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52 STAT.] 75TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 259-MAY 23, 1938 EXECUTIVE OFFICE COMPENSATION OF TtIE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT For compensation of the President of the United States, $75,000. For compensation of the Vice President of the United States, $15,000. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Salaries: For personal services in the office of the President, including the Secretary to the President, and two additional secre- taries to the President at $10,000 each; $135,460: Provided, That employees of the executive departments and other establishments of the executive branch of the Government may be detailed from time to time to the office of the President of the United States for such temporary assistance as may be deemed necessary. Contingent expenses: For contingent expenses of the Executive Office, including stationery, record books, telegrams, telephones, books for library, furniture and carpets for offices, automobiles, expenses of garage, including labor, special services, and miscellaneous items to be expended in the discretion of the President, $50,000. For printing and binding, $2,700. Traveling expenses: For traveling and official entertainment expenses of the President of the United States, to be expended in his discretion and accounted for on his certificate solely, $25,000. Total, Executive Office proper, $303,160. 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, the Executive Mansion green- houses, including reconstruction, and the Executive Mansion grounds, and traveling expenses, to be expended as the President may deter- mine, notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act, $146,750. Total, Executive Office, $449,910. INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENTS AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION For every expenditure requisite for or incident to the work of the American Battle Monuments Commission authorized by the Act of March 4, 1923 (36 U. S . C. 121 -133), and by Executive Order Num- bered 6614 of February 26, 1934, including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries for carrying out the purposes of said Act and Executive order without submission to the Attorney General of the United States under the provisions of section 355 of the Revised Statutes (34 U. S . C. 520; 40 U. S. C. 255); employment of personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; includ- ing not to exceed $3,000 for allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light, as authorized by the Act approved June 26, 1930 (5 U. S . C . 118a); purchase and repair of uniforms for care- takers of national cemeteries and monuments in Europe at a cost not exceeding $1,200; travel expenses; rent of office space in foreign countries; the maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles which may be furnished to the Commis- sion by other departments of the Government or acquired by pur- chase; the purchase of one motor-propelled passenger-carrying ve- hicle at a cost not exceeding $750; printing, binding, engraving, lithographing, photographing, and typewriting, including the publi- cation of information concerning the American activities, battlefields, Compensation. President. Vice President. Office of the Presi- dent. Salaries. Proviso. Temporary details. Contingent expen- ses. Printing and bind- ig. Traveling, etc., ex - penses. Executive Mansion, etc. Care, repair, etc. Independent Estab- lishments. American Battle Monuments Commis- sion. All expenses. 42 Stat. 1509. 36 U. S. C. §1121- 133. Acquisition of land abroad. R. 8. 355. 34 U. .C. §520; 40 U.S. C. 255. Living quarters. 46 Stat. 818 . 5U.S. C. 118a. Uniforms for care- takers. Vehicles. Printing, binding. etc. 411 Executive Office.