PUBLIC LAW 99-73—JULY 29, 1985
99 STAT. 171
Public Law 99-73 99th Congress An Act To authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the programs of the National Bureau of Standards for fiscal year 1986, 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 1986".
July 29, 1985 [H.R. 1617] National Bureau of Standards Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986.
AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
SEC. 2. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") for fiscal year 1986, to carry out activities performed by the National Bureau of Standards, the sums set forth in the following line items: (1) Measurement Research and Standards, $36,843,000. (2) Materials Science and Engineering, $21,943,000. (3) Engineering Measurements and Standards, $33,555,000. (4) Computer Science and Technologj', $9,657,000. (5) Center for Fire Research, $5,827,000. (6) Technical Competence Fund, $8,481,000. (7) Central Technical Support, $8,179,000. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other Act for fiscal year 1986— (1) of the total of the amounts authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (6) of subsection (a), $2,000,000 is authorized only for steel technolc^y; (2) of the total amount authorized under paragraph (3) of subsection (a), $3,895,000 is authorized only for the Center for Building Technology, and $50,000 is authorized only for the purpose of assisting the creation and maintenance of data bfises on structural failures; and (3) of the total of the amounts authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (7), and (8) of subsection (a), $2,575,000 is authorized for transfer to the Working Capital Fund. (c)(1) Funds may be transferred among the line items listecl 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 such 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 30 calendar days have passed after the transmission of such written explanation. (3) No transfer described in paragraph (1) or (2) may have the effect of reducing the amount available for any of the particular
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