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PUBLIC LAW 1 4 9 - J U L Y 27, 1953
, 48 Stat. 4 8. 16 USC 8 3 1.
Restrictions.
16 USC 831.
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STAT.
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY.
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended (16 U.S.C. ch. 12A), including purchase (not to exceed one) and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $188,371,000, to remain available until expended, and to be available for the payment of obligations chargeable against prior appropriations: Provided, That no funds appropriated for the Tennessee Valley Authority by this paragraph shall be used for the maintenance or operation of any aircraft for passenger service that is not specifically confined to the active operation of the official business of the Tennessee Valley Authority by officers or employees of such Authority, and not to exceed $773,000 (exclusive of travel for work in connection with the construction of transmission lines, dams, and steam plants) of funds available to the Tennessee Valley Authority shall be used for expenses of travel: Provided further, That no part of funds available for expenditure by this agency shall be used, directly or indirectly, to acquire a building for use as an administrative office of the Tennessee Valley Authority unless and until the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, following a study of the advisability of the proposed acquisition, shall advise the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives and the Tennessee Valley Authority that the acquisition has his approval. Resource development: For resource development activities pursuant to the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended, $850,000, of which $675,000 shall be from proceeds derived from the operations of the Tennessee Valley Authority. REDUCTION I N
APPROPRIATION
The sum of $66,000 heretofore appropriated for construction of a combination fertilizer facility is hereby carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury immediately upon the approval of this Act. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
P u b l i c re 1 ations work. Educational at" tendance reports.
General operating expenses: For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Administration, not otherwise provided for, including expenses incidental to securing employment for war veterans; not to exceed $6,000 for newspapers and periodicals; not to exceed $3,200,000 for expenses of travel of employees; and not to exceed $43,700 for preparation, shipment, installation, and display of exhibits, photographic displays, moving pictures, and other visual educational information and descriptive material, including purchase or rental of equipment; $193,531,000: Provided., That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay in excess of twenty-six persons engaged in public relations work: Provided further., That between September 1, 1953, and June 30, 1954, no part of any appropriation shall be used to pay to educational institutions for reports and certifications of attendance at such institutions covering attendance on or after September 1953 an allowance at a rate in excess of $1 per month for each eligible veteran enrolled in and attending such institution. Medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses: For expenses necessary for administration of the medical, hospital, domiciliary, special service, construction and supply, research, and employee education and training activities; expenses necessary for carrying out programs of medical research and of education and training of employees, as authorized by law; repairs, alterations, and improve-
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