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 78TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 373-JULY 1, 1944 PART B-FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATION IN GENERAL SEC. 311. The Surgeon General is authorized to accept from State and local authorities any assistance in the enforcement of quarantine regulations made pursuant to this Act which such authorities may be able and willing to provide. The Surgeon General shall also assist States and their political subdivisions in the prevention and sup- pression of communicable diseases, shall cooperate with and aid State and local authorities in the enforcement of their quarantine and other health regulations and in carrying out the purposes specified in section 314, and shall advise the several States on matters relating to the preservation and improvement of the public health. HEALTH CONFERENCES SEC. 312. A conference of the health authorities of the several States shall be called annually by the Surgeon General. Whenever in his opinion the interests of the public health would be promoted by a conference, the Surgeon General may invite as many of such health authorities to confer as he deems necessary or proper. Upon the application of health authorities of five or more States it shall be the duty of the Surgeon General to call a conference of all State and Territorial health authorities- joining in the request. Each State represented at any conference shall be entitled to a single vote. COLLECTION OF VITAL STATISTICS SEC. 313. To secure uniformity in the registration of mortality morbidity, and vital statistics the Surgeon General shall prepare and distribute suitable and necessary forms for the collection and com- pilation of such statistics which shall be published as a part of the health reports published by the Surgeon General. GRANTS AND SERVICES TO STATES SEC. 314. (a) To enable the Surgeon General to carry out the pur- poses of section 301 with respect to developing more effective measures for the prevention, treatment, and control of venereal diseases, and to assist, through grants and as otherwise provided in this section States, counties, health districts, and other political subdivisions of the States in establishing and maintaining adequate measures for the prevention, treatment, and control of such diseases, including the training of personnel for State and local health work, and to enable him to prevent and control the spread of the venereal diseases in interstate traffic, and to meet the cost of pay, allowances, and traveling expenses of commissioned officers and other personnel of the Service detailed to assist in carrying out the purposes of this section with respect to the venereal diseases, and to administer this section with respect to such diseases, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year a sum sufficient to carry out the purposes of this subsection. (b) To enable the Surgeon General to carry out the purposes of section 301 with respect to developing more effective measures for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis, and to assist, through grants and as otherwise provided in this section, States, counties, health districts, and other political subdivisions of the States in establishing and maintaing ad aequate measures for the prevention, treatment, and control of such disease, including the 693 Enforcement of quarantine regula- tions. Prevention of com- municable diseases. Pot, p. 867. Control of venereal diseases. Ante, p. 691. Appropriations au- thorized. Control of tubcu- losis. Ate, p. Ml. P. vp.87. 58 STAT.]

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