TITLE II-CORPORATIONS The following corporations and agencies, respectively, are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Budget for the current fiscal year for each such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided: FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND NONADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, Not to exceed a total of $2,430,000 shall be available for administrative expenses of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, which may procure services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for individuals, and contracts for such services with one organization may be renewed annually, and uniforms or allowances therefor in accordance with the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131-2133), and said amount shall be derived from funds available to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, including those in the Federal Home Loan Bank Board revolving fund and receipts of the Board for the current fiscal year and prior fiscal years, and the Board may utilize and may make payment for services and facilities of the Federal home-loan banks, the Federal Reserve banks, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, and other agencies of the Government (including payment for office space): Provided, That all necessary expenses in connection with the conservatorship of institutions insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation or preparation for or conduct of proceedings under section 6(i) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act or under section 5(d) of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 or section 407 or 408 of the National Housing Act and all necessary expenses (including services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the handling, including the purchase, sale, and exchange, of securities on behalf of Federal home-loan banks, and the sale, issuance, and retirement of, or payment of interest on, debentures or bonds, under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, as amended, shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof: Provided further, That members and alternates of the Federal Savings and Loan Advisory Council shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Board as approved by the Board for transportation expenses incurred in attendance at meetings of or concerned with the work of such Council and may be paid not to exceed $25 per diem in lieu of subsistence: Provided further, That expenses of any functions of supervision. (except of Federal home-loan banks) vested in or exercisable by the Board shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, except for the limitation in amount hereinbefore specified, the administrative expenses and other obligations of the Board shall be incurred, allowed, and paid in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of July 22, 1932, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1421-1449): Provided further, That the nonadministrative expenses (except those included in $2,430,000 (corporate funds) the first proviso hereof) for the supervision and examination of Fed- LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL SAVINGS AND Not to exceed $1,315,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, which shall be on an accrual basis and shall be exclusive of interest paid, depreciation, properly capitalized expenditures, expenses in connection with liquidation of insured institutions or preparation for or conduct of proceedings under section 407 or 408 of the National Housing Act, liquidation or handling of assets of or derived from insured institutions, payment of insurance, and action for or toward the avoidance, termination, or minimizing of losses in the case of insured institutions, legal fees and expenses, and payments for expenses of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board determined by said Board to be properly allocable to said Corporation, and said Corporation may utilize and may make payment for services and facilities of the Federal home-loan banks, the Federal Reserve banks, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and other agencies of the Government: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, except for the limitation in amount hereinbefore specified, the administrative expenses and other obligations of said Corporation shall be incurred, allowed and paid in accordance with title IV of the Act of June 27, 1934, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1724–1730a). HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE AGENCY LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, OFFICE OF THE ADMINIS- Not to exceed $1,903,000 shall be available for all administrative expenses of carrying out the functions of the Administrator under the program of housing loans to educational institutions (title IV of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1749-1749d), but this amount shall be exclusive of payment for services and facilities of the Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, the Federal home-loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 Ü.S.C. 1811-1831). LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR, PUBLIO FACILITY LOANS Not to exceed $1,220,000 of funds in the revolving fund established pursuant to title II of the Housing Amendments of 1955, as amended, shall be available for administrative expenses, but this amount shall be exclusive of payment for services and facilities of the Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, the Federal home-loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1831). LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND NONADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR, HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY Not to exceed $885,000 of funds in the revolving fund established pursuant to section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701q et seq.), shall be available for administrative and nonadministrative expenses, but this amount shall be exclusive of pay ment for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRA- During the current fiscal year not to exceed $135,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, but this amount shall be exclusive of expenses necessary in the case of defaulted obligations to protect the interests of the Government and legal services on a contract or fee basis and of payment for services and facilities of the Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, any servicer approved by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal home-loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831). LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL NATIONAL Not to exceed $8,750,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, which shall be on an accrual basis, and shall be exclusive of interest paid, expenses (including expenses for fiscal agency services performed on a contract or fee basis) in connection with the issuance and servicing of securities, depreciation, properly capitalized expenditures, fees for servicing mortgages, expenses (including services performed on a force account, contract, or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, protection, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of real or personal property belonging to said Association or in which it has an interest, cost of salaries, wages, travel, and other expenses of persons employed outside of the continental United States, expenses of services performed on a contract or fee basis in connection with the performance of legal services, and all administrative expenses reimbursable from other Government agencies, and said Association may utilize and may make payment for services and facilities of the Federal Reserve banks and other agencies of the Government: Provided, That the distribution of administrative expenses to the accounts of the Association shall be made in accordance with generally recognized accounting principles and practices. