42 U.S.C. § 291n — Repealed. Pub. L. 90–174, § 3(b)(1), Dec. 5,

Page 985 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 291o 1 See References in Text note below. 80 Stat. 1610, and functions thereof transferred to Sec- retary of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 1 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, set out as a note under sec- tion 202 of this title. Office of Surgeon General reestab- lished within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, see Notice of Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Mar. 30, 1987, 52 F.R. 11754. § 291m. State control of operations Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as conferring on any Federal officer or employee the right to exercise any supervision or control over the administration, personnel, mainte- nance, or operation of any facility with respect to which any funds have been or may be ex- pended under this subchapter. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, § 643, formerly § 623, as added Pub. L. 88–443, § 3(a), Aug. 18, 1964, 78 Stat. 458, and renumbered § 643, Pub. L. 91–296, title II, § 201, June 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 344.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 291m, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, § 635, as added Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 958, § 2, 60 Stat. 1041; amended July 12, 1954, ch. 471, § 4(h), 68 Stat. 467, con- tained provisions similar to this section, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 88–443. § 291m–1. Loans for certain hospital experimen- tation projects (a) Other public or private sources unavailable for alleviation of hardship due to increased construction costs In order to alleviate hardship on any recipient of a grant under section 291n 1 of this title (as in effect immediately before August 18, 1964) for a project for the construction of an experimental or demonstration facility having as its specific purpose the application of novel means for the reduction of hospital costs with respect to which there has been a substantial increase in the cost of such construction (over the estimated cost of such project on the basis of which such grant was made) through no fault of such recipient, the Secretary is authorized to make a loan to such recipient not exceeding 662⁄3 per centum of such increased costs, as determined by the Sec- retary, if the Secretary determines that such re- cipient is unable to obtain such an amount for such purpose from other public or private sources. (b) Application; form; information Any such loan shall be made only on the basis of an application submitted to the Secretary in such form and containing such information and assurances as he may prescribe. (c) Interest; repayment period Each such loan shall bear interest at the rate of 21⁄2 per centum per annum on the unpaid bal- ance thereof and shall be repayable over a period determined by the Secretary to be appropriate, but not exceeding fifty years. (d) Authorization of appropriation There are hereby authorized to be appro- priated $3,500,000 to carry out the provisions of this section. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, § 643A, formerly § 623A, as added Pub. L. 90–174, § 11, Dec. 5, 1967, 81 Stat. 541, and renumbered § 643A, Pub. L. 91–296, title II, § 201, June 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 344.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 291n of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by Pub. L. 90–174, § 3(b)(1), Dec. 5, 1967, 81 Stat. 535. § 291n. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–174, § 3(b)(1), Dec. 5, 1967, 81 Stat. 535 Section, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, § 644, for- merly § 624, as added Aug. 18, 1964, Pub. L. 88–443, § 3(a), 78 Stat. 459, and renumbered § 644, June 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–296, title II, § 201, 84 Stat. 344, provided for research, experiments and demonstrations in utilization of med- ical facilities, authorization, grants-in-aid, amounts, payment, conditions, authorization of appropriations, and right of recovery of United States Government. See section 242b of this title. Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in a prior section 291n, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, § 636, as added Oct. 25, 1949, ch. 722, § 5, 63 Stat. 900; amended Oct. 6, 1961, Pub. L. 87–395, § 4, 75 Stat. 825, prior to the general amendment of this sub- chapter by Pub. L. 88–443. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective with respect to appropriations for fiscal year ending after June 30, 1967, see section 3(b) of Pub. L. 90–174, set out as an Effective Date of 1967 Amendment note under section 246 of this title. § 291n–1. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, § 637, for- merly § 654(c), as added July 12, 1954, ch. 471, § 3, 68 Stat. 463; renumbered § 637 and amended Aug. 14, 1959, Pub. L. 86–158, title II, § 201, 73 Stat. 349, related to transfers of allotments between States, prior to the general amend- ment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 88–443, Aug. 18, 1964, 78 Stat. 447. See section 291b of this title. § 291o. Definitions For the purposes of this subchapter— (a) The term ‘‘State’’ includes the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. (b)(1) The term ‘‘Federal share’’ with respect to any project means the proportion of the cost of such project to be paid by the Federal Gov- ernment under this subchapter. (2) With respect to any project in any State for which a grant is made from an allotment from an appropriation under section 291a of this title, the Federal share shall be the amount deter- mined by the State agency designated in accord- ance with section 291d of this title, but not more than 662⁄3 per centum or the State’s allotment percentage, whichever is the lower, except that,