PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 466-JUNE 14, 1948 [CHAPTER 466] June 14, 1948 AN ACT [l. R. 5770] Making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the [Public Law 640] fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, and for other purposes. Treasury and Post Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Office Departments Appropriation Act, United States of America in Congress assembled, 1949. Treasury Deprt- TITLE I-TREASURY DEPARTMENT ment Appropriation Act, 1949. Post, pp. 560 , 1047. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Treasury Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, namely: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Salaries: For personal services in the District of Columbia, $380,000: essengers, limita- Provided That no part of the money appropriated shall be used to pay the salaries of more than fifteen messengers assigned to duty in the Office of the Secretary. Personal or property damage claims: For payment of claims stat: s3. pursuant to section 403 of the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U. S. C. 921), $30,000. Penalty mail costs: For deposit in the Treasury for penalty mail oSt, p. 1049. of the Treasury Department (39 U. S. C. 321d), $5,900,000. Statefunds under Renegotiation Act: To enable the Secretary of the 50 U. s C. app. Treasury to make refunds required by section 403 (a) (4) (D) I1191 (a) (4) (D). (relating to the recomputation of the amortization deduction) and by 58 Stat. 89. 58US.t C. a pp . the last sentence of section 403 (i) (3) (relating to excess inventories) 1191 (i) (3). of the Renegotiation Act; and to refund any amount finally adjudged or determined to have been erroneously collected by the United States pursuant to a unilateral determination of excessive profits, with in- terest thereon (at a rate not to exceed 4 per centum per annum) as may be determined by the War Contracts Price Adjustment Board, such interest to be computed to the date of certification of the amount to the Treasury Department for payment; $2,000,000: Provided,That to the extent refunds are made from this appropriation of excessive 50 U. s . c . app. profits collected under the Renegotiation Act and retained by the A191;Supp. I 1191. Reconstruction Finance Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, the Ante, p. 2cn0. Reconstruction Finance Corporation or the appropriate subsidiary Courtifcation of shall reimburse this appropriation: Provided further, That the War Contracts Price Adjustment Board or its duly authorized repre- sentatives shall certify the amount of any refunds to be made in pursuance hereof to the Secretary of the Treasury who shall make payment upon such certificate in lieu of any voucher which might otherwise be required. DIVISION OF TAX RESEARCH Salaries: For personal services in the District of Columbia, $125,000. OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL Salaries: For personal services in the District of Columbia, $250,000. Salaries and expenses, Office of Contract Settlement: For necessary Stt.49. expenses, including contract stenographic reporting services, to carr 58 Stat. 649. servi of the Settemn of ,o crry 41U.s. . 101- out the provisions of the Contract Settlement Act of 1944, $75,000. 125; Supp. I, §102 dt l.: 1 U.S .S. . 59a. ', p. 868. DIVISION OF PERSONNEL Salaries: For personal services in the District of Columbia, $120,000. Health service programs, Treasury Department: For health service 408 [62 STAT.
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