National Bureau of Standards

National Bureau of Standards research and technical services For expenses necessary in performing the functions authorized by the Act of March 3, 1901, as amended (15 U.S.C. 271–278e), including general administration; operation, maintenance, alteration, and protection of grounds and facilities; and improvement and construction of facilities as authorized by the Act of September 2, 1958 (15 U.S.C. 278d); $22,000,000, of which not to exceed $1,800,000 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. 278e), shall be equivalent to the entrance rate of GS–12. research and technical services (special foreign currency program) For purchase of foreign currencies which accrue under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704), for the purposes authorized by section 104(k) of that Act, to remain available until expended, $1,000,000, which shall be available to purchase currencies which the Treasury Department shall determine to be excess to the normal requirement of the United States. plant and facilities For expenses incurred, as authorized by section 1 of the Act of September 2, 1958 (15 U.S.C. 278c–278e), in the acquisition, construction, improvement, alteration, or emergency repair of buildings, grounds, and other facilities including a nuclear research reactor and associated laboratories; a warehouse and an addition to the cryogenics laboratory and equipment for the main laboratory building, Boulder, Colorado; a standard frequency broadcast station (including land and 75 Stat. 277 equipment); land for an access road to a radio field station; a building and seawall at Maui, Hawaii; and procurement and installation of special research equipment and facilities therefor; $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the limitation under this head in the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1960, on the full cost of additions to the radio laboratory building is increased from “$1,215,000” to “$1,450,000”. construction of facilities For an additional amount for “Construction of facilities”, including construction, equipment, and expenses of occupying the facilities, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $500,000 of this amount shall be available for payment to the “Working capital fund”, National Bureau of Standards, for additional capital for purchase of equipment. working capital fund The Working capital fund shall be available, during the current fiscal year, for the purchase of not to exceed three passenger motor vehicles for replacement only.