424 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 53-JULY 3, 1946 [60 STAT. raining and in- "(b) (1) To provide training and instruction, in matters relating to psychiatric disorders, to persons found by him to have proper quali- fications, and to fix and pay to any of such persons as he may designate a per diem allowance during such training and instruction of not to exceed $10, the number of such persons receiving such training and instruction to be fixed by the National Advisory Mental Health Coun- cil; and (2) to provide such training and instruction, and demonstra- tions, through grants, upon recommendation of the National Advisory Mental Health Council, to public and other nonprofit institutions, but only to the extent necessary for the purposes of such training and instruction." HbAATH COTFEBENCES 42 SU. . C., Sapp. SEC. 8. Section 312 of the Public Health Service Act is amended V, 2i4. to read as follows: "H EA L T H CONFEMENCES "SEC. 312. A conference of the health authorities of the several States shall be called annually by the Surgeon General. Whenever in his opinion the interests of the public health would be promoted by a conference, the Surgeon General may invite as many of such health authorities to confer as he deens necessary or proper. Upon the application of health authorities of five or more States it shall be the duty of the Surgeon General to call a conference of all State and Territorial health authorities joining in the request. Each State represented at any conference shall be entitled to a single vote. When- ever at any such conference matters relating to mental health are to be discussed, the mental health authorities of the respective States shall be invited to attend." GRANTS TO STATES 8sat.s. supp. SEC. 9. (a) Subsection (c) of section 314 of the Public Health Serv- v,iM(C). ice Act is amended to read as follows: "(c) To enable the Surgeon General to assist, through grants and as otherwise provided in this section, States, counties, health districts, and other political subdivisions of the States in establishing and main- taining adequate public health services, including grants for demon- strations and for the training of personnel for State and local health tho ,piatinu work, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal Poe. p8. year a sum not to exceed $30,000,000. Of the sum appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to this subsection there shall be available an amount, not to exceed $3,000,000, to enable the Surgeon General to provide demonstrations and to train personnel for State and local health work and to meet the cost of pay, allowances, and traveling expenses of commissioned officers and other personnel of the Service detailed to assist States in carrying out the purposes of this subsection." (b) Subsection (d) of such section is amended to read as follows: Determination of al. lotments. - (d) For each fiscal year, the Surgeon General, with the approval of the Administrator, shall determine the total sum from the appro- priation under subsection (a), the total sum from the appropriation under subsection (b), and, within the limits specified in subsection (c) the total sum from the appropriation under that subsection which shll be available for allotment among the several States. He shall, in accordance with regulations, from time to time make allotments from such sums to the several States on the basis of (1) the population, (2) the extent of the venereal-disease problem, the extent of the tubercu- losis problem, and the extent of the mental health problem and other special health problems, respectively, and (3) the financial need of
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