63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 354 -JULY 20, 1949 land is essential to the protection of the health or safety of the insti- tution; firearms and ammunition; purchase and exchange of farm products and livestock; $18,800,000: Provided, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, shall not be construed to apply to any purchase or service rendered under this appropriation when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $500: Provided further, That collections in cash for meals, laundry, barber service, uniform equipment, and any other items for which payment is made originally from appropriated funds, may be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the appropriation for maintenance and operation of the institutions. Medical and hospital service: For medical relief for inmates of penal and correctional institutions and appliances necessary for patients including personal services in the District of Columbia and furnishing and laundering of uniforms and other distinctive wearing apparel necessary for the employees in the performance of their official duties; $1,592,000: Provided, That there may be transferred to the Public Health Service such amounts as may be necessary, in the discre- tion of the Attorney General for direct expenditure by that Service. Construction of buildings and facilities: For construction, remodel- ing, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions and all necessary expenses incident thereto, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General by contract or purchase of material and hire of labor and services and utilization of labor of United States prisoners as the Attorney General may direct, $497,000, of which $280,000 shall be available for replace- ment of a power plant at the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas; and, in addition, the Attorney General is authorized to enter into contracts and incur obligations in an amount not to exceed $900,000, for completion of such replacement at a total cost not to exceed $1,180,000. Support of United States prisoners: For support of United States prisoners in non-Federal institutions and in the Territory of Alaska, including necessary clothing and medical aid; rent, repair, alteration, and maintenance of buildings and the maintenance of prisoners therein, occupied under authority of sections 4 and 5 of the Act of May 14, 1930 (18 U. S. C. 4003, 4009) ; support of prisoners becoming insane during imprisonment and who continue insane after expiration of sentence, who have no relatives or friends to whom they can be sent; shipping remains of deceased prisoners to their relatives or friends in the United States and interment of deceased prisoners whose remains are unclaimed; expenses incurred in identifying, pursuing, and returning escaped prisoners and for rewards for their capture; and for repairs, betterments, and improvements of United States jails, including sidewalks; $1,675,000. OFFICE OF ALIEN PROPEBTY Office of Alien Property: The Attorney General, or such officer as he may designate, is hereby authorized to pay out of any funds or other property or interest vested in him or transferred to him pursuant to or with respect to the Trading with the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917, as amended (50 U. S . C . App.), necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the powers and duties conferred on the Attorney General pursuant to said Act: Provided,That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be available in the current fiscal year for the general administrative expenses of the Office of Alien Property, including printing and bind- ing; rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia; not to exceed $70,000 for services as authorized by section 461 41 U.S.C. 56. Ante, p. 403. Credit of appropria- tion. Transfer of funds. U. 8. Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kans. U. S . prisoners in non-Federal institu- tions and in Alaska. 46 Stat. 326 , 62 Stt. 848, 849. 18 U. 8. C. Supp. II, I§ 4003, 4009. 40 Stat. 411. 50U.S.0.app. 1; Supp. H, 4td . Administrative ex- penses.
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