62 STAT.] 80TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 555 -557-JUNE 19, 1948 authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a). SEC. 12. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropriation Act, 1949 the District of Colum- bia is authorized to purchase typewriters for educational instruc- tion purposes at not to exceed the lowest price paid for typewriters for such purposes by schools in the States of Maryland or Virginia. TITLE II-REDUCTIONS IN APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 201. Amounts available from appropriations are hereby reduced in the sums hereinafter set forth, such sums to be covered into the general fund of the District of Columbia: Public schools, expenses, District of Columbia (Act June 27, 1942), $194,470; Buildings and grounds, public schools, District of Columbia (Acts July 1,1941; December 28, 1945), $24,226.45; Capital outlay, Public Library, District of Columbia (Acts June 28, 1944; June 30, 1945; July 9, 1946), $35,638.33; Northwest Health Center, building, District of Columbia (Act July 1, 1941), $108,482.18; and the contract authorization of $250,000 for the construction of a building for a health center in northwest Wash- ington, contained in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1942, is hereby repealed; Capital outlay, Gallinger Municipal Hospital, District of Columbia (Acts June 30, 1945; December 28, 1945), $19,316.65; Public-convenience stations, site and construction, District of Columbia (Act June 27, 1942), $35,699.21. SEC. 202. This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1949". Approved June 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 556] AN ACT To provide for the temporary free importation of lead. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the import duties imposed under paragraphs 391 and 392 of title I of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on lead-bearing ores, flue dust, and mattes of all kinds, lead bullion or base bullion, lead in pigs and bars, lead dross, reclaimed lead, scrap lead, antimonial lead, and antimonial scrap lead shall not apply with respect to imports entered for con- sumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the period beginning with the day following the date of the enactment of this Act and ending with the close of June 30, 1949. Approved June 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 557] AN ACT To authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to transfer a portion of the Veterans' Administration center at Los Angeles, California, to the State of California for the use of the University of California. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Adminis- trator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized, subject to such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, to transfer to the State of California for the use of the University of California as a research and medical center and allied purposes a portion of the Veterans' Administration 559 60 Stat. 810. Ante, p. 415. 56 Stat. 432. 55 Stat. 512; 59 Stat. 643. 58 Stat. 515; 59 Stat. 278; 60 Stat. 507. 55 Stat. 517 . Repeal. 55 Stat. 617 . 59 Stat. 282, 643. 56 Stat. 424. Short title. June 19, 1948 [H. R . 6489] [Public Law 725] 46 Stat. 62$. 19 U. S. C. §I10(1, pars. 391, 392. June 19, 1948 [II. R . 6716] [Public Law 7261 Los Angeles, Calif. Transfer of land.
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