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 96 STAT. 1222

PUBLIC LAW 97-286—OCT. 6, 1982

Public Law 97-286 97th Congress An Act Oct. 6, 1982 [S. 2271] National Bureau of Standards Authorization Act for Fiscsil Year 1983.

To authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the programs of the National Bureau of Standards for fiscal year 1983, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the National Bureau of Standards Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1983". AUTHORIZATION FOR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

SEC. 2. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, hereinafter referred to as the Secretary, to carry out activities performed by the National Bureau of Standards, the sums set forth in the following line items: (1) Megisurement Research and Standards, for fiscal year 1983, $50,389,000. (2) Engineering Measurements and Standards, for fiscal year 1983, $20,807,000. (3) Computer Science and Technology, for fiscal year 1983, $10,000,000. (4) Core Research Program for Innovation and Productivity, for fiscal year 1983, $11,188,000. (5) Technical Competence Fund, for fiscal year 1983, $6,986,000. (6) Fire Research Center, for fiscal year 1983, $4,991,000. (7) Central Technical Support, for fiscal year 1983, $13,500,000. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other Act, for fiscal year 1983: (1) of the total amount authorized under subsection (a)(4) not less than $3,000,000 shall be available for "Metals Processing"; (2) of the total amounts authorized under subsections (a)(D and (a)(2), not less than $1,000,000 shall be available for "Measurement Standards for the Handicapped"; (3) of the total amount authorized under subsection (a)(3), not less than $10,000,000 shall be available for "Computer Science and Technology"; and (4) of the total amount authorized under subsection (a)(4), $3,200,000 for "Robotics Research and Development". EXCESS FOREIGN CURRENCY

SEC. 3. In addition to the sums authorized in section 2, not more than $500,000 is authorized for fiscal year 1983 for expenses of the National Bureau of Standards incurred outside the United States, to be paid for in foreign currencies that the Secretary of the Treasury determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States.

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