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PUBLIC LAW 90-190-DEC. 14, 1967

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"a. Xo ap]>r<)priatiii sluill be inade to caiTy out the provisioiis and purposes of this Act unless previously authorized by legislation enacted by Congress.*' SEC.1 5. • of j n 1 Subsection 1 25 a. 1 the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, ' as '^^^•,, „Gen1. > ^"^ Assistant amended, IS amended to read as follows: erai Manager for "a. a Division of Military Application and such other program Military Appudivisions (not to exceed ten in number) as the Commission may deter- '"^eStat. 925. mine to be necessary to the discharge of its responsibilities, including ^2 USC 2035. a division or divisions the primary responsibilities of which include the development and application of civilian uses of atomic energy. The Division of Military Application shall be under the direction of an xVssistant General Manager for Military Application, who shall be appointed by the Commission and shall be an active commissioned officer of the Armed P^orces serving in general or flag officer rank or grade, as appropriate. Each other program division shall be under the direction of a Director who shall be appointed by the Commission. The Commission shall require each such division to exercise such of the Commission's administrative and executive powers as the Commission may determine;'' SEC. 6. Section 28 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is ^^ use 2033. amended by revising the first two sentences thereof to read as follows: "Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the officer of the Army, Xavy, or Air Force serving as Assistant General Manager for Military Application shall serve without prejudice to his commissioned status as such officer. Any such officer serving as Assistant General Manager for Military Application shall receive in addition to his pay and allowances, including special and incentive pays, for which pay and allowances the Commission shall reimburse his service, an amount equal to the difference between such pay and allowances, including special and incentive pays, and the compensation established for this position." SEC. 7. Section 38 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, Research, addi,

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IS amended to read as follows: 42 USC 2053. " SEC. 33. RESEARCH FOR OTHERS.—Where the Commission finds private facilities or laboratories are inadequate to the purpose, it is authorized to conduct for other persons, through its own facilities, such of those activities and studies of the types specified in section 31 yoStat.^^ioeg^' as it deems appropriate to the development of atomic energy. To the 42 USC 2051. extent the Commission determines that private facilities or laboratories are inadequate to the purpose, and that the Commission's facilities, or scientific or technical resources have the potential of lending significant assistance to other persons in the fields of protection of public health and safety, the Commission may also assist other persons in these fields by conducting for such persons, through the Commissi(m's own facilities, research and development or training activities and studies. The Commission is authorized to determine and make such charges as in its discretion may be desirable for the conduct of the activities and studies referred to in this section." SEC. 8. Subsection 41 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended by deleting the last sentence. " ^ "^^ ^°^^' ^ SEC. 9. Subsection 53 f. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended by revising the first sentence thereof to read as ^^ ^^^ r*^"follows: "The Commission is directed to distribute within the United States sufficient special nuclear material to permit the conduct of widespread independent research and development activities to the maximum extent practicable." SEC. 10. Subsection 53 c. (1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended to read as follows: 78 Stat. 603. "c. (1) The Commission may distribute special nuclear material licensed under this section by sale, lease, lease with option to buy,

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