60 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 2 D SESS.-CH. 541-JULY 5, 1946 technical matters; and supplying available information to the public, upon request, in the field of physics, chemistry, and engineering; $1,900,000. Research and .development: For the maintenance and development of national standards of measurement; the development of improved methods of measurement; the determination of physical constants and the properties of materials; the investigation of mechanisms and structures, including their economy, efficiency, and safety; the study of fluid resistance and the flow of fluids and heat; the investigation of radiation, radioactive substances, and X-rays; the study of conditions affecting radio transmission; the development of methods of chemical analysis and synthesis, and the investigation of the properties of rare substances; investigations relating to the utilization of materials, including lubricants and liquid fuels; the study of new processes and methods of fabrication; and the solutions of problems arising in con- nection with standards, $2,225,000. Standards for commerce: For cooperation with Government pur- chasing agencies, industries, and national organizations in developing specifications and facilitating their use; for encouraging the applica- tion of the latest developments in the utilization and standardization of building materials; for the development of engineering and safety codes, smplified-practice recommendations, and commercial standards of quality and performance, $232,000. Purchase and installation of betatron: For the purchase and instal- lation of a betatron and auxiliary equipment, and the construction of an annex to the X-radiation laboratory of the National Bureau of Standards with underground chambers for housing the betatron, for the purpose of conducting studies of X and beta radiation above 1.4 million volts, $250,000, to remain available until expended. Improvement of facilities: For the purchase of materials, equip- ment, and apparatus as may be necessary to improve and modernize the laboratories, shops, and other facilities of the National Bureau of Standards, $600,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, of which amount not to exceed $7,000 shall be available for personal services and travel expenses: Provided,That this appropriation shall be available only for purchase, including packing, crating, transportation, and warehousing charges, of such materials, equipment, and apparatus as have been declared surplus under the provisions of the Surplus Property Act. During the fiscal year 1947 the head of any department or inde- pendent establishment of the Government having funds available for scientific investigations and requiring cooperative work by the National Bureau of Standards on scientific investigations within the scope of the functions of that Bureau, and which the National Bureau of Standards is unable to perform within the limits of its appro- priations, may, with the approval of the Secretary, transfer to the National Bureau of Standards such sums as may be necessary to carry on such investigations. The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer on the books of the Treasury Department any sums which may be authorized hereunder, and such amounts shall be placed to the credit of the National Bureau of Standards for performance of work for the department or establishment from which the transfer is made, including, where necessary, travel expenses and compen- sation for personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field. Not to exceed $100,000 of funds available to the Bureau by appro- priations and transfer shall be available for payment of part-time or intermittent employment in the District of Columbia, or else- where, of such scientists and technicians as may be contracted for by the Secretary, in his discretion, at a rate of pay not exceeding $25 per diem for any person so employed. 473 Betatron and aux- iliary equipment. Restriction. 68 Stat. 765. 60 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. i§ 1611-1646 . Ante, pp. 168, 169; post, pp. 599,754,886 . Scientific investiga- tions for Government agencies. Transfer of funds Intermittent em- ployment ofscientists, etc.
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