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 PUBLIC LAW 95-322—JULY 21, 1978

92 STAT. 395

Public Law 95-322 95th Congress An Act To authorize appropriations to carry out the Standard Reference Data Act, and to authorize appropriations for the National Bureau of Standards.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce not to exceed $3,575,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, not to exceed $4,375,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and not to exceed $5,250,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, to carry out the purposes of the Standard Reference Data Act (15 U.S.C. 290-290f). Sec. 2. The Act entitled "An Act to establish the National Bureau of Standards", approved March 3, 1901 (15 U.S.C. 270 et seq.) is amended as follows: (a) Section 12(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278b(a)) is amended by striking out ", and additional amounts as from time to time may be required for the purposes of said fund are hereby authorized to be appropriated". (b) Section 18 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278h) is amended by (1) designating the existing paragraph as " (a) "; and (2) adding immediately thereafter the following: "(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act (including the Working Capital Fund referred to in section 12(a)), except section 16, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1979 and 1980.". Approved July 21, 1978.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 95-977 (Comm. on Science and Technology). SENATE REPORT No. 95-786 (Comm. on eommerce, Science, and Transportation). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): Apr. 4, considered and passed House. May 15, considered and passed Senate, amended. June 28, House concurred in Senate amendments with amendments. July 10, Senate concurred in House amendments.

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July 21, 1978 [H.R. 112321

Standard Reference Data Act, appropriation authorization.

National Bureau of Standards. Appropriation authorization. 15 USC 271 et seq.

15 USC 278f.

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