones in private residences and private apartments for official use in cities where mediators are officially stationed, but no Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service office is maintained; $4,388,000.

TITLE VII— INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

contribution to interstate commission on the potomac river basin To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay in advance to the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin the Federal contribution toward the expenses of the Commission during the current fiscal year in the administration of its business in the conservancy district established pursuant to the Act of July 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 748),$5,000.

TITLE VIII— UNITED STATES SOLDIERS’ HOME

limitation on operation and maintenance and capital outlay For maintenance and operation of the United States Soldiers’ Home, to be paid from the Soldiers’ Home permanent fund, $6,052,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for the payment of hospitalization of members of the Home in United States Army hospitals at rates in excess of those prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, upon the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners of the Home and the Surgeon General of the Army.

TITLE IX— GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 901.

Appropriations contained in this Act, available for salaries and expenses, shall be available for services as authorized by

60 Stat. 810.

section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a).

Sec. 902.

Appropriations contained in this Act available for salaries and expenses shall be available for payment in advance for dues or fees for library membership in organizations whose publications are available to members only or to members at a price lower than to the general public and for payment in advance for publications available only upon that basis or available at a reduced price on prepublication orders.

Sec. 903.

Appropriations contained in this Act available for salaries and expenses shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C.

68 Stat. 1114.

2131).

Sec. 904.

Appropriations contained in this Act available for salaries and expenses shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings which are concerned with the functions or activities for which the appropriation is made or which will contribute to improved conduct, supervision, or management of those functions or activities.

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1962”.

Approved September 22, 1961.

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