1040 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 658-JUNE 25, 1948 [62 STAT. Restriction. Office of the Secretary in said Act: Provided, That no part of this appropriation may be used to enforce any regulation prohibiting the export of one-hundred-pound bags of flour as or in gift packages of any type or quantity. PATENT OFFICE Salaries and expenses: Appropriations under this head in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Acts for the fiscal years 631 tat. 2D 9 ; ant°, 1948 and 1949, available for services as authorized by section 15 of 60stat. 10 . the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S . C. 55a), shall be available for management and operational studies, by contract or otherwise, of the Patent Office. WEATHER BUREAU Ante, p. 327. Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1949, for "Salaries and expenses", $370,000. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Columbia Basin flood repair: To enable the Secretary of the Interior, through such bureaus of the Department of the Interior as he may designate, and in such manner as he shall determine, to reimburse applicable appropriations for costs of manpower and equipment diverted for flood work and to repair, reconstruct, rehabilitate, and replace structures, buildings, and other facilities (including equip- ment) under the jurisdiction of the Department damaged or destroyed by the flood in the Columbia Basin area, $2,000,000, to remain avail- able until June 30, 1949. CONTINGENT EXPENSES, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Contingent expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1948, 61 Stat. 461. for contingent expenses of the Department of the Interior, $17,000, for payment of claims pursuant to section 403 of the Federal Tort 60St. 843. Claims Act of August 2,1946 (28 U. S . C . 921). Ante, p . 1008. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Red Lake Band, Chippewa Indians, Minnesota (tribal funds): For a per capita payment of $50 each to the members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota, $130,000, payable from the proceeds of the sale of timber and lumber of the Red Lake Reservation: Provided, That this amount is made available contingent upon the Pods p. 1218 . enactment of H. R . 5355, Eightieth Congress, second session. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION Fort Sumner irrigation district, New Mexico: For the purpose of aiding and assisting the Fort Sumner Irrigation District in New Mex- ico to protect its diversion dam and the existing works of said irriga- tion district from flood damage, in the event the Secretary of the Interior determines that flood damage is or appears to be imminent, $60,000, to be reimbursable and to remain available until expended. Construction: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1949, for "Con- Post, p. 128. struction", $453,000, to remain available until expended, for Preston Bench project, Idaho: Provided,That this paragraph shall be effective Ante, p. 442. only upon the enactment into law of S. 1987, Eightieth Congress.
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