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the United States of America in Congress Assembled, That there 

 is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in 

 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not to exceed the 

 sum of $975,000 for the construction and establishment of a 

 geophysical institute at the University of Alaska, College, 

 Alaska: 



Provided, That not to exceed 20 per centum of the funds 

 herein authorized shall be expended for construction of housing 

 accommodations to be used by the personnel carrying out the 

 program; 



Provided Further, That, subject to the then existing security 

 regulations, the facilities of the institute shall be extended, 

 without charge, to the duly qualified and authorized representa- 

 tives of the Federal departments engaged in geophysical research 

 who shall have priority in the use of the housing accommoda- 

 tions constructed as a part of said geophysical institute: 



Provided Further, That in the discretion of the director the 

 facilities of the institute may be extended, without charge, to 

 the duly qualified and authorized representatives of non-profit 

 scientific societies engaged in geophysical research; 



Provided Further, That in the discretion of the director said 

 facilities may be used by others engaged in geophysical research, 

 under such terms and conditions as said director may specify: 



Provided Further, That all funds derived from the operation 

 of said geophysical institute shall be used in geophysical re- 

 search: 



And Provided Further, That no portion of the funds herein 

 authorized shall be expended for maintenance of the buildings 

 constructed it being an express condition of this grant that the 

 University of Alaska undertake to furnish heat, light, water, 

 electric power, and custodial service, and to staff the institute 

 with (1) a director, whose appointment by the regents of the 

 University upon the recommendation of the president of the 

 University shall be with the approval of the president of the 

 National Academy of Sciences; (2) a librarian; and (3) a 

 secretary. 



Sec. 2. All buildings and equipment constructed or acquired 

 with funds herein authorized shall, upon the establishment of 

 the institute become the property of the University of Alaska." 



Approved July 31, 1946. 



