77TH CONG. , 2D SESS. - CH. 473--JULY 2, 1942 traveling expenses; the purchase, including exchange, operation, maintenance, and repair, of two motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for official use in field work; not to exceed $13,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia; printing and binding; purchase in the District of Columbia and elsewhere of furniture and equipment, professional and scientific books and publications, stationery and supplies, typewriting, adding, computing, and addressing machines, and other labor-saving devices, accessories, and repairs, including exchange and maintenance thereof, and purchase of such personal wearing apparel or equipment as may be required for the protection of employees while engaged in their work, $349,325: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior acting through the Director of the Bureau of Mines, is hereby authorized to accept buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public or private sources offering to cooperate in carrying out the purposes of this appropriation, and to carry out the projects in cooperation with other departments or agencies of the Federal Government, States, and State agencies, and other organizations: Provided further, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes shall not be construed to apply to this appropriation; Construction and equipment of an electrodevelopment laboratory: To cover the construction and equipment of an electrodevelopment laboratory to study the application of electrical energy to the proc- essing of minerals, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; purchase in the District of Columbia and elsewhere of furniture and equipment, stationery and supplies, type- writing, adding and computing machines, accessories and repairs; professional and scientific books and publications; traveling expenses; purchase of land; construction and equipment of a building or build- ings to house the electrodevelopment laboratory; engagement by con- tract or otherwise, and at such rates of compensation as the Secretary of the Interior may determine, of the services of architects or firms or corporations thereof, that are necessary to design and construct the building or buildings; and for all other necessary expenses not included in the foregoing, $500,000, of which amount not to exceed $8,300 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia: Provided, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S. C . 5) shall not be construed to apply to this appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Mines, is hereby authorized to accept lands, buildings, or other contributions from public or private sources offering to cooperate in carrying out the purposes of this laboratory; Gaseous and solid fuel reduction of iron ores (national defense): For all necessary expenses, without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, for pilot-scale tests on the gaseous and solid-fuel reduction of iron ores, including laboratory research and maintenance and operation of pilot plants; procurement of necessary materials and ores; purchase or lease of land or buildings; construction and equip- ment of buildings; engagement by contract or otherwise, at such rates of compensation as the Secretary of the Interior may determine, of engineers, architects, or firms or corporations thereof necessary to design and construct the buildings and pilot plants; supplies and equipment; travel expenses: not to exceed $9,500 for personal services in the District of Columbia; not to exceed $500 for printing and binding; books of reference and periodicals; purchase not to exceed $2,775 (including exchange), operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger-carrying automobiles; special wearing apparel and equip- ment for the protection of employees while employed; purchase in the District of Columbia and elsewhere of other items otherwise Provisos. Contributions. 41 U.S .C. 5. Electrodevelopment laboratory. Provisos. Contributions. Gaseous and solid fuel reduction of iron ores. 41U.S.C.i . 543 56 STAT.]
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