Requires any hospital, health care facility, or correctional facility to agree to prohibit the performance of psychosurgery, including lobotomy, psychiatric surgery, and behavioral surgery, on its premises before such facility can receive a Federal grant, contract, loan, or loan guarantee.
Establishes civil penalties for any person performing or for any facility permitting any person to perform psychosurgery in any federally connected health care facility.
Establishes a nine-member part-time Psychosurgery Commission to enforce the provisions of this Act. Specifies the powers of the Commission and enforcement procedures. Authorizes any individual upon whom psychosurgery was illegally performed to bring a civil action for damages in United States district courts. Authorizes the Commission to bring such an action to restrain violations of this Act. Requires annual reports to the President by the Commission.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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