The Secretary shall, by April 1, 1980 , establish a program under which— (1) grants and technical assistance may be provided to hospitals in operation on October 4, 1979 , (A) for the discontinuance of unneeded hospital services, and (B) for the conversion of unneeded hospital services to other health services needed by the community; and (2) grants may be provided to State Agencies designated under section 300m(b)(3) [1] of this title for reducing excesses in resources and facilities of hospitals. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XVI, § 1641, as added Pub. L. 96–79, title III, § 301(a) , Oct. 4, 1979 , 93 Stat. 636 .) [1] See References in Text note below. Editorial Notes References in Text Section 300m of this title , referred to in par. (2), was in the original a reference to section 1521 of act July 1, 1944 , which was repealed effective Jan. 1, 1987 , by Pub. L. 99–660, title VII, § 701(a) , Nov. 14, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3799 . Pub. L. 101–354, § 2 , Aug. 10, 1990 , 104 Stat. 410 , enacted section 1503 of act July 1, 1944 , which is classified to section 300m of this title . Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Unneeded Hospital Services; Study and Report of Effect of Elimination Section 302 of Pub. L. 96–79 , as amended by Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b) , Oct. 17, 1979 , 93 Stat. 695 , which provided that the Secretary of Health and Human Services conduct a study of the effect on the elimination of unneeded hospital services made during the two fiscal year period ending Sept. 30, 1981 , by the program authorized by this part, and not later than Jan. 1, 1982 , report the results of the study to Congress , was repealed by Pub. L. 97–414, § 9(h) , Jan. 4, 1983 , 96 Stat. 2064 .