Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 56 Part 1.djvu/370

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PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 396-JUNE 8, 1942 Provisos. Reappropriations. 54 Stat. 629. 55 Stat. 457. Depository for valued documents. 55 Stat. 817. Space in Annex Building, Library of Congress. 55 Stat. 817 . 41 U. 8.C ., Supp.t, (16. PoNt, p.994 . office equipment; special clothing for workmen; waterproof wearing apparel; personal and other services; cleaning and repairing works of art; maintenance and driving of motor-propelled passenger-car- rying office vehicle; not exceeding $300 for the purchase of technical and necessary reference books, periodicals, and city directory; not to exceed $150 for expenses of attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in con- nection with subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol; and the compensation of the position of supervising engineer shall be at the rate of $6,000 per annum so long as the position is held by the person who was the incumbent thereof on May 15, 1941; $289,900: Provided, That the unexpended balance on June 30, 1942, of the appropriation for Capitol Building contained in the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1940, approved June 27,1940, is hereby continued available for the same purposes and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That not to exceed $6,000 of the unexpended balance on June 30, 1942, of the appropriation for Capitol Buildings contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1942, shall continue available for the same purposes until June 30, 1943. The appropriation of $25,000 contained in the Third Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1942, approved December 17, 1941, to enable the Architect of the Capitol to prepare suitable space directly beneath the crypt in the central portion of the Capitol Build- ing as a depository for the valued documents of the two Houses of Congress since the organization of the Government, shall hereafter also be available for expenditure by the Architect of the Capitol for labor and any incidental items necessary to transfer documents, cases, or other equipment from their present location in the Senate Library in the Capitol Building to the depository in the Capitol Building and to a reserved storage room in the Senate Office Building. The appropriation of $25,000, contained under the caption "Archi- tect of the Capitol" in title III Third Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1942 (Public Law 353), approved December 17, 1941, for a suitable depository for the valued documents of the two Houses of Congress, shall also be available to enable such Architect to provide suitable space for such documents in the Annex Building, Library of Congress. Capitol Grounds: For care and improvement of grounds surround- ing the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings; Capitol Power Plant; personal and other services; care of trees; planting; fertilizers- repairs to pavements? walks, and roadways; purchase of waterproof wearing apparel; maintenance of signal lights; and for snow removal by hire of men and equipment or under contract without compliance with sections 3709 (41 U. S. C. 5) and 3744 (41 U. S. C. 16) of the Revised Statutes, $147,566, of which $39,240 shall be available immediately. Legislative garage: For maintenance, repairs, alterations, personal and other services, and all necessary incidental expenses, $12,210. Subway transportation, Capitol and Senate Office Buildings: For repairs, rebuilding, and maintenance of the subway system connecting the Senate Office Building with the Senate wing of the United States Capitol and for personal and other services, including maintenance of the cars, track, and electrical equipment connected therewith, $2,000. Senate Office Building: For maintenance, miscellaneous items and supplies, including furniture, furnishings, and equipment, and for labor and materia incident thereto, and repairs thereof; and for per- sonal and other services for the care and operation of the Senate Office 342 [56 STAT.