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PUBLIC LAW 92-423-SEPT. 19, 1972

(b) The design and plans for such memorial shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, the National Comrnission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission, and the United States or the District of Columbia shall be put to no expense in the erection thereof. SEC. 3. The authority conferred pursuant to this joint resolution shall lapse unless (1) the erection of such memorial is commenced within five years from the date of enactment of this joint resolution, and (2) prior to its commencement funds are certified available in an amount sufficient, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior, to insure completion of the memorial. SEC. 4. The maintenance and care of the memorial erected under the provisions of this Act shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior, or, if the memorial is erected upon public grounds belonging to or under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia, the government of the District of Columbia. Approved September 18, 1972.

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Public Law 92-423 September 19, 1972 AN ACT [S. 3323] To amend the Public Health Service Act to enlarge the aiithority of the National H e a r t and Lung Institute in order to advance the national attack against diseases of the h e a r t and blood vessels, the lungs, and blood, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the l:^enate and Houm of Reprenenfat/rey United, Staten of America in CongresH an^ewhled ^

of the

SHORT T r r L E

1. This Act may be cited as the ""National Heart. Hlood Vessel, Lung, and Blood Act of 1972". SECTION

P T N D I N G S A N D DECLARA'ITON OF PTRI'OSK

SEC. 2. (a) Congress finds and declares that^— (1) diseases of the heart and blood vessels collectively cause more than half of all the deaths each year in the Ignited States and the combined effect of the disabilities and deaths from such diseases is having a major social and economic impact on the Nation; (2) elimination of heart and blood vessel diseases as significant causes of disability and death could increase the average American's life expectancy by about eleven years and could provide for annual savings to the economy in lost wages, productivity, and costs of medical care of more than $30,000,000,000 per year; (3) chronic lung diseases have been gaining steadily in recent years as important causes of disability and death, with emphysema alone being the fastest rising cause of death in the United States; (4) chronic respiratory diseases affect an estimated ten million Americans, emphysema an estimated one million, chronic bronchitis an estimated four million, and asthma an estimated five million; (5) thrombosis (the formation of blood clots in the vessels) may cause, directly or in combination with other problems, many deaths and disabilities from heart disease and stroke which can now be prevented;

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National Heart, Blood V e s s e l, Lung, and Blood Act of 1972.

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