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 1124 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Cs. 102. 1929. tory, and service tests, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $220,000 ; Standards for cheek- Standard materials
 * For purchase, preparation, analysis, and dis-

ing chemical analyses, tribution of standard materials to be used in checking chemical analy ses an d in t he tes ting o f phys ical me asurin g appa ratus, inclu d- ing personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $10,600 ; Radi oact ive su b- Investigation of radioactive substances and X rays : For an inves- stances and X-ray in- vestigations. tigati on of radioa ctive substa nces a nd the method s of t heir m easure - ments and testing ; for investigations relative to the development of standard specifications for X-ray equipment and operation ; for the investigation of the hazards of X-ray practice ; for the testing and standardization of X-ray protective materials ; for the standardiza- tion and d esign of X-ray test ing equip ment ; f or the deter minati on of fundamental physical constants essential to X-ray diagnosis and therapy to X-ray analysis of materials and to other technical and scientific applications, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $31,500 ; ucttf omgtheland ro d- Utilization of waste products from the land : For the survey of the possibilities of the industrial utilization of waste products from the land, including cooperation with colleges, other institutions and man- ufacturers, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in th e field, $52,700 ; Invest igations Antomotive , etc. engines engines Investigation of automotive engines : For the promotion of econ- omy and efficiency in automotive transportation by land and by air through investigations of the basic principles underlying the design, perfo rmanc e, op erat ion, and t esti ng of auto motiv e en gines, the ir fuels, lubricants, accessories, and the power transmitting system used in conne ction with t hem, a lso su ch elem ents a s brak es and brake linings ; to promote economy in the use of liquid fuels and safety in vehicular traffic, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $26,500 ; Dental materials in. TQStlgSti0I1S .Investigation of dental materials : To investigate the physical and . chemical properties of dental materials, including the method of their application and the causes of deterioration of such materials in serv- ice, fo r the purpos e of d evelop ing st andards of qu ality and st andard methods of test, including ersonal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, 5,300 ; Bureau power plant. Purchase, installing, Power-plant equipment, Bureau of Standards : For the purchase etc•, of new, and installation of new power and heating plant equipment, to gether with such a uxilia ry equ ipment as may be ne cessar y, the mov- ing and installing of equipment on hand, and the tie-in with the pres- ent heat and power systems, including contract labor and personal services in the District of Columbia, $100,000 ; Cooperative work During the fiscal year 1930 the head of an department or inde- with departments, etc ., g y in sc ientific inve stiga • pendent establishment of the Government having funds available for Lions, etc' scientific investigations and requiring cooperative work by the Bu reau o f Stan dards on sci entifi c inve stigati ons wi thin t he sco pe of the functions of that bureau, and which the Bureau of Standards is un able t o perf orm wi thin t he lim its of its ap propri ations, may, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce, transfer to the Bureau of Standards such sums as may be necessary to carry on such inves- Transfer of funds to tigations. The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer on the credit of Bureau. books of the Treasury Department any sums which may be author- ized hereunder, and such amounts shall be placed to the credit of the Bureau of Standards for the performance of work for the depart- ment or establishment from which the transfer is made, including, where necessary, compensation for personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field.

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