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Approved, June 27, 1942.

Total, District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1943.

Total, District of Columbia, exclusive of trust funds under

permanent appropriations..

[In addition to the appropriations made in the foregoing Act, contracts are hereby authorized to be entered into, subject to future appropriations, for not to exceed $3,500,000. For details, see p. 770.]

a For trust funds, see p. 757.

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INDEPENDENT OFFICES APPROPRIATION ACT,

1943

[PUBLIC LAW 630-77TH CONGRESS]

[CHAPTER 450-2D SESSION]

[H. R. 6430]

By the Act making appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943, and for other purposes, approved June 27, 1942.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943, namely:

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

For compensation of the President of the United States---
For compensation of the Vice President of the United States__.

THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE

Salaries: For personal services in the office of the President, including the Secretary to the President, two additional secretaries to the President and six administrative assistants to the President at $10,000 each; $226 210: Provided, That employees of the executive departments and other establishments of the executive branch of the Government may be detailed from time to time to the office of the President of the United States for such temporary assistance as may be deemed necessary-

Contingent expenses: For contingent expenses of The White House Office, including stationery, record books, telegrams, telephones, books for library, furniture and carpets for offices, automobiles, expenses of garage, including labor, special services, and miscellaneous items to be expended in the discretion of the President__

For printing and binding-.

Traveling expenses: For traveling and official entertainment expenses of the President of the United States, to be expended in his discretion and accounted for on his certificate solely.. Total, The White House Office proper, $308,910.

EXECUTIVE MANSION AND GROUNDS

For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures of the Executive Mansion, the Executive Mansion greenhouses,

$75,000.00 15,000.00

226, 210.00

50,000.00 2,700.00

30,000.00

including reconstruction, and the Executive Mansion grounds, and traveling expenses, to be expended as the President may determine, notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act__-.

BUREAU OF THE BUDGET

Salaries and expenses: For every expenditure requisite for and incident to the work of the Bureau of the Budget, including personal services in the District of Columbia and and elsewhere, contract stenographic reporting services, traveling expenses, including expenses of attendance at meetings when necessary in furthering the work of the Bureau of the Budget, streetcar fares, lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, and newspapers, purchase, including exchange of one and maintenance, repair, and operation of three passenger-carrying automobiles for official use, and not to exceed $25,000 for temporary employment of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended__

For printing and binding

National defense activities: For all necessary expenses of the Bureau of the Budget in the performance of activities relating to the national defense including all the objects for which the appropriation "Salaries and expenses, Bureau of the Budget" is available, and including the temporary employment (not exceeding $175,000) of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended; the employment of persons, including State, county, or municipal officers and employees, with or without compensation; and the payment of actual transportation expenses and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence and other expenses of persons serving, while away from their homes without other compensation from the United States, in an advisory capacity to the Bureau.. [Total, Bureau of the Budget, $1,982,000.]

NATIONAL RESOURCES PLANNING BOARD

Salaries and expenses: For every expenditure requisite for and incident to the work of the National Resources Planning Board, to perform the functions transferred to said Board on July 1, 1939, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; contract stenographic reporting services; purchase of books of reference and periodicals; expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with development, conservation, and use of the resources of the Nation; traveling expenses not to exceed $50,000; payment of actual transportation expenses and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence and other expenses of persons serving, while away from their homes without other compensation from the United States, in an advisory capacity to the Board; purchase of office equipment and supplies, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes when the amount involved in any case does not exceed $50, and not to exceed $50,000 for temporary employment of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise without regard to said section 3709, or classification laws, $534,422: Provided, That no part of the funds appropriated under this item shall be used for the performance of any functions or duties other than the functions heretofore authorized by law to be performed by the Federal Employment Stabilization Board.

For printing and binding-.

$145, 570.00

1,450,000.00

52,000.00

480,000.00

534, 422.00 40,000.00

National defense activities: For expenses necessary for the planning activities of the National Resources Planning Board in the interest of national defense, including personal services in the Discrict of Columbia and elsewhere; contract stenographic reporting services; purchase of books of reference and periodicals; expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with development, conservation, and use of the resources of the Nation; traveling expenses; transfer of household goods and effects as provided by the Act of October 10, 1940, and regulations promulgated thereunder; payment of actual transportation expenses and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence and other expenses of persons serving, while away from their homes without other compensation from the United States, in an advisory capacity to the Board; purchase of office equipment and supplies without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes when the amount involved in any case does not exceed $50, and not to exceed $50,000 for temporary employment of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise without regard to said section 3709, or classification laws, $200,000, of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be available for printing and binding

[Total, National Resources Planning Board, $774,422.]

