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 PUBLIC LAW 96-316—JULY 30, 1980

94 STAT. 963

Representatives and to the President of the Senate and to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a written report containing a full and complete statement concerning (1) the nature of such construction, expansion, or modification, (2) the cost thereof including the cost of any real estate action pertaining thereto, and (3) the reason whv such construction, expansion, or modification is neccessary in the national interest, 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. 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(1) no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used for any program deleted by the Congress from requests as originally made to either the House Committee on Science and Technology or the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, (2) no amount appropriated pursuant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 thirty 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 andthe 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 Federal research funds, interest that consideration be given to geographical distribution of geographical Federal research funds whenever feasible, and that the National distribution. Aeronautics and Space Administration should explore ways and 42 USC 2459 means of distributing its research and development funds whenever note. feasible. SEC. 6. This Act may be cited as the "National Aeronautics and Short title. Space Administration Authorization Act, 1981". Approved July 30, 1980.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-899 accompanying H.R. 6413 (Comm. on Science and Technology) and No. 96-1142 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 96-719 (Comm. on Commerce, Science and Transportation). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): June 3, considered and passed Senate. June 13, H.R. 6413 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 2240, amended, passed in lieu. July 2, House agreed to conference report. July 21, Senate agreed to conference report.

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