Question on Voucher for Proposed Transfer of Appropriated Funds to the National Bureau of Standards

This document proposes a question about whether the voucher covering a proposed transfer of money from appropriated funds from the Bureau of the Mint to the National Bureau of Standards for credit to the working fund may be certified for payment. The transfer is described on the voucher as an advance payment for (1) establishment of a valid process for inspection of coin blanks and its reduction to a basic design for automatic blank selection equipment, (2) establishment of a satisfactory method for high speed process weighing and its adaptation to a basis design for automatic blank weighing equipment, (3) development and fabrication of production type equipment for automatic selection and weighing, embodying the basic designs evolved in phases (1) and (2) and (4) operational study, collaborative with the Bureau of the Mint, on utilization and performance of production equipment provided under phase (3).