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[56 STAT. PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 450 -JUNE 27, 1942 48 Stat. 58; 49 Stat. 1075; 53 Stat. 1083. 16U. S. C., Supp. I, ch. 12A . Construction of dams. Navigation termi- nals. Fertilizer and ele- mental phosphorus manufacturing plant. Ante, p. 225. Vehicles. Salaries and ex- penses. Provisos. Accounting. 48 Stat. 71 . 16U. S. C. §831y. Purchases. 41 . S.C. §5. 48 Stat. 63 . 16 U.S. C. § 831h; Supp. I, § 831h. Construction fund. 49 Stat. 1987. 46U.S.C . 1116. Administrative ex- penses. 44 Stat. 688 . 5 U. S. C. §§821-833 . Ante p. 39. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "The Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933", approved May 18, 1933, as amended by the Act approved August 31, 1935, and by the Act approved July 26, 1939 (16 U. S. C., chapter 12A), including the continued construction of Kentucky Dam at Gilbertsville, Kentucky; Watts Bar Dam and Steam Plant; Fort Loudoun Dam (including an extension to bring the waters of the Little Tennessee River within the pool of this project); Cherokee Dam; Apalachia Dam; Ocoee Dam Numbered 3; Fontana Dam; a dam on the south fork of the Holston River; a dam on the Watauga River; and an additional unit at the Sheffield steam plant; the construction of a system of public-use navigation terminals on the Tennessee River; and the beginning of construction immediately of a fertilizer and elemental phosphorus manufacturing plant at or near Mobile, Alabama; and the acquisition of necessary land, the clearing of such land, relocation of highways, and the construction or purchase of transmission lines and other facilities, and all other necessary works authorized by such Acts, and for printing and binding, lawbooks, books of reference, news- papers, periodicals, purchase as provided by section 6 of the Act approved April 28, 1942 (Public Law Numbered 527), maintenance, and operation of passenger-carrying vehicles, rents in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, traveling expenses not to exceed $615,236, and all necessary salaries and expenses connected with the organiza- tion, operation, and investigations of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for examination of estimates of appropriations and activities m the field, $136,100,000: Provided, That this appropriation and any unexpended balance on June 30, 1942, in the "Tennessee Valley Authority fund 1942", and the receipts of the Tennessee Valley Authority from all sources during the fiscal year 1943 (subject to the provisions of section 26 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended), shall be covered into and accounted for as one fund to be known as the "Tennessee Valley Authority fund, 1943", to remain available until June 30, 1943, and to be available for the payment of obligations chargeable against the "Tennessee Valley Authority fund, 1942": Provided further, That purchases may be made by the Authority during the fiscal year 1943 without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes and section 9 (b) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, as amended, when in the judgment of the Board of Directors of the Authority such a procedure will expedite the completion of projects determined by the President to be essential for defense purposes. UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION To increase the construction fund established by the "Merchant Marine Act, 1936", $980,080,000, of which not to exceed $9,956,734 shall be available for administrative expenses of the United States Maritime Commission, including the following: Personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; travel expenses in accord- ance with the Standardized Government Travel Regulations and the Act of June 3, 1926, as amended, including not to exceed $2,500 for expenses of attendance, when specifically authorized by the Chair- man of the Commission, at meetings concerned with work of the Commission; printing and binding; lawbooks, books of reference, and not to exceed $6,000 for periodicals and newspapers; contract stenographic reporting services; procurement of supplies, equipment, and services, including telephone, telegraph, radio, and teletype serv- ices; purchase and exchange (not to exceed $2,500), maintenance, 418