102 STAT. 1448
PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988 Subpart E—Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 5151. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to
be appropriated for fiscal year 1988 to the Secretary of Commerce to carry out activities performed by the Institute the sums set forth in the following line items: (1) Measurement Research and Technology: $41,939,000. (2) Engineering Measurements and Manufacturing: $40,287,000. (3) Materials Science and Engineering: $23,521,000. (4) Computer Science and Technology: $7,941,000. (5) Research Support Activities: $19,595,000. (6) Cold Neutron Source Facility: $6,500,000 (for a total authorization of $13,000,000). (7) Programs established under sections 25, 26, and 27 of the Act of March 3, 1901 and section 5121 of this part: $5,000,000. 0)) LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other Act— (1) of the total of the amounts authorized under subsection (a), $2,000,000 is authorized only for steel technology; (2) of the amount authorized under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section, $3,550,000 is authorized only for the purpose of research in process and quality control; (3) of the amount authorized under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this section, $3,710,000 is authorized only for the Center for Building Technology, $5,662,000 is authorized only for the Center for Fire Research, and the two Centers shall not be merged; (4) of the amount authorized under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this section, $1,500,000 is authorized only for the purpose of research to improve high-performance composites; and (5) of the amount authorized under paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of this section, $7,371,000 is authorized only for technical competence fund projects in new areas of high technical importance, and $1,091,000 is authorized only for the Postdoctoral Research Associates Program and related new personnel. (c) TRANSFER.—-(1) Funds may be transferred among the line items listed in subsection (a) of this section 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 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives are notified in advance of any such transfer. (2) In addition, the Secretary of Commerce may propose transfers to or from any line item exceeding 10 percent of the amount authorized for the line item in subsection (a) of this section, but a full and complete explanation of any such proposed transfer and the reason for such transfer must be transmitted in writing to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate authorizing committees of the Senate and House of Representatives. The proposed transfer may be made only when 30 calendar days have passed after the transmission of such written explanation.
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