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 SIXTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sass. I. Cn. 195. 1920. 359 equipment and assistance for testing the scales usedeby:the· Govern- ment in its transactions with the public such as post oihce, navy yard, andcustomhouse scales, and for the purpose of cooperating with the States in securing uniformity in the weights and measures laws and in the methods ‘of inspection, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $39,000, of which amount not to exceed $25,460 may be expended for personal services in tan r'ationo eqnirnen: oena ete ureauo» 11-_ °° '° ards to cooperate with (ibvernment departments, enineers, and diiiizczsiioiwifmumd manufacturers in the establishment of standards, metho of testing, and inspection of instruments, equipment, tools, and electrical and mechanical devices used in the industries and by the Government, including the practical specification for qualittiy and Performance of such devices, and the formulation of me ods o inspection, laboratory and service tests, including personal services in the District oi Columbia and in the field, $115,000, of which amount not to exceed $100,000 may be expended for personal services in th¢gDis$rie: of Colutngiiak h uml ` d st hmm mk tanar materi :' or urcase, re ration si an, $,,,,,,,,,,,§,`j distribution of standard mateiials to beliiseiiain checkingyehsemical M yu analyses and in the testinslofghysical measuring apparatus, includ- ing personal services in e istrict of Columbia and in the lield, $10,000, of which amount not to exceed $8,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. e Investigation of radioactive substances: For an investigation of g,§g§j‘f°'”*'° *°'°¤“‘ radioactive substances and the methods of their measurements and testing, including ersonal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $9,545; of which amount not to exceed $8,180 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. nvestigation of automotive engines: For the promotion of econ- 1 A¤=¤m¤¢1v¤ mum omy and eihciency in automotive transportation yland and by air "°°°°‘°i°°°’ °°°‘ through investigations of the basic principles underlying the design, rformance, operation, and testing} of automotive engines, their giels, lubricants, accessories, and` e power transmitting system used in connection with them, also such e ements as brakes and rake linings; to promote economy in the use of liquid fuels and safety in vehicular traiiic including personal services in the District of Colum- bia and in the field, $25,000, of which amount not to exceed $20,680 mag be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. uring the fiscal year 1927 the head of any department or inde- w,*Qg°d1;°p;¤jt*;x•;¤¤'*;g* pendent establishment of the Government having fundseavailable in muses umsugsi for scientific investigations and requiring cooperative work by the °i°“" Bureau of Standards on scientific investi tions within the scope of the functions of that bureau, and which ge Bureau of Standards is unable to perform within the limits of its appropriations, ma, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce, transfer to the Bureau of Standards such sums as may be necessary to carry on such tigations. The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer— on the m"g;*§{°,g,g‘“'g¤°• *° books of the Treasury Department any sums which mq; be author- ` ized hereunder, and such amounts shall be placed to e credit of the Bureau of Standards for the performance of work for the department or establishment from which the transfer is made, including, where necessary, compensation `for personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field. BUREAU `OF LIGHTHOUSES Lighthouse. BuI‘au_ Salaries: For the commissioner and other personal services in the 0¤$°•;mm*°¤?,”· *****1 of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of Wm ` .. . 9,880.
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