YARBOROUGH. SMITH of Massachusetts. and METCALF. I introduce. for appropriate reference. a bill to alleviate the serious health problems among our migrant citizens resulting from inadequate sanitation facilities. The bill is patterned after the concept that has been successfully used to provide American Indians with adequate sanitation facilities and. thereby. promote their health and wellbeing. Beginning with the fiscal year 1963. and for each of 4 succeeding years. Federal funds not in excess of $2 million in a given year will be available (a) to farmers. associations. and other appropriate parties to assist in the construction or renovation of sanitation facilities used by migratory farm families. and (b) to States for surveys to determine the extent of the need for such sanitation facilities. The amount provided a State will be determined by the Surgeon General. giving due consideration to the number of migrants involved. the length of time they spend in the State. and the extent of the need for adequate sanitation facilities. The program would operate through State and Federal health agencies. in accordance with the wellestablished and highly successful pattern of relationships that now exist. Mr.
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