42 U.S.C. § 912 — Office of Rural Health Policy

Page 2500 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 912 fund of the Treasury to any Trust Fund specified in subsection (a) or for payments from any such Trust Fund to the general fund of the Treasury. (Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title VII, § 710, as added and amended Pub. L. 98–21, title III, § 346(a)(1), (b), Apr. 20, 1983, 97 Stat. 137, 138; Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 261(a)(1), (b), Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1093, 1094; Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10209(c), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 711.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in sub- sec. (a), is classified generally to Title 26, Internal Rev- enue Code. AMENDMENTS 1997—Pub. L. 105–33 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section provided that receipts and dis- bursements of Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and taxes imposed under sections 1401, 3101, and 3111 of title 26 were not to be included in totals of budget of United States Government, that no law enacted after Dec. 12, 1985, except certain appropriations Act provisions, could provide for payments from general fund of the Treasury to any such Trust Fund or from any such Trust Fund to general fund, and that disbursements of Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund were to be treated as a separate major functional cat- egory in budget of the Government. 1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–177, § 261(b), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). Pub. L. 99–177, § 261(a)(1)(E), temporarily added sub- sec. (a). See Effective and Termination Dates of 1985 Amendment note below. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–177, § 261(a)(1)(A)–(D), tempo- rarily designated existing provisions as subsec. (b), struck out references to the Federal Old-Age and Sur- vivors Insurance Trust Fund and to the Federal Dis- ability Insurance Trust Fund, and substituted ‘‘sec- tions 1401(b), 3101(b), and 3111(b) of the Internal Rev- enue Code of 1954’’ for ‘‘sections 1401, 3101, and 3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954’’. See Effective and Termination Dates of 1985 Amendment note below. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–177, § 261(a)(1)(F), temporarily added subsec. (c). See Effective and Termination Dates of 1985 Amendment note below. 1983—Pub. L. 98–21, § 346(b), amended section gen- erally, adding subsec. (a) and designating existing pro- visions as subsec. (b) and striking out ‘‘Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Dis- ability Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Hospital In- surance Trust Fund, and the’’ after ‘‘The disbursements of the’’ and substituting ‘‘such Trust Fund’’ for ‘‘such Trust Funds’’, including the taxes imposed under sec- tions 1401, 3101, and 3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954,’’ after ‘‘receipts of such Trust Fund’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE AND TERMINATION DATES OF 1985 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 261(a)(2), Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1094, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by para- graph (1) [amending this section] shall apply with re- spect to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1985, and ending before October 1, 1992.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1983 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 98–21, title III, § 346(b), Apr. 20, 1983, 97 Stat. 138, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after Oct. 1, 1992. EFFECTIVE AND TERMINATION DATES Pub. L. 98–21, title III, § 346(a)(2), Apr. 20, 1983, 97 Stat. 138, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by para- graph (1) [enacting this section] shall apply with re- spect to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1984, and ending on or before September 30, 1992, except that such amendment shall apply with respect to the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 1983, to the extent it relates to the congressional budget.’’ § 912. Office of Rural Health Policy (a) There shall be established in the Depart- ment of Health and Human Services (in this sec- tion referred to as the ‘‘Department’’) an Office of Rural Health Policy (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall advise the Secretary on the effects of current policies and proposed stat- utory, regulatory, administrative, and budg- etary changes in the programs established under subchapters XVIII and XIX on the financial via- bility of small rural hospitals, the ability of rural areas (and rural hospitals in particular) to attract and retain physicians and other health professionals, and access to (and the quality of) health care in rural areas. (b) In addition to advising the Secretary with respect to the matters specified in subsection (a), the Director, through the Office, shall— (1) oversee compliance with the require- ments of section 1302(b) of this title and sec- tion 4403 of the Omnibus Budget Reconcili- ation Act of 1987 (as such section pertains to rural health issues), (2) establish and maintain a clearinghouse for collecting and disseminating information on— (A) rural health care issues, including rural mental health, rural infant mortality prevention, and rural occupational safety and preventive health promotion, (B) research findings relating to rural health care, and (C) innovative approaches to the delivery of health care in rural areas, including pro- grams providing community-based mental health services, pre-natal and infant care services, and rural occupational safety and preventive health education and promotion, (3) coordinate the activities within the De- partment that relate to rural health care, (4) provide information to the Secretary and others in the Department with respect to the activities, of other Federal departments and agencies, that relate to rural health care, in- cluding activities relating to rural mental health, rural infant mortality, and rural occu- pational safety and preventive