(document certified by superintendent of documents pkisupportgpogov) signed by superintendent of documents pkisupportgpogov time: 20121009 22:37:51 z reason: gpo attests that this document has not been altered since it was disseminated by gpo location: us gpo washington dc 20401 394 public law 455july 5 1952 66 stat 65 stat 268 60 stat 810 60 stat 23 60 stat 317 emergency fund for the president national defense for expenses necessary to enable the president through such ofncefs or agencies of the government as he may designate and without regard to such provisions of law regarding the expenditure of government funds or the compensation and employment of persons in the government service as he may specify to provide in his discretion for emergencies affecting the national interest security or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year $1000000 of the unexpended balance in this fund on june 30 1952 is hereby continued available during the fiscal year 1953: provided that no part of this appropriation shall be available for allocation to finance a function or project for which function or project a budget estimate of appropriation was transmitted pursuant to law during the second session of the eightysecond congress or the first session of the eighty third congress and such appropriation denied after consideration thereof by the senate or house of representatives or by the committee on appropriations of either body executive mansion and grounds for the care maintenance repair and alteration refurnishing improvement heating and lighting including electric power and fixtures of the executive mansion and the executive mansion grounds and traveling expenses to be expended as the president may determine notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other act $341200 together with not to exceed $26000 of the unobligated balance of funds appropriated for such purpose in the independent offices appropria tlou act 1952 bureau of the budget salaries and expenses: for expenses necessary for the bureau of the budget including newspapers and periodicals (not exceeding $200); teletype news service (not exceeding $900); not to exceed $59250 for expenses of travel; and not to exceed $20000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 2 1946 (5 u s c 55a) at rates not to exceed $50 per diem for individuals; $3461200 council of economic advisers salaries and expenses: for necessary expenses of the council in carrying out its functions under the employment act of 1946 (15 it s c 1021) including newspapers and periodicals (not exceeding $200); not to exceed $2475 for expenses of travel; and press clippings (not exceeding $300); $225000 to remain available until march 31 1953 independent offices american batple monuments commission salaries and expenses: for necessary expenses as authorized by the act of juue 26 1946 (36 u s c 121 123132 138) including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchase and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the united states and its territories and possessions at a cost not exceeding $500; not to exceed $11590 for expenses of travel; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries when required by 66 stat public law 4 55july 5 1952 law of such countries; $400000 and in addition the commission is authorized to utilize for carrying out the purposes of this appropriation without dollar reimbursement from this or any other appropriation foreign currencies or credits owed to or owned by the treasury of the united states in an amount not exceeding $319550 and the secretary of the treasury is directed to make such foreign currencies or credits available to the commission in the amount stated: provided that where station allowance has been authorized by the department of the army for officers of the army serving the army at certain foreign stations the same allowance shall be authorized for officers of the armed forces assigned to the commission while serving at the same foreign stations and this appropriation is hereby made available for the payment of such allowance: provided further that when traveling on business of the commission officers of the armed forces serving as members or as secretary of the commission may be reimbursed for expenses as provided for civilian members of the commission construction of memorials and cemeteries: for expenses necessary for the permanent design and construction of memorials and cemeteries in foreign countries as authorized by the act of june 26 1946 (36 u s c 121 123132 138) and the act of august 5 1947 (50 u s c 1819) $500000 to remain available until expended and in addition the commission is authorized to utilize for carrying out the purposes of this appropriation without dollar reimbursement from this or any other appropriation foreign currencies or credits owed to or owned by the treasury of the united states in an amount not exceeding $4500000 and the secretary of the treasury is directed to make such foreign currencies or credits available to the commission in the amount stated to remain available until expended: provided that foreign currencies available to the credit of the treasury shall be used to defray expenses incurred for this purpose wherever atomic energy commission operating expenses: for necessary operating expenses of the commission in carrying out the purposes of the atomic energy act of 1946 including the employment of aliens; services authorized by section 15 of the act of august 2 1946 (5 u s c 55a); maintenance and operation of aircraft; publication and dissemination of atomic information; purchase repair and cleaning of uniforms; purchase of newspapers and periodicals (not to exceed $4000); official entertainment expenses (not to exceed $5000) ; not to exceed $2509350 for expenses of travel; reimbursement of the general services administration for security guard services; and not to exceed $23564275 for program direction and administration personnel; $708986500 together with the unexpended balances as of june 30 1952 of prior year appropriations to the atomic energy commission and such balances shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred by the commission in connection with the construction of plants and the acquisition and installation of equipment: provided that of such amounts $100000 may be expended for objects of a confidential nature and in any such case the certificate of the commission as to the amount of the expenditure and that it is deemed inadvisable to specify the nature thereof shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been expended: provided further that from this appropriation transfers of sums may be made to other agencies of the government for the performance of the work for which this appro station allowance officers of armed forces expenses 60 stat 317 61 stat 779 50 use app 119 60 stat 775 42 use 1801 note 60 stat 810 transfer of funds 396 public law 455july 5 1952 66 s t at salary res t riction 63 stat 954 5 us e 1071 note costplusa fixedfee contract etc unexpended balances c onstruction projects limitations audit by gao transfers of funds priation is made and in such cases the sums so transferred may be merjred with the appropriation to which transferred: provided further that no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee (except such officers and employees whose compensation is fixed by law and scientific and technical personnel) whose position would be subject to the classification act of 1949 as amended if such act were applicable to such position at a rate in excess of the rate payable under such act for positions of equivalent difficulty or responsibility: provided further that no part of this appropriation shall be used in connection with the payment of a fixed fee to any contractor or firm of contractors engaged under a costplusa fixedfee contract or contracts at any installation of the commission where that fee for community management is at a rate in excess of $90000 per annum or for the operation of a transportation system where that fee is at a rate in excess of $45000 per annum plant and equipment: for expenses of the commission in connection with the purchase and construction of plant and the acquisition of equipment and other expenses incidental thereto necessary in carrying out the purposes of the atomic energy act of 1946 including purchase of land and interests in land; purchase of aircraft; and purchase of not to exceed two hundred and twentyfive passenger motor vehicles of which one hundred and sixtyfive shall be for replacement only; $371741000: provided that there shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation that portion of the unexpended balances of prior year appropriations included under the appropriation for operating expenses which is applicable to plant and equipment and amounts so transferred together with the foregoing appropriation shall remain available until june 30 1953: provided further that no part of this appropriation shall be used (a) to start any new construction project for which an estimate was not included in the budget for the current fiscal year; (b) to start any new construction project the currently estimated cost of which exceeds by thirtyfive per centum the estimated cost included therefor in such budget liquidation of contract authority: for expenditure by the commission to liquidate obligations incurred under prior year contract authority $57000000 no part of the appropriations herein made to the atomic energy commission shall be available for payments under any contract hereafter negotiated without advertising by the commission except contracts with any foreign government or any agency thereof and contracts for source material with foreign producers unless such contract includes a clause to the effect that the comptroller general of the united states or any of his duly authorized representatives shall until the expiration of three years after final payment have access to and the right to examine any directly pertinent books documents papers and records of the contractor or any of his subcontractors engaged in the performance of and involving transactions related to such contracts or subcontracts: provided that no part of such appropriations shall be available for payments under any such contract which includes any provision precluding an audit by the general accounting office of any transaction under such contract any appropriation available under this act or heretofore made to the atomic energy commission may initially be used during the fiscal year 1953 to finance the procurement of materials services or other costs which are a part of work or activities for which funds have been provided in any other appropriation available to the commission: provided that appropriate transfers or adjustments between 66 stat  public law 455july 5 1952 such appropriations shall