15 USC § 278c - Acquisition of land for field sites

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s278c"
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title: "15 USC § 278c - Acquisition of land for field sites"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "278c"
section_name: "Acquisition of land for field sites"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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source_credit: "(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 13, as added Pub. L. 85–890, § 1, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1711.)"
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# § 278c. Acquisition of land for field sites

To the extent that funds are specifically appropriated therefor, the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to acquire land for such field sites as are necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the activities authorized herein.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 13, as added Pub. L. 85–890, § 1, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1711.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

“Herein”, referred to in text, refers to , which is classified generally to this chapter.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 13 of , as added , , related to acceptance of gifts and bequests, prior to repeal by act . See sections 1522 and 1523 of this title.