Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 2.djvu/1249

 PUBLIC LAW 94-573—OCT. 21, 1976

90 STAT. 2717

"(3) Recommended uniform standards of quality, health, and safety with respect to all equipment (including communications and transportation equipment) and training related to emergency medical services. The plan described in paragraph (1) shall include a report containing Report, recommendations for any legislation which would enhance the capability of Federal, State, and local governments to provide an integrated response in medical emergencies. The description described in paragraph (2) shall be disseminated to the regional offices of Federal agencies which provide financial support in the purchase of vehicles and equipment or in training activities related to emergency medical services for distribution to appropriate entities and the public".

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A N N U A L REPORTS

SEC. 11. Section 1210 is amended by inserting at the end thereof 42 USC 300d-S». the following: "The report under this section covering the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, shall also cover the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, and shall be submitted to Congress not later than February 1, 1977. The report under this section covering the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and each report covering each subsequent fiscal year, shall be submitted to Congress not later than February 1, in the fiscal year following each such fiscal year.". TRAINING GRANTS

SEC. 12. (a) Section 776(a) is amended— (1) by inserting " (1) " after " (a) "; (2) by inserting "hospitals having training programs which meet requirements established by the Secretary," before "schools of medicine"; (3) by striking out "and" before "other appropriate"; (4) by inserting ", and other appropriate public entities (as defined in paragraph (2)) " after "educational entities"; (5) by inserting "and to assist in meeting the cost of training, and establishment of programs for the training, of physicians in emergency medicine" after "ambulance service)"; and (6) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the term 'other appropriate public entity' means a State, unit of general local government, or any other public entity which— "(A) has established an emergency medical services system (as defined in section 1201(1)), and "(B) except with respect to the basic training of emergency medical technicians, has entered into an agreement with an appropriate educational entity for a training program under this section.". (b) Section 776 is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (g) and amending such subsection (as so redesignated) — (A) by inserting " (1) " after " (g) "; (B) by inserting ", and each of the next five fiscal years" after "1974"; and (C) by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) Not less than 30 percent of the funds appropriated under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year shall be used in that fiscal year to

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