subsequently be made for such costs on the basis of actual application determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation under this head may be transferred to any other such appropriation but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 5 per centum by any such transfers reduction in contract authority: contract authority available to the commission is hereby reduced by $635623 civil service commission salaries and expenses: for necessary expenses including not to exceed $29000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 2 1946 (5 u s c 55a) ; not to exceed $10000 for medical examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; travel expenses of examiners acting under the direction of the commission and expenses of examinations and investigations held in washington and elsewhere; not to exceed $100 for the purchase of newspapers and periodicals (excluding scientific technical trade or traffic periodicals for official use); payment in advance for library membership in societies whose publications are available to members only or to members at a price lower than to the general public; not to exceed $65000 for performing the duties imposed upon the commission by the act of july 19 1940 (54 stat 767); reimbursement of the general services administration for security guard services for protection of confidential files; not to exceed $479250 for expenses of travel; and not to exceed $5000 for actuarial services by contract without regard to section 3709 revised statutes as amended; $18703350: provided that no details from any executive department or independent establishment in the district of columbia or elsewhere to the commissions central office in washington or to any of its regional offices shall be made during the current fiscal year but this shall not affect the making of details for service as members of the boards of examiners outside the immediate offices of the commission in washington or of the regional directors nor shall it affect the making of details of persons qualified to serve as expert examiners on special subjects: provided further that the civil service commission shall have power in case of emergency to transfer or detail any of its employees to or from its office or field force: provided further that members of the loyalty review board in washington and of the regional loyalty boards in the field may be paid actual transportation expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence authorized by the travel expense act of 1949 while traveling on official business away from their homes or regular places of business and while en route to and from and at the place where their services are to be performed: provided further that nothing in section 281 or 283 of title 18 united states code or in section 190 of the revised statutes (5 u s c 99) shall be deemed to apply to any person because of his appointment for parttime or intermittent service as a member of the loyalty review board or a regional loyalty board in the civil service commission no part of the appropriations herein made to the civil service commission shall be available for the salaries and expenses of the legal examining unit in the examining and personnel utilization division of the commission established pursuant to executive order numbered 9358 of july 1 1943 or for the compensation or expenses of any member of a board of examiners (1) who has not made affidavit that he has not appeared in any agency proceeding within the preceding two years and will not thereafter while a board member appear restriction 60 stat 810 5 us e 118118k 118n 41 use 5 emergency transfer etc loyalty review board 63 stat 166 5 us e 835 note 62 stat 697 legal examining unit 3 e f r 194 3 supp p 30 compensation of certain board mem bers 398 public law 455july 5 1952 66 s t at 60 stat 237 5 use 1001 compensation of officers allocating supervisory positions age limitation 58 stat 258 33 use 771775 41 stat 614 5usc691etseq 48 stat 1064 47 use 609 36 stat 629 3 c f r 1949 ed p 190 (eg 6779) 50 stat 1146 60 stat 810 in any agency proceeding as a party or in behalf of a party to the proceeding before an agency in which an applicant is employed who has been rated or will be rated by such member; or (2) who after making such affidavit has rated an applicant who at the time of the rating is employed by an agency before which the board member has appeared as a party or in behalf of a party within the preceding two years: provided that the definitions of agency agency proceeding and party in section 2 of the administrative procedure act shall apply to these terms as used herein no part of appropriations herein shall be used to pay the compensation of officers and employees of the civil service commission who allocate or reallocate supervisory positions in the classified civil service solely on the size of the group section bureau or other organization unit or on the number of subordinates supervised references to size of the group section bureau or other organization unit or the number of subordinates supervised may be given effect only to the extent warranted by the workload of such organization unit and then only in combination with other factors such as the kind difficulty and complexity of work supervised the degree and scope of responsibility delegated to the supervisor and the kind degree and value of the supervision actually exercised the civil service commission shall not impose a requirement or limitation of maximum age with respect to the appointment of persons to positions in the competitive service except such positions as the civil service commission may publish from time to time in such form and manner as it may determine: provided that no person who has reached his seventieth birthday shall be appointed in the competitive civil service on other than a temporary basis annuities panama canal construction employees and lighthouse service widows: for payment of annuities authorized by the act of may 29 1944 as amended (48 u s c 1373a) and the act of august 191950 (64 stat 465) $2707000 payment to civilservice retirement and disability fund: for financing the liability of the united states created by the act approved may 22 1920 and acts amendatory thereof (5 u s c ch 14) $321450000 which amount shall be placed to the credit of the civilservice retirement and disability fund federal communications commission salaries and expenses: for necessary expenses in performing the duties imposed by the communications act of 1934 (47 u s c 151) the ship act of 1910 as amended (46 u s c 484487) the international radiotelegraphic convention (45 stat pt 2 p 2760) executive order 3513 dated july 9 1921 as amended under date of june 30 1934 relating to applications for submarine cable licenses and the radiotelegraphy provisions of the convention for promoting safety of life at sea (50 stat 1121) including newspapers (not to exceed $175) land and structures (not to exceed $3000) special counsel fees improvement and care of grounds and repairs to buildings (not to exceed $17500) purchase of not to exceed ten passenger motor vehicles for replacement only and services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 2 1946 (5 u s c 55a) $6408460 of which not to exceed $88525 shall be available for expenses of travel federal power commission salaries and expenses: for expenses necessary for the work of the commission as authorized by law including not to exceed $202500 66 stat  public law 455july 5 1952 for expenses of travel; purchase (not to exceed one for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $500 for newspapers; $4085700 of which not to exceed $10000 shall be available for special counsel and services as authorized by section 15 of the act bf august 2 1946 (5 u s c 55a) but at rates not exceeding $50 per diem for individuals federal trade commission salaries and expenses: for necessary expenses of the federal trade commission including contract stenographic reporting services not to exceed $500 for newspapers and not to exceed $142235 for expenses of travel $4053800: provided that no part of the funds appropriated herein for the federal trade commission shall be expended upon any investigation hereafter provided by concurrent resolution of the congress until funds are appropriated subsequently to the enactment of such resolution to finance the cost of such investigation general accounting office salaries: for personal services $30100000 miscellaneous expenses: for necessary expenses including not to exceed $1062500 for expenses of travel $1960000 appropriations for the general accounting office shall be available for newspapers and periodicals (not exceeding $500) and services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 21946 (5 u s c 55a) the fourth paragraph under the heading general accounting office in public law 137 approved august 31 1951 (65 stat 274) is amended by changing two positions in grade gs18 to four positions in grade gs18 and seven positions in grade gs16 to thirteen positions in grade gs16 general services administration executive direction and staff operations: for necessary expenses in the performance of executive direction and staff operations for activities under the control of the general services administration; including not to exceed $97385 for expenses of travel; not to exceed $250 for purchase of newspapers and periodicals; and processing and determining net renegotiation rebates; $4140750 public buildings service: for necessary expenses of real property management and related activities as provided by law; including the salary of the commissioner of public buildings at the rate of $16500 per annum so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; repair and improvement of public buildings and grounds (including furnishings and equipment) under the control of the general services administration; rental of buildings in the district of columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving government agencies in connection with the assignment allocation and transfer of building space; demolition of buildings; acquisition by purchase or otherwise and disposal by sale or otherwise of real estate and interests therein; purchase of not to exceed three passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and not to exceed $177335 for expenses of travel; $101046030: provided that the foregoing appropriation shall not be available to effect the moving of government agencies from the district of columbia into buildings acquired to accomplish the dispersal of departmental functions of the executive establishment into areas outside of but accessible to the district of columbia 60 stat 810 60 stat 810 commissioner o:f public buildings dispersal of departmental functions public law 455july 5 1952 66 s t at nars advance s and reimbursements 61 stat 584 62 stat 1225 type wr it ing machines