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DIVISION OF PRINTING

Salaries: For an additional amount for personal services in the District of Columbia, fiscal year 1941, $540.

Printing and binding: For an additional amount for printing and binding, Treasury Department, fiscal year 1941, including the same objects specified under this head in the Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1941, $64,500.

Stationery: For an additional amount for stationery, Treasury Department, fiscal year 1941, including the same objects specified under this head in the Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1941, $85,000.

BUREAU OF ACCOUNTS

Contingent expenses, public moneys: For an additional amount for contingent expenses, public moneys, fiscal year 1941, including the same objects specified under this head in the Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1941, $40,000.

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BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT

Expenses of loans: The limitation on the amount that may be obligated during the fiscal year 1941 under the indefinite appropriation "Expenses of Loans, Act of September 24, 1917, as Amended and Extended", contained in the Treasury Department Appropriation 761. Act, 1941, is hereby increased from $4,000,000 to $5,500,000: Provided, That such appropriation shall be available during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942 for the payment of all necessary expenses connected with public debt issues or with any refunding operations, to be expended as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct.

BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE

Refunding internal revenue collections: For an additional amount for refunding internal revenue collections, fiscal year 1941, including the same objects specified under this head in the Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1941, $15,000,000.

COAST GUARD

Pay and allowances: For an additional amount for pay and allowances, Coast Guard, fiscal year 1941, including the same objects specified under this head in the Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1941, $380,000.

General expenses: For an additional amount for general expenses, Coast Guard, fiscal year 1941, including the same objects specified under this head in the Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1941, $2,159,800, to remain available until June 30, 1942.

Emergency construction, vessels and shore facilities: For an additional amount for emergency construction, Coast Guard, vessels and shore facilities, fiscal year 1941, including the same objects specified under this head in the First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 1941, $457,800.

Special projects, vessels, and aids to navigation: For an additional amount for special projects, vessels, and aids to navigation, fiscal year 1941, $7,466,600, of which amount $5,850,000 shall be available for constructing or purchasing and equipping lighthouse tenders and light vessels for the Coast Guard, and, in addition, the Secretary of the Treasury may enter into contracts for an amount not in excess of $500,000 in connection with five of such tenders to meet contingencies arising under escalator clauses in contracts for such tenders which

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relate to increased costs of labor and material, and $1,616,600 shall be available for establishing and improving aids to navigation and other works.

Claims for damages, operation of vessels: To pay claims for damages adjusted and determined by the Secretary of the Treasury under the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the adjustment and settlement of certain claims for damages resulting from the operation of vessels of the Coast Guard and the Public Health Service, in sums not exceeding $3,000 in any one case", approved June 15, 1936, as fully set forth in House Document Numbered 106, Seventy-seventh Congress, $501.67.

WAR DEPARTMENT-MILITARY ACTIVITIES

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Claims for damages to and loss of private property: To pay claims for damages adjusted and determined by the Secretary of War under the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, and for other purposes", approved August 24, 1912, as fully set forth in Senate Document Numbered 23, and House Document Numbered 110, Seventy-seventh Congress, $9,151.75.

Relief of Howard R. M. Browne: For payment of Howard R. M. Browne, for baggage and property lost at La Nue, France, as authorized by the Act of October 14, 1940 (Private, Numbered 626, Seventysixth Congress), $137.

WAR DEPARTMENT-CIVIL FUNCTIONS

CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Rivers and harbors (National Defense): For an additional amount for the preservation and maintenance of existing river and harbor works and for the prosecution of projects authorized by the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the improvement of certain rivers and harbors in the interest of national defense, and for other purposes", approved October 17, 1940 (Public Act Numbered 868, Seventy-sixth Congress), and set forth in House Document Numbered 87, Seventyseventh Congress, including the objects and under the conditions specified under this head in the War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1941, $23,882,000, to be available until expended; and, in addition, the Chief of Engineers, when authorized by the Secretary of War, may enter into contracts prior to July 1, 1941, to an amount not in excess of $5,794,000 for the purposes for which this appropriation is available.

