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PUBLIC LAW 92.372-AUG. 10, 1972

[86 STAT.

Public Law 92-372 August 10, 1972 AN ACT —I^H. R. I'* 108]— To authorize appropriations for activities of the National SrU'ience Fonnrlation. and for other purposes.

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Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the United /States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, for the following categories: (1) Scientific Research Project Support, $275,300,000; (2) National and Special Eesearch Programs, $108,600,000; (3) National Research Centers, $42,300,000; (4) Computing Activities in Education and Research. $19,500,000; (5) Science Information Activities, $9,500,000; (6) International Cooperative Scientific Activities, $4,700,000: (7) Research Applied to National Needs, $87,500,000; (8) Intergovernmental Science Program, $1,700,000; (9) Institutional Improvement for Science, $18,500,000; (10) Graduate Student Support, $21,200,000; (11) Science Education Improvement, $76,000,000; (12) Planning and Policy Studies, $2,800,000; (13) Program Development and Management, $29,300,000. SEC. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act— (a) of the amount stipulated for the purpose of "National and Special Research Programs" in categoiy (2) of section 1, not less than $4,500,000 shall be available for the oceanographic ship construction/conversion program; (b) of the amount stipulated for the purpose of "Research Applied to National Needs" in category (7) of section 1, not less than $19,500,000 shall be available for energy research and technology programs, including but not limited to solar, geothermal, and other nonconventional energy sources, and not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for earthquake engineering programs. (c) not less than $13,000,000 of the amount stipulated for the purpose of "Institutional Improvement for Science" in category (9) of section 1 shall be available for that purpose, and of such amount not more than $4,000,000 shall be available for institutional grants for research management improvement; (d) not less than $16,500,000 of the amount stipulated for the purpose of "Graduate Student Support" in category (10) of section 1 shall be available for that purpose, and of such amount not less than $13,000,000 shall be available for graduate fellowships and not less than $3,500,000 for postdoctoral fellowships; (e) not less than $74,000,000 of the amount stipulated for the purpose of "Science Education Improvement" in category (11) of section 1 shall be available for that purpose, and of such amount not more than $1,500,000 shall be available for experimental projects to encourage initiatives in science education. SEC. 3. Appropriations made pursuant to this Act may be used, but not to exceed $5,000, for official consultation, representation, or other extraordinary expenses upon the approval or authority of the Director of the National Science Foundation, and his determination shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government. SEC. 4. I n addition to such sums as are authorized by section 1, not to exceed $7,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, for expenses of the National Science Foundation incurred outside the United States to be paid in foreign currencies

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