PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 621-OCT. 6, 1949 62 Stat. 983. 28 U. S. C., Supp. II, 7 2672. Ante, pp. 62,106. 60 Stat. 903. 31 U. . C.§ 543. 62 Stat. 1066 . 62 Stat. 137 . 22 U. S. C., Supp. II, 1 1501 et seq. Ante, p. 50. 62 Stat. 983. 28 U. S. C., Supp. II, I 2672. Ante, pp. 62, 106. 60 Stat. 903. 31U.S. . 43. Consolidation of ap- propriations. Administrative ex penses. 62 Stat. 153. 22 U. S. C., Supp. II, 1513 (f). Ante, p. 50. 82 Stat. 146. 22 U. S. C., Supp. II, 1509 (c) (2). Ante, p. 52. Allocation of local currency for publicity. Ante, p. 54. 22 U. S. C., Supp. II, 9 1401-1410 . operation and hire of aircraft; payment of damage claims pursuant to law (28 U. S . C. 2672); health service program as authorized by law (5 U. S. C. 150); rents in the District of Columbia; transportation of privately owned automobiles; entertainment (not to exceed $6,000); exchange of funds without regard to section 3651 of the Revised Statutes; and loss by exchange; $1,074,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $4,400,000 in the aggregate shall be available from this appro- priation and the appropriation under this head in the Foreign Aid Appropriation Act, 1949, for administrative expenses during the period April 3, 1949, through June 30, 1949. For expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out the provisions of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended by the Act of April 19, 1949 (Public Law 47), for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, including expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the purposes of this appropriation (not to exceed $30,000); purchase (not to exceed two) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance and operation and hire of aircraft; payment of damage claims pursuant to law (28 U. S. C. 2672); health service program as authorized by law (5 U. S. C. 150); rents in the District of Columbia; transportation of privately owned automobiles; entertainment (not to exceed $25,000); exchange of funds without regard to section 3651 of the Revised Statutes; and loss by exchange; $3,628,380,000, of which not to exceed $350,000 shall be available for expenditures of a confidential character (other than entertainment) under the direction of the Administrator or the Deputy Administrator, who shall make a certificate of the amount of each such expenditure which he may think it advisable not to specify, and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the amount therein specified: Provided, That this appropriation shall be consolidated and merged with appro- priations under this head for prior periods, and such consolidated appropriation may be used during the fiscal year 1950 within limita- tions herein specified: Providedfurther, That not to exceed $16,500,000 of such consolidated appropriation shall be available for adminis- trative expenses during the fiscal year 1950, of which not more than $25,000 shall be available to the Administrator for any further action he may consider advisable to carry out the provisions of section 115 (f) of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended by the Act of April 19, 1949 (Public Law 47): Providedfurther,That the Adminis- trator is authorized to issue notes from time to time during the fiscal year 1950 for purchase by the Secretary of the Treasury in an amount not exceeding in the aggregate $150,000,000, for the purpose of allo- cating funds during such fiscal year to the Export-Import Bank of Washington for assistance on credit terms under the provisions of said Act; and the provisions of paragraph (2) of section 111 (c) of said Act shall, to the extent applicable, be applicable to the notes authorized to be issued in this proviso and to all functions of the Administrator, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Export-Import Bank of Washington in extending the assistance provided for herein. The Administrator shall utilize such amounts of the local currency allocated pursuant to section 115 (h) of Public Law 472, Eightieth Congress, as amended, as may be necessary, to give full and continuous publicity through the press, radio, and all other available media, so as to inform the peoples of the participating countries regarding the assistance, including its purpose, source, and character, furnished by the American taxpayer. ASSISTANCE TO GREECE AND TURHEK For an additional amount for "Assistance to Greece and Turkey" as authorized by the Act of May 22, 1947 (61 Stat. 103), as amended 710 [63 STAT.
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