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PUBLIC LAW 85-79-JULY 3, 1957

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current rate therefor: Provided, That administrative expenses for such programs shall not exceed the current rate. SEC. 102. Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall remain available until (a) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for. in this Act, or (b) enactment of the applicable appropriation Act by both Houses without any provision for such project or activity, or (c) July 31, 1957, whichever first occurs. SEC. 103. Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act may be used without regard to the time limitations set forth in subsection (d)(2) of section 3679, Revised Statutes, and expenditures therefrom shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law. SEC. 104. No appropriation or fund made available or authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be used to initiate or resume any project or activity which was not being conducted during the fiscal year 1957, except military construction projects otherwise authorized by law. Appropriations made and authority^ granted pursuant to this Act shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for any project or activity during the period for which funds or authority for such project or activity are available under this Act. Approved July 1, 1957. Public Law 85-79

July 3, 1957 [s. 2243]

AN ACT rjiQ amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the At o m i c Energy United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 261 of Act of 1954,amend ments""^""""' the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended to read as 68 Stat. 960. 42 USC 2017.

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SEC. 261. APPROPRIATIONS.—

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"a. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Act, except— "(1) Such as may be necessary for acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisi^JQj^^ construction or expansion: Provided, That for the purposes of this subsection a., any nonmilitary experimental reactor which is designed to produce more than 10,000 thermal kilowatts of heat (except for intermittent excursions) or which is designed to be used in the production of electric power shall be deemed to be a facility. "(2) Such as may be necessary to carry out cooperative programs with persons for the development and construction of reactors for the demonstration of their use, in whole or in part, in the production of electric power or process heat, or for propulsion, or solely or principally for the commercial provision of byproduct material, irradiation, or other special services, for civilian use, by arrangements (including contracts, agreements, and loans) or amendments thereto, providing for the payment of funds, the rendering of services, and the undertaking of research and development without full reimbursement, the waiver of charges accompanying such arrangement, or the provision by the Commission of any other financial assistance pursuant to such arrangement, or

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