57 STA.T .] 78TH CONG. , 1BT SESS. -CH. 228-JULY 12, 1943 or in transit while in the dispatch of their official duties, to their for- mer homes in this country or to a place not more distant for interment, and for the ordinary expenses of such interment; purchase and exchange of lawbooks and books of reference; the rental of news- reporting services; the purchase of, or subscription to, commercial and trade reports, newspapers, and periodicals; maintenance, operation, repair, and hire of motor-propelled or horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles; and printing and binding (not exceeding $100,000); $36,150,000, of which amount such sums as may be authorized by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget may be transferred to other departments or agencies of the Government for the performance by them of any of the functions or activities for which this appropriation is made, but no other agency of the Government shall perform work or render services for the Board of Economic Warfare, whether or not the performance of such work or services involves the transfer of funds or reimbursement of appropriations, unless authority therefor, in accordance with regulations issued by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall have been obtained in advance: Provided, That such sums as are included in this appropriation for special projects (classi- fied in the estimates submitted to Congress as or under Other contrac- tual services") may be expended for travel expenses, printing and binding, and purchase of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles without regard to the limitations specified for such objects under this appropriation but within such amounts as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget may approve therefor and such Director shall report to Congress each such limitation determined by him: Provided fur- ther, That not to exceed $10,000,000 of this appropriation shall be available to meet emergencies of a confidential character to be expended under the direction of the Executive Director, who shall make a certificate of the amount of such expenditure which he may think it advisable not to specify, and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the amount therein certified. Payments for articles and materials requisitioned: For the purpose of making payments to the owners thereof for articles requisitioned under authority of the Acts of October 10, 1940, and October 16, 1941, as amended (50 U. S. C. App . 711 and 721), the unexpended balance as of June 30, 1943, of the fund consisting of (1) the allocation of $200,000 to the Economic Defense Board from the emergency fund for the President by letter of November 26, 1941, and (2) the receipts credited to said appropriation by said Act of October 10, 1940, as amended and reallocated for the same purpose by said letter of allocation, is hereby continued available to the Board of Economic Warfare for the fiscal year 1944: Provided,That receipts of the sales of articles requisitioned by said Board under authority of said Act of October 16, 1941, shall be deposited to the credit of this fund and be immediately available for the purposes thereof. No part of any funds appropriated or made available herein to the Board of Economic Warfare shall be used after August 15, 1943, directly or indirectly for the procurement of services, supplies, or equipment outside the United States except for the purpose of execut- ing general economic programs or policies formally approved in writing by a majority of the Board and such writing has been filed with the Secretary of State prior to any such expenditure. OFFIEO Ot CNISORSHIP Salaries and expenses: For all expenses necessary to enable the Office of Censorship to perform the functions and duties prescribed by the P idnt, includingpersona servioe in the District of Vehicles. Printing and bind- ing. Transfer of funds. Authority for work by other agencies. Use of sums for spe dal projects. Report to Congress. Emergencies of a confidential character. Payments for requi- sitioned articles. 54 Stat. 1090; 55 Stat. 742. 60U.S.C.app. 712; Supp. II, 1 ?71 , 713 721-724. Ante, p. 271. Receipts from se. Procurement out- side U. S . after Aug. 15, 1943.
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