An Act to amend the act of July 3, 1952, relating to research in the development and utilization of saline waters
PL 84-111 (H.R.2126), enacted 06/29/1955

PUBLIC LAW 111-JUNE 29, 1955 
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Short title. 
accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any 
appropriation or fund contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony 
and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned 
for not more than one year, or both: Provided further, That the above 
penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any 
other provisions of existing law. 
SEC. 211. This Act may oe cited as the "General Government Mat-
ters Appropriation Act, 1956". 
Approved June 29, 1955. 
June 29, 1955 
[H. R. S126] 
Public Law 111 
CHAPTER 227 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of July 3, 1952, relating to research in the development and 
utilization of saline waters. 
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search. 
42 u s e 1952(a). 
42 u s e 1953. 
Appropriation. 
42 u s e 1958. 
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foreign agencies. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Jiepresentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenibled, That the Act of July 
3,1952 (66 Stat. 328; 42U. S. C , sees. 1951 ff.), is hereby amended as 
follows: 
(1) By modifying subsection (a) of section 2 of said Act so as to 
read: "by means of research grants and contracts as set forth in sub-
section (d) of this section and by use of the facilities of existing 
Federal scientific laboratories within the monetary limits set forth in 
section 8 of this Act, to conduct research and technical development 
work, to make careful engineering studies to ascertain the lowest 
investment and operating costs, and to determine the best plant 
designs and conditions of operation". 
(2) By modifying section 3 of said Act to add the following: "Simi-
larly, the fullest cooperation by and with the Atomic Energy Commis-
sion and the Civil Defense Administration in research shall be carried 
out in the interest of achieving the objectives of the program.". 
(3) By modifying section 8 of said Act so as to read: "There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums, but not more than $10,000,-
000 in all, as may be required (a) to carry out the provisions of this 
Act during the fiscal years 1953 to 1963, inclusive, (b) to finance for 
not more than two years beyond the end of said period such grants, 
contracts, cooperative agreements, and studies as may theretofore have 
been undertaken pursuant to this Act, and (c) during the same addi-
tional period plus one more year, to correlate, coordinate, and round 
out the results of studies and research undertaken pursuant to this 
Act. 
Departmental expenses for direction of the program authorized 
by this Act and for the correlation and coordination of information 
as provided in subsection (d) of its section 2 shall not exceed $2,000,-
000, and not more than $2,500,000 shall be expended for research and 
development in Federal laboratories. Both of said sums shall be 
scheduled for expenditure in equal annual amounts insofar as is prac-
ticable: Provided, That not to exceed 10 per centum of the funds 
available in any one year for research and development may be 
expended in cooperation with public or private agencies in foreign 
countries in the development of processes useful to the program in the 
United States: And provided further, That contracts or agreements 
made in pursuance of this proviso shall provide that the results or 
information developed in connection therewith shall be available 
without cost to the program in the United States herein authorized." 
Approved June 29, 1955.