Claim for damages, river and harbor work: To pay claims for damages under river and habor work adjusted and determined by the War Department under the provision of section 9 of the River and Harbor Act, approved June 5, 1920 (33 U. S. C. 564), as set forth in House Document Numbered 105, Seventy-seventh Congress, $900.

THE PANAMA CANAL

Maintenance and operation: For an additional amount for maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal, fiscal year 1941, including the objects and conditions specified under this head in the War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1941, $11,281,300, to be available until expended, of which $10,510,000 shall be available for continuing the construction of special protective works.

No part of any appropriation or other fund contained in this title shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow

of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Provided, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered. prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Provided further, That any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation or fund in such title shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Provided further, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law.

TITLE II-JUDGMENTS AND AUTHORIZED CLAIMS

PROPERTY DAMAGE CLAIMS

Provisos.

Penalty.

SEC. 201. (a) For the payment of claims for damages to or losses of privately owned property adjusted and determined by the following respective departments and independent offices, under the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide a method for the settlement of claims arising against the Government of the United States in the sums not exceeding $1,000 in any one case", approved December 28. 1922 (31 U. S. C. 215), as fully set forth in House Document Num- 217. bered 102 of the Seventy-seventh Congress, as follows:

Federal Security Agency, $42.35;

Railroad Retirement Board, $10;
Department of Agriculture, $3,199.14;
Department of Commerce, $1,749.39;

Department of the Interior, $1,557.01;

Department of Justice, $57.01;

Navy Department, $539.02;

Treasury Department, $1,308.38;

War Department, $4,981.31;

Post Office Department, payable from postal revenues, $782.99;
In all, $14,226.60.

(b) For the payment of claims for damages to or losses of privately owned property adjusted and determined by the following respective departments and independent offices, under the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide a method for the settlement of claims arising against the Government of the United States in the sums not exceeding $1,000 in any one case", approved December 28, 1922 (31 U. S. C. 215), as fully set forth in Senate Document Numbered 25, Seventy-seventh Congress, as follows:

Federal Communications Commission, $11.50;
Department of Agriculture, $828.69;
Department of Commerce, $22.09;

Department of the Interior, $1,448.02;
Navy Department, $686.31;

War Department, $1,331.13;

In all, $4,327.74.

JUDGMENTS, UNITED STATES COURTS

SEC. 202. (a) For the payment of the final judgments, including costs of suits, which have been rendered under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1887, entitled "An Act to provide for the bringing of suits against the Government of the United States", as amended

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Suits in admiralty.

Public Buildings Administration (Federal Works Agency), $2,199.54;

Work Projects Administration (Federal Works Agency), $526.50;
War Department, $336.90;

In all, $3,062.94 together with such additional sum as may be necessary to pay costs and interest as specified in such judgments or as provided by law.

(b) For the payment of judgments, including cost of suits, rendered against the Government of the United States by United States district courts under the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act authorizing suits against the United States in admiralty for damages caused by and salvage services rendered to public vessels belonging to the United States, and for other purposes", approved March 3, 46 U. S. C. 1 781- 1925 (46 U. S. C. 781-789), certified to the Seventy-seventh Congress in House Document Numbered 108 under the following department: Navy Department, $3,000, together with such additional sum as may be necessary to pay interest as and where specified in such judgment or as provided by law.

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(c) For the payment of final judgments and decree in special cases rendered against the Government of the United States pursuant to authority contained in the Act approved August 26, 1937 (Private Act Numbered 390, Seventy-fifth Congress, first session, 50 Stat. 1097), and Act approved June 29, 1937 (Private Act Numbered 195, Seventy-fifth Congress, first session, 50 Stat. 1012), as certified to the Seventy-seventh Congress in Senate Document Numbered 27, under the War Department, $5,400, and House Document Numbered 108, under the Work Projects Administration, $1,500;

In all, $6,900, together with such additional amounts as may be necessary to pay costs and interest as specified in such judgments or as provided by law.

