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 90 STAT. 2278

PUBLIC LAW 94-484^0CT. 12, 1976

one member shall be appointed from a Statewide Health Coordinating Council (designated under section 1524), and one 42 USC 300m-3. member shall be appointed from a health systems agency (designated under section 1515). 42 USC 300/-4. "(4) Three members shall be appointed from the Service, at least two of whom shall be members of the Corps directly engaged in the provision of health services in a health manpower shortage area. "(5) Two members shall be appointed from the National Council on Health Planning and Development (established under sec42 USC 300k-3. tion 1503). No individual who is a provider of health care (as defined in section 42 USC 300n. 1531(3)) may be appointed as a member of the Council under paragraph (1), (3), or (5). The Council shall consult with, advise, and make recommendations to, the Secretary with respect to his responsibilities in carrying out this subpart, and shall review and comment upon regulations promulgated by the Secretary under this subpart. Term. "(b)(1) Members of the Council shall be appointed for a term of three years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. No member shall be removed, except for cause. Members may be reappointed to the Council. "(2) Members of the Council (other than members who are officers Travel expenses. or employees of the United States), while attending meetings or conferences thereof or otherwise serving on the business of the Council, shall be entitled to receive for each day (including traveltime) in which they are so serving the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule; and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business all members may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703(b) of title 5 of the United States Code for persons in the Government Service employed intermittently. 5 USC app. I, "(c) Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply with respect to the Council. "AUTHORIZATION or APPROPRIATION

42 USC 254k.

42 USC 254d note.

"SEC. 338. (a) To carry out the purposes of this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated $47,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978; $57,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979; and $70,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980. "(b) An appropriation under an authorization under subsection (a) for any fiscal year may be made at any time before that fiscal year and may be included in an Act making an appropriation under an authorization under subsection (a) for another fiscal year; but no funds may be made available from any appropriation under such authorization for obligation under this subpart before the fiscal year for which such appropriation is authorized.". (c)(1) The amendment made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only with respect to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1977, except that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall carry out the activities described in section 332 of the Public Health Service Act (as added by such amendment) after the date of enactment of this Act.

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