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PUBLIC LAW 123-JUNE 30, 1955
Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies Appropriation Act; J)epartments of State and Justice, the Judiciary, and related ayencies Appropriation Act; Public Works Appropriation Act; (2) Appropriations made by this subsection shall be available to the extent and in the manner which would be provided for by the pertinent appropriation Act. (3) Whenever the amount which would be made available or the authority which would be granted under an Act listed in this subsection as passed by the House is different from that which would be made available or granted under such Act as passed by the Senate, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the lesser amount or the more restrictive authority. (4) Whenever an Act lifted in this subsection has been passed by only one House or Avhere an item is included in only one version of an Act as passed by both Houses, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the appropriation, funds, or authority granted by the one House, but at a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate or the rate permitted by the action of the one House, whichever is lower. (b) Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities which were conducted in the fiscal year 1955 and listed in this subsection (1) at a rate for operations not in excess of the current rate or the rate provided for in the budget estimate, whichever is lower, plus increased pay costs pursuant to law, or (2) in the amount or at the rate specified herein: Legislative branch; Funds appropriated to the President, Emergency fund for international affairs; President's Commission on Veterans Pensions; Export-Import Bank of Washington; Small Business Administration; Federal Civil Defense Administration, Civil defense functions of Federal agencies (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare functions o n l y); Department of Agriculture, Agricultural conservation program service (wind-erosion control); Department of Defense, Government and relief in occupied areas; Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Conservation and development of mineral resources (Rifle, Colorado); Fish and Wildlife Service, Investigation of resources (International Convention for High Seas Fisheries); Mutual Security programs, $200,000,000, to be expended in accord with provisions of law applicable to such programs during the fiscal year 1955 and at a rate for any individual program not in excess of the current rate therefor: Provided, That administrative expenses for such programs shall not exceed the current rate. SEC. 102. Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this title shall remain available until (a) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this title, or (b) enactment of the aj^plicable appropriation Act by both Houses without any provision for such project or activity, or (c) July 31, 1955, whichever first occurs. SEC. 103. Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this title may be used without regard to the time limitations set forth in subsection (d)(2) of section 3679, Revised Statutes, and expenditures therefrom shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which
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