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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 129-MAY 21, 1945 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; $1,125,000. 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 arising in connection with standards, $1,325,000. Standards for commerce: For cooperation with Government pur- chasing agencies, industries, and national organizations in developing specifications and facilitating their use; for encouraging the applica- tion of the latest developments in the utilization and standardization of building materials; for the development of engineering and safety codes, simplified-practice recommendations, and commercial standards of quality and performance, $198,000. scientinf investiga- During the fiscal year 1946 the head of any department or inde- a oveme.nt pendent establishment of the Government having funds available for 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 appropriations, may, with the approval of the Secretary, transfer to the National Bureau of Standards such sums as may be necessary to Transfer of funds. 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 work for the department or establishment from which the transfer is made, including, where necessary, travel expenses and compensation for personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field. Intermittent em- Not to exceed $100,000 of funds available to the Bureau by appro- ployment of scientists, etc. priation and transfer shall be available for payment of part-time or intermittent employment in the District of Columbia, or elsewhere, of such scientists and technicians as may be contracted for by the Secretary, in his discretion, at a rate of pay not exceeding $25 per diem for any person so employed. Peronalservices. Of the foregoing amounts for the National Bureau of Standards not to exceed $2,750,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. WEATHER BUREAU Post, p. 42A. 26 Stat. 653 . 56 Stat. 1012 . 15 U. S. C., Supp. IV, 323. 52 Stat. 1014. Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for carrying into effect in the United States and possessions, on ships at sea, and elsewhere when directed by the Secretary, the provisions of sections 1 and 3 of an Act approved October 1, 1890 (15 U. S. C . 311-313), the Act approved October 29, 1942 (15 U. S . C. 323), and section 803 of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 (49 U. S. C. 603), including investigations of atmospheric phenomena; cooperation with other public agencies and societies and institutions of learning; purchase of books of reference; purchase of newspapers (not to exceed $50); [59 STAT.

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