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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 248 -JUNE 29, 1939 machines, and other labor-saving devices, books, periodicals, and reference books, including their exchange when not needed for per- Personlservices. manent use; translation of technical articles when required; salary of the director and other personal services in the District of Colum- s5U. Sv. .§§ 63,674c bia and in the field, in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended: seration Bnd ad- Operation and administration: For the general operation and post, p. 1312. administration of the Bureau; improvement and care of the grounds; plant equipment; necessary repairs and alterations to buildings, $275,000. Tetng, inspection, Testing, inspection, and information service: For calibrating and ice. certifying measuring instruments, apparatus, and standards in terms of the national standards- the preparation and distribution of stand- ard materials; the broadcasting of radio signals of standard fre- quency; the testing of equipment, materials, and supplies in connec- tion with Government purchases; the improvement of methods of testing; advisory services to governmental agencies on scientific and techmcal matters; and supplying available information to the public, upon request, in the field of physics, chemistry, and engineering; $855,000. pReearch and devel- Research and development: For the maintenance and development 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 structures, including their economy, efficiency, and safety; the study 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 Development of pH arising in connection with standards, $715,000, of which not to exceed standards. $75,000 may be available for the development of pH standards. Standards for con- Standards for commerce: For cooperation with Government pur- chasing agencies, industries, and national organizations in developing specifications and facilitating their use; for encouraging the appli- cation of the latest developments in the utilization and standardiza- tion of building materials; for the development of engineering and safety codes, simplified-practice recommendations, and commercial standards of quality and performance, $123,000. Investigation of Investigation of building materials: For personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere and all other necessary expenses for completing the study of the properties and suitability of build- ing materials, with particular reference to their use in low-cost hous- ing, including the construction of such experimental structures as may be necessary for this purpose; and the publication including printing and binding and dissemination of the results thereof, Limitation. $198,000, to continue available until June 30, 1941: Provided,That no part of this sum shall be used to duplicate any work now being per- formed by the Forest Products Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture. Additio land. Additional land: For enlarging the site of the National Bureau of Standards by the purchase of twelve and five-tenths acres of land, more or less, including improvements thereon, being parcels num- bered 44/4, 44/5, 44/34, 44/44, and 44/45 in the District of Columbia, adjacent to the present site of the National Bureau of Standards, $100,000, to be available immediately. 912 [53 STAT.

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