federal supply service: for necessary expenses of personal property management and related activities as provided by law; including not to exceed $250 for the purchase of newspapers and periodicals; not to exceed $77600 for expenses of travel; and the purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; $2154100 national archives and records service: for necessary expenses in connection with federal records management and related activities as provided by law; including preparation of guides and other finding aids to records of the second world war; purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; and not to exceed $23340 for expenses of travel; $4868200 the appropriate foregoing appropriation to the general services administration shall be credited with (1) advances or reimbursements for salaries and administrative expenses chargeable against other appropriations of the general services administration and such salaries and expenses may be paid from such foregoing appropriation; (2) cost of maintenance upkeep and repair included as part of rentals received from government corporations pursuant to law (40 u s c 129); (3) reimbursements for services performed in respect to bonds and other obligations under the jurisdiction of the general services administration issued by public authorities states or other public bodies and such services in respect to such bonds or obligations as the administrator deems necessary and in the public interest may upon the request and at the expense of the issuing agencies be provided from the appropriate foregoing appropriation; and (4) appropriations or funds available to other agencies and transferred to the general services administration in connection with property transferred to the general services administration pursuant to the act of july 2 1948 (50 u s c 451ff) and such appropriations or funds may with the approval of the bureau of the budget be so transferred during the current fiscal year no part of any money appropriated in this or any other act shall be used during any quarter of such fiscal year to purchase within the continental limits of the united states typewriting machines (except bookkeeping and billing machines) at a price which exceeds 90 per centum of the lowest net cash price plus applicable federal excise taxes accorded the mostfavored customer (other than the government the american national red cross and the purchasers of typewriting machines for educational purposes only) of the manufacturer of such machines during the sixmonth period immediately preceding such quarter: provided that the purchase utilization and disposal of typewriting machines shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of the federal property and ad 63 stat 377; 64 ministrative services act of 1949 as amended stat 578 41 use 201 note for necessary emergency expenses of the general services administration not otherwise provided for for operation maintenance protection repair alterations and improvements of public buildings and grounds (including furnishings and equipment) to the extent that such buildings and grounds are under the control of the general services administration for such purposes as are provided for in public law 152 eightyfirst congress as amended; rental of buildings or parts thereof in the district of columbia and elsewhercj including repairs alterations and improvements necessary for proper use by the government without regard to section 322 of the act of june 30 1932 as 47 stat 412 amended (40 u s c 278a); restoration of leased premises; moving government agencies in connection with the assignment allocation and transfer of building space; not to exceed $24300 for expenses of travel; and payment of per diem employees employed in connection 66 stat  public law 455july 5 1952 with any of the foregoing functions at rates approved by the administrator of general services or his designee not exceeding current rates for similar services in places where such services are employed; $22668250: provided that of this amount such sums as may be determined by the general services administrator to be necessary may be paid into other appropriations of the general services adminr itration only for purposes of accounting: provided further that no part of this appropriation shall be available to effect the moving of government agencies from the district of columbia to accomplish the dispersal of departmental functions renovation and improvement of federally owned buildings outside the district of columbia: for expenses necessary for continuing the program for the renovation and improvement of federally owned buildings outside the district of columbia for which funds are not otherwise available including appurtenances and approaches thereto that are under the control of the general services administration for repair and preservation as authorized by title iii of the act of june 16 1949 (public law 105) $4750000 to remain available until expended of which not to exceed $37550 shall be available for expenses of travel repair preservation and equipment outside the district of columbia : for expenses necessary for the repair alteration improvement joreservation and equipment not otherwise provided for of completed federal buildings the grounds and approaches thereof wharves and piers together with the necessary dredging adjacent thereto and care and safeguarding of sites acquired for federal buildings; the demolition of buildings thereon; and the purchase and repair of equipment and fixtures in buildings under the administration of the general services administration; $9250000 of which not to exceed $74500 shall be available for expenses of travel refunds under renegotiation act: for refunds under section 201 (f) of the renegotiation act of 1951 $9300000 which together with the unobligated balance of the appropriation granted under this head for the fiscal year 1952 shall remain available until june 30 1954: provided that to the extent refunds are made from this appropriation of excessive profits collected under the renegotiation act and retained by the reconstruction finance corporation or any of its subsidiaries the reconstruction finance corporation or the appropriate subsidiary shall reimburse this appropriation expenses general supply fund: for expenses necessary for operation of the general supply fund (except those authorized hy law to be charged to said fund) including contractual services incident to receiving handling and shipping warehouse items and including not to exceed $450 for purchase of newspapers and periodicals; and not to exceed $133900 for expenses of travel; $14536500; provided that the general supply fund shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replacment only for the purposes of this appropriation for necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions of the strategic and critical materials stock piling act of july 231946 including services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 2 1946 (5 u s c 55a) not to exceed $160425 for expenses of travel and the purchase of not to exceed two passenger motor vehicles for replacement only $203979000 to remain available until expended of which $70000000 is for liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority heretofore granted under this head: provided that any funds received as proceeds from sale or other disposition of materials on account of the rotation of stocks under said act shall be deposited to the credit and be available for expenditure restriction buildings side d c 63 stat 198 40 use 2 9 7 297a 65 stat 23 5 0 use a pp 1231 60 stat 596 50 use 98 note 60 stat 810 402 public law 455july 5 1952 66 s t at  for the purposes of this appropriation: provided further that during the current fiscal year there shall be no limitation on the value of surplus strategic and critical materials which in accordance with subsection 6 (a) of the act of july 23 1946 (50 u s c 98e (a)) may be transferred to stockpiles established in accordance with said act reduonon in contract authorizations contract authorizations available to the general services administration under the headings hereinafter set forth are hereby reduced in the following amounts: construction of public buildings outside the district of columbia $29500000 federal courts building district of columbia $3875000 housing and home finance agency omc e of the administrator salaries and expenses: for necessary expenses of the office of the administrator including rent in the district of columbia; services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 2 1946 (5 u s c 60 stat 810 55a); not to exceed $237500 for expenses of travel; expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the agency; and transportation expenses and not to exceed $25 per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by section 5 of the act of 60 stat 903 august 2 1946 (5 u s c 73b2) for persons serving without compensation as members of any advisory committee established pursuant 63 stat 439 to title vi of the housing act of 1949; $4606000: provided that 12 use 1701h necessary expenses of inspections and of providing representatives at the site of projects being undertaken by local public agencies pursuant 63 stat 414 to title i of the housing act of 1949 and of projects financed through 42 use 145 1 1460 loans to educational institutions authorized by title iv of the housing 64 stat 77 act of 1950 shall be compensated by such agencies or institutions by 12 use 1 749 1749c the payment of fixed fees which in the aggregate will cover the costs of rendering such services and expenses for such purpose shall be considered nonadministrative; and for the purpose of providing such inspections the administrator may utilize any agency and such agency may accept reimbursement or payment for such services from such institutions or the administrator and shall credit such amounts to the appropriations or funds against which such charges have been made but such nonadministrative expenses shall not exceed $455000 defense community facilities and services: during the current fiscal year not to exceed $112500 of the appropriation granted under 65 stat 760 this head in the second supplemental appropriation act 1952 shall be available for administrative expenses in connection with the construction of facilities under such appropriation public housing administration annual contributions: for the payment of annual contributions to public housing agencies in accordance with section 10 of the united 50 stat 891 states housing act of 1937 as amended (42 u s c 1410) $29880000: c i t i z e nship of provided that except for payments required on contracts entered tenant into prior to april 18 1940 no part of this appropriation shall be available for payment to any public housing agency for expenditure in connection with any lowrent housing project unless