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PUBLIC LAW 88-443-AUG. 18, 1964

[78 STAT.

"PART B — GENERAL "FEDERAL HOSPITAL COUNCIL AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES

"SEC. 621. (a) In administering this title, the Surgeon General shall consult with a Federal Hospital Council consisting of the Surgeon General, who shall serve as Chairman ex officio, and twelve members appointed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Six of the twelve appointed members shall be persons who are outstanding in fields pertaining to medical facility and health activities, and three of these six shall be authorities in matters relating to the operation of hospitals or other medical facilities, one of them shall be an authority in matters relating to the mentally retarded, and one of them shall be an authority in matters relating to mental health, and the other six members shall be appointed to represent the consumers of services provided by such facilities and shall be persons familiar with the need for such services in urban or rural areas. "(b) Each appointed member shall hold office for a term of four years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. An appointed member shall not be eligible to serve continuously for more than two terms (whether beginning before or after enactment of this section) but shall be eligible for reappointment if he has not served immediately preceding his reappointment. "(c) The Council shall meet as frequently as the Surgeon General deems necessary, but not less than once each year. Upon request by three or more members, it shall be the duty of the Surgeon General to call a meeting of the Council. " (d) The Council is authorized to appoint such special advisory or technical committees as may be useful in carrying out its functions. "(e) Appointed Council members and members of advisory or technical committees, while serving on business of the Council, shall be entitled to receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, but not exceeding $75 per day, including travel time, and, while so serving away from their places of residence, they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5 of the Administrative 5^st?t^*339°^34o Expcuses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. "CONFERENCE OF STATE AGENCIES

"SEC. 622. Whenever in his opinion the purposes of this title would be promoted by a conference, the Surgeon General may invite representatives of as many State agencies, designated in accordance with section 604, to confer as he deems necessary or proper. A conference of the representatives of all such State agencies shall be called annually by the Surgeon General. Upon the application of five or more of such State agencies, it shall be the duty of the Surgeon General to call a conference of representatives of all State agencies joining in the request. "STATE CONTROL OF OPERATIONS

"SEC. 623. Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this title shall be construed as conferring on any Federal officer or employee the right to exercise any supervision or control over the administration, personnel, maintenance, or operation of any facility with respect to which any funds have been or may be expended under this title.

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