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 92 STAT. 860 Use of funds, restrictions.

Notice to Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and congressional committees.

Research funds, geographical distribution. 42 USC 2459 note.

42 USC 2473. 42 USC 2473.

Bioengineering research, development, and demonstration programs.

Report to congressional committees. 42 USC 2462 note.

PUBLIC LAW 95-401—SEPT. 30, 1978 SEC. 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act— (1) no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used for any program deleted by the Congress from requests as originally made to either the House Committee on Science and Technology or the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, (2) no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used for any program in excess of the amount actually authorized for that particular program by subsections 1(a) and 1(c), and (3) no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used for any program which has not been presented to or requested of either such committee, unless (A) a period of 30 days has passed after the receipt by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate and each such committee of notice given by the Administrator or his designee containing a full and complete statement of the action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such proposed action, or (B) each such committee before the expiration of such period has transmitted to the Administrator written notice to the effect that such committee has no objection to the proposed action. SEC. 5. It is the sense of the Congress that it is in the national interest that consideration be given to geographical distribution of Federal research funds whenever feasible, and that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should explore ways and means of distributing its research and development funds whenever feasible. SEC. 6. Section 203 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C.2473) is amended— (1) by inserting " (1) " after " (b) " in the subsection which was added by section 15(c) of Public Law 94-413; and (2) by redesignating the subsection which was added by section 4 of Public Law 93-409 (and redesignated by section 15(c) of Public Law 94-413) as paragraph (2) of subsection (b). SEC. 7. (a) Section 102 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451) is amended (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) thereof; and (2) by inserting immediately after subsection (e) thereof the following new subsection. "(f) The Congress declares that the general welfare of the United States requires that the unique competence of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in science and engineering systems be directed to assisting in bioengineering research, development, and demonstration programs designed to alleviate and minimize the effects of disability.". (b) The subsection of section 102 of such Act redesignated as subsection (g) by subsection (a) of this section is amended by striking out "and (e)" and inserting in lieu thereof " (e), and (£)". SEC. 8. The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will report to the House Committee on Science and Technology and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation no later than December 31, 1978, on the Administration policy regarding conflicts of interest, standards of conduct and financial disclosure and the implementation of that policy.

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