SECRET SERVICE DIVISION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary in detecting, arresting, and delivering into other custody dealers and pretended dealers in counterfeit money, persons engaged in counterfeiting, forging, and altering United States notes, bonds, national bank notes, Federal Reserve notes, Federal Reserve bank notes, and other obligations and securities of the United States and of foreign governments (including endorsements thereon and assignments thereof), as well as the coins of the United States and of foreign governments, and persons committing other crimes against the laws of the United States relating to the Treasury Department and the several branches of the public service under its control; for the protection of the person of the President, the members of his immediate family, the Vice President, and of the person chosen to be President of the United States; purchase (not to exceed thirty-five for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; arms and ammunition; and not to exceed $20,000, with the approval of the Chief of the Secret Service, for services or information looking toward the apprehension of criminals; $2,500,000.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, WHITE HOUSE POLICE

For necessary expenses, including uniforms and equipment, and arms and ammunition, purchases to be made in such manner as the President may determine, $647,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for the employment of additional personnel without regard for the limitation contained in section 2 of the Act of August 15, 1950 (Public Law 693).

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GUARD FORCE

For necessary expenses of the guard force for Treasury Department buildings in the District of Columbia, and elsewhere, including purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms; and arms and ammunition; $450,000: Provided, That funds may be advanced or reimbursed to this appropriation from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to cover service rendered such Bureau: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Treasury may detail two agents of the Secret Service to supervise such force.

[Total, Secret Service Division, $3,597,000.]

BUREAU OF THE MINT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses at the mints at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, San Francisco, California, and Denver, Colorado; the assay offices at New York, New York, and Seattle, Washington; the bullion depositories at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and West Point, New York; and the Office of the Director of the Mint, and for carrying out the provisions of the Gold Reserve Act of 1934 and the Silver Purchase Act of 1934, including arms and ammunition, purchase and maintenance of uniforms and accessories for guards, purchase of one passenger motor vehicle (for replacement only), cases and enameling for medals manufactured, loss on sale of sweeps arising from the treatment of bullion and the manufacture of coins, not to exceed $1,000 for the expenses of the annual assay commission, and not to exceed $1,000 for acquisition, at the dollar face amount or otherwise, of specimen and rare coins,

$2,500,000

647,000

450,000

including United States and foreign gold coins and pieces of gold used as, or in lieu of, money, and ores for addition to the Government's collection; $4,600,000....

COAST GUARD

OPERATING EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for, including pay and allowances, as authorized by law, for commissioned officers, cadets, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel, on active duty; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); purchase of not to exceed thirty-one passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; maintenance, operation, and repair of aircraft; not to exceed $280,000 for recreation, amusement, comfort, and contentment of enlisted personnel of the Coast Guard, to be expended pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary; and examination of estimates of appropriations in the field; $162,700,000: Provided, That the number of aircraft on hand at any one time shall not exceed one hundred and thirteen exclusive of planes and parts stored to meet future attrition: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay any enlisted man of the Coast Guard while detailed for duty at Coast Guard headquarters if such detail increases above fifty-five the total number of enlisted men so detailed to duty at such time: Provided further, That (a) the unobligated balance of appropriation to the Coast Guard for the fiscal year 1951 for "Operating expenses" shall be transferred on July 1, 1951, to the account established by the Surplus Fund-Certified Claims Act of 1949 for payment of certified claims; (b) amounts equal to the unliquidated obligations on July 1, 1951, against the appropriation "Operating expenses", fiscal year 1951, and the appropriations to the Coast Guard for the fiscal year 1950 which were merged therewith pursuant to the Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1951, shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation, and such merged appropriation shall be available as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast Guard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred against such prior year appropriations and against this appropriation, but on July 1, 1952, there shall be transferred from such merged appropriation to the appropriation for payment of certified claims (1) any remaining unexpended balance of the 1950 appropriations so transferred, and (2) any remaining unexpended balance of the 1951 appropriation so transferred which is in excess of the obligations then remaining unliquidated against such appropriation.

[For an additional amount for 1952 for the foregoing purpose, see p. 245.]

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For establishing and improving aids to navigation; the purchase or construction of additional and replacement vessels and their equipment; the purchase of aircraft and their equipment; the construction, rebuilding, or extension of shore facilities, including the acquisition of sites and improvements thereon when specifically approved by the Secretary; and for expenditures directly relating thereto, including personal services; $15,350,000, to remain available until expended. [For an additional amount for 1952 for the foregoing purpose, see P. 245.]

$4,600,000

162, 700,000

15, 350, 000

RETIRED PAY

For retired pay for commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel; for certain members of the former Life Saving Service authorized by law (14 U. S. C. 431b); and for certain officers and employees entitled thereto by virtue of former employment in the Lighthouse Service engaged in the field service or on vessels of the Coast Guard (33 U. S. C. 763, 765); including the payment of obligations there for incurred during prior fiscal years; $16,647,000.

