An Act to authorize appropriations to the Atomic Energy Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes
PL 89-428 (H.R.14732), enacted 05/21/1966

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PUBLIC LAW 89-428-MAY 21, 1966 
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less of who performs, such cancellation, destruction, or accounting. 
The Comptroller General shall have access to any books, documents, 
papers, and records which he deems necessary to facilitate an effective 
audit pursuant to this section. 
Approved May 20, 1966. 
May 21, 1966 
[H. R. 14732] 
Public Law 89-428 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations to the Atomic Energy Commission in accordance 
with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and for other 
purposes. 
Atomic Energy 
Commission. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
77 Stat. 88. 
42 u s e 2017. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rejyresentatlves of the 
United States of America in Congress assefnbled. 
SEC. 101. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Atomic Energy Commission in accordance with the provisions of sec-
tion 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the sum of 
$2,210,658,000 as follows: 
(a) For "Operating expenses", $1,964,128,000. 
(b) For "Plant and capital equipment", including construction, 
acquisition, or modification of facilities, including land acquisition; 
construction planning and design; and acquisition and fabrication of 
capital equipment not related to construction, $246,530,000 as follows: 
(1) 
SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS.— 
Project 67-1-a, isotopes process development laboratory. Savannah 
River, South Carolina, $2,000,000. 
(2) ATOMIC WEAPONS.— 
Project 67-2-a, diagnostic chemistry building addition, Lawrence 
Radiation Laboratory, Livermore, California, $1,600,000. 
Project 67-2-b, weapons production, development, and test installa-
tions, $10,000,000. 
(3) 
REACTOR DEVELOPMENT.— 
Project 67-3-a, fast flux test facility (AE only), $7,500,000. 
Project 67-3-b, modifications and addition to SIW reactor facility, 
National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho, $10,000,000. 
Project 67-3-c, research and development test plants. Project Rover, 
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, and Nevada Test 
Site, Nevada, $2,000,000. 
Project 67-3-d, fast neutron generator. Argonne National Labora-
tory, Illinois, $1,900,000. 
Project 67-3-e, heavy water organic cooled reactor (AE only), 
$2,000",000. 
Project 67-3-f, modifications to reactors, $3,000,000. 
(4) 
PHYSICAL RESEARCH.— 
Project 67-4-a, low" energy accelerator improvements, Argonne 
National I^aboratoiy, Illinois, $400,000. 
Project 67-4-b, jiccelerator improvements, zero gradient synchro-
tron, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, $2,000,000. 
Project 67-4-c, accelerator and reactor additions and modifications, 
Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York, $800,000. 
Project 67-4-d, accelerator improvements, Lawrence Radiation 
Laboratory, Berkeley, California, $1,550,000. 
Project 67-4-e, accelerator improvements, Cambridge and Princeton 
accelerators, $1,850,000. 
Project 67-4-f, accelerator improvements, Stanford Linear Accel-
erator Center, California,, $400,000. 
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(5) BiOLo<iY AND MEDICINE.— 
Project f)7-5-a, biolojry laboratory, Pacific NortliAvest Laboratory, 
Richland, Washingrton, $5,000,000. 
(6) 
ISOTOPES DEVELOPMENT.— 
Project 67-6-a, alpha fuels environmental test facilty. Mound Labo-
ratory, Miamisburp:, Ohio, $3,000,000. 
(7) GENER.\L PLANT PROJECTS.—$39,325,000. 
(8) CONSTRUCTION PLANNINCX AND DESIGN.—$2,000,000. 
(9) CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.—Acquisition and fabrication of capital 
equipment not related to construction, $150,205,000. 
SEC. 102. LIMITATIONS.—(a) The Commission is authorized to start 
any project set forth in subsections 101(b) (1), (2), (3), (4), and 
(6) only if the currently estimated cost of that project does not exceed 
by more than 25 per centum the estimated cost set forth for that project. 
(b) The Commission is authorized to start anj^ project set forth in 
subsection 101(b)(5) only if the currently estimated cost of that 
project does not exceed by more than 10 per centum the estimated 
cost set forth for that project. 
(c) The Commission is authorized to start a project under subsec-
tion 101(b) (7) only if it is in accordance with the foUoveing: 
(1) For community operations, the maximum currently esti-
mated cost of any project shall be $100,000 and the maximum 
currently estimated cost of any building included in such project 
shall be $10,000. 
(2) For all other programs, the maximum currently estimated 
cost of any project shall be $500,000 and the maximum currently 
estimated cost of any building included in such project shall be 
$100,000. 
(3) The total cost of all projects undertaken under subsection 
101(b) (7) shall not exceed the estimated cost set forth in that 
subsection by more than 10 per centum. 