the public housing agency shall have adopted regulations prohibiting as a tenant of any such project by rental or occupancy any person other than a 66 stat  public law 455july 5 1952 citizen of the united states but such prohibition shall not be applicable in the case of a family of any serviceman or the family of any veteran who has been discharged (other than dishonorably) from or the family of any serviceman who died in the armed forces of the united states within four years prior to the date of application for admission to such housing: provided further that all expenditures of this appropriation shall be subject to audit and final settlement by the comptroller general of the united states under the provisions of the budget and accounting act of 1921 as amended: provided further that notwithstanding the provisions of the united states housing act of 1937 as amended the public housing administration shall not with respect to projects initiated after march 1 1949 (1) authorize during the fiscal year 1953 the commencement of construction of in excess of thirtyfive thousand dwelling units or (2) after the date of approval of this act enter into any agreement contract or other arrangement which will bind the public housing administration with respect to loans annual contributions or authorizations for commencement of construction for dwelling units aggregating in excess of thirtyfive thousand to be authorized for commencement of construction during any one fiscal year subsequent to the fiscal year 1953 unless a greater number of units is hereafter authorized by the congress: provided further that the public housing administration shall not after the date of approval of this act authorize the construction of any projects initiated before or after march 11949 in any locality in which such projects have been or may hereafter be rejected by the governing body of the locality or by public vote unless such projects have been subsequently approved by the same procedure through which such rejection was expressed: pro vided further that no housing unit constructed under the united states housing act of 1937 as amended shall be occupied by a person who is a member of an organization designated as subversive by the attorney general: provided further that the foregoing prohibition shall be enforced by the local housing authority and that such prohibition shall not impair or affect the powers or obligations of the public housing administration with respect to the making of loans and annual contributions under the united states housing act of 1937 as amended administrative expenses: for administrative expenses of the public housing administration $8000000 to be merged with and expended under the authorization for such expenses contained in title iii of this act indian claims commission salaries and expenses: for expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the act of august 13 1946 (25 u s c 70) creating an indian claims commission $91400 of which not to exceed $2275 shall be available for expenses of travel interstate commerce commission general expenses: for expenses necessary in performing the functions vested by law in the commission (49 u s c 1 301327 901923 10011022) except those otherwise specifically provided for in this act and for general administration including not to exceed $5000 for the employment of special counsel; contract stenographic reporting services; newspapers (not to exceed $200); not to exceed $230650 for expenses of travel; and purchase of nine passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; $9319500 of which $100000 shall be 93300 o 53 audit and settlement 42 stat 20 31 use 1 50 stat 891 42 use 1430 50 stat 888 42 use 1430 60 stat 1049 404 public law 455july 5 1952 66 st at government transportation requests 34 stat 838 35 stat 325 41 stat 498 36 stat 913 33 use 567b  60 stat 810 available for valuations of pipe lines: provided that joint board members and cooperating state commissioners may use government transportation requests when traveling in connection with their duties as such railroad safety: for expenses necessary in performing functions authorized by law (45 u s c 115172135466164; 49 u s c 26) to insure a maximum of safety in the operation of railroads including authority to investigate test experimentally and report on the use and need of any appliances or systems intended to promote the safety of railway operation including those pertaining to blocksignal and traincontrol systems as authorized by the joint resolution approved june 30 1906 and the sundry civil act of may 27 1908 (45 u s c 3537) and to require carriers by railroad subject to the act to install automatic trainstop or traincontrol devices as prescribed by the commission (49 u s c 26) including the employment of inspectors and engineers and including not to exceed $163050 for expenses of travel $974500 locomotive inspection: for expenses necessary in the enforcement of the act of february 171911 entitled an act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their locomotives with safe and suitable boilers and appurtenances thereto as amended (45 u s c 2234) including not to exceed $112620 for expenses of travel $709500 interstate commission on the potomac river basin contribution to interstate commission on the potomac river basin: to enable the secretary of the treasury to pay in advance to the interstate commission on the potomac river basin the federal contribution toward the expenses of the commission during the current fiscal year in the administration of its business in the conservancy district established pursuaut to the act of july 11 1940 (54 stat 748) $5000 national advisory committee for aeronautics salaries and expenses: for necessary expenses of the committee including one director at not to exceed $17500 per annum so long as the position is held by the present incumbent and including contracts for the making of special investigations and reports and for engineering drafting and computing services; equipment; not to exceed $240050 for expenses of travel; maintenance and operation of aircraft; purchase of four passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; not to exceed $100 for newspapers and periodicals; and services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 2 1946 (5 xj s c 55a) ; $48586100 construction and equipment: for construction and equipment at laboratories and research stations of the committee to remain available until expended $17700000 of which $1000000 shall be available for payments under contracts entered into pursuant to the contract authority heretofore granted under this head national capital housing authority maintenance and operation of properties: for the maintenance and operation of properties under title i of the district of columbia alley c cod 5103 dwelling authority act $45000: provided that all receipts derived to 5111 66 stat  public law 455july 5 1952 from sales leases or other sources shall be covered into the treasury of the united states monthly: provided further that so long as funds are available from appropriations for the foregoing purposes the provisions of section 507 of the housing act of 1950 (public law 475 eightyfirst congress) shall not be eflfective national capital park and planning commission land acquisition national capital park parkway and playground system: for necessary expenses for the national capital park and planning commission in connection with the acquisition of land for the park parkway and playground system of the national capital as authorized by section 4 of the act of may 29 1930 (46 stat 482) including services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 2 1946 (5 u s c 55a) and real estate appraisers by contract or otherwise without regard to the civil service and classification laws at rates of pay or fees not to exceed those usual for similar services; and purchase of options; $66000 to remain available until expended: provided that not exceeding $24940 of the funds available for land acquisition purposes shall be used during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses of the commission (other than payments for land) in connection with land acquisition national science foundation salaries and expenses: for expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the national science foundation act of 1950 (42 u s c 18611875) including award of graduate fellowships; services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 21946 (5 u s c 55a) at rates not to exceed $50 per diem for individuals; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $118750 for expenses of travel; and reimbursement of the general services administration for security guard services; $4750000 to remain available until expended renegotiation board salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the renegotiation board including expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the purposes of this appropriation; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $235500 for expenses of travel; services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 2 1946 (5 u s c 55a) at rates not to exceed $50 per diem for individuals; and rents in the district of columbia; $5407800 securities and exchange commission salaries and expenses: for necessary expenses including not to exceed $500 for the purchase of newspapers; not to exceed $101250 for expenses of travel; and services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 21946 (5 u s c 55a); $5245080 64 stat 81 dc code 8102 note limitation 64 stat 149 60 stat 810 60 stat 810 60 stat 810 406 public law 455july 5 1952 66 stat selective sekvice system salaries and expenses for expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the 5058 cf app selective service system as authorized by title i of the universal 45:47i military training and service act (62 stat 604) as amended including services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 2 1946 60 stat 810 g g q 55  jq q excced $250 for the purchase of newspapers and periodicals; not to exceed $78125 for expenses of travel national administration planning training and records management; not to exceed $408925 for expenses of travel state administration planning training and records servicing; $92500 for the national selective service appeal board of which not to exceed $3875 shall be available for expenses of travel; and $215200 for the national advisory committee on the selection of doctors dentists and allied specialists of which not to exceed $45000 shall be available for expenses of travel; $36772000: provided that during the current fiscal year the president may exempt this appropriation from the 31 use 665 provisions of subsection (c) of section 3679 of the revised statutes as amended whenever he deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense appropriations for