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 PUBLIC LAW 95-39—JUNE 3, 1977 TITLE III—GENERAL

91 STAT. 189

PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. Subject to the applicable requirements and limitations of this Act, when so specified in appropriations Acts amounts appropriated for the Administration pursuant to this Act for " Operating expenses" or for " P l a n t and capital equipment" may be merged with any other amounts appropriated for like purposes pursuant to any other Act authorizing appropriations for the Administration. SEC. 302. W h e n so specified in appropriation Acts, amounts appropriated pursuant to this Act for " Operating expenses" or for " P l a n t and capital equipment" may remain available until expended. SEC. 303. (a) Any Government-owned contractor operated laboratory, energy research center, or other laboratory performing functions under contract to the Administration may, with the approval of the Administrator, use a reasonable amount of its operating budget for the funding of employee-suggested research projects u p to the pilot stage of development. I t shall be a condition of any such approval that the director of the laboratory or center involved form an internal review mechanism for determining which employee-suggested projects merit funding in a given fiscal year; and any such project may be funded in one or more succeeding years if the review process indicates that it merits such funding. (b) E a c h director of a laboratory or center specified in subsection (a) of this section shall submit an annual report to the Administrator on projects being funded under this section; and on completion of each such project shall submit a report to the Technical Information Center of the Administration for inclusion in its data base. SEC. 304. The Administrator is authorized to perform construction design services for any Administration construction project whenever the Administrator determines that the project is of such urgency that construction of the project should be initiated promptly upon enactment of legislation a p p r o p r i a t i n g funds for its construction in order to meet the needs of national defense or protection of life and property or health and safety. SEC. 305. Any moneys received by the Administration may be retained and used, as provided in annual appropriations Acts for operating expenses (except sums received from disposal of property under the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 and the Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpiling Act, as amended, and fees received for tests or investigations under the Act of May 16, 1910, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2301; 50 U.S.C. 98h; 30 U.S.C. 7)), notwithstanding the provisions of section 3617 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484), and may remain available until expended. Funds may be obligated for purposes stated in this section only to the extent provided in appropriations Acts. SEC. 306. Transfers of sums from the " Operating expenses" appropriation may be made to other agencies of the Government for the performance of the work for which the appropriation is made, and in such cases the sums so transferred may be merged with the appropriation to which transferred. SEC. 307. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provisions of sections 304, 305, and 306 of this Act shall not be applicable to any fossil energy activity, program, or subprogram. SEC. 308. (a) E a c h officer or employee of the Energy Research and Development Administration who— (1) performs any functions or duty under this Act or any other Act amended by this Act; and

Employeesuggested research projects. 42 USC 5817a.

Reports.

Construction
 * n services.

42 USC 2301 note. 50 USC 98 note.

Funds, transfer.

ERDA employees, annual financial statements, filing with Administrator. 42 USC 5816a.

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