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and maintenance of printing and binding machines, equipment, and devices abroad; hire of passenger motor vehicles; transportation to Germany or Austria of property donated for the purposes of this appropriation; unforeseen contingencies (not to exceed $150,000), to be accounted for pursuant to the provisions of section 291 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 107); representation allowances (not to exceed $45,000) similar to those authorized by section 901(8) of 60 Stat. 1026. the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 1131); $7,750,000: Provided, That provisions of law, including current appropriation Acts, applicable to the Department of State shall be available for application to expenditures made from this appropriation: Provided further, That when section 601 of the Economy Act of 1932, as amended (31 47 Stat. 417. U.S.C. 686), is employed to carry out the purposes of this appropriation the requisitioned agency may utilize the authority contained in this appropriation: Provided, further, That expenditures from this appropriation may be made outside the continental United States, when necessary to carry out its purposes, without regard to sections 355 and 3648, Revised Statutes, as amended: Provided further, That u#(? "ill • for the purposes of this appropriation appointments may be made to the Foreign Service Reserve without regard to the four-year limita60 Stat. 1009. tion contained in section 522 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946: 22 USC 922. Provided further, That when the Department of the Army, under the S u bs authority of the Act of March 3, 1911, as amended (10 U.S.C. 1253), supplies. i s t e n c f ! 3^6 Stat. 1047. furnishes subsistence supplies to personnel of civilian agencies of the United States Government serving in Germany and Austria, payment therefor by such personnel shall be made at the same rate as is paid by civilian personnel of the Department of the Ai-my serving in Germany and Austria, respectively. RAMA ROAD, NICARAGUA
For an additional amount for necessary expenses for the survey and construction of the Rama Road, Nicaragua, in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952 (66 Stat. 160), as supplemented by section 8 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954 (Public Law 350, approved May 6, 1954), $2,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That transfer of funds may be made from this appropriation to the Department of Commerce for the performance of work for which the appropriation is made.
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GENERAL PKOVISIOKS—DEPARTMENT OP STATE
SEC. 102. Contracts entered into in foreign countries involving expenditures from any of the appropriations under this title shall not be subject to the provisions of section 3741 of the Revised Statutes ( 4 1 U.S.C. 22). SEC. 103. The exchange of funds for payment of expenses in connection with the operation of diplomatic and consular establishments abroad shall not be subject to the provisions of section 3651 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 543). SEC. 104. Appropriations under this title available for expenses in connection with travel of personnel outside the continental United States, including travel of dependents and transportation of personal effects, household goods, or automobiles of such j^ersonnel shall be available for such expenses Avhen any part of such travel or transportation begins in the current fiscal year pursuant to travel orders issued in that year, notwithstanding the fact that such travel or transportation may not be completed during the current fiscal year.
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