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rambling hull session, which with the material inserted for the record 

 by NBS consumed only 15 printed pages. Chairman Miller attended 

 the hearing, hut his contribution was limited to several observations 

 about regulations on burning trash in backyards and the research of a 

 California friend in the control of fires caused by nuclear fission. 



The authorization bill for the National Bureau of Standards activ- 

 ities in carrying out both the Fire Research and Safety Act and the 

 Standard Reference Data Act were combined in 1972. Davis again 

 chaired hearings on the bill on February 17, 1972, and it moved quickly 

 through the legislative process, breezing through the House on April 

 2^ with no opposition. The National Bureau of Standards was also 

 allotted over $4 million for lire projects in 1972, still a pitifully small 

 amount to cope with such a huge problem. 





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The National Bureau of Standards carried out pioneer research in developing fire- 

 resistant materials for buildings, with limited funds. 



