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PUBLIC LAW 85-847~AUG. 28, 1958

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(c) Any contract made under the provisions of this section to acquire uranium enriched in the isotope uranium 235 may be at such price and for such period of time as the Commission may deem necessary: Provided, That no such contract shall be for a period of time extending beyond the terminal date of the agreement for cooperation with the Community or provide for the acquisition of uranium enriched in the isotope U-235 in excess of the quantities of such material that have been distributed to the Community by the Commission less the quantity consumed in the nuclear reactors involved in the joint program: And provided further, That no such contract shall provide for compensation or the payment of a purchase price in excess of the Atomic Energy Commission's established charges for such material in effect at the time delivery is made to the Commission. (d) Any contract made under this section for the purchase of special nuclear material or any interest therein may be made without regard to the provisions oi section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended. (e) Any contract made under this section may be made without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, upon certification by the Commission that such action is necessary in the interest of the common defense and security, or upon a showing by the Commission that advertising is not reasonably practicable. SEC. 7. The Government of me United States of America shall not be liable for any damages or third party liability arising out of or resulting from the joint program: Provided, however, That nothing in this section shall deprive any person of any rights under section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. The Government of the United States shall take such steps as may be necessary, including appropriate disclaimer or indemnity arrangements, in order to carry out the provisions of this section. Approved August 28, 1958.

Public Law 85-847 August 28, 1958 [H. R. 9407]

AN ACT To provide additional opportunity for certain Government employees to obtain career-conditional and career appointments in the competitive civil service.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Federal employ- United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) each Reinstatement employee of the Federal Government or of the municipal government rights of the District of Columbia who— (1) on November 10, 1955, was serving in the excepted service in a position listed under schedule A or B of Rule VI of the Civil Service Rules which was removed from the competitive civil service subsequent to January 23, 1955; (2) served in a position or positions in the competitive civil service without break in service from January 23, 1955, to the date of the removal of his position as specified in subparagraph (1) of this section; (3)(A) during the period beginning June 3, 1950, and ending January 23, 1955, passed a qualifying examination for a position in the competitive civil service in vmich he served during such period, or (B) within one year after the effective date of this section meets such noncompetitive examination standards as the United States Civil Service Commission shall prescribe with respect to the position which he held at the time his position was removed from the competitive civil service; and

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