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PUBLIC LAW 835-JULY 30, 1956

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'RECAPTURE OF PAYMENTS

"SEC. 707. If, within ten years after completion of any construction for which funds have been paid under this title— " (a) the applicant or other owner of the facility shall cease to be a public or nonprofit institution, or " (b) the facility shall cease to be used for the research purposes for which it was constructed, unless the Surgeon General determines, in accordance with regulations, that there is good cause for releasing the applicant or other owner from the obligation to do so, the United States shall be entitled to recover from the applicant or other owner of the facility the amount bearing the same ratio to the then value (as determined by agreement of the parties or by action brought in the United States District Court for the district in which such facility is situated) of the facility, as the amount of the Federal participation bore to the cost of construction of such facility. "NONINTERFERENCE WITH ADMINISTRATION OF INSTITUTIONS

"SEC. 708. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this title, nothing contained in this title shall be construed as authorizing any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over, or impose any requirement or condition with respect to, the research conducted by, and the personnel or administration of, any institution. ((. REGULATIONS "SEC. 709. (a) Within six months after the enactment of this title, the Surgeon General, after consultation with the Council and with the approval of the Secretary, shall prescribe general regulations covering the eligibility of institutions, and the terms and conditions for approving applications. " (b) The Surgeon General is authorized to make, with the approval of the Secretary, such administrative and other regulations as he finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. u REPORTS

"SEC. 710. On or before January 15, 1957, and annually thereafter, the Surgeon General, in consultation with the Council, shall prepare an annual report and submit it to the President for transmission to the Congress, summarizing the activities under this title and making such recommendations as he may deem appropriate. The report to be submitted on or before January 15, 1958, shall include an appraisal of the current program under this title in the light of its adequacy to meet the long-term needs for funds for the construction of non-Federal facilities for research in the sciences related to health. Such reports and appraisals shall include minority views and recommendations, if any, of members of the Council." 42 USC*2oiiote. SEC. 3. (a) Section 1 of the Public Health Service Act is amended to read as follows: "SHORT T IIX E

1. Titles I to VII, inclusive, of this Act may be cited as the 'Public Health Service Act'." "SECTION

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