Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 62 Part 1.djvu/476

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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 472-JUNE 16, 1948 Transfer of U. S . Employment Service. 58 Stat. 293. 38U. S.C. §5695- 695f; Supp. I, § 695. 59 Stat. 617. 5U..C.. 133y-7. Effective July 1, 1948, the United States Employment Service, including its functions under title IV of the Servicemen's Readjust- ment Act of 1944, is transferred to the Federal Security Agency, and on and after such date the functions of the Secretary of Labor with respect to the United States Employment Service are transferred to the Federal Security Administrator and shall be performed by him or under his direction and control, by such officers and employees oi the Federal Security Agency as he may designate. There are trans- ferred to the Federal Security Agency, for use in connection with the functions transferred by the provisions of this paragraph, the per- sonnel, property, and records of the Department of Labor related to the United States Employment Service, and the balances of such prior appropriations, allocations, and other funds available to the United States Employment Service as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget may determine. The provisions of section 9 of the Reor- ganization Act of 1945 (Public Law 263, Seventy-ninth Congress) shall apply to the transfer effected by this paragraph in like manner as if such transfer were a reorganization of the agencies and functions concerned under the provisions of that Act. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Grants to States for public assistance: For grants to States for old- age assistance, aid to dependent children, and aid to the blind as authorized in titles I, IV, and X of the Social Security Act, as amended 49Stat. 620, 27, . (42 U. S . C., ch. 7, subch. I, IV, and X), $797,0000000, of which such 306,601-606,1201-1206; amount as may be necessary shall be available for grants for any SUAnte, p. 9 period in the fiscal year 1948 subsequent to March 31, 1948. Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Public Assistance: For expenses necessary for the Bureau of Public Assistance, including personal serv- ices in the District of Columbia and services as authorized by section 60 Stat. 810. 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C.55a) ; $1,350,000. Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance: For necessary expenses, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act 60 Stat. 810. of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); not more than $36,122,000 may be expended from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund, together with $277,000 from the general fund of the Treasury 42 U.st. s9 (for carrying out title II of the Act of August 10, 1946 (42 U. S . 42 US. 9., Supp. I, i 410 note. 410)), the two amounts to be accounted for as one fund: Provided, Advanceofunds. That of the amount herein made available for expenditure, advances in not to exceed the amounts indicated shall be made to appropriations Pot, pp . 448 , 447. of the Federal Security Agency as follows: $297,500 to "Salaries, Office of the General Counsel" for legal services; and $300,000 to Salaries, Office of the Administrator", $160,000 to "Salaries and expenses, Division of Service Operations", and $67,000 to "Salaries and expenses, Office of the Commissioner", for expenses properly allo- cable to activities relating to the old-age and survivors insurance pro- gram: Provided further, That of the amount herein made available for expenditure, not more than $95,000 may be expended with- out regard to section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932, as amended 47 tat. 412 . f cer(40 U. S. C. 27 8a), for alterations, repairs, and improvements to the Repair, etc., of cer- tain buildings. Candler Building in Baltimore, Maryland, and to the Sterling Annex of the Elks Building in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, of which amount not more than $15,000 may be spent for alterations, repairs, and equip- ment for an employee cafeteria in the Candler Building, which amount, except such part as may be necessary for incidental expenses of the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, may be transferred to the Public Buildigs Administration, Federal Works Agency, for 446 [62 STAT.