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[CITE: 42USC291a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
  SUBCHAPTER IV--CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION OF HOSPITALS AND OTHER 
                           MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Part A--Grants and Loans for Construction and Modernization of Hospitals 
                      and Other Medical Facilities
 
Sec. 291a. Authorization of appropriations

    In order to assist the States in carrying out the purposes of 
section 291 of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated--
        (a) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974--
            (1) $20,800,000 for grants for the construction of public or 
        other nonprofit facilities for long-term care;
            (2) $70,000,000 for grants for the construction of public or 
        other nonprofit outpatient facilities;
            (3) $15,000,000 for grants for the construction of public or 
        other nonprofit rehabilitation facilities;

        (b) for grants for the construction of public or other nonprofit 
    hospitals and public health centers, $150,000,000 for the fiscal 
    year ending June 30, 1965, $160,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
    June 30, 1966, $170,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
    1967, $180,000,000 each for the next two fiscal years, $195,000,000 
    for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, $147,500,000 for the 
    fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $152,500,000 for the fiscal year 
    ending June 30, 1972, $157,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 
    30, 1973, and $41,400,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974; 
    and
        (c) for grants for modernization of the facilities referred to 
    in paragraphs (a) and (b), $65,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
    June 30, 1971, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, 
    $90,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and 
    $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, Sec. 601, as added Pub. L. 88-443, 
Sec. 3(a), Aug. 18, 1964, 78 Stat. 448; amended Pub. L. 90-574, title 
IV, Sec. 402(a), Oct. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 1011; Pub. L. 91-296, title I, 
Secs. 101(a), 102(a), 116(a), June 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 337, 341; Pub. L. 
93-45, title I, Sec. 108(a), June 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 92.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 291a, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, Sec. 611, 
as added Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 958, Sec. 2, 60 Stat. 1041, authorized 
appropriations for surveys and planning, prior to the general amendment 
of this subchapter by Pub. L. 88-443.
    A prior section 291d, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, Sec. 621, 
as added Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 958, Sec. 2, 60 Stat. 1041; amended Oct. 25, 
1949, ch. 722, Sec. 2(a), 63 Stat. 897; July 27, 1953, ch. 243, 67 Stat. 
196; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title IV, Sec. 401, 70 Stat. 929; Aug. 14, 
1958, Pub. L. 85-664, Sec. 1(a), 72 Stat. 616, related to subject matter 
similar to this section, prior to the general amendment of this 
subchapter by Pub. L. 88-443.
    A prior section 291p, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, Sec. 646, 
as added July 12, 1954, ch. 471, Sec. 2, 68 Stat. 461, related to 
subject matter similar to this section, prior to the general amendment 
of this subchapter by Pub. L. 88-443.
    A prior section 291s, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, Sec. 651, 
as added July 12, 1954, ch. 471, Sec. 3, 68 Stat. 462; amended Aug. 2, 
1956, ch. 871, title IV, Sec. 402, 70 Stat. 929; Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 
85-664, Sec. 1(b), 72 Stat. 616; Oct. 5, 1961, Pub. L. 87-395, 
Sec. 3(a), 75 Stat. 825, related to subject matter similar to this 
section, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 
88-443.


                               Amendments

    1973--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-45, Sec. 108(a)(1), substituted 
introductory text reading ``fiscal year ending June 30, 1974'' for 
``fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and each of the next eight fiscal 
years'' and in cl. (1) ``$20,800,000'' for ``$85,000,000''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-45, Sec. 108(a)(2), authorized 
appropriations of $41,400,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1974.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-45, Sec. 108(a)(3), authorized 
appropriations of $50,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1974.
    1970--Par. (a). Pub. L. 91-296, Secs. 101(a)(1), (2), 116(a), 
substituted ``outpatient facilities'' for ``diagnostic or treatment 
centers'' in enumeration of facilities eligible for construction grants, 
extended through fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, authority to 
appropriate funds for construction grants, increased from $70,000,000 to 
$85,000,000 annual authority to make grants for public or other 
nonprofit facilities for long-term care, from $20,000,000 to $70,000,000 
authority for public or other nonprofit outpatient facilities, and from 
$10,000,000 to $15,000,000 authority for public or other nonprofit 
rehabilitation facilities.
    Par. (b). Pub. L. 91-296, Secs. 101(a)(3), 102(a)(1), struck out 
provisions authorizing grants for modernization of facilities and 
inserted provisions authorizing appropriation of $147,500,000 for fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1971, $152,500,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 
1972, and $157,500,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, for grants 
for construction of public or other nonprofit hospitals and public 
health centers
    Par. (c). Pub. L. 91-296, Sec. 102(a)(2), added par. (c).
    1968--Par. (a). Pub. L. 90-574, Sec. 402(a)(1), substituted ``next 
five'' for ``next four''.
    Par. (b). Pub. L. 90-574, Sec. 402(a)(2), authorized appropriation 
of $195,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1970.


                    Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

    Section 101(b) of Pub. L. 91-296 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect with 
respect to appropriations made under such section 601 [this section] for 
fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1970.''
    Section 102(a) of Pub. L. 91-296 provided that the amendment made by 
that section is effective with respect to appropriations made under this 
section for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1970.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 291b, 291d, 291g, 291o of 
this title.
