§ 5023. Office of Naval Research: appropriations; time limit

(a) Sums appropriated for the Office of Naval Research may be used to pay the cost of performing its duties under section 5022 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.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 291, § 5152; renumbered § 5023 and amended Pub. L. 99–433, title V, §§ 511(d), 514(c)(2), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1048, 1055.)

Historical And Revision

Historical and Revision Notes
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.

Amendments

Amendments

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”.