An Act to amend the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to make changes and improvements in the organization and operation of the Foundation, and for other purposes
PL 90-407 (H.R.5404), enacted 07/18/1968

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PUBLIC LAW 90-407-JULY 18, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
Public Law 90-407 
July 18, 1968 
A N A C T 
[H. R. 5404] 
To amend the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to malje changes and 
improvements in the organization and operation of the Foundation, and for 
other jmrposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houm of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 3 of the 
1950, amendments. Natioiial Sciciice Foundatioii Act of 1950 is amended to read as 
64 Stat. 149. 
f o l I o W S ' 
42 u s e 1862. 
-l^ll^V^b. 
National Science 
Foundation Act of 
ii FUNCTIONS OF T H E FOUNDATION 
"SEC. 3. (a) The Foundation is authorized and directed— 
"(1) to initiate and support basic scientific research and pro-
grams to strengthen scientific research potential in the mathe-
matical, physical, medical, biological, engineering, social, and 
other sciences, by making contracts or other arrangements (includ-
ing grants, loans, and other forms of assistance) to support such 
scientific activities and to appraise the impact of research upon 
industrial development and upon the general welfare; 
"(2) to award, as provided in section 10, scholarships and 
graduate fellowships in the mathematical, physical, medical, bio-
logical, engineering, social, and other sciences; 
"(3) to foster the interchange of scientific information among 
scientists in the United States and foreign countries; 
" (4) to foster and support the development and use of computer 
and other scientific methods and technologies, primarily for re-
search and education in the sciences; 
"(5) to evaluate the status and needs of the various sciences 
as evidenced by programs, projects, and studies undertaken by 
agencies of the Federal Goveriunent, by individuals, and by 
public and private research grouj>s, employing by grant or con-
tract such consulting services as it may deem necessary for the 
purpose of such evaluations; and to take into consideration the 
results of such evaluations in correlating the research and edu-
cational programs undertaken or supported by the Foundation 
with programs, projects, and studies undertaken by agencies of 
the Federal Government, by individuals, and by public and pri-
vate research groups; 
"(6) to maintain a current register of scientific and technical 
personnel, and in other ways to provide a central clearinghouse 
for the collection, interpretation, and analysis of data on the avail-
ability of, and the current and projected need for, scientific and 
technical resources in the Ignited States, and to provide a source 
of information for policy formulation by other agencies of the 
Federal Government; and 
"(7) to initiate and maintain a program for the determination 
of the total amount of money for scientific research, including 
money allocated for the construction of the facilities wherein 
such research is conducted, received by each educational institu-
tion and appropriate nonprofit organization in the United 
States, by grant, contract, or other arrangement from agencies 
of the Federal Government, and to report annually thereon to 
Congress'. 
the President and the Congress. 
"(b) The Foundation is authorized to initiate and support specific 
scientific activities in connection with matters relating to international 
cooperation or national security by making contracts or other arrange-
ments (including grants, loans, and other forms of assistance) for 
the conduct of such scientific activities. Such activities when initiated 
or supported pursuant to requests made by the Secretary of State or 
Reports to 
President and 
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the Secretary of Defense shall be financed solely from funds transfer-
red to the Foundation by the requesting Secretary as provided in 
section 15(g), and any such activities shall be unclassified and shall 
be identified by the Foundation as being undertaken at the request 
of the appropriate Secretary. 
"(c) In addition to the authority contained in subsections (a) and 
(b), the Foundation is authorized to initiate and support scientific 
research, including applied research, at academic and other nonprofit 
institutions. AVhen so directed by the President, the Foundation is 
further authorized to support, thi-ough other appropriate organiza-
tions, applied scientific research relevant to national problems involv-
ing the public interest. In exercising the authority contained in this 
subsection, the Foundation may employ by grant or contract such 
consulting services as it deems necessary, and shall coordinate and 
correhite its activities with i-espect to any such problem with other 
agencies of the Federal Government undertaking similar programs 
in that field. 
"(d) The Board and the Director shall recommend and encourage 
the pursuit of national policies for the promotion of basic research 
and education in the sciences. 
"(e) In exercising the authority and discharging the functions 
referred to in the foregoing subsections, it shall be one of the objectives 
of the Foundation to strengthen research and education in the sciences, 
including independent reseiirch by individuals, throughout the United 
States, and to avoid undue concentration of such research and educa-
tion, 
"(f) The Foundation shall render an annual report to the President 
for submission on or before the 15th day of January of each year to 
the Congress, summarizing the activities of the Foundation and mak-
ing such recommendations as it may deem appropriate. Such report 
shall include information as to the acqiiisition and disposition by the 
Foundation of any patents and patent rights." 
