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[71 Stat. 408]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1957
[71 Stat. 408]

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PUBLIC LAW 85-162-AUG. 21, 1957

[71 S T A T.

(1) Allowance and payment for travel and transportation authorized by section 1 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended, in connection with the relocation of residence occurring after July 29, 1955, prior to the effective date of the employee's change of official station: Provided, however, That each employee who received payments under the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended, prior to his change of official station shall be obligated to reimburse the amount thereof to the Government as a debt due the United States if he separates from Commission employ, other than for reasons beyond his control or otherwise acceptable to the Commission, prior to the effective date of the employee's change of official station. (2) Until the move to the new principal office is effected, providing or arranging for commuting transportation to present Commission offices in Washington, District of Columbia, for employees, including those of other agencies who are assigned to full time duty at Commission headquarters, recruited from, or who have relocated their residences in, the area of the new headquarters, to the extent necessary and at such charge as to assure an adequate work force for the new principal office where this purpose cannot be achieved by ordinary transportation. (3) Following the move to the ncAv principal office, providing or arranging for commuting transportation for Commission employees and employees of other agencies who are assigned to full time duty at Commission headquarters to and from the new headquarters site to the extent necessary and at such charge as to assure an adequate work force where this purpose cannot be achieved by ordinary transportation. (4) Funds in an amount not to exceed $75,000 are authorized for purposes of subsections (2) and (3). (b) Other departments and agencies of Government are authorized, without limitation upon their authority under existing law, to use funds available to them to make allowances and payments to their civilian officers and employees who are assigned to full time duty at Commission headquarters prior to the time of the move to the new principal office, such allowances and payments to be in accordance with the provisions of subsection a. (1) of this section. SEC. 110. PROTOTYPE POWER EEACTOR FACiLniES.—(a) The Commission shall proceed with the design engineering, and construction under contractj as soon as practicable, of the prototype power reactor facility authorized by section 101 for project 58-e-15 at an installation operated by or on behalf of the Commission and the electric energy generated shall be used by the Commission in connection with the operation of such installation. (b) In the conduct of the work under this section the Commission is authorized to obtain the participation of private, cooperative, or public power organizations to the fullest extent consistent with Commission direction of the project, ownership of the reactor, and utilization of the electric energy generated. (c) The prototype power reactor facility constructed under this section shall be operated by, or under contract with, the Commission for such period of time as the Commission determines to be advisable for research and development purposes and for such additional periods as the Commission may determine to be necessary for national defense purposes and for the purposes of subsection (a) of this section. Upon the expiration of the prototype reactor operation as determined by the Commission in accordance with this subsection, the Commission shall dismantle the reactor and its appurtenances.