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74TH C ONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 405 . MAY 15, 1936 . books, pamphlets, maps, newspapers (not exceeding $1,500) ; pur- chase of atlases or maps ; stationery ; furniture and repairs to same ; carp ets, ma tting, o ilcloth , file cases, t owels, ice, bro oms, so ap, sponges ; fuel, lighting, and heating ; purchase and exchange of motor trucks and bicycles ; maintenance, repair, and operation of three motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles (one for the Sec- retary of Commerce and two for the general use of the Depart- ment ), and motor tr ucks an d bicyc les, to be used only fo r offic ial purposes ; freight and express charges
- postage to foreign countries ;
telegraph and telephone service ; typewriters, adding machines, and other labor-saving devices, including their repair and exchange ; first-aid outfits for use in the buildings occupied by employees of this Department ; street-car fares, not exceeding $500 ; and all other miscellaneous items and necessary expenses not included in the fore- going, $129,500, which sum shall constitute the appropriation for contingent expenses of the Department, except the Patent Office, and shall a lso be a vailabl e for t he purch ase of necessar y suppl ies and equipment for field services of bureaus and offices of the Depart- ment for which contingent and miscellaneous appropriations are specifically made in order to facilitate the purchase through the central purchasing office (Division of Purchases and Sales), as provided by law . Printing and binding. Printing and binding : For all printing and binding for the Department of Commerce, including all of its bureaus, offices, insti- tutions, and services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, Pro viso .
except the Patent Office, $450,000 : Provided, That an amount not Detail ofcopre editors. t o exceed $2,000 of this appropriation may be expended for salaries of persons detailed from the Government Printing Office for service as copy editors . Purchase of letters Not to exceed $10,000 of the appropriations for the Department patent, etc' of Commerce for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, for the pur- chas e of eq uipment or supp lies sh all be a vailabl e for th e purch ase of lett ers paten t, a pplic atio ns fo r le tters pat ent, and licen ses under letters patent that pertain to equipment, supplies, or business which Certificate of neces- the said Department of Commerce is authorized to purchase, use, si tre requ ired .
or transact when the Secretary of Commerce shall personally certify that such purchase is necessary in the public interest . Bureau of Air Com-
BUREAU OF AIR COMMERCE merce. Departmental sala- Departmental salaries : For personal services in the District of nes .
Columbia, $390,000 . Air-navigation facili- Establishment of air-navigation facilities : For the establishment tie Establishment, etc ., of aids to air navigation, including the equipment of additional air- of aids, mail routes, mail routes for day and night flying ; the construction of necessary et c. lighting, radio, and other signaling and communicating structures and apparatus ; not to exceed $50,000 for investigation, research, and e xperimen tation to devel op and improve aids to air nav igation ; aircraft, aircraft power plants, and accessories ; for personal services i n t h e f i el d ; pu rchase of moto r-propel led pas senger-c arrying vehi- cles for official use in field work, including their exchange ; special clothing, wearing apparel, and suitable equipment for aviation pur- poses ; and for the acquisition of the necessary s ites . by lease or grant, $882,920, of which not to exceed $150,000 shall be available immedi- Prooiso .
ately : Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used Usse res tri ct 68, Vol . for any purpose not authorized by the Air Commerce Act of 1926, 45,p.1404;U.S. C.,p. as amended . 2249 . Maintenance and op- Maintenance of air-navigation facilities : For repairs, alterations, eration .
and all expenses of maintenance and operation of air-navigation Pose, p .1618.
facilities, motor -propelled passenger-carr ying vehicles for official use
