15 USC § 278q - Appropriations; availability

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title: "15 USC § 278q - Appropriations; availability"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "278q"
section_name: "Appropriations; availability"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 32, formerly § 18, as added Pub. L. 92–317, § 3(a), June 22, 1972, 86 Stat. 235; amended Pub. L. 95–322, § 2(b), July 21, 1978, 92 Stat. 395; Pub. L. 96–461, § 10, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2052; renumbered § 19, Pub. L. 99–574, § 6(a), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3237; renumbered § 20, Pub. L. 99–574, § 8(a), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3238; renumbered § 22, Pub. L. 100–235, § 3(2), Jan. 8, 1988, 101 Stat. 1724; renumbered § 32, Pub. L. 107–305, § 8(a)(1), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2375.)"
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# § 278q. Appropriations; availability

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.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 32, formerly § 18, as added Pub. L. 92–317, § 3(a), June 22, 1972, 86 Stat. 235; amended Pub. L. 95–322, § 2(b), July 21, 1978, 92 Stat. 395; Pub. L. 96–461, § 10, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2052; renumbered § 19, Pub. L. 99–574, § 6(a), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3237; renumbered § 20, Pub. L. 99–574, § 8(a), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3238; renumbered § 22, Pub. L. 100–235, § 3(2), Jan. 8, 1988, 101 Stat. 1724; renumbered § 32, Pub. L. 107–305, § 8(a)(1), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2375.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to renumbering by .

Another section 32 of , was renumbered section 35 and is set out as a Short Title note under .

### Amendments

1980— 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 , but excluding , of such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1979 and 1980.

1978— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).