78TH CONG. , IST SESS.-CH. 17-MAR . 18, 1943 $274,273 to $285,453, and that the limitation on the amount which may be expended for traveling expenses of members and employees is increased by $38,541. Construction, Langley Field, Virginia: For construction and equip- ment of additional and the remodeling of existing buildings and research facilities on the United States military reservation at Langley Field, Virginia, $141,000. Construction, Cleveland, Ohio: For completing construction and equipment of the aircraft engine research laboratory at Cleveland, Ohio, $2,103,000: Provided, That the limitation of $18,171,000 upon the total cost of construction and equipment is hereby increased to $20,274,000. UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION Construction fund, United States Maritime Commission: To increase the construction fund established by the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, $4,000,000,000: Provided, That the amount of contract authorizations contained in prior Acts for ship construction and facil- ities incident thereto is hereby increased by $5,250,000,000 (toward which $3,076,280,455 is included in the amount appropriated herein): Provided further, That without regard to the limitations imposed thereon in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1943, the Com- mission is hereby authorized to incur obligations for administrative expenses, including the objects specified in such Appropriation Act, during the fiscal year 1943, of not to exceed $16,625,000, payable from such construction fund: Provided further, That no merchant vessel constructed under any contract entered into by the United States Maritime Commission pursuant to any appropriation or contract authorization specifically granted by Act of Congress (except Public Law 5, Seventy-seventh Congress) to such Commission shall be dis- posed of under the Act of March 11, 1941 (Public Law 11, Seventy- seventh Congress), as amended, except by lease which must end not later than six months after the termination of the present war, as reclaimed by the President, or at such earlier time as the Congress by concurrent resolution or the President by proclamation may designate. VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION Printing and binding: For an additional amount for printing and binding for the Veterans' Administration, fiscal year 1943, $165,000. Notwithstanding the provision to the contrary in the last paragraph of section 1 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1943, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is hereby authorized, whenever he finds the procurement of an adequate butter supply is not feasible, to purchase from the funds appropriated for the Veterans' Adminis- tration for the fiscal year 1943 such butter substitutes as may be nec- essary to meet the requirements of the Veterans' Administration facilities. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLLECTOR'S OFFICE For an additional amount for personal services, fiscal year 1943, $7,820. SEITLEMENT OF CLAIMS For the settlement of claims in excess of $250, approved by the Commissioners in accordance with the provisions of the Act of February 11, 1929, as amended by the Act of June 5, 1930 (45 Stat. 1160; 46 Stat. 500), $500. Travel expenses. Limitation in- creased. 49 Stat. 1987. 46 U.S. C. §1116. Contract authoriza- tions. 56 Stat. 418 . Administrative ex- penses. Post, p. 442 . Disposition of mer- chant vessels. 55 Stat. 6, 31. 46 U. S. C., Supp. II, §§ 1119a, 1119b, 1125a, 1214, 22 U. . C., Supp. II , §§ 411-419. Ante, p. 20 . Butter substitutes. 56 Stat. 421 . Post, p. 448. D. C. Code 1 1-M2 to 1-905 . 25 57 STAT.]
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