the selective service system may be used for the destruction of records accumulated under the selective training 5ous1:appf3i8  scrvice act of 1940 as amended which are hereby authorized to be destroyed by the director of selective service after compliance with the procedures for the destruction of records prescribed pursuant to the records disposal act of 1943 as amended (44 u s c 36657 stat 380 380): provided that no records may be transferred to any other agency without the approval of the director of selective service smithsonian institution salaries and expenses smithsonian institution: for all necessary expenses for the preservation exhibition and increase of collections from the surveying and exploring expeditions of the government and from other sources; for the system of international exchanges between the united states and foreign countries; for anthropological researches among the american indians and the natives of lands under the jurisdiction or protection of the united states independently or in cooperation with state educational and scientific organizations in the united states and the excavation and preservation of archeological remains; for maintenance of the astrophysi cal observatory and making necessary observations in high altitudes; for the administration of the national collection of fine arts; for the administration and for the constuction and maintenance of laboratory and other facilities on barro colorado island canal zone under the provisions of the act of july 2 1940 as amended by the proviso usc 3yi6 sions of reorganization plan numbered 3 of 1946; for the mainte ote nance and administration of a national air museum as authorized by 60 stat 997 the act of august 12 1946 (20 u s c 77) ; including not to exceed $35000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 60 stat 810 2 1946 (5 u s c 55a) ; not to exceed $10225 for expenses of travel; purchase repair and cleaning of uniforms for guards and elevator conductors; repairs and alterations of buildings and approaches; and preparation of manuscripts drawings and illustrations for publication; $2419500: provided that this appropriation shall be available for the repair alteration improvement preservation and 66 stat public law 455july 5 1952 equipment of leased premises and the construction of auxiliary and appurtenant temporary structures ramps roadways and approaches thereto at the chicago international airport ohare field park ridge illinois to house the national air museum storage collections salaries and expenses national gallery of art: for the upkeep and operation of the national gallery of art the protection and care of the works of art therein and administrative expenses incident thereto as authorized by the act of march 24 1937 (50 stat 51) as amended by the public resolution of april 13 1939 (public resolution 9 20 vie il seventysixth congress) including services as authorized by section 60 stat 810 15 of the act of august 2 1946 (5 it s c 55a) ; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of the gallery for membership in library museum and art associations or societies whose publications or services are available to members only or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase repair and cleaning of uniforms for guards and elevator operators; purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and contents thereof and maintenance and repair of buildings approaches and grounds; not to exceed $1800 for expenses of travel; and not to exceed $15000 for restoration and repair of works of art for the national gallery of art by contracts made without advertising with individuals firms or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms and conditions as the gallery may deem proper; $1240550 subversive activities control board salaries and expenses: for necessary expenses of the subversive activities control board including services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 2 1946 (5 u s c 55a) not to exceed $5500 so stat sic for expenses of travel and not to exceed $100 for the purchase of newspapers and periodicals $291305 together with not to exceed $20000 of the unobligated balance of funds appropriated for this purpose in 65 stat 280 the independent offices appropriation act 1952 tariff commission salaries and expenses: for necessary expenses of the tariff commission including subscriptions to newspapers (not to exceed $200) not to exceed $13500 for expenses of travel and contract stenographic reporting services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 2 1946 (5 u s c 55a) $1291375: provided that no part of this sappropriation shall be used to pay the salary of any member of the tariff commission who shall hereafter participate in any proceedings under sections 336 337 and 338 of the tariff act of 1930 wherein he t guljvia 6or any member of his family has any special direct and pecuniary i338 interest or in which he has acted as attorney or special representative tennessee valley authority for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the tennessee valley authority act of 1933 as amended (16 u s c ch 12a) teuscaiincluding purchase (not to exceed two) and hire maintenance and 83ih2 operation of aircraft; the purchase (not to exceed two hundred and twenty of which one hundred and fifty shall be for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles $186027000 to remain available until expended and to be available for the payment of obligations chargeable against prior appropriations: provided that no restriction funds appropriated for the tennessee valley authority by this para 408 public law 455july 5 1952 66 st at 60 stat 810 38 use note foil ch 12 25 stat 450 visual education information public relations work construct ion etc restrictions graph shall be used for the maintenance or operation of any aircraft for passenger service that is not specifically confined to the active operation of the official business of the tennessee valley authority by officers or employees of such authority and not to exceed $1546650 of funds available to the tennessee valley authority shall be used for expenses of travel the tax court of the united states salaries and expenses: for necessary expenses including contract stenographic reporting services and not to exceed $35000 for travel expenses $900000: provided that travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge  veterans administration administration medical hospital and domiciliary services: for necessary expenses of the veterans administration including maintenance and operation of medical hospital and domiciliary services in carrying out the functions pursuant to all laws for which the administration is charged with administering including purchase of thirtyeight passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 2 1946 (5 u s c 55a) ; maintenance and operation of farms; recreational articles and facilities at institutions maintained by the veterans administration; expenses incidental to securing employment for war veterans; funeral burial and other expenses incidental thereto for beneficiaries of the veterans administration except burial awards authorized by veterans administration regulation numbered 9 (a) as amended; aid to state or territorial homes in conformity with the act approved august 27 1888 as amended (24 u s c 134) for the support of veterans eligible for admission to veterans administration facilities for hospital or domiciliary care; not to exceed $6000 for newspapers and periodicals; not to exceed $3530700 for expenses of travel of employees; not to exceed $45300 for the preparation shipment installation and display of exhibits photographic displays moving pictures and other visual educational information and descriptive material including the purchase or rental of equipment; $843382260 together with not to exceed $12500000 of the unobligated balance of funds appropriated for this purpose in the independent offices appropriation act 1952 from which allotments and transfers may be made to the federal security agency (public health service) the army navy and interior departments for disbursements by them under the various headings of their applicable appropriations of such amounts as are necessary for the care and treatment of beneficiaries of the veterans administration: provided that no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay in excess of seventy persons engaged in public relations work: provided further that no part of this appropriation shall be expended for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home or for the purchase of any hospital or home; and this appropriation may be used to repair alter improve or provide facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the veterans administration not otherwise provided for either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and the purchase of materials   66 stat  public law 455july 5 1952 compensation and pensions: for the payment of compensation pensions gratuities and allowances (including subsistence allowances authorized by part vii of veterans regulation la as amended) authorized under any act of congress or regulation of the president based thereon including emergency officers retirement pay and annuities the administration of which is now or may hereafter be placed in the veterans administration and for the payment of adjusted service credits as provided in sections 401 and 601 of the act of may 19 1924 as amended (38 u s c 631 and 661) $2204351000 to be immediately available and to remain available until expended readjustment benefits: for the payment of benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by titles ii iii and v of the servicemens readjustment act of 1944 $558907200 to be immediately available and to remain available until expended military and naval insurance: for military and naval insurance $6854000 to remain available until expended hospital and domiciliary facilities: for hospital and domiciliary facilities for extending with the approval of the president any of the facilities under the jurisdiction of the veterans administration or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 1 and 2 of the act approved march 4 1931 (38 u s c 438jk) or in section 101 of the servicemens readjustment act of 1944 (38 u s c 693a) to remain available until expended $108791000 of which $59000000 is for payment of obligations heretofore authorized to be incurred under this head: provided that no part of the foregoing appropriation shall be used to commence any major alteration improvement or repair unless funds are available for the completion of such work; and no funds shall be used for such work at any facility if the veterans administration is reasonably certain that the installation will be abandoned in the near future: provided further that not to exceed 55 per centum of the amounts