Volume 80 · 1103
Public Law 89–709
To authorize a program for the construction of facilities for the teaching of veterinary medicine and a program of loans for students of veterinary medicine.
Approved November 2, 1966
Statutory text
AN ACT
To authorize a program for the construction of facilities for the teaching of veterinary medicine and a program of loans for students of veterinary medicine.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That this Act may be cited as the “Veterinary Medical Education Act of 1966”.
Sec. 2. grants for veterinary medicine teaching facilities
Section 720 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
293) is amended by inserting “veterinarians,” after “podiatrists,” each place where it appears.
Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 721 of such Act
are amended by inserting “veterinary medicine,” after “podiatry,”
Subsection (d) of such section 721 is further amended by inserting “veterinarians,” after “podiatrists,”.
Paragraph (4) of section 724 of such Act is amended by inserting
“ ‘school of veterinary medicine’,” after “ ‘school of podiatry’,” and by inserting “a degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree,” before “and a graduate degree”.
The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 725 of such
Act is amended by striking out “sixteen” and inserting in lieu thereof “seventeen”.
The second sentence of such subsection (a) is amended by (A) striking out “eight” and inserting in lieu thereof “nine” and (B) inserting “veterinary medicine,” after “podiatry,”.
The third sentence of such subsection (a) is amended by inserting “veterinary medicine,” after “podiatry,”.
Sec. 3. loans for students of veterinary medicine
Subsection (a) of section 740 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294) is amended by striking out “or optometry”
and inserting in lieu thereof “optometry, or veterinary medicine”.
Paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of such section 740 is amended by striking out “or doctor of optometry or an equivalent degree” and inserting in lieu thereof “doctor of optometry or an equivalent degree, or doctor of veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree”.
Subsection (b) of section 741 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294a) is amended by striking out “or doctor of optometry or an equivalent degree” and inserting in lieu thereof “doctor of optometry or an equivalent degree, or doctor of veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree”.
Subsection (c) of such section 741 is amended by striking out “or optometry” and inserting in lieu thereof “optometry, or veterinary medicine”.
Section 742(a) of the Public Health Service Act is amended
by inserting immediately after the first sentence thereof the following new sentence: “In addition to the sums authorized to be appropriated by the preceding sentence, there are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, which sums shall be available for carrying out this part (other than section 744) solely with respect to students
of veterinary medicine.”
Approved November 2, 1966.