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by the Federal Maritime Board and the Maritime Administration, $15,350,000, within limitations as follows: Administrative expenses, including not to exceed $1,125 for entertainment of officials of other countries when specifically authorized by the Maritime Administrator and purchase of not to exceed four passenger motor vehicles for replacement onlj, $6,500,000; Maintenance of shipyard and reserve training facilities and operation of warehouses, $1,600,000; Reserve fleet expenses, $7,250,000. Maritime training: For training cadets as officers of the merchant marine at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, including pay and allowances for personnel of the United States Maritime Service as authorized by law (46 U.S.C. 1126, 63 Stat. f3s^au^ii82. ^^ 802, 64 Stat. 794, and 66 Stat. 7 9); not to exceed $2,500 for continseq. gencies for the Superintendent, United States Merchant Marine Academy, to be expended in his discretion; and not to exceed $35,000 for transfer to applicable appropriations of the Public Health Service for services rendered the Maritime Administration; $2,200,000, including uniform and textbook allowances for cadet midshipmen, at an average yearly cost of not to exceed $200 per cadet: Provided, That except as herein provided for uniform and textbook allowances this appropriation shall not be used for compensation or allowances for cadets. State marine schools: To reimburse the State of California, $47,500; the State of Maine, $47,500; the State of Massachusetts, $47,500; and the State of New York, $47,500; 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 4, 1911, as amended (34 U.S.C. 112136 Stat. 1353. 1123); $149,800 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 $320,200 for allowances for uniforms, textbooks, and subsistence of cadets at State marine schools, to be paid in accordance with regulations established pursuant to law (46 U.S.C. 53 Stat. 1182.
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Repair of reserve fleet vessels (liquidation of contract authorization): Advances may be made from the appropriation granted under this head in the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies 69 Stat. 239. Appropriation Act, 1956, to the appropriation for the current fiscal year for "Salaries and expenses, maritime activities", for administrative expenses (not to exceed $150,000) and for reserve fleet expenses (in such amounts as may be required), and such advances shall be in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such expenses. W a r Shipping Administration liquidation: The unexpended balance of the appropriation to the Secretary of the Treasury in the 61 Stat. 697. Secoud Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1948, for liquidation of obligations approved by the General Accounting Office as properly incurred against funds of the W a r Shipping Administration prior to January 1, 1947, is hereby continued available during the current fiscal year, and shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred against the working fund titled: "Working fund, Commerce, W a r Shipping Administration functions, December 31, 1946". ion".*'^^ ^ *^°^^' General provisions—Maritime activities: No additional vessels shall sions. be allocated under charter, nor shall any vessel be continued under charter by reason of any extension of chartering authority beyond 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 Admin-
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