Legislative Branch Appropriations

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Page 75 - May 1, 1940, shall have entered upon service in the merchant marine, shall be entitled to receive, in addition to any pay for such service, compensation in their civilian positions covering their accumulated or current accrued leave, or to elect to have such leave remain to their credit until their return from such service.
Page 75 - ... (A) if such position was in the employ of the United States Government, its Territories or possessions, or the District of Columbia, such person shall be restored to such position or to a position of like seniority, status, and pay...
Page 66 - ... the amount of any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate or misleading certificate made by him, as well as for any payment prohibited by law or which did not represent a legal obligation.
Page 1 - Washington, DC The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 11 am, in the committee room, Capitol, Hon.
Page 15 - Will you correct the record on that, or somebody will be charging us with having made an appropriation to purchase books at $15 or $20 a volume. Mr. MACLEISH. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It was stupid of me. During this period, we purchased about 50,000 volumes. Now, the point that I am trying to make here is that on March 20 we had 14,000 volumes in the hands of the Government defense agencies and that the 14,000 volumes were purchased Senator OVERTON. Will you place that statement in the...
Page 66 - Congress to certify vouchers for payment from appropriations and funds, shall (1) be held responsible for the existence and correctness of the facts recited in the certificate or otherwise stated on the voucher or its supporting papers and for the legality of the proposed payment under the appropriation or fund involved...
Page 66 - Capitol to certify any payroll or other voucher covering any expenditure from any appropriation for the Senate Office Building, or for any other building or activity, unless the obligation involved was incurred by him or under his direction. (June 8, 1942, ch. 396, § 1, 56 Stat. 343.) S174J-1.
Page 75 - Be it enacted by the Senate anil House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be cited as the "Defense Production Act Amendments of 1953".
Page 43 - Provided, That the unexpended balance on June 30, 1942, of the appropriation for Capitol Building contained in the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1940, approved June 27, 1940, is hereby continued available for the same purposes and shall remain available until expended: Provided further.
Page 67 - Will you give vour full name to the reporter? Sergeant EASTON. Sgt. Joseph W. Easton, stationed in the Senate Office Building, member of the Capitol Police. Senator OVERTON. Will you make your statement as briefly as you can, because the Senate is going to convene in a few minutes. Sergeant EASTON. I do not think it will take more than 5 minutes. I only have five typewritten pages here which will give you a complete picture of what we would like to present to this committee, if we may. LETTER FROM...

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