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69 Stat. 291 Public Law 141 chapter 304 AN ACT To authorize appropriations for the Atomic Energy Commission for acquisition or condemnation of real property or any facilities, or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and for other purposes. July 11, 1955[[H. R. 6795](/us/bill/84/hr/6795)] *Be it enacted by 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 theAEC appropriation.Acquisition, etc., of property.
Atomic Energy Commission the sum of $209,159,000 for acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, as follows:
(a)Atomic Weapons.—Project 55–a–1, production or development plants or facilities, $20,000,000.
(b)Reactor Development.— 1. Project 55–b–1, power reactor development acceleration project, $25,000,000. 2. Project 55–b–2, fast power breeder pilot facility (EBR-II), $14,850,000. 3. Project 55–b–3, surface ship reactor facility, $25,000,000. 4. Project 55–b–4, submarine advanced reactor facility, $23,140,000. 5. Project 55–b–5, submarine advanced reactor development facilities, Schenectady, New York, $3,100,000. 6. Project 55–b–6, aircraft nuclear propulsion program plant and test area, Arco, Idaho, $13,000,000, 7. Project 55–b–7, aircraft reactor test plant, $1,437,000. 8. Project 55–b–8, modifications and expansions to ANP ground test plant, Idaho, $1,000,000. 9. Project 56–b–9, special reactor facilities construction program, $2,000,000. 10. Project 55–b–10, reactor core test facility, Arco, Idaho, $600,000.
(c)Physical Research.— Project 55–c–1, particle accelerator program, $10,000,000.
(d)Special Nuclear Material.— 1. Project 55–d–1, metallex pilot facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, $1,000,000. 2. Project 55–d–2, reactor facilities modifications, Hanford, Washington, $11,900,000. 3. Project 55–d–3, special reactor facilities equipment, Hanford, Washington, $5,600,000. 4. Project 55–d–4, modifications to separations and processing facilities, Hanford, Washington, $2,560,000. 5. Project 55–d–5, conversion of pilot plant and facility to production plant and facility, Fernald, Ohio, $600,000. 6. Project 55–d–6, barrier plant addition, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $2,200,000. 7. Project 55–d–7, new barrier development plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $404,000. 8. Project 55–d–8, expansion of metal recovery facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, $370,000.
(e)Source and Other Raw Materials.— 1. Project 55–e–1, expansion and modification of ore processing plant, Monticello, Utah, $1,550,000. 2. Project 56 e–2, storage sites for vanadium bearing tailings, $500,000.
(f)Atomic Weapons.— 1. Project 56–f–1, art construction project, fiscal year 1956 increment, $17,873,000. 2. Project 56–f–2, expansion of weapons material fabrication plant and facility, $15,000,000. 69 Stat. 292 3. Project 55–f–3, new Sigma Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $4,015,000. 4. Project 55–f–4, detonator production plant, $3,750,000. 5. Project 55–f–5, base construction. Pacific proving ground, $1,568,000. 6. Project 55–f 6, Rocky Flats, Colorado, plant and facilities, $1,330,000. 7. Project 55–f–7, base construction, Nevada test site, $927,000. 8. Project 55–f–8, addition to technical laboratory shop building, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $735,000.
(g)Reactor Development.— 1. Project 55–g–1, engineering test reactor facility, $14,350,000. 2. Project 55–g–2, reactor training school, Argonne National Laboratory, $712,000. 3. Project 55–g–3, chemistry cave for radioactive materials, Argonne National Laboratory, $448,000. 4. Project 55–g–4, reactor engineering building addition, Argonne National Laboratory, $295,000. 5. Project. 55–g–5, high level chemical development facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, $280,000. 6. Project 55–g–6, research reactor, Philippine Government, $500,000. 7. Project. 55–g–7, research reactors for the development of peace-time uses of atomic energy under Agreements for Cooperation, $5,000,000.
(h)Physical Research.— 1. Project 55–h–1, conversion of existing building to development plant, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, $1,150,000. 2. Project 56–11–2, fabrication plant for development, equipment, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, $440,000.
(i)Biology and Medicine.—Project 55–i–1, medical research plant and facility, Brookhaven National Laboratory, $6,040,000.
(j)Community.— 1. Project 55–j–1, additional housing units, Monticello, Utah, $250,000. 2. Project 55–j–2. new community hospital, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $2,900,000. 3. Project 55–j–3, water and sewer replacements and improvements, Richland, Washington. $160,000. 4. Project 55–j–4, housing program (group 18), Los Alamos, New Mexico, $3,500,000.
(k)Source and Other Raw Material.—Project 55–k–1, offsite access roads, $4,165,000.
(l)General Plant Projects.—$17,960,000. Sec. 102. Limitations.—
(a)The Commission is authorized to start any project set forth in subsections 101
(a)through 101
(d)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 any project set forth in subsections 101
(e)through 101
(j)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 the project set forth in subsection 101
(k)only if the currently estimated cost of the project does not exceed the estimated cost set forth for that project.
