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PUBLIC LAW 86-451-MAY 13. 1960
278d); $18,800,000, of which not to exceed $1,275,000 shall be available for payments to the "Working capital fund", National Bureau of Standards, for additional capital: Provided, That during the current fiscal year the maximum base rate of compensation for employees appointed pursuant to the Act of September 2, 1958 (15 U.S.C. 278ej, shall be equivalent to the entrance rate of GS-12.
99 72 Stat. 1711.
PLANT AND FACILITIES
For expenses incurred, as authorized by section 1 of the Act of September 2, 1958 (15 U.S.C. 278d-278e), in the construction, improvement, alteration, or emergency repair of buildings, grounds, and other facilities; in the design of a nuclear research reactor and associated laboratories; and in the procurement and installation of special research equipment and facilities therefor; $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.
72 Stat. 1711.
CONSTRUCTION OF F A C I L I T I E S
For an additional amount for "Construction of facilities", including construction, equipment, and expenses of occupying the facilities, $23,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be available for payment to the "Working capital fund," National Bureau of Standards, for additional capital for purchase of equipment. WEATHER BUREAU SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Weather Bureau, including maintenance and operation of aircraft; not to exceed $25,000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); and not to exceed $10,000 for maintenance of a printing office in the city of Washington, as authorized by law; $46,042,900: Provided, That, during the current fiscal year, the maximum amount authorized under section 3(a) of the Act of June 2, 1948 (15 U.S.C. 327), for extra compensation to employees of other Government agencies for taking and transmitting meteorological observations, shall be $5 per day; and the maximum base rate of pay authorized under section 3(b) of said Act, for employees conducting meteorological investigations in the Arctic region, shall be $6,500 per annum, except that not more than five of such employees at any one time may receive a base rate of $9,000 per annum, without regard to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. RESEARCH A N D DEVELOPMENT
For expenses necessary for the conduct of research by the Weather Bureau, including development and service testing of equipment; operation and maintenance of aircraft including the transfer from the Department of Defense, without payment therefor, of one aircraft;
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^2 Stat. 286.
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