(d) None of the judgments contained under this caption shall be paid until the right of appeal shall have expired except such as have become final and conclusive against the United States by failure of the parties to appeal or otherwise.

(e) Payment of interest wherever provided for judgments contained in this Act shall not in any case continue for more than thirty days after the date of approval of this Act.

JUDGMENTS, COURT OF CLAIMS

SEC. 203. (a) For payment of the judgments rendered by the Court of Claims and reported to the Seventy-seventh Congress in Senate Document Numbered 26, and House Document Numbered 107, under the following establishment and departments, namely: Public Buildings Administration (Federal Works Agency), $11,482.49;

Department of Agriculture, $1,160;

Navy Department, $16,698.62;
Treasury Department, $1,892.05;

War Department, $336,205.96;

In all, $367,439.12, together with such additional sum as may be necessary to pay interest as and where specified in such judgments. (b) None of the judgments contained under this caption shall be paid until the right of appeal shall have expired, except such as have become final and conclusive against the United States by failure of the parties to appeal or otherwise.

AUDITED CLAIMS

SEC. 204. (a) For the payment of the following claims, certified to be due by the General Accounting Office under appropriations the balances of which have been carried to the surplus fund under the provisions of section 5 of the Act of June 20, 1874 (31 U. S. C. 713), and under appropriations heretofore treated as permanent, being for the service of the fiscal year 1938 and prior years, unless otherwise stated, and which have been certified to Congress under section 2 of the Act of July 7, 1884 (5 U. S. C. 266), as fully set forth in House Document Numbered 113, Seventy-seventh Congress, there is appropriated as follows:

Legislative: For public printing and binding, Government Printing Office, $52.32.

Independent Offices: For National Industrial Recovery, Civil Works Administration, $15.

For Federal Civil Works Administration, $50.90.

For Securities and Exchange Commission, $255.

For traveling expenses, Civil Service Commission, $1.

For Federal Trade Commission, $83.25.

For Interstate Commerce Commission, $15.64.

For salaries and expenses, Railroad Retirement Board, $40.15. For salaries and expenses, Federal Communications Commission, $11.50.

For salaries and expenses, National Labor Relations Board, $9. For operations under Mineral Act of October 5, 1918, $148.693.66. For salaries and expenses, Federal Housing Authority, $257.45. For medical and hospital service, penal institutions (Justice transfer to Treasury, Public Health Service, Act June 16, 1937), $110. For preventing the spread of epidemic diseases, $9.

For diseases and sanitation investigations, Public Health Service, $37.91.

For salaries and expenses, Social Security Board, $156.85.
For wage records, Social Security Board, $1.66.

For pay of personnel and maintenance of hospitals, Public Health
Service, $1,675.84.

For repair, preservation, and equipment, public buildings, Procurement Division, $26.02.

For National Industrial Recovery, Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, $2.80.

For general administrative expenses, public buildings branch, Procurement Division, $28.06.

For National Industrial Recovery, Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, $516.33.

For medical and hospital services, Veterans' Bureau, $14.50. For military and naval compensation, Veterans' Administration, $30.

For Army and Navy pensions, $50.

For salaries and expenses, Veterans' Administration, $699.46. Department of Agriculture: For exportation and domestic consumption of agricultural commodities, Department of Agriculture (transfer to Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, Act June 28, 1937), $1,921.97.

For salaries and expenses, Soil Conservation Service, $2,924.78. For emergency conservation fund (transfer from War to Agriculture, Act March 31, 1933), $89.34.

For working fund, Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service (War Conservation Corps), $33.65.

For exportation and domestic consumption of agricultural commodities, Department of Agriculture, $646.38.

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