Public Law 80–206

That the following

Emergency Appropriation Act, 1948.

Ante, pp. 118, 187; post, pp. 245, 260, 361, 425, 460, 523, 585, 608, 609, 610, 695, 941.

sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other wise appropriated, for the fiscal year 1948, and for other purposes, namely:

INDEPENDENT OFFICES office of government reports There is hereby appropriated such amount as may be necessary to enable the Office of Government Reports to continue in operation at the same rate and under the same authority as provided for such agency in the fiscal year 1947 until the date of enactment of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1948. veterans’ administration The Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs is hereby authorized to disburse, during the month of July 1947, one-twelfth of the amount provided in each appropriation for the Veterans’ Administration included in H. R. 3839 as passed by the House of Representatives and there are hereby appropriated such amounts as may be necessary for such disbursements: Provided, That amounts expended hereunder shall be deducted from such appropriation for 1948 when H. R. 3839 is enacted into law. Automobiles and other conveyances for disabled veterans: The authority and funds provided under this heading in the First Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1947 (Public Law 663, 79th Congress) are hereby continued available until June 30, 1948.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The following sums are appropriated for the District of Columbia out of any money in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia not otherwise appropriated, toward expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948: Employees’ compensation fund, $15,000. Repairs and maintenance of buildings and grounds, public schools, $50,000. Operating expenses, Public Library, $10,000. Operating expenses, Recreation Department, $50,000. Salaries and expenses, Metropolitan Police, $10,000. Salaries and expenses, Fire Department, $10,000. Policemen’s and Firemen’s Relief, $50,000. Salaries and expenses, agency services, Public Welfare, $205,000. Operating expenses, Office of Superintendent of District Buildings, Public Works, $50,000. Operating expenses, Electrical Division, Public Works, $10,000. Salaries and expenses. Central Garage, Public Works, $10,000. Operating expenses, Street and Bridge Divisions (payable from highway fund), $50,000. Salaries and expenses, Department of Vehicles and Traffic (payable from highway fund), $10,000. Salaries and expenses, Division of Trees and Parking (payable from highway fund), $10,000. Operating expenses, Refuse Division. Public Works, $150,000. Operating expenses, Sewer Division, Public Works, $50,000. Capital outlay, Sewer Division, Public Works, $50,000. Operating expenses, Washington Aqueduct (payable from water fund), $23,000. The foregoing sums for the District of Columbia shall, unless other wise specifically provided, be paid out of the general fund of the District of Columbia as defined in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1947, and shall be deducted from the appropriations for the same purposes contained in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1948, when enacted into law.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE bureau of animal industry Control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture, during July 1947, to control and eradicate foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest as authorized by the Act of February 28, 1947 (Public Law 8), and the Act of May 29, 1884, as amended (7 U. S. C. 391; 21 U. S. C. 111–122), including expenses in accordance with section 2 of said Public Law 8, $5,000,000, to be merged with the appropriation made under this head in the Second Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1947 (Public Law 122). sugar rationing administration Salaries and expenses: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to perform, during July 1947, the functions and duties vested in him by the Sugar Control Extension Act of 1947 (Public Law 30), $750,000, including personal services in the District of Columbia; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946; printing and binding; not to exceed $10,000 for test purchases of commodities and ration currency for enforcement purposes; and hire of passenger motor vehicles: Provided, That not to exceed $40,000 may be transferred to the regular departmental appropriation for penalty mail as required by the Act of June 28, 1944: Provided further, That of the amount herein $400,000 shall be available exclusively for terminal leave.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to incur obligations for administrative and force account expenses for the continued operation of any activity of the Department of the Interior for which pro vision is made in H. R. 3123, a bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, and for other purposes, or in any Senate amendment thereto, but for which obligations may not be incurred under the provisions of section 102 of the Second Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1947 (Public Law 122), and for War Agency Liquidation in accordance with the terms of the Budget estimate contained in House Document Numbered 312: Provided, That such obligations shall not exceed the rate of obligation provided for such activity for the fiscal year 1947: Provided further, That the authority conferred hereunder shall continue until July 31, 1947, or until the date of enactment of H. R. 3123 into law, whichever is the earlier date, except in the case of War Agency Liquidation, which authority shall extend until the date of approval of the appropriation Act providing the supplemental appropriation for this activity for the fiscal year 1948.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR united states conciliation service For salaries and expenses from July 1, 1947, to August 21, 1947, United States Conciliation Service, including printing and binding, travel, penalty mail, and all expenses authorized for such service in the Department of Labor Appropriation Act, 1947, $430,000.

Sec. 2.

Section 102 of the Second Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1947, is amended by striking out the last two words of such section

Ante, p. 187.

and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: “provisions of such appropriation Acts as passed by the House or of any Senate

Administrative and force account expenses.

amendment thereto: Provided, That such obligations shall be limited to administrative and force account expenses and not exceed the rate of obligation under any corresponding appropriation for the fiscal

Termination of authority.

year 1947: Provided further, That the authority conferred hereunder shall continue until July 31, 1947, or until the date of enactment of such appropriation Act, whichever is the earlier date: Provided further, That in the case of any activity (including the District of Columbia) for which funds were provided by Congress for 1947 and for which an estimate for the fiscal year 1948 was submitted by the President to the Congress prior to July 2, 1947, but for which no pro vision for an appropriation is contained in any bill pending in Congress on July 1, 1947, obligations therefor for administrative and force account expenses may be incurred at a rate not to exceed the rate of obligation under any corresponding appropriation for the fiscal year 1947 or the budget estimate for 1948, whichever is the smaller, but the authority conferred under this proviso shall expire on whichever of the following dates first occurs: (1) on July 31, 1947, (2) the date of enactment of an appropriation Act making an appropriation for such activity, or (3) the date both Houses shall have acted and failed to make an appropriation for such activity”.

Sec. 3.

This Act may be cited as the “Emergency Appropriation Act, 1948”.