SEC. 2. Section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 
is amended to read as follows: 
"NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD 
"SEC. 4. (a) The Board shall consist of twenty-four meml)ers to 
be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 
the Senate, and of the Director ex officio. In addition to any powers and 
functions otherwise granted to it by this Act, the Board shall establish 
the policies of the Foundation. 
"(b) The Board shall have an Executive Committee as provided in 
section 7, and may delegate to it or to the Director or both such of 
the powers and functions granted to the Board by this Act as it deems 
appropriate. 
"(c) The persons nominated for appointment as members of the 
Board (1) shall be eminent in the fields of the basic, medical, or 
social sciences, engineering, agriculture, education, research manage-
ment, or public affairs; (2) shall be selected solely on the basis of 
established records of distinguished service; and (3) shall be so 
selected as to provide representation of the vaews of scientific leaders 
in all areas of the Nation. The President is requested, in the making 
of nominations of persons for appointment as members, to give due 
consideration to any recommendations for nomination which may 
be submitted to him by the National Academy of Sciences, the 
National Association of State laiiversities and Land Grant Colleges, 
the Association of American Universities, the Association of Ameri-
can (^olleges, the Association of State Colleges and Laiiversities, or 
by other scientific or educational organizations. 
Post, p. 366. 
Report to 
President. 
National Science 
Board. 
64 Stat. 150. 
42 u s e 1863. 
Membership. 
Post. p. 364. 
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Term of office. 
Meetings. 
Chairman and 
Vice Chairman. 
Report to 
President. 
Staff. 
80 Stat. 443. 
5 u s e 5101. 
5 u s e 5332 
note. 
Post, 
p. 365. 
64 Stat. 151; 
73 Stat. 467. 
42 u s e 1864. 
"(d) The term of office of each member of the Board shall be six 
years; except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 
prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was ap-
pointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. Any per-
son, other than the Director, who has been a member of the Board for 
twelve consecutive years shall thereafter be ineligible for appoint-
ment during the two-year period following the expiration of such 
twelfth year. 
"(e) The Board shall meet annually on the third Monday in May 
unless, prior to May 10 in any year, the Chairman has set the annual 
meeting for a day in May other than the third Monday, and at such 
other times as the Chairman may determine, but he shall also call a 
meeting whenever one-third of the members so request in writing. A 
majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. Each 
member shall be given notice, by registered mail or certified mail 
mailed to his last known address of record not less than fifteen days 
prior to any meeting, of the call of such meeting. 
"(f) The election of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the 
Board shall take place at each annual meeting occurring in an even-
numbered year. The Vice Chairman shall perform the duties of the 
Chairmian in his absence. In case a vacancy occurs in the chairman-
ship or vice chairmanship, the Board shall elect a member to fill such 
vacancy. 
"(g) The Board shall render an annual report to the President, 
for submission on or before the 31st day of January of each year to 
the Congress, on the status and health of science and its various dis-
ciplines. Such report shall include an assessment of such matters as 
national scientific resources and trained manpower, progress in selected 
areas of basic scientific research, and an indication of those aspects 
of such progress which might be applied to the needs of American 
society. The report may include such recommendations as the Board 
may deem timely and appropriate. 
"(h) The Board may, with the concurrence of a majority of its 
members, permit the appointment of a staff consisting of not more 
than five professional staff members and such clerical staff members 
as may be necessary. Such staff shall be appointed by the Director and 
assigned at the direction of the Board. The professional members of 
such staff may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
service, and the provisions of chapter 51 of such title relating to classi-
fication, and compensated at a rate not exceeding the appropriate rate 
provided for individuals in grade GS-15 of the General Schedule under 
section 5382 of such title, as may be necessary to provide for the i>er-
formance of such duties as may be prescribed by the Board in con-
nection with the exercise of its powers and functions under this Act. 
Each appointment under this subsection shall be subject to the same 
security requirements as those required for personnel of the Founda-
tion appointed under section 15(a). 
"(i) The Boiperd is authorized to establish such special commissions 
as it may from time to time deem necessary for the purposes of this Act. 
"(j) The Board is also authorized to appoint from among its mem-
bers such committees as it deems necessary, and to assign to committees 
so appointed such survey and advisory functions as the Board deems 
appropriate to assist it in exercising its powers and functions under 
this Act." 
