(a) Sums appropriated for the Office of Naval Research may be used to pay the cost of performing its duties under section 8022 of this title including the cost of—
(1) administration;
(2) conduct of research and development work in Government facilities; and
(3) conduct of research and development work under contracts with individuals, corporations, and educational or scientific institutions.
(b) Sums appropriated for the purposes of this section, if obligated during the fiscal year for which appropriated, remain available for expenditure for four years after the end of that fiscal year. Any balance not spent after that four-year period shall be carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury.
Open Table| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 5152 | 5 U.S.C. 475d(a) (less 2d sentence). | Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 727, §5 (a) (less 2d sentence), 60 Stat. 780. |
| 5 U.S.C. 475d(b). | Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 727, §5 (b), 60 Stat. 780. |
The authorization to make appropriations for the Office of Naval Research is omitted as unnecessary. The word "administration" is substituted for the words "administrative expenses" for brevity.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 8023 was renumbered section 9023 of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, §807(a)(1), renumbered section 5023 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232, §809(a), substituted "section 8022" for "section 5022" in introductory provisions.
1986—Pub. L. 99–433, §511(d), renumbered section 5152 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–433, §514(c)(2), substituted "section 5022" for "section 5151".
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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