79TH CONG. , 2D SESS.- CH. 113-MAR. 28 , 1946 of the President, to be accounted for on his certificate solely; $883,660: Provided, That of the $1,650,000 appropriated in the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946 (Public Law 269, Seventy-ninth Congress, ch. 589, first session), under the head "Executive Office of the Presi- dent" and the subhead "Executive Mansion and Grounds" for an addi- tion to the Executive Mansion, alterations, improvements, and furnishings and improvement of grounds, $970,000 shall be returned to the Treasury, and of the remaining unexpended balance of said appropriation of $1,650,000 no part shall be used for an addition to the West Executive Office: Provided further, That employees of the departments and independent offices of the executive branch of the Government may be detailed from time to time to The White House Office for temporary assistance. EXECUTIVE MANSION AND GROUNDS For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and fix- tures, of the Executive Mansion and the Executive Mansion grounds, and traveling expenses, to be expended as the President may determine, notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act, $184,000. BUREAU OF THE BUDGET Salaries and expenses: For all expenses necessary for the work of the Bureau of the Budget, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, contract stenographic reporting services, traveling expenses, purchase and exchange of lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers and periodicals (not exceeding $25,000), tele- type news service (not exceeding $1,800), maintenance, repair, and operation of three passenger-carrying automobiles for official use, not to exceed $2,600 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), and not to exceed $42,500 for temporary employment of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, $3,272,983, of which $40,000 shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Federal Board of Hospitalization. For printing and binding, $101,000. No. part of the appropriations herein made to the Bureau of the Budget shall be used for the maintenance or establishment of more than four regional, field, or any other offices outside the District of Columbia. EMIERGENC FUND FOR THE PRESIDENT Emergency fund for the President: Not to exceed $5,000,000 of the appropriation "Emergency fund for the President" contained in the First Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1943, as supplemented and amended, is hereby continued available until June 30, 1947: Provided, That no part of such fund shall be available for allocation to finance a function or project for which function or project a budget estimate of appropriation was transmitted pursuant to law during the Seventy-ninth and Eightieth Congresses and such appropriation denied after consideration thereof by the Senate or House of Representatives or by the Committee on Appropriations of either body. 59 Stat. 634. Temporary assist- ance. 68 Stat. 394. 39 U. S. C., Supp. V, §321d. 41 U. S.C. . . Post, p. 809. 42 Stat. 1488. 6U. . C.C . 61; Supp. V, i 661 d seq. 1'oI, pp . 216, 219. Regional, etc., of- fices. 56 Stat. 704, 995; 57 Stat. 432; 58 Stat. 599; 59 Stat. 414. Restriction. 61 (jO STAT.]
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