Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§278q Appropriations; Availability
Title 15 › CHAPTER 7 — NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY › § 278q
Summary
Funds may be used during the time periods set by the laws that provide them.
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Title 15, §278q
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Appropriations to carry out the provisions of this chapter may remain available for obligation and expenditure for such period or periods as may be specified in the Acts making such appropriations.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 278h of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 107–305. Another section 32 of act Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, was renumbered section 35 and is set out as a
Short Title
note under section 271 of this title.
Amendments
1980—Pub. L. 96–461 substituted “Appropriations” for “(a) Appropriations” and struck out subsec. (b) which authorized appropriations to carry out provisions of this chapter, including the Working Capital Fund referred to in section 278b(a) of this title, but excluding section 278f of this title, of such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1979 and 1980. 1978—Pub. L. 95–322 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 278q
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102