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and treatment of quarantine detainees pursuant to section 322 (e) of the Act in private or other public hospitals when facilities of the Public Health Service are not available, including insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries when required by law of such countries; and the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; $2,900,000‒‒‒‒‒

National Institutes of Health, operating expenses: For the activities of the National Institutes of Health, not otherwise provided for, including research fellowships and grants for research projects pursuant to section 301 of the Act; the regulation and preparation of biologic products; the purchase of not to exceed three passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; not to exceed $1,000 for entertainment of visiting scientists when specifically approved by the Surgeon General; erection of temporary structures; and grants of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), cortisone, and other chemical substances, and for development of other related compounds; $15,500,000

National Cancer Institute: To enable the Surgeon General, upon the recommendations of the National Advisory Cancer Council, to make grants-in-aid for research and training projects relating to cancer; to cooperate with State health agencies, and other public and private nonprofit institutions, in the prevention, control, and eradication of cancer by providing consultative services, demonstrations, and grantsin-aid; for the purchase of not to exceed two passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and to otherwise carry out the provisions of title IV, part A, of the Act; $19,500,000, of which not less than $4,625,000 shall be available exclusively for payment of obligations for research and training grants incurred under authority heretofore granted under this head.

Mental health activities: For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 311, 312, and 314 (c) of the Act with respect to mental diseases, $10,518,987, of which not less than $573,000 shall be available exclusively for payment of obligations for research and training grants incurred under authority heretofore granted under this head.

National Heart Institute: For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the National Heart Act, including the purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, $10,000,000Dental health activities: For expenses not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the Surgeon General to carry out the purposes of the Act with respect to dental diseases and conditions, $1,598,654.

Construction of research facilities: For construction of research facilities, to be transferred (except such part as may be necessary for incidental expenses and purchase of equipment by the Public Health Service) to the General Services Administration, and to remain available until expended, as follows:

For continuation of construction of a combined hospital and research building as authorized under this head in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Acts of 1949 and 1950, $10,400,000, of which $10,000,000 is for payment of obligations incurred under authority heretofore granted under this head.

For payment of obligations incurred under authority heretofore granted to enter into contracts for construction of auxiliary service area structures, as authorized under this head in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1950, $300,000

For payment of obligations incurred under authority heretofore granted to enter into contracts for construction of additional auxiliary structures as authorized under this head in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1951, $350,000__

$2,900, 000

15, 500, 000

19, 500,000

10, 518, 987

10, 000, 000

1,598, 654

10, 400, 000

300,000

350,000

For purchase and installation of additional equipment, supplies, and furnishings for structures heretofore provided under this head, $6,635,540.

Commissioned officers, pay, and so forth: For pay, uniforms and subsistence allowances, increased allowances for foreign service and commutation of quarters for not to exceed one thousand five hundred regular active commissioned officers; for medals, decorations, and retired pay of regular and reserve commissioned officers; for payment of claims for private property lost, destroyed, captured, abandoned, or damaged in the military service of the United States, as authorized by law (31 U. S. C. 222c, h; 42 U. S. C. 213); and for six months' death gratuity pay and burial payments for regular commissioned officers; $1,861,500, and the Surgeon General is authorized to advance to this appropriation from appropriations made available to the Public Health Service for the current fiscal year such additional amounts as may be necessary for pay and allowances of the officers herein authorized.

Salaries and expenses: For the divisions and offices of the Office of the Surgeon General and for miscellaneous expenses of the Public Health Service not appropriated for elsewhere, including conducting research on technical nursing standards and furnishing consultative nursing services; preparing information, articles, and publications related to public health; conducting studies and demonstrations in public health methods; carrying on international health activities, including not to exceed $1,000 for entertainment of officials of other countries when specifically authorized by the Surgeon General; and purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; $2,745,868-.

[Total, Public Health Service, $346,610,408.]

