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PUBLIC LAW 91-515-OCT. 30, 1970

SEC. 104. Section 902(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "training, diagnosis, and treatment relating to heart disease, cancer, or stroke, and, at the option of the applicant, related disease or diseases'' and inserting in lieu thereof "training, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation relating to heart disease, cancer, stroke, or kidney disease and, at the option of the applicant, other related diseases'*. (b) Section 902(f) is amended by striking out "includes" and inserting in lieu thereof "means new construction of facilities for demonstrations, research, and training when necessary to cari-y out regional medical programs''. SEC. 105. Section 903(b)(4) of such Act is amended— (1) by striking out "voluntary health agencies, and" and inserting in lieu thereof "voluntary or official health agencies, health planning agencies, and"; (2) by insei+ing immediately after "under the program", where it first appears therein, the following: "(including as an ex officio member, if there is located in such region one or more hospitals or other health facilities of the Veterans' Administration, the individual whom the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall have designated to serve on such advisory group as the representative of the hospitals or other health care facilities of such Administration which are located in such region)"; and (3) by striking out "need for the services provided under the program" and inserting in lieu thereof "need for and financing of the services provided under the program, and which advisory group shall be sufficient in number to insure adequate community orientation (as determined by the Secretary)". SEC. 106. That part of the second sentence of section 904(b) of such Act preceding paragraph (1) is amended by striking out "section 903(b)(4) and" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "section 903(b)(4), if opportunity has been provided, prior to such recommendation, for consideration of the application by each public or nonprofit private agency or organization which has developed a comprehensive regional, metropolitan area, or other local area plan referred to in section 314(b) covering any area in which the regional medical program for which the application is made will be located, and if the application". SEC. 107. (a) Section 905(a) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 905. (a) The Secretary may appoint, without regard to the civil service laws, a National Advisory Council on Regional Medical Programs. The Council shall consist of the Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for Health and Scientific Affairs, who

1299 79 Stat. 927; 82 Stat. 1005. 42 USC 299b.

42 USC 299c.

42 USC 299d.

National Advisory eoiincil on Regional Medical Programs. 42 USC 299e.

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