An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act and related health laws to revise and extend the health revenue sharing program, the family planning programs, the community mental health centers program, the program for migrant health centers and community health centers, the National Health Service Corps program, and the programs for assistance for nurse training, and for other purposes.

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

15 January 1975

Last action

29 July 1975 · Vote

Status

Public law 94-63.

Summary

Title I: Nurse Training Act - Nurse Training Act - Provides for appropriations authorizations in the areas of construction assistance under the Public Health Service Act. Authorizes assistance under such Act in the expanding of the capacities of nursing schools to provide graduate training. Extends the Financial Distress Grant Program under such Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to assist public or nonprofit private schools of nursing which are in serious financial straits to meet operational costs required to maintain quality educational programs or which have special need for financial assistance to meet accreditation requirements. Provides that any such grant may be made upon such terms as the Secretary determines to be reasonable and necessary, including requirements that the school agree: (1) to disclose any financial information or data deemed by the Secretary to be necessary to determine the sources or causes of that school's financial distress; (2) to conduct a comprehensive cost analysis study in cooperation with the Secretary; and (3) to carry out appropriate operational and financial reforms on the basis of information obtained in the course of the comprehensive cost analysis study or on the basis of other relevant information. Requires the Secretary to consult with the National Advisory Council on Nurse Training in acting upon applications for grants under this title. Authorizes appropriation for such grants. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to meet the costs of advanced nurse training programs. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes. Extends the Student Loan Program under the Act. Directs the Secretary to determine on a continuing basis: (1) the supply of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and registered nurses with advanced training or graduate degrees, as well as other nursing personnel; (2) their distribution; and (3) the current and future requirements for such nurses. Title II: Health Revenue Sharing and Health Services: - Special Health Revenue Sharing Act - Health Revenue Sharing and Health Services Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants under the Public Health Service Act to State health and mental health authorities to assit in meeting the costs of providing comprehensive public health services. Family Planning and Population Research Act - Extends the appropriations authorizations for the Family Planning Programs under the Public Health Service Act. Authorizes grants for research in the biomedical, contraceptive development, behavioral, and program implementation fields related to family planning and population. Authorizes grants for planning community mental health center programs. Authorizes financial distress grants for the operation of community mental health centers. Directs the Secretary to establish within the National Institute of Mental Health a National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape. Directs the Secretary to provide for a continuing study and investigation of: (1) the effectiveness of existing Federal, State, and local laws dealing with rape; (2) the relationship, if any, between traditional legal and social attitudes toward sexual roles, the act of rape, and the formulation of laws dealing with rape; (3) the treatment of the victims of rape by law enforcement agencies, hospitals or other medical institutions, prosecutors, and the courts; and (4) the causes of rape. Directs the Secretary to assist community mental health centers and other entities in conducting research and demonstration projects concerning the control and prevention of rape. Community Mental Health Centers Act - Requires the Secretary to formulate a five-year plan for the extension of mental health services. Revises provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to the establishment of migrant health centers, providing highest priority for assistance in areas where the largest migratory worker populations reside. Enumerates the criteria for applications for migrant health center grants and authorizes appropriations for such grants. Defines the term "community health center" as used in this title. States that such term means an entity which, either through its staff and supporting resources or through contracts or cooperative arrangements with other public or private entities, provides: (1) primary health services; (2) as may be appropriate for particular centers, supplemental health services necessary for the adequate support of primary health services; (3) referral to providers of supplemental health services and payment, as appropriate and feasible, for their provision of such services; (4) as may be appropriate for particular centers, environmental health services, and (5) information on the availability and proper use of health services. Provides for grants for projects to plan and develop community health centers which will serve medically underserved populations and authorizes appropriations for such grants. Directs the Secretary to appoint a Committee on Mental Health and Illness of the Elderly to make a study of and recommendations respecting: (1) the future needs for mental health facilities, manpower, research, and training to meet the mental health care needs of elderly persons, (2) the appropriate care of elderly persons who are in mental institutions or who have been discharged from such institutions, and (3) proposals for implementing the recommendations of the 1971 White House Conference on Aging respecting the mental health of the elderly. Directs the Secretary to establish a temporary commission to be known as the Commission for the Control of Epilepsy and Its Consequences. Enumerates the duties of the Commission including to: (1) make a comprehensive study of the state of the art of medical and social management of epilepsy in the United States; and (2) investigate and make recommendations concerning the proper roles of Federal and State Governments and national and local public and private agencies in research, prevention, identification, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons with epilepsy. Directs the Secretary to establish a temporary commission to be known as the Commission for the Control of Huntington's Disease and Its Consequences. Makes it the duty of the Commission to: (1) make a comprehensive study of the state of the art of medical and social management of Huntington's disease in the United States; (2) investigate and make recommendations concerning the proper roles of Federal and State Governments and national and local public and private agencies in research, prevention, identification, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons with Huntington's disease; (3) develop a comprehensive national plan for the control of Huntington's disease and its consequences based on the most thorough, complete, and accurate data and information available on the disorder; and (4) transmit to the President and the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare of the Senate and the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act a report detailing the findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with recommendations for legislation and appropriations, as it deems advisable. Provides for the establishment of comprehensive hemophilia diagnostic and treatment centers and blood-separation centers.

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Timeline

15 January 1975
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 1975
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
6 March 1975
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare with amendment, S. Rept. 94-29.
Source: Committee
6 March 1975
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare with amendment, S. Rept. 94-29.
Source: Committee
10 April 1975
Floor
Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
Source: Floor
10 April 1975
Vote
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #132 (77-14).
Source: Floor
5 June 1975
Passed
Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 4925 (H.R. 4114 and H.R. 4115 as passed also inserted).
Source: Floor
5 June 1975
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 4925 (H.R. 4114 and H.R. 4115 as passed also inserted).
Source: Floor
5 June 1975
Floor
Measure called up by special rule in House.
Source: Floor
12 June 1975
ResolvingDifferences
Conference scheduled in Senate.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
19 June 1975
ResolvingDifferences
Conference scheduled in House.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
11 July 1975
ResolvingDifferences
Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 94-348.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
11 July 1975
ResolvingDifferences
Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 94-348.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
14 July 1975
Passed
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
14 July 1975
Passed
Senate agreed to conference report.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
16 July 1975
President
Measure enrolled in Senate.
Source: President
16 July 1975
President
Measure enrolled in House.
Source: President
16 July 1975
Passed
House agreed to conference report.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
16 July 1975
Passed
Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
17 July 1975
Floor
Measure presented to President.
Source: Floor
17 July 1975
President
Measure presented to President.
Source: President
26 July 1975
Vote
Motion to override veto passed Senate, roll call #337 (67-15).
Source: Veto
26 July 1975
Vote
Passed Senate over veto: Motion to override veto passed Senate, roll call #337 (67-15).
Source: Veto
26 July 1975
President
Vetoed by President, S. Doc. 94-92.
Source: President
26 July 1975
President
Vetoed by President, S. Doc. 94-92.
Source: President
29 July 1975
President
Public law 94-63.
Source: President
29 July 1975
Became law
Public law 94-63.
Source: BecameLaw
29 July 1975
Vote
Motion to override veto passed House, roll call #447 (384-43).
Source: Veto
29 July 1975
Vote
Passed House over veto: Motion to override veto passed House, roll call #447 (384-43).
Source: Veto

Votes

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Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 29 July 1975
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Conference report filed in House
summary · EN · 11 July 1975
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 January 1975
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