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69 Stat. 472.

Ante. p. 81.

PUBLIC LAW 86-164-AUG. 18, 1959

[73 S T A T.

unexpended balances, as of June-30, 1959, of prior year appropriations made available under this head to the Atomic Energy Commission, and, in addition, any moneys (except sums received from disposal of property under the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 (42 U.S.C. 2301)) reccivcd by the Commission, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3617 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484): Provided, That of such amounts $100,000 may be expended for objects of a confidential nature and in any such case the certificate of the Commission as to the amount of the expenditure and that it is deemed inadvisable to specify the nature thereof shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been expended: Provided further, That from this appropriation transfers of sums may be made to other agencies of the Government for the performance of the work for which this appropriation is made, and in such cases the sums so transferred may be merged with the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated herein, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with funds appropriated to the National Science Foundation: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used in connection with the payment of a fixed fee to any contractor or firm of contractors engaged under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract or contracts at any installation of the Commission, where that fee for community management is at a rate in excess of $90,000 per annum, or for the operation of a transportation system where that fee is at a rate in excess of $45,000 per annum: Provided further, That in the event the Commission deems it desirable to design and construct at a (Commission installation any power reactor prototype for which cooperative arrangements are authorized under the Commission's authorization Act for the fiscal year 1960, as part of the cooperative power reactor demonstration program, and for which direct construction by the Commission is authorized as an alternative to a cooperative arrangement, not to exceed $16,000,000 of the amount appropriated herein may be transferred to the appropriation for "Plant acquisition and construction". P L A N T ACQUISITION A N D CONSTRUCTION

For expenses of the Commission, as authorized by law, in connection with the purchase and construction of plant and other expenses incidental thereto necessary in carrying out the purposes of the Atomic 42 USC^2oii Energy Act of 1954, as amended, including the acquisition or connotedemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion; and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $262,500,000, to remain available until expended. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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^ ^ y appropriation available under this or any other Act to the Atomic Energy Commission may initially be used subject to limitations in this Act during the fiscal year 1960 to finance the procurement of materials, services, or other costs which are a part of work or activities for which funds have been provided in any other appropriation available to the Commission: Provided, That appropriate transfers or adjustments between such appropriations shall subsequently be made for such costs on the basis of actual application determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

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