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PUBLIC LAW 91-153-DEC. 24, 1969
[83 STAT.
PLANT AND FACILITIES
Funds heretofore appropriated for "Plant and facilities", shall be available for design of a high-purity materials facility; and provision of standards of weight and measure to the States, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Eico, and the Virgin Islands. OFFICE OF STATE TECHNICAL SERVICES GRANTS A N D EXPENSES
15 USC 1351
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For administrative expenses as authorized by the State Technical Services Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 679), as amended (82 Stat. 423), without regard to the provisions of section 10(d) of said act, $290,000. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
SHIP
49 Stat. 1996;
53 Stat. 1183.
CONSTRUCTION
For construction-differential subsidy and cost of national-defense features incident to construction of ships for operation in foreign commerce (46 U.S.C. 1152, 1154); for construction-differential subsidy and cost of national-defense features incident to the reconstruction and reconditioning of ships under title V of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1154); and for acquisition of used ships pursuant to section 510 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1160); to remain available until expended, $15,918,000. OPERATING-DIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDIES (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
49 Stat. 1985. 46 USC 1245.
For the payment of obligations incurred for operating-differential subsidies granted on or after January 1, 1947, as authorized by the Mercliaut Marine Act, 1936, as amended, and in appropriations hereto^^j,^ ^ ^ ^ g ^^ YiQ United States Maritime Commission, $194,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no contracts shall be executed during the current fiscal year by the Secretary of Commerce which will obligate the Government to pay operating-differential subsidy on more than two thousand four hundred voyages in any one calendar year, including voyages covered by contracts in effect at the beginning of the current fiscal year. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For expenses necessary for research, development, fabrication, and test operation of experimental facilities and equipment; collection and dissemination of maritime technical and engineering information; studies to improve water transportation systems; $11,100,000 to remain available until expended, of which $3,400,000 shall be for operation of Ns Savannah. ^j^g,;^ g SavannaTi: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein are to be used for a layup of the N.S. Savannah: Provided further, That transfers may be made from this appropriation to the "Vessel operations revolving fund" for losses resulting from expenses of experimental ship operations.
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