20 U.S.C. § 124 — Transfer of Freedmen’s Hospital to Howard University

This section directs the transfer of Freedmen's Hospital to Howard University. (a) Purpose; authorization; agreement. To help give Howard University teaching hospital resources — supporting its training of medical and allied personnel and its ability to provide hospital services to the community — the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare had to transfer to Howard University, without any reimbursement, all of the United States' right, title, and interest in certain District of Columbia land, along with its buildings, improvements, and related personal property (as the Secretary determined), commonly known as Freedmen's Hospital. This transfer had to be done under an agreement with Howard University's board of trustees. (b) Congressional intent. Congress intended: (1) that the transfer happen as soon as practical; (2) that patients at Freedmen's Hospital be well cared for during the transition; and (3) that the transfer happen with as little disruption as possible to the existing hospital staff, giving maximum consideration to their interests as employees. (c) Report to Congress. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare had to report to Congress the terms of the agreement for this transfer.