58 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 286-JUNE 27, 1944 repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for official use in the field, travel expenses not to exceed $39,000, including not exceeding $1,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings which in the discretion of the Commission are necessary for the efficient discharge of its responsibilities, reimbursement to ships of the United States for charges incurred by such ships in transmitting information in compliance with section 357 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, $2,104,500, of which amount not to exceed $1,341,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, including compensation of employees of the Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Federal Communications Commission, $16,700. Salaries and expenses, national defense: For all expenses necessary to enable the Federal Communications Commission, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, to perform its functions related to national defense, including radio monitoring and foreign broadcast analysis, including all of the items of expenditure for which the appro- priation "Salaries and expenses, Federal Communications Commis- sion", is available and not to exceed $9,000 for salary of Director of the Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service; not to exceed $40,000 for the temporary employment of persons or organizations, by contract or otherwise, without regard to the civil service and classification laws and, in the case of language or other experts, without regard to any requirements of this Act with respect to citizenship, where citizens qualified to perform such work are not available; and not to exceed $24,200 for printing and binding, $4,191,143: Provided,That upon the expiration of sixty days after the cessation of hostilities between the United States and the principal enemy powers or after the date of an armistice between the United States and the principal enemy powers, this appropriation shall cease to be available for obligations unless Congress shall otherwise provide by law. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For all expenses necessary for the work of the Federal Power Com- mission as authorized by law except for the work authorized by the Act of June 28, 1938, authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes (33 U. S. C. 701a), including traveling expenses; expenses of attend- ance at meetings which in the discretion of the Commission are necessary for the efficient discharge of its responsibilities; contract stenographic reporting services; hire, maintenance, repair, and opera- tion of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, including not more than one such vehicle for general administrative use in the Dis- trict of Columbia; and not exceeding $5,000 for purchase and exchange of lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals, $1,997,000; of which amount not to exceed $1,175,000 shall be available for personal services in the District of Columbia exclusive of not to exceed $10,000, which may be expended for consultants and special counsel. Flood-control surveys: For all expenses necessary for the work of the Federal Power Commission as authorized by the provisions of the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1215), including travel expenses; con- tract stenographic reporting services; $144,500, of which amount not to exceed $95,000 shall be available for personal services in the Dis- trict of Columbia. 365 50 Stat. 195. 47U.S. c. 367. Interdepartment Radio Advisory Com- mittee. National-defense ac- tivities. 41U.S .C. 16 . Availability of funds. Post, p. 874. 52 Stat. 1215. 33U.8. . 701b d seq.; Supp. II1, § 701b et seq. 33U.8.C.i70bde seq.; Supp. III, I 701b d seq.
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