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PUBLIC LAW 88-443-AUG. 18, 1964

[78 STAT.

"DEFINITIONS

625. For the purposes of this title— "(a) The term 'State' includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. "'(b) The term 'Federal share' with respect to any project means the proportion of the cost of construction of such project to be paid by the Federal Government, determined as follows: "(1) With respect to projects for which grants are made from allotments made from appropriations under paragraph (b) of section 601, the Federal share shall be whichever of the following the State elects: " (A) the share determined by the State agency in accordance with standards, included in the State plan, which provide equitably for variations between projects on the basis of objective criteria related to the economic status of areas and, if the State so elects, such other factor or factors as may be appropriate and be permitted by regulations, except that such standards may not provide for a Federal share of more than 66% per centum, or less than 3314 per centum, or " (B) the amount (not less than 331/^ per centum and not more than either 66% per centum or the State's allotment percentage, whichever is lower) established by the State agency for all projects in the State; "(2) With respect to projects for which grants are made from allotments made from appropriations under paragraph (a) of section 601, the Federal share shall be whichever of the following the State elects: " (A) the share determined by the State agency in accordance with the standards, included in the State plan, and meeting the requirements set forth in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), " (B) the amount (not less than 33% per centum and not more than either 66% per centum or the State's allotment percentage, whichever is lower) established by the State agency for all projects in the State, or " (C) 50 per centum of the cost of construction of the project. The State agency shall, prior to the approval by it, under the State plan approved under part A, of the first project in the State during any fiscal year, give written notification to the Surgeon General of the Federal share which it has elected pursuant to paragraph (1), and the Federal share which it has elected pursuant to paragraph (2), of this subsection for projects in such State to be approved by the Surgeon General during such fiscal year, and such Federal share or shares for projects in such State approved by the Surgeon General during such fiscal year shall not be changed after approval of such first project by the State. "(c) The term 'hospital' includes general, tuberculosis, and other types of hospitals, and related facilities, such as laboratories, outpatient departments, nurses' home and training facilities, and central service facilities operated in connection with hospitals, but does not include any hospital furnishing primarily domicilia_ry care, " (d) The term 'public health center' means a publicly owned facility for the provision of public health services, including related publicly owned facilities such as laboratories, clinics, and administrative offices operated in connection with such a facility. "'SEC.

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