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 78TH OONG., 2D SESS. - CH. 373-JULY 1, 1944 (h) Whenever the Surgeon General, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing to the health authority of the State, finds that, with respect to money paid to the State out of appropriations under subsection (a), or subsection (b), or subsection (c), as the case may be there is a failure to comply substantially with either- (1) the provisions of this section; (2) the plan submitted under subsection (f); or (3) the regulations; the Surgeon General shall notify such State health authority either that further payments will not be made to the State from appro- priations under such subsection (or in his discretion that further payments will not be made to the State from such appropriations for activities in which there is such failure), until he is satisfied that there will no longer be any such failure. Until he is so satisfied the Surgeon General shall make no further certification for payment to such State from appropriations under such subsection, or shall limit payment to activities in which there is no such failure. (i) All regulations and amendments thereto with respect to grants to States under this section shall be made after consultation with a conference of the State health authorities. Insofar as practicable, the Surgeon General shall obtain the agreement of the State health authorities prior to the issuance of any such regulations or amend- ments. (j) Funds appropriated under subsection (a) and funds appro- priated under subsection (b), in addition to being available for pay- ments to States, shall also be available for expenditure by the Surgeon General in otherwise carrying out the respective subsections, including expenditures for printing and binding of the findings of investigations, and for pay and allowances and traveling expenses of personnel of the Service engaged in activities authorized by the respective subsections. HEALTH EDUCATION AND INFORMATION SEC. 315. From time to time the Surgeon General shall issue infor- mation related to public health, in the form of publications or other- wise, for the use of the public, and shall publish weekly reports of health conditions in the United States and other countries and other pertinent health information for the use of persons and institutions engaged in work related to the functions of the Service. PAaT C-HosPiTALs, MEDIcaL EXAMINATIONS, AND MeDIarO CAu HOSPITALS SEc. 321. The Surgeon General, pursuant to regulations, shall- (a) Control, manage, and operate all institutions, hospitals, and stations of the Service, and provide for the care, treatment and hospitalization of patients, including the furnishing of pros- thetic and orthopedic devices; and from time to time, with the approval of the President, select suitable sites for and establish such additional institutions, hospitals, and stations in the States and possessions of the United States as in his judg- ment are necessary to enable the Service to discharge its func- tions and duties; (b) Provide for the transfer of Public Health Service patients, in the care of attendants where necessary, between hospitals and stations operated by the Service or between such hospitals and stations and other hospitals and stations in which Public Health 695 Failure to comply with requirements. Oonsultations with State health authori- ties. Expenditures by Surgeon General Oenemal 58 STAT.]

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