SEC. 3. Section 5 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 is 
amended to read as follows: 
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DIRECTOR OF T H E 
FOUNDATION 
"SEC. 5. (a) The Director of the Foundation (referred to in this 
Act as the 'Director") shall be appointed by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate. Before any person is appointed 
as Director, the President shall afford the Board an opportunity to 
make recommendations to him with respect to such appointment. The 
Director shall receive basic pay at the rate provided for level II of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, 
and shall serve for a term of six years unless sooner removed by the 
President. 
"(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act (1) the 
Director shall exercise all of the authority granted to the Foundation 
by this Act (including any poAvers and functions which may be dele-
gated to him by the Board), and (2) all actions taken by the Director 
pursuant to the provisions of this Act (or pursuant to the terms of a 
delegation from the Board) shall be final and binding upon the Foun-
dation. 
"(c) The Director may from time to time make such provisions as he 
deems appropriate authorizing the performance by any other officer, 
agency, or employee of the Foundation of any of his functions under 
this Act, including functions delegated to him by the Board; except 
that the Director may not redelegate policymaking functions delegated 
to him by the Board. 
"(d) The formulation of programs in conformance with the policies 
of the Foundation shall be carried out by the Director in consultation 
with the Board. 
"(e) The Director shall not make any contract, grant, or other 
arrangement pursuant to section 11 (c) without the prior approval of 
the Board, except that a grant, contract, or other arrangement involv-
ing a total commitment of less than $2,000,000, or less than $500,000 in 
any one year, or a commitment of such lesser amount or amounts and 
subject to such other conditions as the Board in its discretion may from 
time to time determine to be appropriate and publish in the Federal 
Reorister, may be made if such action is taken pursuant to the terms 
and conditions set forth by the Board, and if each such action is 
reported to the Board at the Board meeting next following such action. 
"(f) The Director, in his capacity as ex officio member of the Board, 
shall, except with respect to compensation and tenure, be coordinate 
with the other members of the Board. He shall be a voting member of 
the Board and shall be eligible for election by the Board as Chairman 
or Vice Chairman of the Board." 
SEC. 4. The National Science Foundation Act. of 1950 is further 
amended by striking out section 8, by redesignating sections 6 and 7 as 
sections 7 and 8, respectively, and by inserting after section 5 the fol-
lowing new section: 
Appointment, 
compensation. 
80 Stat. 460. 
Post, 
p. 365. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
64 Stat. 151, 152. 
42 u s e 1865-
1867. 
a 
DEPUTY D I R E C T O R AND ASSISTANT DIRECTORS 
"SEC. 6. (a) There shall be a Deputy Director of the Foundation 
(referred to in this Act as the 'Deputy Director'), who shall be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. Before any person is appointed as Deputy Director, the Presi-
dent shall afford the Board and the Director an opportunity to make 
recommendations to him with respect to such appointment. The Dep-
uty Director shall receive basic pay at the rate provided for level 
I I I of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United 
States Code, and shall perform such duties and exercise such powers 
Appointment, 
compensation. 
81 Stat. 638. 
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as the Director may prescribe. The Deputy Director shall act for, and 
exercise the powers of, the Director during the absence or disability 
of the Director or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Director. 
"(b) There shall be four Assistant Directors of the Foundation 
(each referred to in this Act as an 'Assistant Director'), who shall be 
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 
the Senate. Before any person is appointed as an Assistant Director, 
the President shall ati'ord the Board and the Director an opportunity to 
make recommendations to him with respect to such appointment. Each 
Assistant Director shall receive basic pay at the rate provided for 
level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
81 Stat. 638. 
^Tnited States Code, and shall perform such duties and exercise such 
powers as the Director may prescribe." 
SEC. 5. The section of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 
73^star467^^' 
redesignated as section 7 by section 4 of this Act is amended to read 
42 use 1865. 
as follows: 
"EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
"SEC. 7. (a) There shall be an Executive Committee of the Board 
(referred to in this Act as the 'Executive Committee'), which shall 
be composed of five members and shall exercise such powers and func-
tions as may be delegated to it by the Board. Four of the members shall 
be elected as provided in subsection (b), and the Director ex officio 
shall be the fifth member and the chairman of the Executive 
Committee. 
"(b) At each of its annual meetings the Board shall elect two of 
its members as members of the Executive Committee, and the Execu-
tive Committee members so elected shall hold office for two years from 
the date of their election. Any person, other than the Director, who 
has been a member of the Executive Committee for six consecutive 
years shall thereafter be ineligible for service as a member thereof 
during the two-year period following the expiration of such sixth year. 
