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may indicate that the Institution would continue to support such legislation to mitigate the adverse effects of "federalization" on SSIE's employees. From the preliminary research done by that firm and earlier by the Institution, it would appear that precedents do exist in the law for the protection of some personnel benefits of groups of employees absorbed by the Federal Government.
Activity continues on the consolidation of the functions of the Exchange and the NTIS. Integration and other studies being conducted by the Department of Commerce are expected to be completed sometime this summer.