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT REPORTS

Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary to enable the Office of Government Reports to perform the functions prescribed by the Act entitled "An Act authorizing expenditures for the Office of Government Reports in the Executive Office of the President", approved June 9, 1941, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; contract stenographic reporting service; lawbocks, books of reference, directories, periodicals; newspapers and press clippings; and operation and maintenance of passenger-carrying automobiles, $1,075,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the payment of compensation to any State director hereafter appointed unless such person is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate--. For printing and binding, $18,730_-.

The appropriations herein made for the Office of Government Reports shall not be supplemented by funds from any source agregating in excess of $600,000 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943.

[Total, Office of Government Reports, $1,093,730.]

[Foregoing appropriations for Office of Government Reports transferred to Office of War Information, see p. 481.]

Total, Executive Office of the President, $1,394,632.

EMERGENCY FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE

PRESIDENT

EMERGENCY FUND FOR THE PRESIDENT

For the payment of obligations incurred under the contract authorization of $25,000,000 under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1942, $25,000,000: Provided, That the unobligated portion of the said contract authorization is hereby continued in effect until June 30, 1943, and the unobligated balance of the appropriation under this head for the fiscal year 1942 is hereby continued available until June 30, 1943, including all the conditions and provisions applicable thereto, except that the date specified for the submission of the report to Congress is hereby extended to January 10,

1944

$200,000.00

1,075,000.00 18,730.00

25, 000, 000. 00

[For additional appropriations for the foregoing purpose for 1943, see pp. 453, 478.]

[For appropriations for 1943 for Board of Economic Warfare, see pp. 454, 478; Office of Censorship, see p. 455; Office For Emergency Management, see pp. 455-460, 479-481; and Office of Price Administration, see pp. 460, 479.]

[For reappropriation for 1943 for Foreign War Relief, see p. 433.]

INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENTS

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

For all expenses necessary for the work of the American Battle Monuments Commission authorized by the Act of March 4, 1923 (36 U. S. C. 121-138), and by Executive Order Numbered 6614 of February 26, 1934, including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries for carrying out the purposes of said Act and Executive order without submission to the Attorney General of the United States under the provisions of section 355 of the Revised Statutes (34 U. S. C. 520; 40 U. S. C. 255); employment of personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; including not to exceed $3,000 for allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light, as authorized by the Act approved June 26, 1930 (5 U. S. C. 118a); purchase and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments in Europe at a cost not exceeding $500; travel expenses; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries which may be paid for in advance; the maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles which may be furnished to the Commission by other departments of the Government or acquired by purchase; printing, binding, engraving, lithographing, photographing, and typewriting, including the publication of information concerning the American activities, battlefields, memorials, and cemeteries in Europe; transfer of household goods and effects as provided by the Act of October 10, 1940, and regulations promulgated thereunder, and, when ordered or approved by the Commission, expenses of travel of dependents of employees when transferred from one official station to another, and the temporary transfer of employees by the Commission between places in foreign countries or between foreign countries and the United States, including transfers incident thereto, or, in the case of new appointments, transfer from place of appointment, may, if ordered or approved by the Commission, be regarded as a transfer from one official station to another for permanent duty for the purpose of authorizing the payment of travel of dependents and for the purposes of said Act of October 10, 1940, and regulations promulgated thereunder; and the purchase of maps, textbooks, newspapers and periodicals; $50,000: Provided, That notwithstanding the requirements of existing laws or regulations, and under such terms and conditions as the Commission may in its discretion deem necessary and proper, the Commission may contract for work, supplies, materials, and equipment in Europe and engage, by contract or otherwise, the services of architects, firms of architects, and other technical and professional personnel: Provided further, That when traveling on business of the Commission, officers of the Army serving as members or as secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses as provided for civilian members of the Commission: And provided further, That the Commission may delegate to its chairman, secretary, or officials in charge

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