Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 2.djvu/532

 96 STAT. 1894

PUBLIC LAW 97-377—DEC. 21, 1982

dent to the dissemination of health information in foreign countries through exhibits and other appropriate means; advances of funds for compensation, travel, and subsistence expenses (or per diem in lieu thereof) for persons coming from abroad to participate in health or scientific activities of the Department pursuant to law; expenses of primary and secondary schooling of dependents in foreign countries, of Public Health Service commissioned officers stationed in foreign countries, at costs for any given area not in excess of those of the Department of Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the Secretary that the schools available in the locality are unable to provide adequately for the education of such dependents, and for the transportation of such dependents, between such schools and their places of residence when the schools are not accessible to such dependents by regular means of transportation; expenses for medical care for civilian and commissioned employees of the Public Health Service and their dependents, assigned abroad on a permanent basis in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may provide; rental or lease of living quarters (for periods not exceeding five years), and provision of heat, fuel, and light and maintenance, improvement, and repair of such quarters, and advance payments therefor, for civilian officers, and employees of the Public Health Service who are United States citizens and who have a permanent station in a foreign country; purchase, erection, and maintenance of temporary or portable structures; and for the payment of compensation to consultants or individual scientists appointed for limited periods of time pursuant to section 207(f) or section 207(g) of the 42 USC 209. Public Health Service Act, at rates established by the Assistant Secretary for Health, or the Secretary where such action is required by statute, not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for 5 USC 5332 note. GS-18; not to exceed $9,500 for official reception and representation expenses related to any health agency of the Department when specifically approved by the Assistant Secretary for Health. SEC. 204. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be used to perform abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term: Provided, however. That the several States are and shall remain free not to fund abortions to the extent that they in their sole discretion deem appropriate. SEC. 205. Funds advanced to the National Institutes of Health Management Fund from appropriations in this Act shall be available for the expenses of sharing medical care facilities and resources pursuant to section 327(a) of the Public Health Service 42 USC 254.

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SEC. 206. Funds appropriated in this title for the Social Security Administration and the Office of Child Support Enforcement shall be available for not to exceed $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses related to income maintenance or child support enforcement activities of the Department when specifically approved by the Commissioner of Social Security. SEC. 207. Funds appropriated in this title for the Health Care Financing Administration shall be available for not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration. This title may be cited as the "Department of Health and Human Services Appropriation Act, 1983".

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