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 290 75TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CH. 359-JUNE 16, 1937 Salaries. lation of technical articles when required ; salary of the director and other personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. Operation, etc. Operation and administration : For the general op eration and administration of the Bureau ; improvement and care of the grounds ; plant equipment ; necessary repairs and alterations to buildings ; 272,000 . T esti ng, ins pect ion , Testing, inspection, and information service : For calibrating and ame nd information serv- Cert ifyin g mea surin g ins trume nts, appar atus, and stand ards in te rms of the national standards ; the preparation and distribution of standard materials ; the broadcasting of radio signals of standard frequency ; the testing of equipment, materials, and supplies in con- nection with Government purchases ; the improvement of methods of testing ; advisory services to governmental agencies on scientific and technical matters ; and supplying available information to the public, upon request, in the field of physics, chemistry, and engineering, $837,000 . Research and devel- Research and development : For the maintenance and development opment. of national standards of measurement ; the development of improved methods of measurement ; the determination of physical constants and the properties of materials ; the investigation of mechanisms and structu res, inc luding th eir econ omy, effi ciency, and safet y. of fluid resistance and the flow of fluids and heat ; the investigation of radiation, radioactive substances, and X-rays ; the study of con- ditions affecting radio transmission ; the development of methods of chemical analysis and synthesis, and the investigation of the prop- erties of rare substances ; investigations relating to the utilization of materials, including lubricants and liquid fuels ; the study of new processes and methods of fabrication ; and the solutions of problems arising in connection with standards, $701,000. Standards for com- Standards for commerce : For cooperation with Government pur- merce . chasing agencies, industries, and national organizations in develop- ing specifications and facilitating their use ; for encouraging the application of the latest developments in the utilization and stand- ardization of building materials ; for the development of engineering and safety codes, simplified-practice recommendations, and com- mercial standards of quality and performance, $110,000. Inve stigation of Investigation of building materials : For personal services in the buildingmaterials. Dist rict of Co lumbi a and else where and all o ther neces sary expen ses for the first year of a two-year study of the properties and suitability of building materials, with particular reference to their use in low- cost housing, including the construction of such experimental struc- tures as may be necessary for this purpose ; and the publication and Proviso. dissemination of the results thereof, $198,000 : Prov ide d, That no Work restriction . part of this sum shall be used to duplicate any work now being by the Forest Products Laboratory f the Department of Agriculture. Cooperative work During the fiscal year 1938 the head of any department or inde- with de part ment s, etc ., on scientist in- pendent establishment of the Government having funds available for vestigations. scientific investigations and requiring cooperative work by the National Bureau of Standards on scientific investigations within the scope of the functions of that Bureau, and which the National Bureau of Standards is unable to perform within the limits of its appropria- Transfer of funds. tions, may, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce, transfer to the National Bureau of Standards such sums as may be necessary to carry on such investigations. The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer on the books of the Treasury Department any sums which may be authorized hereunder, and such amounts shall be placed to the credit of the National Bureau of Standards for performance of
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