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 93 STAT. 584

PUBLIC LAW 96-76—SEPT. 29, 1979 contrary to or consistent with the applicant's religious beliefs or moral convictions.". SEC. 209. Section 1701(b) (42 U.S.C. 300u(b)) is amended by striking out "and" after "1978," and by inserting before the period a comma and the following: "$14,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and $16,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982".

Public Health Service Administrative Amendments of 1979. 42 USC 201 note.

TITLE III—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ADMINISTRATION SEC. 301. This title may be cited as the "Public Health Service Administrative Amendments of 1979". SEC. 302. (a) Section 203 (42 U.S.C. 204) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Warrant officers may be appointed to the Service for the purpose of providing support to the health and delivery systems maintained by the Service and any warrant officer appointed to the Service shall be considered for purposes of this Act and title 37, United States Code, to be a commissioned officer within the commissioned corps of the Service.". (b) Section 205(b) (42 U.S.C. 206(b)) is amended by striking out "six" and inserting in lieu thereof "eight" and by inserting after "the Chief Dental Officer of the Service," the following: "the Chief Nurse Officer of the Service, the Chief Pharmacist Officer of the Service,". SEC. 303. Section 205(c) (42 U.S.C. 206(c)) is amended to read as follows: "(c)(1) The Surgeon General, with the approval of the Secretary, is authorized to create special temporary positions in the grade of Assistant Surgeons General when necessary for the proper staffing of the Service. The Surgeon General may assign officers of either the Regular Corps or the Reserve Corps to any such temporary position, and while so serving they shall each have the title of Assistant Surgeon General. "(2) Except as provided in this paragraph, the number of special temporary positions created by the Surgeon General under paragraph (1) shall not on any day exceed 1 per centum of the highest number, during the ninety days preceding such day, of officers of the Regular Corps on active duty and officers of the Reserve Corps on active duty for more than thirty days. If on any day the number of such special temporary positions exceeds such 1 per centum limitation, for a period of not more than one year after such day, the number of such special temporary positions shall be reduced for purposes of complying with such 1 per centum limitation only by the resignation, retirement, death, or transfer to a position of a lower grade, of any officer holding any such temporary position.". SEC. 304. (a) The third sentence of subsection (a) of section 206 (42 U.S.C. 207(a)) is amended by striking out paragraphs (5) and (6) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(5) Officers of the assistant grade—first lieutenant; "(6) Officers of the junior assistant grade—second lieutenant; "(7) Chief warrant officers of (W-4) grade—chief warrant officer (W-4); "(8) Chief warrant officers of (W-3) grade—chief warrant officer (W-3); "(9) Chief warrant officers of (W-2) grade—chief warrant officer (W-2); and "(10) Warrant officers of (W-1) grade—warrant officer (W-1).". (b) Section 206(c) (42 U.S.C. 207(c)) is repealed.

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