PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 286-JUNE 27, 1944 Pot, p. 874 Miscellaneous expenses: For all expenses necessary for the work of the General Accounting Office, including travel expenses; pro- curement and exchange of lawbooks and books of reference, and not to exceed $100 for periodicals; and maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, $1,198,600. Printing and bind- For all printing and binding for the General Accounting Office, gPot, p.85. including monthly and annual editions of selected decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States, $200,000. Post, p. 874. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION 24 Stat. 379, 386; 34 Stat. 584; 41 Stat. 474; 54 Stat. 898. 49U. 8 .C. chs. 1, 8, 12; Supp. II, chs. 1, 8, 12, 13. Post, p. 75L Reports and inves- tigations. Safety appliances. 34 Stat. 838. 35 Stat. 325 . 41 Stat. 498; 50 Stat. 835; 54 Stat. 919. 34 Stat. 838. SALARIES AND EXPENSES General administrative expenses: For salaries and expenses neces- sary in the execution of laws to regulate commerce, including one chief counsel, one director of finance, and one director of traffic, at $10,000 each per annum, field hearings, traveling expenses and con- tract stenographic reporting services $3,119,000, of which amount not to exceed $2,797,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, exclusive of special counsel, for which the expenditure shall not exceed $50,000; not exceeding $5,000 for purchase and exchange of necessary books, reports, newspapers, and periodicals. Regulating accounts: To enable the Interstate Commerce Com- mission to enforce compliance with section 20 and other sections of the Interstate Commerce Act as amended by the Act approved June 29, 1906, the Transportation Act, 1920 (49 U. S . C . 20), and the Transportation Act of 1940, including the employment of neces- sary special accounting agents or examiners, and traveling expenses $473,000, of which amount not to exceed $130,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Safety of employees: To enable the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion to keep informed regarding and to enforce compliance with Acts to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon rail- roads; the Act requiring common carriers to make reports of acci- dents and authorizing investigations thereof; and to enable the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate and test appliances intended to promote the safety of railway operation, as authorized by the Joint Resolution approved June 30, 1906 (45 U. S . C . 35), and the provision of the Sundry Civil Act approved May 27, 1908 (45 U. S . C. 36, 37), to investigate, test experimentally, and report on the use and need of any appliances or systems intended to pro- mote the safety of railway operation, inspectors, and for traveling expenses, $604,000, of which amount not to exceed $102,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Signal safety systems: For all authorized expenditures under sec- tion 25 of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended by the Trans- portation Act, 1920, the Act of August 26, 1937 (49 U. S . C . 26), and the Transportation Act of 1940, with respect to the provision thereof under which carriers by railroad subject to the Act may be required to install automatic train-stop or train-control devices which comply with specifications and requirements prescribed by the Com- mission, including investigations and tests pertaining to block-signal and train-control systems, as authorized by the Joint Resolution approved June 30, 1906 (45 U. S . C. 35), and including the employ- ment of the necessary engineers, and for traveling expenses, $182,000,. of which amount not to exceed $38,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, 372 [58 STAT.
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