(d)The Commission is authorized to start a project under subsection 101
(1)only if it is in accordance with the following: 1. For community operations, the maximum currently estimated cost of any project shall be $100,000 and the maximum currently esti-69 Stat. 293mated 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 a project shall be $166,000. 3. The total cost of all projects undertaken under subsection 101
(1)shall not exceed the estimated cost set forth in that subsection by more than 10 per centum. Sec. 103. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated funds forAdvance planning, etc. advance planning, construction design, and architectural services, in connection with projects which are not otherwise authorized by law, and the Atomic Energy Commission is authorized to use funds currently or otherwise available to it for such purposes. Sec. 104. There are hereby authorized to he appropriated fundsReplacement of plants, etc. necessary to restore or to replace plants or facilities destroyed or otherwise seriously damaged, and the Atomic Energy Commission is authorized to use funds currently or otherwise available to it for such purposes. Sec. 105. In addition to the sums authorized to be appropriated toAdditional sums. the Atomic Energy Commission by section 101 of this Act, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Atomic Energy Commission to accomplish the purposes of this Act such sums of money as may be currently available to the Atomic Energy Commission. Sec. 106. Funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise madeSubstitute projects. available by this Act may be used to start any other new project for which an estimate was not included in this Act if it be a substitute for a project authorized in subsections 101 (a), 101 (d), or 101 (f), and the estimated cost thereof is within the limit of cost of the project for which substitution is to be made, and the Commission certifies that—
(a)the new project is essential to the common defense and security; and
(b)the new project is required by changes in weapon characteristics or weapon logistic operations;
(c)it is unable to enter into a contract with any person, including a licensee, on terms satisfactory to the Commission to furnish from a privately owned plant or facility the product or services to be provided in the new project. Approved July 11, 1955. Public Law 142: To provide for the conveyance of a portion of the Fort Devens Military Reservation, Massachusetts, to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Public Law 142 Public Law 142 69 Stat. 293 1955-07-11 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 142 chapter 305 AN ACT To provide for the conveyance of a portion of the Fort Devens Military Reservation, Massachusetts, to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. July 11, 1955[[S. 107](/us/bill/84/s/107)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryFort Devens Military Reservation, Mass.Conveyance. of the Army is authorized to convey to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a tract of land comprising sixty-six acres, more or less, together with buildings and improvements thereon, being a portion of Fort Devens Military Reservation and being the same property now utilized by the Massachusetts National Guard under a license granted by the Secretary of the Army, subject, however, to reservation in the United States of all mineral rights, including gas and oil, in the land authorized to be conveyed by this Act. Sec. 2. The conveyance of the property identified in section 1 ofUse. this Act to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall be made without consideration therefor and upon condition that it shall be used for69 Stat. 294 training of the National Guard and the Air National Guard and for other military purposes, and in the event it shall not be used for such purposes title thereto shall immediately revert to the United States, and, in addition, title to all improvements made by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts during its occupancy shall vest in the United States without payment of compensation therefor. The deed of conveyance shall also provide for such reservations and joint use of facilities as the Secretary of the Army determines as necessary for the use and maintenance of Fort Devens and contain the further provision thatNational emergency. whenever the Congress of the United States shall declare a state of war or other national emergency, or the President declares a state of emergency to exist, and upon the determination by the Secretary of Defense that the property so conveyed is useful or necessary for military, air, or naval purposes, or in the interest of national defense, the United States shall have the right without charge to reenter upon the property and use the same or any part thereof, including any and all improvements made by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for a period not to exceed the duration of such state of war or national emergency plus six months and upon cessation of such use, such property shall revert to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, together with any or all improvements thereon and appurtenances appertaining thereto. Sec. 3. Cost of surveys. Tire cost of any surveys necessary as an incident of the conveyance authorized herein shall be borne by the grantee. Approved July 11, 1955. Public Law 143: To repeal two provisions of law requiring that certain military personnel shall be paid monthly. Public Law 143 Public Law 143 69 Stat. 294 1955-07-11 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 143 chapter 306 AN ACT To repeal two provisions of law requiring that certain military personnel shall be paid monthly. July 11, 1955[[S. 1725](/us/bill/84/s/1725)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 1268[10 USC 861](/us/usc/t10/s861). of the Revised Statutes is repealed. Sec. 2. The last proviso in subtitle “pay” of the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 400), is repealed. Approved July 11, 1955. Public Law 144: To amend section 201
(d)of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended, to provide tor advance payments of certain pay and allowances of members of the uniformed services, arid for other purposes. Public Law 144 Public Law 144 69 Stat. 294 1955-07-12 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 144 chapter 325 AN ACT To amend section 201
(d)of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended, to provide tor advance payments of certain pay and allowances of members of the uniformed services, arid for other purposes. July 12, 1955[[S. 804](/us/bill/84/s/804)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Uniformed services.Advance pay.*Ante*. p. 19.[37 USC 232](/us/usc/t37/s232). That the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended, is further amended by adding at the end of subsection 201
(d)the following provision: “Any pay and allowances authorized by this Act which will lawfully accrue to members for their return home incident to release from active duty or training duty may be paid to such members prior to their departure from their last duty station incident to such release, without regard to the actual performance of such travel.”. Approved July 12, 1955. Public Law 145: To repeal the Act of January 19, 1929 (ch. 86, 45 Stat. 1090), entitled “An Act to limit the date of filing claims for retainer pay”. Public Law 145 Public Law 145 69 Stat. 295 1955-07-12 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-02 84 1 public
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