42 USC 2292 – Authorization of appropriations for research and development program; authority to enter into contracts; period of contracts; equivalent amounts for research and development program
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There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commission, in accordance with the provisions of section 2017(a)(2) of this title, the sum of $3,000,000 as an initial authorization for fiscal year 1959 for use in a cooperative program of research and development in connection with the types of reactors selected by the Commission and the Community under the joint program. The Commission may enter into contracts for such periods as it deems necessary, but in no event to exceed five years, for the purpose of conducting the research and development program authorized by this section: Provided, That the Community authorizes an equivalent amount for use in the cooperative program of research and development.
Terms Used In 42 USC 2292
- Commission: means the Atomic Energy Commission, as established by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [42 U. See 42 USC 2291
- Community: means the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM). See 42 USC 2291
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Joint program: means the cooperative program established by the Community and the United States and carried out in accordance with the provisions of an agreement for cooperation entered into pursuant to the provisions of section 2153 of this title, to bring into operation in the territory of the members of the Community powerplants using nuclear reactors of types selected by the Commission and the Community, having as a goal a total installed capacity of approximately one million kilowatts of electricity by December 31, 1963, except that two reactors may be selected to be in operation by December 31, 1965. See 42 USC 2291
- research and development: means (1) theoretical analysis, exploration, or experimentation. See 42 USC 2014