For the purposes of this subsection, the period between any two con-
secutive annual meetings of the Board shall be deemed to be one year. 
"(c) Any person elected as a member of the Executive Committee 
to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which 
his predecessor was elected shall be elected for the remainder of such 
term. 
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"(d) The Executive Committee shall render an annual report to the 
Board, and such other reports as it may deem necessjiry, summarizing 
its activities and making such recommendations as it may deem appro-
priate. Minority views and recommendations, if any, of members of the 
Executive Committee shall be included in such reports." 
SEC. 6. The section of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 
redesignated as section 8 by section 4 of this Act is amended to read as 
follows: 
"DIVISIONS WITHIN THE FOUNDATION 
64 Stat. 152. 
42 use 1866. 
"SEC. 8. There shall be within the Foundation such Divisions as the 
Director, in consultation with the Board, may from time to time 
determine." 
SEC. 7. Section 9(a) of the National Science Foundation Act of 
1950 is amended by striking out "section 3(a) (7)" and inserting in 
liGii tlxGrGOi SGction 4:( 11 
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SEC. 8. Section 10 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting "social," after "engineering,"; and 
(2) by striking out "among the States, Territories, possessions, 
and the District of Columbia" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"throughout the United States". 
42 use 1868. 
42 use 1869. 
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64 Stat. 153. 
42 use 1870. 
80 Stat. 499. 
SEC. 9. (a) Section 11(c) of the National Science Foundation Act 
of 1950 is amended— 
(1) by striking out "basic"; 
(2) by striking out "research" each place it appears; 
(3) by inserting "Secretary of State or" before "Secretary of 
Defense"; and 
(4) by striking out "the national defense" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "international cooperation or national security", 
(b) Section 11 (d) of such Act is amended by striking out "research" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "activities". 
(c) Section 11(h) of such Act is amended by striking out "section 5 
of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2)" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "section 5703 of title 5, United States Code,". 
(d) Section 11 of such Act is further amended by striking out the 
word "and" at the end of clause (h), by striking out the period at the 
end of clause (i) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the 
word "and", and by inserting at the end thereof a new clause as 
follows: 
"(j) to arrange with and reimburse the heads of other Federal 
agencies for the performance of any activity which the Foundation 
is authorized to conduct." 
SEC. 10. Section 13(a) of the National Science Foundation Act 
of 1950 is amended— 
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(1) by striking out", with the approval of the Board,"; and 
(2) by striking out "section 16(d)(2)" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "section 15 (d) (2)". 
SEC. 11. Effective September 1, 1968— 
(1) section 14 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 
f2^stlt'_ 353. 
is repealed, and notwithstanding the provisions of the first section 
42 use i872a. 
of this Act, until such date the provisions of section 3(a) (9) of 
such Act of 1950 shall remain in effect for the purposes of such 
'^^ use 1862. 
section 14; and 
(2) sections 15,16, and 17 of such Act, and all references thereto yo^stat^sss^^' 
in such Act, are redesignated as sections 14,15, and 16, respectively. 
42 use 1 sVs-
SEC. 12. (a) Section 15 of the National Science Foundation Act of i875. 
1950 is amended to read as follows: 
a MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
"SEC. 15. (a) The Director shall, in accordance with such policies 
as the Board shall from time to time prescribe, appoint and fix the 
compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this Act. Except as provided in section 4(h), such 
Ante, p. 362. 
appointments shall be made and such compensation shall be fixed in 
accordance with the provisions of title 5, Ignited States Code, govern-
ing appointments in the competitive service, and the provisions of 
chapter 51 and subchapter I I I of chapter 53 of such title relating to 
^^ ^'°* '•'•3, 
classification and General Schedule pay rates: Provided, 
That the ^ 5 use 5101-
Director may, in accordance with such policies as the Board shall from siis, 5331-5338. 
time to time prescribe, employ such technical and professional per-
sonnel and fix their compensation, without regard to such provisions, 
as he may deem necessary for the discharge of the responsibilities of 
the Foundation under this Act. The members of the special commis-
sions shall be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. 
"(b) Neither the Director, the Deputy Director, nor any Assistant 
Director shall engage in any other business, vocation, or employment 
while serving in such position; nor shall the Director, the Deputy 
80 Stat. 499. 
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[82 STAT. 
Director, or any Assistant Director, except with the approval of the 
Board, hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any organization, 
agency, or institution with which the Foundation makes any grant, 
contract, or other arrangement under this Act. 