available under this head shall be available for the employment of all necessary technical and clerical personnel for the preparation of plans and specifications for the projects as approved hereunder and in the supervision of the execution thereof and for all travel expenses field office equipment and supplies in connection therewith except that whenever the veterans administration finds it necessary in the construction of any project to employ other government agencies or persons outside the federal service to perform such services not to exceed 9 per centum of the cost of such projects may be expended for such services: provided further that amounts available under this head for portable initial equipment are increased from $31455440 to $33349581 including the purchase of one hundred and ninetyeight passenger motor vehicles major alterations improvements and repairs: for all necessary expenses of major alterations improvements and repairs to hospital and domiciliary facilities $8750000 to remain available until expended: provided that no part of the foregoing appropriation shall be used to commence any major alteration improvement or repair unless funds are available for the completion of such work; and no funds shall be used for such work at any facility if the veterans administration is reasonably certain that the installation will be abandoned in the near future national service life insurance: for the payment of benefits and for transfer to the national service life insurance fund in accordance with the national service life insurance act of 1940 as amended $54072000 to remain available until expended: provided that certain premiums shall be credited to this appropriation as provided by the act 57 stat 43 38 use note foil ch 12 43 stat 125 58 stat 287 38 use 701 694694 j 6 9 6696m note foil ch 12 46 stpt 1550 58 stat 284 restriction technical and clerical personnel port able initial equipment 54 stat loqis 38 use 818 410 public law 455july 5 1952 66 stat servicemens indemnities; for payment of liabilities under the 38 uscminote servicemens indemnity act of 1951 $8595000 to remain available until expended veterans miscellaneous benefits: for the payment of burial awards j38juscnote foil authorized by veterans administration regulation numbered 9 (a) as amended and for supplies equipment and tuition authorized by 38 use note foil p y payments authorized by part ix of veterans admin ch 12  istration reflation numbered 1 (a) as amended $17206000 to remain available until expended grants to the republic of the philippines: for payment to the republic of the philippines of grants in accordance with the act of 62 stat 1210 july 1 1948 (50 u s c app 19911996) for expenses incident to medical care and treatment of veterans $1861500 automobiles and other conveyances for disabled veterans: to enable the administrator to provide or assist in providing automobiles or other conveyances for disabled veterans as authorized by the act of 65 stat 574 october 20 1951 (public law 187) $5000000 to remain available 252f  until expended no part of the foregoing appropriations shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any persons except beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans unless reimbursement of cost is made to the appropriation at such rates as may be fixed by the administrator of veterans affairs war claims commission payment of claims for payment of claims as authorized by the war claims act of fouscappiooi 148 as amended from funds deposited in the treasury to the credit note  of the war claims fund created by section 13 (a) of said act such sums as may be necessary to be available to the secretary of the treasury for payment of claims under sections 4 (a) 4 (b) (2) 5 (a) through (e) 6 and 7 of said act to the payees named and in the amounts stated in certifications by the war claims commission and the secretary of labor or their duly authorized representatives which certifications shall be in lieu of any vouchers which might otherwise be required: provided that this appropriation shall not be available for administrative expenses: provided further that no claims shall be allowed or paid under the provisions of said war claims act of 1948 from any funds other than those covered into the treasury pursuant to the provisions of section 39 of the trading with the enemy 50 ic ip39 october 6 1917 as amended as provided by section 13 (a) of said war claims act of 1948 administrative expenses for expenses necessary for the war claims commission including services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 2 1946 (5 60 stat 810 u s c 55a); expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the purposes of this appropriation; not to exceed $9000 for expenses of travel; and advances or reimbursements to other government agencies for use of their facilities and services in carrying out the functions of the commission; $734550 to be derived from the war sousc app  claims fund created by section 13 (a) of the war claims act of 1948 2012  (publiclaw896 approved july 31948) 66 stat  public law 455july 5 1952 reduction in appropriation the unobligated balance of the funds available for necessary expenses of the national capital sesquicentennial commission as authorized by the acts of july 18 1947 (public law 203) and may 31 1949 (public law 78) is hereby rescinded effective july 11952 except for necessary liquidating expenses and such sum shall be carried to the surplus fund and covered into the treasury immediately upon the approval of this act independent officesgeneral provisions sec 102 no part of any appropriation contained in this title for the atomic energy commission shall be used to confer a fellowship on any person who advocates or who is a member of an organization or party that advocates the overthrow of the government of the united states by force or violence or with respect to whom the commission finds upon investigation and report by the federal bureau of investigation on the character associations and loyalty of whom that reasonable grounds exist for belief that such person is disloyal to the government of the united states: provided that any person who advocates or who is a member of an organization or party that advocates the overthrow of the government of the united states by force or violence and accepts employment or a fellowship the salary wages stipend grant or expenses for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this title shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be fined not more than $1000 or imprisoned for not more than one year or both: provided further that the above penal clause shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any other provisions of existing law sec 103 where appropriations in this title are expendable for travel expenses of employees and no specific limitation has been placed thereon the expenditures for such travel expenses may not exceed the amount set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted for the appropriations sec 104 where appropriations in this title are expendable for the purchase of newspapers and periodicals and no specific limitation has been placed thereon the expenditures therefor under each such appropriation may not exceed the amount of $50: provided that this limitation shall not apply to the purchase of scientific technical trade or traffic periodicals necessary in connection with the performance of the authorized functions of the agencies for which funds are herein provided sec 105 no part of any appropriation contained in this title shall be available to pay the salary of any person filling a position other than a temporary position formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the armed forces of the united states and has satisfactorily completed his period of active military or naval service and has within ninety days after his release from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than one year made application for restoration to his former position and has been certified by the civil service commission as still qualified to perform the duties of his former position and has not been restored thereto sec 106 appropriations contained in this title available for expenses of travel shall be available when specifically authorized by the head of the activity or establishment concerned for expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation concerned is made: provided aecfellows hips disloyalty re striction penalty travel expenses purchase of n e w s p a p ers and periodicals p os itions formerly held by employees entering armed forces attendance at meetings 412 public law 455july 5 1952 66 s t at purchase or sale of real estate em pi o yees engaged in personnel work n ona pplic a b 11 it y 65 stat 284 49 stat 1985 46 use 1101 et seq 46 use 1177 that appropriations contained in this title shall be available for the examination of estimates of appropriations and activities in the field without regard to limitations on travel contained in such appropriations sec 107 no part of any appropriations made available by the provisions of this title shall be used for the purchase or sale of real estate or for the purpose of establishing new offices outside the district of columbia: provided that this limitation shall not apply to programs which have been approved by the congress and appropriations made therefor sec 108 no part of any appropriation contained in this title 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 thirtyfive or a part thereof full time parttime and intermittent employees of the 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; training; wage administration; and processing recording and reporting sec 109 none of the sections under the head independent offices general provisions in this title shall apply to the housing and home finance agency or the tennessee valley authority title iidepartment of commerce marrrime activities ship construction: for an additional amount for ship construction for the payment of obligations incurred on or after july 1 1946 for ship construction reconditioning and betterments $140000000 to remain available until expended: provided that the unexpended balance of the $105000000 appropriated under this head in the independent offices appropriation act 1952 shall remain available for expenditure without fiscal year limitation operatingdifferential subsidies operatingdifferential subsidies: for the payment of obligations incurred for operatingdifferential subsidies granted on or after january 1 1947 as authorized by the merchant marine act 1936 as amended and in appropriations heretofore made to the united states maritime commission $20000000 to remain available until expended: provided that to the extent that the operatingdifferential subsidy accrual computed on the basis of parity) is represented on the operators books