SEC. 103. The Commission is authorized to perform construction 
design services for any Commission construction project whenever 
(1) such construction project has been included in a proposed authori-
zation bill transmitted to the Congress by the Commission and (2) the 
Commission determines that the project is of such urgency that con-
struction of the project should be initiated promptly upon enactment 
of legislation appropriating funds for its construction. 
SEC. 104. When so specified in an appropriation Act, transfers of 
amounts between "Operating expenses and "Plant and capital equip-
ment" may be made as provided in such appropriation Act. 
SEC. 105. COOPERATIVE POWER REACTOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
Section 111 of Public Law 85-162, as amended, is further amended by 
striking out the date "June 30, 1966" in clause (3) of subsection (a) 
and inserting in lieu thereof the date "June 30,1967". 
SEC. 106. AMENDMENT or PRIOR YEAR ACT.— (a) Section 101 of 
Public Law 89-32 is amended by striking therefrom the figure 
"$2,555,521,000" and substituting therefor the figure "$2,604,821,000", 
and subsection (b) thereof is amended by striking therefrom the figure 
"$294,745,000" and substituting therefor the figure "$344,045,000". 
(b) Section 101(b) (5) of Public Law 89-32 is amended by striking 
therefrom "Project 66-5-e, alternating gradient synchrotron conver-
sion, Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York (AE only) 
$2,000,000," and substituting therefor "Project 66-5-e, alternating 
gradient synchrotron conversion, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 
New York, $47,800,000." 
(c) Section 101(b) (5) of Public Law 89-32 is amended by striking 
therefrom the figure "$1,200,000" for project 66-5-h, meson physics 
facility, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico (AE only), 
and substituting therefor the figure "$4,200,000". 
Construction de-
sign services. 
Transfer of 
amounts. 
71 Stat. 409; 
79 Stat. 122. 
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79 Stat. 121. 
(d) Section 101(b) (6) of Public Law 89-82 is amended by striking 
therefrom the figui-e "$2,000,000'" for project 66-6-c, land acquisition, 
Brookhaveu National Laboratory, New York, and substituting there-
for the figure "$2,500,000". 
SEC. 107. RESC^ISSIOX.—Section lOB of Public Law 89-82, except for 
funds heretofore obligated, is rescinded. 
Approved May 21, 1966. 
Public Law 89-429 
May 24, 1966 
A N A C T 
rS 32831 
: 
To promote private financing of credit needs and to provide for an eflBcient and 
ordei'ly metliod of liquidating financial assets held by Federal credit agencies, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
saTe^rA*t'^V°i966 ^'^^'^^^ States of Amevica in Congress assembled, That this Act may 
• be cited as the "Participation Sales Act of 1966''. 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 302(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Asso-
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'-'i'ltion Charter Act is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(1)'' immediately following"(c)"; 
(2) by inserting after "undertakings and activities" a comma 
and "hereinafter in this subsection called 'trusts',"; 
(3) by striking "obligations offered to it by the Housing and 
Home Finance Agency or its Administrator, or by such Agency's 
constituent units or agencies or the heads thereof, or any first 
mortgages in which the United States or any agency or instrumen-
tality thereof" in the first sentence thereof and inserting 
"mortgages or other types of obligations in which any department 
or agency of the United States listed in paragraph (2) of this 
subsection"; 
(4) by striking out the third sentence thereof and substituting 
therefor the following: "Participations or other instruments 
issued by the Association pursuant to this subsection shall to the 
same extent as securities which are direct obligations of or obliga-
tions guaranteed as to principal or interest by the United States 
be deemed to be exempt securities within the meaning of laws 
administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission."; and 
(5) by striking out the fourth sentence thereof, 
(b) Section 302(c) of such Act is further amended by adding the 
following: 
of^rust's'^'^"'^"* 
"^^) Subject to the limitations provided in paragraph (4) of this 
subsection, one or more trusts may be established as provided in this 
subsection by each of the following departments or agencies: 
"(A) The Farmers Home Administration of the Department 
of Agriculture, but only with respect to operating loans, direct 
farm ownership loans, direct housing loans, and direct soil and 
water loans. 
Such trusts may not be established with respect to 
loans for housing for the elderly under sections 502 and 515(a) 
of the Housing Act of 1949, nor with respect to loans for nonfarm 
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recreational development. 
1485. 
"(B) The Office of Education of the Department of Health, 
Education, and Welfare, but only with respect to loans for con-
struction of academic facilities. 
"(C) The Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
except that such authority may not be used with respect to sec-
ondary market operations of the Federal National Mortgage 
Association. 
Post, p. 1236. 
63 Stat. 433; 
76 Stat. 67 1