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 90-56 (H.R.10918), enacted 07/26/1967

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PUBLIC LAW 90-55-JULY 20, 1967 
[81 STAT. 
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pp. 12,13. 
32 F. R. 1075. 
the Board shall reconvene and shall promptly issue a further deter-
mination with respect to the matters raised by any application for 
clarification. Such further determination may, in the discretion of the 
Board, be made with or without a further hearing. 
(c) The United States District Court for the District of Columbia 
shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all suits concerning the determina-
tion of the Special Board. 
SEC. 6. The provisions of the final paragraph of section 10 of the 
Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 160), as heretofore extended by law, 
shall be hereby reinstated and extended until 12:01 o'clock ante-
meridian of the ninety-first day after enactment of this resolution 
with respect to the dispute referred to in Executive Order 11324, 
January 28,1967. 
Approved July 17, 1967, 9:30 p.m. 
Public Law 90-55 
July 20, 1967 
AN ACT 
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To extend the life of the ('oimuission on Political Activity of Government 
Personnel. 
Commission on 
Political Activ-
ity of Government 
Personnel. 
Extension. 
Be it eiKieted by the ISenote and House of RepreHentatlve^ of the 
United States 
of Ameriea 
in ('ongre>i.H oMHemhled. That the first 
sentence of section 7(b) of the Act entitled "An Act to create a bi-
]>artisan commission to study Federal laws limiting political activity 
by officers and employees of (xovernment", approved October 3, 1966 
(80 Stat. 868), is amended to read as follows: "The (Commission shall 
submit a comprehensive report of its activities and the results of its 
studies to the President and to the Congress (m or before December 
31, 1967, and upon the filing of the report, the Commission shall cease 
to exist.-' 
Approved July 20, 1967. 
July 26, 1967 
[H. R. 10918] 
Public Law 90-56 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations to the Atomic Energy Commission in accordance 
vpith 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 Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SEC. 101. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Atomic Energy Commission in accordance with the provisions of 
section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended: 
(a) For "Operating expenses", $2,164,843,000. 
(b) For "Plant and capital equipment", including construction, 
acquisition, or modification of facilities, including land acquisition; 
and acquisition and fabrication of capital equipment not related to 
construction, a sum of dollars equal to the total of the following: 
(1) 
SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS.— 
Project 68-1-a, hot laboratory, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 
$1,000,000. 
Project 68-1-b, replacement waste storage tanks, Richland, Wash-
ington, $2,500,000. 
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(2) ATOMIC WEAPONS.— 
Project 68-2-a, new weapons production capabilities, various loca-
tions, $100,500,000. 
Project 68-2-b, weapons production, development, and test installa-
tions, $10,000,000. 
(3) REACTOR DEVELOPMENT.— 
Project 68-3-a, research and development test plants. Project Rover, 
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, and Nevada Test Site, 
Nevada, $2,000,000. 
Project 68-3-b, isotopic space systems facility, Sandia Base, New 
Mexico, $2,250,000. 
Project 68-3-c, modifications to reactors, $1,000,000. 
(4) PHYSICAL RESEARCH.— 
Project 68—l~a, accelerator and reactor additions and modifications, 
Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York, $1,095,000. 
Project 68—1-b, accelerator improvements, zero gradient synchro-
tron, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, $1,900,000. 
Project 68—i-c, accelerator improvements, Lawrence Radiation 
Laboratory, Berkeley, California, $1,740,000. 
Project 68-4-d, accelerator improvements, Cambridge and Prince-
ton accelerators, $400,000. 
Project 68^t-e, accelerator improvements, Stanford Linear Ac-
celerator Center, California, $865,000. 
Project 68-4—f, 200 Bev accelerator, Du Page and Kane Counties 
near Chicago, Illinois, $7,333,000. 
Project 68—1—g, laboratory and energy storage facility, Los Alamos 
Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, $8,500,000. 
(5) TRAINING. EDUCATION AND INFORMATION.— 
Project 68-5-a, addition to biomedical building, Rio Piedras, Puerto 
Rico, $1,400,000. 
(6) GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.—$39,175,000. 
(7) CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.—Acquisition and fabrication of capital 
equipment not related to construction, $156,575,000. 
SEC. 102. LIMITATIONS.—(a) The Commission is authorized to start 
any project set forth in subsections 101(b) (1), (2), (3), and (4) 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) llie Commission is authorized to start the 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) (6) only if it is in accordance with the following: 
(1) 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, provided that 
the building cost limitation may be exceeded if the Commission 
determines that it is necessary in the interest of efficiency and 
economy. 
(2) The total cost of all projects undertaken under subsection 
101(b) (6) 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 
Construction de-
design services for any Commission construction j^roject whenever ^*^" ^
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(1) such construction project has been included in a proposed author-
ization bill transmitted to the Congress by the Commission and (2) the 
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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. 
Transfers o
f 
gj^^^ ][04, When S
O Specified in an appropriation Act, transfers of 
amounts. 
amouuts 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.— 
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Section 111 of Public Law 85-162, as amended, is further amended by 
striking out the date "June 30, 1967" in clause (3) of subsection (a) 
and inserting in lieu thereof the date "June 30,1968". 
SEC. 106. AMENDMENT OF PRIOR YEAR ACTS.—(a) Section 101 of 
80 Stat. 163. 
Public Law 89-32, as amended, is further amended by (1) striking 
therefrom the figure "$2,604,821,000", and substituting therefor the 
figure "$2,655,621,000"; (2) striking from subsection (b) thereof 
the figure "$344,045,000", and substituting therefor 
the 
figure 
"$394,845,000"; and (3) striking from subsection (b)(5) thereof 
"Project 66-5-h, meson physics facility, Los Alamos Scientific Labo-
ratory, New Mexico (AE only), $4,200,000", and substituting therefor 
"Project 66-5-h, meson physics facility, Los Alamos Scientific Labo-
ratory, New Mexico, $55,000,000". 
80 Stat. 162. 
(|j) Section 101 of Public Law 89-128, as amended, is further 
amended by (1) striking therefrom the figure "$2,210,658,000", and 
substituting therefor the figure "$2,290,658,000"; (2) striking from 
subsection (b) thereof the figure "$246,530,000", and substituting 
therefor the figure "$326,530,000"; (3) striking from subsection (b) (3) 
thereof "Project 67-3-a, fast flux test facility (AE only), $7,500,000", 
and substituting therefor "Project 67-3-a, fast flux test facility, 
$87,500,000"; and (4) striking from subsection (b) (3) thereof "Proj-
ect 67-3-b, modifications and addition to SIW reactor facility. 
National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho, $10,000,000", and substi-
tuting therefor "Project 67-3-b, modifications and addition to reactor 
facilities. West Milton, New York, $10,000,000". 
77 Stat. 85. 
g^c. 107. RESCISSIONS.—(a) Public Law 88-72, as amended, is further 
amended by rescinding therefrom authorization for a project, except 
for funds heretofore obligated, as follows: 
Project 64-e-3, SNAP development and test facilities, Santa 
Susana, California, $500,(M)(). 
(b) Public Law 89-428j as amended, is further amended by rescind-
ing therefrom authorization for a project as follows: 
Project 67-3-e, heavy water organic cooled reactor (Ap] only), 
$2,0()0,()()0. 
Approved July 26, 1967, 10:30 p.m.