SAINT ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL

Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the maintenance and operation of the hospital, including purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, clothing for patients and cooperation with organizations or individuals in scientific research into the nature, causes, prevention, and treatment of mental illness, $2,135,000__

Major repairs and preservation of buildings and grounds: For miscellaneous construction, alterations, repairs, and equipment, on the grounds of the hospital, including preparation of plans and specifications, advertising, and supervision of construction, $136,500, to remain available until expended: Provided, That any part of this amount may be transferred to the General Services Administration. [Total, Saint Elizabeths Hospital, $2,271,500.]

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Federal Credit Unions: For expenses necessary for the supervision of Federal credit unions, $175,000, together with the aggregate of amounts received from certificate, supervision, and examination fees collected from Federal credit unions as authorized by law, of which total sum not more than $626,671 shall be available for personal services.

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$6,635, 540

1,861, 500

2,745, 868

2, 135,000

136, 500

175,000

and indefinite

Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance: For necessary expenses, including purchase of two passenger motor vehicles; and furnishing, repairing, and cleaning of wearing apparel and equipment used by building guards; not more than $58,000,000 (trust funds) may be expended from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance

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58,000,000

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trust fund, of which not more than $49,549,400 shall be available for personal services.

Reimbursement to Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund: For reimbursement to the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund for administrative costs and for benefits paid during the period July 1, 1949 through August 31, 1950 to the survivors of veterans of World War II eligible for benefits as provided under section 210 of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U. S. C. 410), $3,734,000.

$3,734, 000

Grants to States for public assistance: For grants to States for oldage assistance, aid to dependent children, aid to the blind, and aid to the permanently and totally disabled, as authorized in titles I, IV, X, and XIV of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U. S. C., ch. 7, subch. I, IV, and X, 64 Stat. 477), $1,150,000,000, of which such 1, 150, 000, 000 amount as may be necessary shall be available for grants for any period in the prior fiscal year subsequent to March 31 of that year.

Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Public Assistance: For expenses necessary for the Bureau of Public Assistance, $1,600,000, of which not more than $1,455,400 shall be available for personal services.

Salaries and expenses, Children's Bureau: For necessary expenses in carrying out the Act of April 9, 1912, as amended (29 U. S. C. 18a), and title V of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U. S. C., ch. 7, subch. V), including purchase of reports and material for the publications of the Children's Bureau and of reprints for distribution, $1,500,000, of which not more than $1,238.900 shall be available for personal services: Provided, That no part of any appropriation contained in this title shall be used to promulgate or carry out any instructions, order, or regulation relating to the care of obstetrical cases which discriminate between persons licensed under State law to practice obstetrics: Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not be so construed as to prevent any patient from having the services of any practitioner of her own choice, paid for out of this fund, so long as State laws are complied with: Provided further, That any State plan which provides standards for professional obstetrical services in accordance with the laws of the State shall be approved.

Grants to States for maternal and child welfare: For grants to States for maternal and child-health services, services for crippled children, and child-welfare services as authorized in title V, parts 1, 2, and 3, of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U. S. C., ch. 7, subch. V), $31,500,000: Provided, That any allotment to a State pursuant to section 502 (b) or 512 (b) of such Act shall not be included in computing for the purposes of subsections (a) and (b) of sections 501 and 514 of such Act an amount expended or estimated to be expended by the State.

Salaries and expenses, Office of the Commissioner: For expenses necessary for the Office of the Commissioner for Social Security, $200,000, together with not to exceed $110,300 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund.

Grants to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to States under titles I, IV, V, X, and XIV, respectively, of the Social Security Act, as amended, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary, the obligations incurred and the expenditures made thereunder for payments under each of such titles to be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year..

In the administration of titles I, IV, V, X, and XIV, respectively, of the Social Security Act, as amended, payments to a State under any of such titles for any quarter in the period beginning April 1 of the prior year, and ending June 30 of the current year, may be

1,600,000

1,500,000

31,500,000

200, 000 and

110,300

(trust funds)

Indefinite

made with respect to a State plan approved under such title prior to or during such period, but no such payment shall be made with respect to any plan for any quarter prior to the quarter in which such plan was submitted for approval.

