100 STAT. 3236
PUBLIC LAW 99-574—OCT. 28, 1986
Public Law 99-574 99th Congress An Act Oct. 28, 1986 [H.R. 4354]
National Bureau of Standards Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987.
To authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the programs of the National Bureau of Standards for fiscal year 1987, 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 1987". AUTHORIZATION FOR FOREIGN ACTIVITIES
SEC. 2. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") for fiscal year 1987, to carry out the activities performed by the National Bureau of Standards, the sums set forth in the following line items: (1) Measurement Research and Standards, $36,582,000; (2) Materials Science and Engineering, $21,228,000; (3) Engineering Measurements and Standards, $35,875,000; (4) Computer Science and Technology, $7,500,000; and (5) Research Support Activities, $22,768,000. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other Act— (1) of the amounts authorized under subsection (a), $1,900,000 is authorized only for steel technology; (2) of the amount authorized under paragraph (3) of subsection (a), $3,470,000 is authorized only for the Center for Building Technology and $5,402,000 is authorized only for the Center for Fire Research; (3) of the amount authorized under paragraph (4) of subsection (a), $1,000,000 is authorized only for Computer Security Activities; (4) of the amount under paragraph (5) of subsection (a), $6,763,000 is authorized only for the Technical Competence Fund; and (5) of the amount authorized under paragraph (5) of subsection (a), $6,500,000 is authorized only for the design, equipment, and construction of the Cold Neutron Research Facility. (c)(1) Funds may be transferred among the line items listed in subsection (a) so long as the net funds transferred to or from any line item do not exceed 10 percent of the amount authorized for that line item in each subsection. (2) In addition, the Secretary may propose transfers to or from any line item exceeding 10 percent of the amount authorized for that line item in subsection (a); but a full and complete explanation of any such proposed transfer and the reason therefor must be transmitted in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the appropriate authorizing committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the proposed transfer may be made only when thirty calendar days have passed after the transmission of such written explanation.
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