PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 286- -JUNE 27,1944 depreciation on engineering and road-building equipment used, and the amounts received on account of such charges shall be credited Warehouse mainte- to the appropriation concerned: Provided further, That during the ane,etc. fiscal year 1945 the appropriations for the work of the Public ERoads Administration shall be available for meeting the expenses of ware- house maintenance and the procurement, care, and handling of sup- plies, materials, and equipment stored therein for distribution to projects under the supervision of the Public Roads Administration, and for sale and distribution, to other Government activities, the cost of such supplies and materials or the value of such equipment (including the cost of transportation and handling) to be reimbursed to appropriations current at the time additional supplies, materials, or equipment are procured, from the appropriation chargeable with the cost or value of such supplies, materials, or equipment: Provided Medical supplies, further, That the appropriations available to the Public Roads Administration may be used in emergency for medical supplies and services and other assistance necessary for the immediate relief of employees engaged on hazardous work under that Administration: Attendane at meet- Providedfurther, That the appropriations for the work of the Public in gs . Roads Administration shall be available for necessary expenses (not exceeding $9,000) of attendance at meetings and conferences of high- way departments, associations, organizations, and other agencies con- Temporaryemploy- cerned, and (not exceeding $15,000) for the temporary employment, ment. by contract or otherwise, of technical consultants and experts without 41U .c.. 6. regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, and civil service and classification laws. INTER-AMERICAN HIGHWAY Fulfillment of U. S . obligations. 45 Stat. 1697. 39 Stat. 355. 42 Stat. 217. Surveys and con- struction. 55 Stat. 860 . 41U.S.C.I5. 54 Stat. 868 . For all necessary expenses to enable the President to utilize the services of the Public Roads Administration in fulfilling the obliga- tions of the United States under the Convention on the Pan-American Highway Between the United States and Other American Republics, signed at Buenos Aires, December 23,1936, and proclaimed September 16, 1937 (51 Stat. 152), for the continuation of cooperation with several governments, members of the Pan American Union, in con- nection with the survey and construction of the Inter-American Highway as provided in public resolution, approved March 4, 1929 (Public Resolution 104), as amended or supplemented, and for per- orming engineering service in pan-American countries for and upon the request of any agency or governmental corporation of the United States, $100,000 to be derived from the administrative funds provided under the Act of July 11, 1916, as amended or supplemented (23 U. S . C. 21), or as otherwise provided. For surveys in connection with and the construction of the Inter- American Highway, in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved December 26,1941 (Public Law 375), and necessary expenses incident thereto without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, $2,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended and in addition thereto the Commissioner of Public Roads is authorized to enter into contracts for this purpose in an amount not exceeding $6,000,000. FEDERAL-AID SECONDARY OR FEEDER ROADS For secondary or feeder roads, including farm-to-market roads, rural free delivery mail roads, and public-school bus routes, $3,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which sum is a part of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1942, by section 2 of the Act approved September 5, 1940 (Public Law 780). [58 STAT.
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