[Total, Social Security Administration, $1,188,709,000.]

OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

Salaries, Office of the Administrator: Salaries, Office of the Administrator, $2,050,000, together with not to exceed $403,000 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund: Provided, That the Administrator may advance to this appropriation from appropriations of constituent organizations of the Federal Security Agency such sums as may be necessary to finance the regional office activities of such constituent organizations.

[For appropriation for 1952 for salaries and expenses, defense production activities, see p. 257.]

Salaries and expenses, Division of Service Operations: For expenses necessary for the Office of the Administrator, including salaries for the Division of Service Operations; and purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; $711,500, together with not to exceed $123,500 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund, of which total sum not more than $402,045 shall be available for personal services: Provided, That the Administrator may advance to this appropriation from appropriations of constituent organizations of the Federal Security Agency such sums as may be necessary to cover the charges for services, supplies, equipment, and materials furnished.

Salaries, Office of the General Counsel: Salaries, Office of the General Counsel, $396,478, together with not to exceed $22,950 to be transferred from the appropriation "Salaries and expenses, certification and inspection services", and not to exceed $389,000 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund.

Surplus property disposal: For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of subsections 203 (j) and (k) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, relating to dis posal of real and personal excess property for educational purposes and protection of public health, $90,000. [Total, Office of the Administrator, $3,209,141.]

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 202. Appropriations under this title available for salaries and expenses shall be available for examination of estimates of appropriations in the field, and for payment in advance when authorized by the Federal Security Administrator for dues or fees for library membership in organizations whose publications are available to members only or to members at a price lower than to the general public.

SEC. 203. Appropriations under this title available for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a).

SEC. 204. Appropriations under this title available for salaries and expenses shall be available for travel expenses and for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the function or activity for which any such appropriation is made.

SEC. 205. None of the funds appropriated by this title to the Social Security Administration for grants in aid of State agencies to cover, in whole or in part, the cost of operation of said agencies including the salaries and expenses of officers and employees of said agencies,

$2,050, 000 and $403,000 (trust funds)

694, 013 and 119,827 (trust funds) (as reduced by sec. 704)

375, 128 and
390,753
(trust funds
and
transfers)
(as reduced
by sec. 704)

90,000

shall be withheld from the said agencies of any States which have established by legislative enactment and have in operation a merit system and classification and compensation plan covering the selection, tenure in office, and compensation of their employees, because of any disapproval of their personnel or the manner of their selection. by the agencies of the said States, or the rates of pay of said officers or employees.

This title may be cited as the "Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1952".

[Total, Federal Security Agency, $1,715,027,843.]

TITLE III—NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U. S. C. 141–167), and other laws, including expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Board when specifically authorized by the Chairman or the General Counsel; and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); $8.233,959, of which not more than $6,622,284 shall be available for personal services: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2 (3) of the Act of July 5, 1935 (49 Stat. 450), and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 3 (f) of the Act of June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1060).

This title may be cited as the "National Labor Relations Board Appropriation Act, 1952".

TITLE IV-NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the National Mediation Board, including stenographic reporting services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), $394,247, of which not more than $299,307 shall be available for personal services.

Arbitration and emergency boards: For expenses necessary for arbitration boards established under section 7 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U. S. C. 157), and emergency boards appointed by the President pursuant to section 10 of said Act (45 U. S. C. 160), including stenographic reporting services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), $144,000, of which not more than $114,000 shall be available for personal services.

NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the National Railroad Adjustment Board, including stenographic reporting services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), $600,000, of which not more than $460.774 shall be available for personal services and of which not less than $250,000 shall be available for compensation (at rates not in excess of $75 per diem) and expenses of referees appointed pursuant to section 3 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended.

This title may be cited as the "National Mediation Board Appropriation Act, 1952".

[Total, National Mediation Board, $1,092,243.]

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