SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C1-1. 468. 1925. 1209 EMERGENCY SHIPPING FUND milénergency shipping For expenses of the United States Shipping Board Emergency C<iinif$i¤iri<i¤ii§i¤¤i;é¤i<iii Fleet Corporation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1926, for i“{?§f°Zf°;,°i°g§§?m‘ administrative purposes, miscellaneous adjustments, losses due to S M the maintenance and operation of ships, for the re air of ships, and for carrying out the provisions of the Merchant glarine Act, 1920, (a) the amount on hand July 1, 1925, but not in excess of the sums sufficient to cover all obligations incurred prior to July 1, 1925, and then unpaid; (b) $24,000,000; (c) the amount received during the ,,,0,,,,,, fiscal year ending June 30, 1926, from the operation of ships: Pro- Payments limited. oided, That no part of these sums shall be used for the payment of claims otlggri than thlcisefregulting from currept tiperation and maintenance; so muc o the total proceeds o al sales ertaining to · - · _ liquidation received during the fiscal year, 1926, but nlot exceeding Llqmdationupeuses $4,000,000, as is necessary to meet the expenses of liquidation, including also the cost of the tie—up and the salaries and expenses of the Payment 0, mms personnel directly engaged in liquidation: Provided, That 110 part *¤*¤idd¤¤· of this sum shall be used for the payment of claims. Ummudedbdmm That portion of the special claims a pro riation, contained in the mr _<=¤=1ims continued Independent Offices Appropriation Xct dor the Hscal year 1923, °`i$ii,ii2§jp_w_ committed prior to July 1, 1923, and remaining unexpended on June 30, 1925, shall continue available until June 30, 1926, for the same purposes and under the same conditions. No part of the sums appropriated in this Act shall be used to ¤g>i>§°i>i siiiiizcrizii pay the compensation of any attorney, regular or special for the °u° ' United States Ship ing Board or the United States ping Board Emergency lileet Corporation unless the contract oi) employment has been approved by the Attorney General of the United States" Pay restriction. No officer or employee of the United States Shippin Board or the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation shall be paid a salary or compensation at a rate per annum in excess of $10,000 except the following: One at not to exceed $25,000 and seven at not to exceed $18,000 each. , ,,,,dm,,g by Em, No part of the sums appropriated in this Act shall be available <=¤¤¤¤v B¤r¤¤¤- for the payment of certiged public accountants, their agents or employees, and all auditing of every nature requiring the services of outside auditors shall be furnished through the Bureau of Efli- ,,,,,,_,,_ ciency: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall limit the c,£:§¤?;,g;;i*¢;gg;f¤r United States Shipping Board or the United States Shipcping Board ga ' Emer ency Fleet Corporation from employing outsi e auditors to audit claims in litigation for or against the United States Shipping Board or the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet oxlporation. _ _ _ Summa cmnm ho part of the sums appropriated in this Act shall be used for actual expenses of subsistence exceeding $5 a day or per diem in lieu of subsistence exceeding $4 for any officer or employee of the United States Shipping Board or the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Cor oration. _ Rem in me Dimm No part of the funds oi) the United States Shipping Board mirrored. Emergency Fleet Corporation shall be available for the rent of buildings in the District of Columbia during the fiscal year 1926 if suitable space is provided for said corporation by the Public Buildmegs Commission- - . . cinmsbvanaagaxae That all claims of the Navy Department against the United new DepS1rtmentcan· States Shipping Board and the United States Shipping Board °°‘°d‘ Emergency Fleet Corporation and all claims of the United States Shipping Board or the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation against the Navy Department arising prior to
