92 STAT. 1314
Appropriation authorization. 42 USC 7873.
Appropriation authorization. 42 USC 7874.
Grant applications. 42 USC 7875.
PUBLIC LAW 95-467—OCT. 17, 1978 support of indirect costs as defined by current Federal regulations; however, such indirect costs may be credited as a non-Federal contribution to the total cost of activities to be carried out pursuant to the Federal g r a n t or contract. (b) There is authorized to be appropriated for purposes of carrying out the provisions of section 105(a) of this Act for the fiscal year endi n g September 30, 1979, the sum of $6,000,000, and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, the sum of $8,500,000, all to remain available until expended, to match on a dollar-for-dollar basis, funds made available by non-Federal sources to meet the necessary expenses of specific water resources research and development projects which could not otherwise be undertaken, (c) There is authorized to be appropriated for purposes of carrying out the provisions of section 105(b) of this Act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, the sum of $5,200,000, and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, the sum of $8,000,000 all to remain available until expended, which shall be available on a competitive basis to any organization or individual to finance grants, contracts, matching grants, or other arrangements which equal 100 per centum, or any lesser per centum of the total cost of the project involved. (d) There is authorized to be appropriated for purposes of carrying out the provisions of section 109 of this Act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, the sum of $1,000,000 to remain available until expended, which shall be available on a competitive basis to any organization or individual to finance projects pursuant to the terms of said section 109. SEC. 402. (a) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of title II of this Act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, the sum of $12,000,000, and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, the sum of $14,000,000, all of which is to remain available until expended. The categories for which such funds are authorized are research, development and demonstration plant studies. The funds appropriated to such authorization shall be distributed to the foregoing categories as determined by prevailing budgetary priorities. (b) Not more than 5 per centum of the funds to be made available in any fiscal year for research under the authority of this title may be expended for foreign activities subject to the approval of the Secretary of State to assure that such activities are consistent with the foreign policy objectives of the United States, in cooperation with public or private agencies in foreign countries for research useful to the programs in the United States. SEC. 403. There is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $4,464,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and the sum of $5,100,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, to carry out the sections of titles I, II, III, and IV of this Act other than those for which special specific authorizations are made. SEC. 404. E a c h application for a g r a n t, pursuant to this Act, shall, among other things, state the n a t u r e of the project to be undertaken, the period during which it will be pursued, the water problem it addresses, the qualifications of the personnel who will direct and conduct it, the importance of the project to the water-related economy of the Nation, the need for and expected utilization of the results, the region and the State concerned, its relation to other known research projects previously conducted or currently being pursued, the procedures by which the results can be disseminated, and the extent to
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