health pro- motion, and (5) administer grants, cooperative agree- ments, and contracts to provide technical as- sistance and other activities as necessary to support activities related to improving health care in rural areas. (Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title VII, § 711, as added Pub. L. 100–203, title IV, § 4401, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–225; amended Pub. L. 100–360, title IV, § 411(m)(1), July 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 806; Pub. L. 101–239, title VI, § 6213(g), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2251; Pub. L. 108–173, title IV, § 432, Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2288.) Page 2501 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 1001 Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 4403 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is section 4403 of Pub. L. 100–203, which is set out as a note under sec- tion 1395b–1 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2003—Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 108–173 added par. (5). 1989—Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 101–239, § 6213(g)(1), substituted ‘‘health care issues, including rural mental health, rural infant mortality prevention, and rural oc- cupational safety and preventive health promotion’’ for ‘‘health care issues’’. Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 101–239, § 6213(g)(2), sub- stituted ‘‘health care in rural areas, including pro- grams providing community-based mental health serv- ices, pre-natal and infant care services, and rural occu- pational safety and preventive health education and promotion’’ for ‘‘health care in rural areas’’. Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 101–239, § 6213(g)(3), substituted ‘‘rural health care, including activities relating to rural mental health, rural infant mortality, and rural occupational safety and preventive health promotion’’ for ‘‘rural health care’’. 1988—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 100–360 substituted ‘‘sec- tion 4403 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (as such section pertains to rural health issues)’’ for ‘‘section 4083 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT Except as specifically provided in section 411 of Pub. L. 100–360, amendment by Pub. L. 100–360, as it relates to a provision in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, Pub. L. 100–203, effective as if included in the enactment of that provision in Pub. L. 100–203, see section 411(a) of Pub. L. 100–360, set out as a Reference to OBRA; Effective Date note under section 106 of Title 1, General Provisions. § 913. Duties and authority of Secretary The Secretary shall perform the duties im- posed upon the Secretary by this chapter. The Secretary is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees, and to make such expenditures as may be nec- essary for carrying out the functions of the Sec- retary under this chapter. The Secretary may appoint attorneys and experts without regard to the civil service laws. (Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title VII, § 712, as added Pub. L. 103–296, title I, § 108(a)(1), Aug. 15, 1994, 108 Stat. 1481.) § 914. Office of Women’s Health (a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish within the Office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, an office to be known as the Office of Women’s Health. The Of- fice shall be headed by a director who shall be appointed by the Administrator. (b) Purpose The Director of the Office shall— (1) report to the Administrator on the cur- rent Administration level of activity regard- ing women’s health across, where appropriate, age, biological, and sociocultural contexts; (2) establish short-range and long-range goals and objectives within the Health Re- sources and Services Administration for wom- en’s health and, as relevant and appropriate, coordinate with other appropriate offices on activities within the Administration that re- late to health care provider training, health service delivery, research, and demonstration projects, for issues of particular concern to women; (3) identify projects in women’s health that should be conducted or supported by the bu- reaus of the Administration; (4) consult with health professionals, non- governmental organizations, consumer organi- zations, women’s health professionals, and other individuals and groups, as appropriate, on Administration policy with regard to women; and (5) serve as a member of the Department of Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health (established under section 237a(b)(4) of this title). (c) Continued administration of existing pro- grams The Director of the Office shall assume the au- thority for the development, implementation, administration, and evaluation of any projects carried out through the Health Resources and Services Administration relating to women’s health on March 23, 2010. (d) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Administration The term ‘‘Administration’’ means the Health Resources and Services Administra- tion. (2) Administrator The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad- ministrator of the Health Resources and Serv- ices Administration. (3) Office The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Office of Wom- en’s Health established under this section in the Administration. (e) Authorization of appropriations For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014. (Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title VII, § 713, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title III, § 3509(f), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 535.) SUBCHAPTER VIII—SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior subchapter VIII, relating to taxes with re- spect to employment and consisting of sections 1001 to 1011 of this title, was omitted. See Prior Provisions note set out under section 1001 of this title. § 1001. Basic entitlement to benefits Every individual who is a qualified individual under section 1002 of this title shall, in accord- ance with and subject to the provisions of this