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND NON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, For administrative expenses in carrying out duties imposed by or pursuant to law, not to exceed $9,500,000 of the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration shall be available, in accordance with the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701), including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131): Provided, That funds shall be available for contract actuarial services (not to exceed $1,500): Provided further, That nonadministrative expenses of all kinds regardless of source classified by section 2 of Public Law 387, approved October 25, 1949, including all appraisal fees regardless of source or method of financing shall not exceed $76,565,000: Provided further, That the foregoing limitation shall not apply to fees and other expenses paid by and between private parties in connection with cases processed under the Certified Agency Program. $135,000 (corporate funds) 8,750,000 (corporate funds) 9,500,000 (corporate funds) 76,565,000 (corporate funds) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND NONADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, Not to exceed the amount appropriated for such expenses by title I of this Act shall be available for the administrative expenses of the Public Housing Administration in carrying out the provisions of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 14011433), including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131): Provided, That necessary expenses of providing representatives of the Administration at the sites of non-Federal projects in connection with the construction of such non-Federal projects by public housing agencies with the aid of the Administration, shall be compensated by such agencies by the payment of fixed fees which in the aggregate in relation to the development costs of such projects will cover the costs of rendering such services, and expenditures by the Administration for such purpose shall be considered nonadministrative expenses, and funds received from such payments may be used only for the payment of necessary expenses of providing representatives of the Administration at the sites of non-Federal projects: Provided further, That all expenses of the Public Housing Administration not specifically limited in this Act, in carrying out its duties imposed by law, shall not exceed $1,420,000__. TITLE III-GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 301. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, or of the funds available for expenditure by any corporation or agency included in this Act, shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress. SEC. 302. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, or of the funds available for expenditure by any corporation or agency included in this Act, shall be used to pay the compensation of any employee engaged in personnel work in excess of the number that would be provided by a ratio of one such employee to one hundred and thirty-five, or a part thereof, full-time, part-time, and intermittent employees of the corporation or agency concerned: Provided, That for purposes of this section employees shall be considered as engaged in personnel work if they spend half time or more in personnel administration consisting of direction and administration of the personnel program; employment, placement, and separation; job evaluation and classification; employee relations and services; wage administration; and processing, recording, and reporting. SEC. 303. None of the funds provided herein shall be used to pay any recipient of a grant for the conduct of a research project an amount for indirect expenses in connection with such project in excess of 20 per centum of the direct costs. SEC. 304. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to conduct or assist in conducting any program (including but not limited to the payment of salaries, administrative expenses, and the conduct of research activities) related directly or indirectly to the establishment of a national service corps or similar domestic peace corps type of program. This Act may be cited as the "Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1964". Approved December 19, 1963. $15,484,000 (corporate funds) 1,420,000 (corporate funds) LEGISLATIVE HISTORY HOUSE REPORTS: No. 824 (Committee on Appropriations), No. 1004 (Committee of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 641 (Committee on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Volume 109 (1963): October 10: Considered and passed House. November 19: Considered in Senate. November 20: Considered and passed Senate, amended. December 10: House agreed to conference report and concurred in certain December 10: Senate adopted conference report, agreed to certain House Grand total: Definite appropriations--. Indefinite appropriations of receipts---- $13, 191, 205, 550 33, 312, 500 $13,224,518,050 NOTE. In addition to the appropriations for the fiscal year 1964 carried in the foregoing appropriation act, the following additional amounts are available for such fiscal year under Independent Offices: Permanent and indefinite appropriations (general and special accounts (p. 446). Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appro- Federal Coal Mine Safety Board of Review (p. 119) ‒‒‒. $5, 852, 000 65,000 91, 000 297, 000 650, 000 1, 000, 000 22, 513, 000 3, 000, 000 National Mediation Board (p. 144). 22, 460, 000 National Labor Relations Board (p. 144) Funds appropriated to the President: Public works acceleration (p. 178). Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (p. 202). Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (p. 203) __ United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Treasury-Post Office Departments and Executive Office Ap- Executive Office of the President, pp. 213–214). Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations 2,774, 669, 000 30,000,000 1, 800, 000 985, 000 2,575,000 1, 455, 000 98,500,000 465, 000 425, 000 3, 145, 000 7,500, 000 12, 741, 000 1, 100, 000 385, 000 200, 000 |