by a contingent accounts receivable item against the united states as a partial or complete offset to the recapture accrual the operator (1) shall be excused from making deposits in the special reserve fund and (2) as to the amount of such earnings the deposit of which is so excused shall be entitled to the same tax treatment as though it had been deposited in said special reserve fund to the extent that any amount paid to the operator by the united states reduces the balance in the operators contingent receivable account against the united states such amount unless it is forthwith deposited in the fund shall be considered as withdrawn under section 607 (h) of the merchant marine act 1936 as amended: provided further that nothing contained in this act or in any prior appropriation act 66 stat public iaw 455july 5 1952 iss shall be construed to affect the authority provided in section 603 (a) of the merchant marine act 1936 as amended (1) to grant operating differential subsidies on a longterm basis and (2) to obligate the united states to make future payments in accordance with the terms of such operatingdifferential subsidy contracts: provided further that no part of the foregoing appropriation shall be available for obligation nor any obligation made for the payment of an operating differential subsidy for any number of voyages during the current fiscal year in excess of sixteen hundred which number shall include the number of voyages under contracts hereafter awarded and of which one hundred shall be for operators who have not held contracts prior to july 11952 salaries and expenses: for expenses necessary for carrying into effect the merchant marine act 1936 and other laws administered by the federal maritime board and the maritime administration $15617850 within limitations as follows: administrative expenses including not to exceed $2000 for newspapers and periodicals; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; services as authorized by section 15 of the act of august 2 1946 (5 u s c 55a); not to exceed $1125 for entertainment of officials of other countries when specifically authorized by the maritime administrator; not to exceed $145525 for expenses of travel; and $75000 to be available exclusively for ship structure research testing and models; $8655850: provided that the maritime administration is authorized to dispense with the administrative audit of agents accounts covering voyages beginning prior to april 1 1949: provided further that funds transferred to this appropriation from the vessel operations revolving fund established under the provisions of public law 45 eightysecond congress shall not exceed a sum sufficient to provide for the employment of in excess of four hundred employees at any time during the current fiscal year; maintenance of shipyard facilities operation of warehouses and maintenance and operation of terminals including the purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only and not to exceed $2490 for expenses of travel $1921000; reserve fleet expenses $5041000 of which not to exceed $7490 shall be available for expenses of travel: provided that in addition not to exceed $1200000 of the unobligated balance of the appropriation made available under this head for the fiscal year 1952 shall remain available during the current fiscal year maritime training: for training personnel for the manning of the merchant marine (including operation of training stations at kings point new york; sheepshead bay new york; alameda california and the united states maritime service institute) including not to exceed $2474100 for personal services in the district of columbia and elsewhere which may be used to provide pay and allowances for personnel of the united states maritime service comparable to those of the coast guard as authorized by law (46 u s c 112614 f r 7707); purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; not to exceed $2500 for contingencies for the superintendent united states merchant marine academy to be expended in his discretion; not to exceed $25625 for expenses of travel; and not to exceed $72500 for transfer to applicable appropriations of the public health service for services rendered the maritime administration; $3584000 including uniforms and textbooks for cadet midshipmen to be provided in kind at an average yearly cost of not to exceed $200 per cadet: provided that this appropriation shall not be used for compensation or allowances for trainees or cadets 46 use 1173 w seq 6o stat sio  52 stat 965 36 stat 1353 52 stat 965 61 stat 695 chartering of vessels 49 stat 2011 122  12 12 utilities services an repairs 46 ijsc 1 m et seq public law 455july 5 1952 66 stat state marine schools: to reimburse the state of california $47500: the state of maine $47500; the state of massachusetts $47500; and the state of new york $47500; for expenses incurred in the maintenance and support of marine schools in such states as provided in the act authorizing the establishment of marine schools and so forth approved march 41911 as amended (34 u s c 11211123) ; $153000 for the maintenance and repair of vessels loaned by the united states to the said states for use in connection with such state marine schools; and $320200 for allowances for uniforms textbooks and subsistence of cadets at state marine schools to be paid in accordance with regulatious established pursuant to law (46 u s c 1126 (b)); $663200 war shipping administration liquidation: the unexpended balance of the appropriation to the secretary of the treasury in the secoud supplemental appropriation act 1948 for liquidation of obligations approved by the general accounting office as properly incurred against funds of the war shipping administration prior to january 11947 is hereby continued available during the current fiscal year no additional vessels shall be allocated under charter nor shall any vessel be continued under charter by reason of any extension of chartering authority bayond june 30 1949 unless the charterer shall agree that the maritime administration shall have no obligation upon redelivery to accept or pay for consumable stores bunkers and slop chest items except with respect to such minimum amounts of bunkers as the maritime administration considers advisable to be retained on the vessel and that prior to such redelivery all consumable stores slop chest items and bunkers over and above such minimums shall be removed from the vessel by the 5harterer at his own expense no money made available to the department of commerce for maritime activities by this or any other act shall be used in payment for a vessel the title to which is acquired by the government either by requisition or purchase or the use of which is taken either by requisition or agreement or which is insured by the government and lost while so insured unless the price or hire to be paid therefor (except in cases where section 802 of the merchant marine act 1936 as amended is applicable) is computed in accordance with subsection 902 (a) of said act as that subsection is interpreted by the general accounting office notwithstanding any other provision of this act the maritime (jiinigtration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease contract or occupancy involving government property under control of the maritime administration and payments received by the maritime administration for utilities services and repairs so furnished or made shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: provided that rental payments under any such lease contract or occupancy on account of items other than such utilities services or repairs shall be covered into the treasury as miscellaneous receipts no obligations shall be incurred during the current fiscal year from he construction fund established by the merchant marine act 1936 or otherwise in excess of the appropriations and limitations contained in this act or in any prior appropriation act and all receipts which otherwise would be deposited to the credit of said fund shall be covered into the treasury as miscellaneous receipts the general provisions applicable to appropriations contained in title i of this act shall apply to appropriations for maritime activities contained in this title 66 stat  public law 455july 5 1952 title iiicorporations 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 commitment 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 fiscal year 1953 for each such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: housing and home finance agency federal national mortgage association: not to exceed $3509500 shall be available for administrative expenses which shall be on an accrual basis and shall be exclusive of interest paid 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: provided further that not to exceed $138105 shall be available for expenses of travel: provided further that administrative expenses not under limitation for the purposes set forth in the budget schedules for the fiscal year 1953 shall not exceed $151000 office of the administrator (prefabricated housing): not to exceed $225000 shall be available for all administrative expenses which shall be on an accrual basis of carrying out the functions of the office of the administrator under section 102 of the housing act of 1948 as amended (12 u s c i701g) and title v of the defense housing and community facilities and services act of 1951 but this amount shall be exclusive of costs of services performed on a contract or fee basis in connection with termination of contracts and legal services on a contract or fee basis: provided that no additional loan shall be made under the authority transferred to the administrator pursuant to reorganization plan numbered 23 of 1950 for the foregoing purposes after the effective date of this act unless the administrator shall have determined that such loan is in the interest of the government in the furtherance of any existing loan or for the refinancing of any existing loan: provided further that not to exceed $6750 shall be available for expenses of travel home loan bank board: not to exceed a total of $725000 shall be available for administrative expenses of the home loan bank board including the purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only and shall be derived from funds available to the home loan bank board including those in the home loan bank board revolving fund and receipts of the federal home loan bank administration ms 59 stat 598 31 use 849 admin istrative expenses 62 stat 1275 65 stat 311 12 use 1701g 1701g3 64 stat 1279 133z15 5 use note 416 public law 455july 5 1952 66 stat  12 free uh  fionadministra 48 stat 1255 65 stat 288  k  48 stat 1246 the federal home loan bank board or the home loan bank 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 homeloan banks the federal reserve banks the federal savings and