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 85 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 92-218-DEC. 23, 1971

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GS-18 of the General Schedule for each day (including traveltime) during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Panel, and shall be allowed travel expenses (including a per diem allowance) under section 5703(b) of title 5, United States

5 USC 5332 note.

Code.

83 Stat. 190.

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"(3) The Panel shall meet at the call of the Chairman, but not Meetings. less often than twelve times a year. A transcript shall be kept of the avIiiTwiIty!^' proceedings of each meeting of the Panel, and the Chairman shall make such transcript available to the public. ^^ ^^^^ ^^ " (4) The Panel shall monitor the development and execution of the Presi'dem. ° JsFational Cancer Program under this section, and shall report directly to the President. Any delays or blockages in rapid execution of the Program shall immediately be brought to the attention of the President. The Panel shall submit to the President periodic progress reports on the Program and annually an evaluation of the efficacy of the Program and suggestions for improvements, and shall submit such other reports as the President shall direct. A t the request of the President, it shall submit for his consideration a list of names of persons for consideration for appointment as Director of the National Cancer Institute. "NATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION CENTERS

"SEC. 408. (a) The Director of the National Cancer Institute is authorized to provide for the establishment of fifteen new centers for clinical research, training, and demonstration of advanced diagnostic and treatment methods relating to cancer. Such centers may be supported under subsection (b) or under any other applicable provision of law. " (b) The Director of the National Cancer Institute, under policies established by the Director of the National Institutes of Health and after consultation with the National Cancer Advisory Board, is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with public or private nonprofit agencies or institutions to pay all or part of the cost of planning, establishing, or strengthening, and providing basic operating support for existing or new centers (including, but not limited to, centers established under subsection (a)) for clinical research, training, and demonstration of advanced diagnostic and treatment methods relating to cancer. Federal payments under this subsection in support of such cooperative agreements may be used for (1) construction (notwithstanding any limitation under section 405), (2) staffing and other basic operating costs, including such patient care costs as are required for research, (3) training (including training for allied health professions personnel), and (4) demonstration purposes; but support under this subsection (other than support for construction) shall not exceed $5,000,000 per year per center. Support of a center under this section may be for a period of not to exceed three years and may be extended by the Director of the National Cancer Institute for additional periods of not more than three years each, after review of the operations of such center by an appropriate scientific review group established by the Director of the National Cancer Institute.

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"CANCER CONTROL PROGRAMS

"SEC. 409. (a) The Director of the National Cancer Institute shall establish programs as necessary for cooperation with State and other health agencies in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer. " (b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this

Appropriation.

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