Tertiary Eye Center Act of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Tertiary Eye Center Act of 1979 - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to identify tertiary eye care centers that need upgrading and to make grants to public and nonprofit private centers for such purpose. Defines "tertiary eye center" to mean an institution that provides primary, secondary, and tertiary visual system care and teaching and research on the visual system. Establishes a 14-member, part-time Tertiary Eye Commission to advise the Secretary on matters pertaining to the state of eye care services throughout the United States. Directs the Commission to submit to the Secretary and the President a final report within two years of enactment, and to submit such interim reports as are necessary, with respect to its activities.…