RESERVE TRAINING

For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Reserve, as authorized by law (14 Ú. S. C. 751–762; 37 U. S. C. 231-319), including expenses for regular personnel, or reserve personnel while on active duty, engaged primarily in administration of the reserve program; purchase of not to exceed ten passenger motor vehicles; and the maintenance, operation, and repair of aircraft; $1,850,000__. SEC. 102. This title may be cited as the "Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1952".

[Total, Coast Guard, $196,547,000.]

[Total, Treasury Department, $587,598,000.]

TITLE II-POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT

For administration and operation of the Post Office Department and the postal service, there is hereby appropriated the aggregate amount of postal revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, as authorized by law (5 U. S. C. 380; 39 Ú. S. C. 786), together with an amount from any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, equal to the difference between such revenues and the total of the appropriations hereinafter specified and the sum needed may be advanced to the Post Office Department upon requisition of the Postmaster General, for the following purposes, namely:-

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

For expenses necessary for general administration of the postal service, operation of the inspection service, and the conduct of a research and development program, including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); $250,000 to be available exclusively for procurement by contract of things and services related to design, development, and construction of equipment used in postal operations, and for contracts for management studies; rewards for information and services concerning violations of postal laws and regulations, current and prior fiscal years, in accordance with regulations of the Postmaster General in effect at the time the services are rendered or information furnished; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle (for replacement only) at not to exceed $4,500; and expenses of delegates designated by the Postmaster General to attend meetings and conventions for the purpose of making postal arrangements with foreign governments pursuant to law; and the expenses of delegates provided for herein and not to exceed $20,000 for rewards, as provided for herein, shall be paid in the discretion of the Postmaster General and accounted for solely on his certificate; $20,300,000

[For an additional amount for 1952 for the foregoing purpose, by transfer, see p. 246.]

$16, 647, 000

1,850,000

Indefinite

20, 300,000

POSTAL OPERATIONS

For expenses necessary for postal operations, not otherwise provided for, and for other activities conducted by the Post Office Department pursuant to law, including $500,000 to be available exclusively for manufacture and procurement of improved devices for postal operations and other activities; $11,579,000 to be available exclusively for the purchase of trucks, tractors, and trailers; and storage and repair of vehicles owned by, or under control of, units of the National Guard and departments and agencies of the Federal Government where repairs are made necessary because of utilization of such vehicles in the postal service; $1,850,000,000: Provided, That during $1,850,000,000 the current fiscal year the inventory of trucks, tractors, and trailers

of the Post Office Department shall not exceed seventeen thousand five hundred such vehicles at any time.

[For decrease by transfer, see p. 246.]

TRANSPORTATION OF MAILS

For payments for transportation of domestic and foreign mails by air, land, and water transportation facilities, including current and prior fiscal years settlements with foreign countries for handling of mail; and for expenses, exclusive of personal services, necessary for operation of Government-owned highway post office transportation service; $465,000,000__.

CLAIMS

For settlement of claims, pursuant to law, current and prior fiscal years, for damages (28 U. S. C. 2672; 31 U. S. C. 224c); losses resulting from unavoidable casualty (39 Ú. S. C. 49); loss of or damage to mail, and failure to remit collect-on-delivery charges (5 U. S. C. 372; 39 U. S. C. 244, 245a, 245b, 245d, 381, 382, 387); and domestic money orders more than one year old (31 U. S. C. 725k); $5,500,000__

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 202. Appropriations made in this title for general administration and for postal operations shall be available for examination of estimates of appropriations in the field.

SEC. 203. Appropriations made in this title, except those for payment of claims, shall be available for expenditures in connection with accident prevention.

SEC. 204. Appropriations made in this title available for expenses of travel shall be available, under regulations prescribed by the Postmaster General, for expenses of attendance at meetings of technical, scientific, professional, or other similar organizations concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation concerned is made.

SEC. 206. This title may be cited as the "Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1952".

[Total, Post Office Department, $2,340,800,000.]

TITLE III-GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS

The following corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi

465, 000, 000

5,500,000

tations 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 fiscal year 1952 for such corporation, except as hereinafter provided:

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF WASHINGTON

Not to exceed $950,000 (to be on an accrual basis) of the funds of the Export-Import Bank of Washington shall be available during the current fiscal year for all administrative expenses of the bank, including not to exceed $25,000 for temporary services, as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a): Provided, That necessary expenses (including special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of any real or personal property belonging to the bank or in which it has an interest including expenses of collections of pledged collateral, or the investigation or appraisal of any property in respect to which an application for a loan has been made, shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof.

SEC. 302. This title may be cited as the "Export-Import Bank of Washington Appropriation Act, 1952".

[For availability of corporate funds for 1952 for Reconstruction Finance Corporation, see p. 246.]

TITLE IV-GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, or of the funds available for expenditure by any corporation included in this Act, shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or 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 has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person 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 engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or 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 contained in this Act 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.

SEC. 402. No part of the money appropriated by this Act or of the funds made available for expenditure by the Export-Import Bank of Washington which is in excess of 75 per centum of the amount required to pay the compensation of all persons the budget estimates for per

$950,000

(corporate funds)