20 U.S.C. § 126 — Authorization of appropriations for con-

Page 90 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 126 stituted for ‘‘civil service retirement and disability fund required by the Act of May 22, 1920’’ on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Or- ganization and Employees. Previously, act May 22, 1920, ch. 195, 41 Stat. 614, was superseded by act May 29, 1930, known as the Civil Service Retirement Act of 1930, which was generally amended by act July 31, 1956, ch. 804, § 401, 70 Stat. 743. In subsecs. (a)(2)(B) and (c), ‘‘subchapter III of chap- ter 83 of title 5’’ substituted for ‘‘the Civil Service Re- tirement Act’’ on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which en- acted Title 5. In subsec. (a)(2)(B), ‘‘fund referred to in section 8714 of title 5’’ substituted for ‘‘the fund created by section 5(c) of the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act of 1954’’ and, in subsecs. (a)(2)(B) and (c), ‘‘chapter 87 of title 5’’ substituted for ‘‘the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act of 1954’’, on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first sec- tion of which enacted Title 5. AMENDMENTS 1986—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’ for ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1954’’, which for purposes of codification was translated as ‘‘title 26’’ thus requiring no change in text. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under laws relating to relationship between Howard University and Department of Health, Edu- cation, and Welfare transferred to Secretary of Edu- cation by section 3441(a)(2)(M) of this title. § 126. Authorization of appropriations for con- struction of hospital facilities For the purpose specified in section 124 of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the construc- tion of a building or buildings and facilities, in- cluding equipment, and for remodeling of exist- ing buildings (including repair and replacement of equipment) which are to be combined with the building or buildings and facilities so con- structed, to provide a hospital with a capacity of not to exceed five hundred beds. (Pub. L. 87–262, § 3, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 543.) § 127. Transfer of facilities by University or ces- sation of operation as teaching hospital fa- cilities; recovery of value by United States If, within twenty years after the completion of construction (as determined by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare) of the new hos- pital facilities authorized by section 126 of this title, any of such facilities, or of the facilities transferred pursuant to section 124 of this title and combined with such new facilities, are transferred by Howard University to any other person or entity (except a transfer to the United States) or cease to be operated by the university as teaching hospital facilities, the United States shall be entitled to recover from the transferee or the university, in the case of a transfer, or from the university, if there is no transfer, an amount equal to the then value of such facilities (or so much thereof as is involved in the trans- fer, as the case may be), such value to be deter- mined by agreement of the parties or by action brought in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. (Pub. L. 87–262, § 4, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 543.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under laws relating to relationship between Howard University and Department of Health, Edu- cation, and Welfare transferred to Secretary of Edu- cation by section 3441(a)(2)(M) of this title. § 128. Authorization of appropriations for partial support of operation of facilities; separate account In order to facilitate operation of teaching hospital facilities at Howard University, there are authorized to be appropriated annually to the university such sums as the Congress may determine, for the partial support of the oper- ation of such facilities giving consideration to the cost imposed by the provisions of section 125 of this title and the portion of the agreement under sections 124 to 129 of this title relating to such provisions. The cost of operating such fa- cilities, the appropriations pursuant to this sec- tion, and any other income derived from such operation or available for such purpose shall be identified and accounted for separately in the accounts of the university. (Pub. L. 87–262, § 5, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 543.) § 129. Financial policy; report to Congress It is declared to be the policy of the Congress that, to the extent consistent with good medical teaching practice, the Howard University Hos- pital facilities shall become progressively more self-supporting. In order to further this policy, the President shall submit to the Congress a re- port, based on a study of the financing of the op- eration of the hospital, containing his rec- ommendations on the rate at which, consistent with the above policy, Federal financial partici- pation in such cost of operation shall be re- duced. Such report shall be submitted not later than the end of the second calendar year fol- lowing the year in which the construction of the new hospital facilities, authorized by section 126 of this title, is completed. (Pub. L. 87–262, § 6, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 544.) § 130. Purchases through the General Services Administration On and after September 8, 1978, Howard Uni- versity is authorized to make purchases through the General Services Administration. (Pub. L. 95–355, title I, § 100, Sept. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 531.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is from the Second Supplemental Appropria- tions Act, 1978, and contained additional provisions re- lating to purchases by the American Printing House for the Blind, Gallaudet University, and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, which are set out in sections 106 and 4362 of this title.