"(c) The Foundation shall not, itself, operate any laboratories or 
pilot plants. 
tr^veT^'expen^es' 
"(d) The members of the Board and the members of each special 
commission shall receive compensation at the rate of $100 for each day 
engaged in the business of the Foundation pursuant to authorization 
of the Foundation and shall be allowed travel expenses as authorized 
by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 
"(e) Persons holding other offices in the executive branch of the 
Federal Government may serve as members of special commissions, 
but they shall not receive remuneration for their services as such mem-
bers during any period for which they receive compensation for their 
services in such other offices. 
"(f) In making contracts or other arrangements for scientific 
research, the Foundation shall utilize appropriations available there-
for in such manner as will in its discretion best realize the objectives 
of (1) having the work performed by organizations, agencies, and insti-
tutions, or individuals in the United States or foreign countries, includ-
ing Government agencies of the United States and of foreign countries, 
qualified by training and experience to achieve the results desired, (2) 
strengthening the research staff of organizations, particularly non-
profit organizations, in the United States, (3) aiding institutions, 
agencies, or organizations which, if aided, will ^advance scientific 
research, and (4) encouraging independent scientific research by 
individuals. 
"(g) Funds available to any department or agency of the Gov-
ernment for scientific or technical research, or the provision of facili-
ties therefor, shall be available for transfer, with the approval of the 
head of the department or agency involved, in w^hole or in part, to 
the Foundation for such use as is consistent with the purposes for 
which such funds were provided, and funds so transferred shall be 
expendable by the Foundation for the purposes for which the transfer 
was made. 
"Unitedstates." 
u^j^^ p^j, purposes of this Act, the term 'United States' when used 
in a geographical sense means the States, the District of Columbia, the 
(Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all territories and possessions of 
the United States." 
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SEC. 13. Section 16 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 
42 use 1874. 
is amended by striking out "1946" each place it appears and inserting 
in lieu thereof "1954". Subsection (b) of such section is amended by 
striking out "section 15(h)" in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "section 15 (g)". 
Appropriations. 
g^,^^ ^^ Subsectiou (a) of sectlou 17 of the National Science Foun-
42 use 1875. 
dation Act of 1950 is amended to read as follows: 
"(a) To enable the Foundation to carry out its powders and duties, 
there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation for 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, the sum of $525,000,000; but 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and each subsequent fiscal 
year, only such sums may be appropriated as the Congress may here-
after authorize by law. Sums authorized by this subsection shall be in 
addition to sums authorized by section 201(b) (1) of the Marine Re-
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sources and Engineering Development Act of 1966." 
1124. 
SEC. 15. (a)(1) Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is 
80 Stat. 460. 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new^ paragraph: 
" (19) Director of the National Science Foundation." 
note. 
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(2) Section 5814 of such title is amended by striking out paragraph 
5°us*c's3^i^ 
40, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraph: 
"'(40) Deputy Director, National Science Foundation." 
(3) Section 5316 of such title is amended by striking out paragraph 
^° ^*^* '*^'^' 
(66), and by inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(66) Assistant Directors, National Science Foundation (4)." 
(4) The amendments made by this subsection (and the amendments 
Effective date. 
made by sections 3 and 4 of this Act insofar as they relate to rates of 
basic pay) shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar month 
which begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) Section 902(c) of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 ^ ^'^^ l^^^-
is amended by striking out "$50" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100". 
SEC. 16. Except as otherwise specifically provided therein, the 
amendments made by this Act are intended to continue in effect under 
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 the existing offices, pro-
cedures, and organization of the National Science Foundation as 
provided by such Act, part I I of Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 
1962, and Reorganization Plan Numbered 5 of 1965. From and after 
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the date of the enactment of this Act, part II of Reorganization Plan note. 
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Numbered 2 of 1962, and Reorganization Plan Numbered 5 of 1965, 79 stat. 1323. 
shall be of no force or effect; but nothing in this Act shall alter or 
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affect any transfers of functions made by part I of such Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1962. 
Approved July 18, 1968. 
Public Law 90-408 
AN ACT 
July 21, 1968 
To authorize certain construction at military installations, and for other purposes. 
[H. R. 16703] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. 
Military con-
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SEC. 101. The Secretary of the Army may establish or develop mili- Army. 
tary installations and facilities by acquiring, constructing, converting, 
rehabilitating, or installing permanent or temporary public works, 
including site preparation, appurtenances, utilities, and equipment for 
the following projects : 
INSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
UNITED STATES CONTINENTAL ARMY COMMAND 
(First Army) 
Fort Belvoir, Virginia: Operational and training facilities, research, 
development, and test facilities, and medical facilities, $2,175,000.