NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), Title IX of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 1876–1879), the National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966, (33 U.S.C. 1121–1124), and the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880–1881), including award of graduate fellowships; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; purchase of two aircraft; maintenance and operation of four aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services; $438,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the foregoing amount not less than $37,600,000 shall be available for tuition, grants, and allowances in connection with a program of supplementary training for secondary school science and mathematics teachers: Provided further, That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the National Research Centers may be credited to this appropriation: And provided further, That if an institution of higher education receiving funds hereunder determines after affording notice and opportunity for hearing to an individual attending, or employed by, such institution, that such individual has, after the date of enactment of this Act, willfully refused to obey a lawful regulation or order of such institution and that such refusal was of a serious nature and contributed to the disruption of the administration of such institution, then the institution shall deny any further payment to, or for the benefit of, such individual. Scientific Activities (Special Foreign Currency Program) For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United 83 Stat. 231 States, for the translation and publication of science information, as authorized by section 104(b)(3) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704(b)(3)), $2,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available in addition to other appropriations to the National Science Foundation, for payments in the foregoing currencies.