loan insurance corporation and other agencies of the government: provided that all necessary expenses in connection with the conservatorship of institutions insured by the federal savings and loan insurance corporation 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 homeloan 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 not to exceed $22500 shall be available for expenses of travel: 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 14211449) : provided furfhsr that the uonadmiuistrative expenses for the examination of federal and state chartered institutions shall not exceed $1775000 federal savings and loan insurance corporation: not to exceed $425000 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 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 specific insured institutions legal fees and expenses and payments for administrative expenses of the 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 homeloan banks the federal reserve banks the home loan bank board and other agencies of the government: provided that not to exceed $4150 shall be available for expenses of travel: 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 said corporation shall be incurred allowed and paid in accordance with (jtie iv of the act of june 271934 as amended (12u s c 17241730) home owners loan corporation: the unobligated balance of the item of $75000 made available under this head in the independent qffices appropriation act 1952 shall be available to the home loan bank board for expenditure as nonadministrative expenses to carry out final liquidation of the home owners loan corporation federal housing administration: in addition to the amounts available by or pursuant to law (which shall be transferred to this authorization) for the administrative expenses of the federal housing administration in carrying out duties imposed by or pursuant to law not to exceed $4885000 of the various funds of the federal housing administration shall be available for expenditure in accordance with national housing act as amended (12 u s c 1701) : provided that except as herein otherwise provided all expenses and obligations of said administration shall be incurred allowed and paid in accordance with the provisions of said act: provided further that not to exceed $146125 shall be available for expenses of travel: provided further that funds available for expenditure shall be available for 66 stat public law 455july 5 1952 contract actuarial services (not to exceed $1500); and purchase of periodicals and newspapers (not to exceed $500) : provided further that expenditures for nonadministrative expenses classified by section 2 of public law 387 approved october 251949 shall not exceed usc mi $28870000 public housing administration: of the amounts available by or pursuant to law for the administrative expenses of the public housing administration in carrying out duties imposed by or pursuant to law including funds appropriated by title i of this act and not to exceed $205000 of the funds appropriated for such expenses under the head defense housing in the second supplemental appropriation act 1952 not to exceed $11534000 shall be available for such expenses stat 762 including purchase of not to exceed three passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; not to exceed $697500 for expenses of travel; and expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the administration: pr(yvided that necessary tijlexpesf expenses of providing representatives of the administration at the sites of nonfederal projects in connection with the construction of such nonfederal 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 or pursuant to law shall not exceed $32722080: provided further that not to exceed $142500 of funds made available by the act of june 29 1936 (49 stat 2035) shall 4o use 431434 be available for necessary expenses including administrative expenses of the public housing administration in carrying out the provisions of the act of may 191949 (public law 65) 63 stat es inland waterways corporation inland waterways corporation (administered under the supervision and direction of the secretary of commerce) : not to exceed $481200 shall be available for administrative expenses including not to exceed $10755 for expenses of travel to be determined in the manner set forth under the title general expenses in the uniform system of accounts for carriers by water of the interstate commerce commission (effective january 1 1947); and funds available for operating expenses shall be available for purchase (not to exceed one for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles: provided that no funds shall be used to pay compensation of employees normally subject to the classification act of 1949 as tlcio7  amended at rates in excess of rates fixed for similar services under the provisions of said act nor to pay the compensation of vessel employees and such terminal and other employees as are not covered by said act at rates in excess of rates prevailing in the river transportation industry in the area (including prevailing leave allowances for vessel employees but the granting of such allowances shall not be construed as establishing a different leave system within the meaning of that term as used in section 3 of the act of december 211944 (5usc61d)) 58 stat 846 public law 455july 5 1952 66 s t at m corporationsgeneral provisions personnel work sec 302 no part of the funds of or available for expenditure by any corporation or agency included in this title 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 thirtyfive or a part thereof fulltime parttime and intermittent employees of the agency concerned: provided that for purposes of this section employees shall be considered as engaged in personnel work if they spend halftime or more in personnel administration consisting of direction and administration of the personnel program; employment placementand separation; job evaluation and classification; employee relations and services; training; committees of expert examiners and boards of civilservice examiners; wage administration; and processing recording and reporting title ivgeneral provisions annual leave gq qi hereafter no part of the funds of or available for expenditure by any corporation or agency included in this or any other act including the government of the district of columbia shall be available to pay for annual leave accumulated by any civilian officer or employee during any calendar year and unused at the close of business on june 30th of the succeeding calendar year: provided that the head of any such corporation or agency shall afford an opportunity for officers or employees to use the annual leave accumulated under this section prior to june 30th of such succeeding calendar year: provided nonappiicabiiity further that this section shall not apply to officers and employees whose post of duty is outside the continental united states: provided further that this section shall not apply with respect to the payment of compensation for accumulated annual leave in the case of officers or employees who leave their civilian positions for the purpose of entering upon active military or naval service in the armed forces of the united states: provided further that this section shall not be applicable to annual leave accumulated prior to january 1 1952 strikes or over throw of us govseo 402 no part of any appropriation contained in this act or of ernment 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 affidavit 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 penalty 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 66 stat  public law 455july 5 1952 and upon conviction shall be fined not more than $1000 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 403 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 shjll be used for publicity or propaganda purposes designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the congress sec 404 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 compensation of any civilian employee of the government whose principal or primary duties consist of acting as chauffeur or driver of any governmentowned passenger motor vehicle (other than a bus or ambulance) this section shall not apply with respect to any person whose duties consist of acting as chauffeur for the president of the united states or whose place of duty is in a foreign country sec 405 unless otherwise specifically provided the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with section 16 of the act of august 21946 (5 u s c 78) for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of busses ambulances and station wagons) is hereby fixed at $1600 sec 406 (a) no part of the money appropriated by this act to any department agency or corporation or made availaole for expenditure by any department agency or corporation which is in excess of 75 per centum of the amount required to pay the compensation of all persons the budget estimates for personal services heretofore submitted to the congress for the fiscal year 1953 contemplated would be employed by such department agency or corporation during such fiscal year in the performance of (1) functions performed by a person designated as an information specialist information and editorial specialist publications and information coordinator press relations officer or counsel photographer radio expert television expert motion picture expert or publicity expert or designated by any similar title or (2) functions performed by persons who assist persons performing the functions described in (1) in drafting preparing editing typing duplicating or disseminating public information publications or releases radio or television scripts magazine articles photographs motion pictures and similar material shall be available to pay the compensation of persons performing the functions described in (1) or (2) (b) this section shall not apply: to persons employed by the general services administration in the performance of functions or related assisting or supporting functions in connection with the publication of the federal register or to persons engaged in functions of the civil service commission related to (1) the preparation and issuance of materials relating to the recruitment of personnel for the federal service and (2) the compilation of the official register of the united states or to any department agency or corporation which does not employ more than two persons at any one time in the performance of functions described in paragraphs (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of this section sec 407 this act may be cited as the independent offices appropriation act 1953 approved july 5 1952 93300 o 53 30 m publicity or prop aganda chauffeurs passenger motor vehicles 60 stat 810 information and editorial functions nonapplicab ility short title