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AprU 26, 1948 :i

Meaomdwa re HEART LEGISLATTON

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%ere wa8 an fnpressiun hi tbs Seaate corridor8 $ahrdsly (April 7'4)

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that the heart biU would have to 'be rewritten as an mandment to the
USPH a&, with the National Heart InatLtute patterned after the NCI and
the Hational Mental Health act.
Heart Council and r-ith a specifier requirement that six cardiac specialists
sit on the COU~C~~ of 12 ineabers.

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The Etuthority to rest ~Ithtkrlr NTational

It is stU believed that Senator Mth .Kill not regard early flocr action
on the hmrt Lilf favorably until the scienes bill b out cf the way,

There is aLao the thought that the heart le@.slatlon Lf it gets through
this year k-iU CQSIIE! as (u1 antendsent to the TJSPH act enc! he s. p?rt of soae
other legW.aticm going through this year.

Some observers &Ueve that &f the epproprhtlons comudttee were w)
dfepoead they ooufd encowage the IJSPH to ereate a NcbtZcnal Heart
kzrtitub as another unit of the htloml Heslth batituts t-ith no
fhrther leglesle.ticm necessary. other Lbn an appqrlatfon of" 5 lrtilllon
for bast researah and 10 million in contraetural obligations te support
additional heart reseeroh faci1j;tiw throughout this ratban where adequate
scientffie aarqower existed,  Pt ks do3ibtfttZ if any subtantial cone€hea-
%bn rm&etS would be voted to expand fncilitiefb.ln Wdxbgton (Le Betheadar)
baycmd the plage already 9R existence for the laeclheJ. @enter there.

bntmatural oonstructfon monies would pem4.t the start, of a new heart
and Q&Z~BLW msearoh foundation