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[81 STAT. 538]
PUBLIC LAW 90-000—MMMM. DD, 1968
[81 STAT. 538]

538 Legai proce-

PUBLIC LAW 90-174-DEC. 5, 1967

[81 STAT.

" (f) Wlieiiever the Secretary has reason to believe that continuation of any activity by a hiboratory licensed under this section would constitute an imminent hazard to the public health, he may bring suit in the district court for the district in which such laboratory is situated to enjoin continuation of such activity and, upon proper showing, a temporary injunction or restraining order against continuation of such activity pending issuance of a final order under this section shall be granted without bond by such court. Judicial review. " (g) (^^ j^^^j party aggrieved by any final action taken under subsection (e) of this section may at any time within sixty days after the date of such action file a petition with the United States court of appeals for the circuit wherein such person resides or has his principal place of business, for judicial review of such action. A copy of- the petition shall be forthwith transmitted by the clerk of the court to the Secretary or other officer designated by him for that purpose. The Secretary thereupon shall file in the court the record on which the action of the Secretary is based, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, J?.^*^^-A1^' United States Code. 80 Stat. 1323. "(2) If the petitioner applies to the court for leave to adduce additional evidence, and shows to the satisfaction of the court that such additional evidence is material and that there were reasonable grounds for the failure to adduce such evidence in the proceeding before the Secretary, the court may order such additional evidence (and evidence in rebuttal thereof) to be taken before the Secretary, and to be adduced upon the hearing in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the court may deem proper. The Secretary may modify his findings as to the facts, or make new findings, by reason of the additional evidence so taken, and he shall file such modified or new findings, and his recommendations, if any, for the modification or setting aside of his original action, with the return of such additional evidence. "(3) Upon the filing of the petition referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the court shall have jurisdiction to affirm the action, or to set it aside in whole or in part, temporarily or permanently. The findings of the Secretary as to the facts, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive. "(4) The judgment of the court affirming or setting jvside, in whole or in part, any such action of the Secretary shall be final, subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari or 62 Stat. 928. certification as provided in section 1254 of title 28, United States Code. Penalty. " (h) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this section or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to imprisonment for not more than one year, or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both such imprisonment and fine. Exemptions. «(-^ rpj^^ provisions of this section shall not apply to any clinical laboratory operated by a licensed physician, osteopath, dentist, or podiatrist, or group thereof, who performs or perform laboratory tests or procedures, personally or through his or their employees, siolely as an adjunct to the treatment of his or their own patients; nor shall such provisions apply to any laboratory with respect to tests or other procedures made by it for any person engaged in the business of insurance if made solely for purposes of determining whether to write an insurance contract or of determining eligibility or continued eligibility for payments thereunder. " (j) I n carrying out his functions under this section, the Secretary is authorized, pursuant to agreement, to utilize the services or facilities of any Federal or State or local public agency or nonprofit private agency or organization, and may pay therefor in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments, as he may determine.