Public Law 80–91

AN ACT

Making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Senate office of sergeant at arms and doorkeeper Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of May 10, 1916, as amended by the Act of August 29, 1916. the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate is hereby authorized during the Eightieth Congress to employ, whenever necessary, the services of Government employees for folding speeches and pamphlets at the prevailing rates provided by law. contingent expenses of the senate Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations: For an additional amount for expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate or conducted pursuant to section 134 (a) of Public Law 601, Seventy–ninth Congress, including compensation for stenographic assistance of committees at such rates and in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration, but not exceeding the rate of 25 cents per hundred words for the original transcript of reported matter, $300,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for per diem and subsistence expenses except in accordance with the provisions of the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, approved June 3, 1926, as amended. House of Representatives For payment to Mary E. M. Drewry, widow of Patrick H. Drewry, late a Representative from the State of Virginia, $12,500. For payment to Lida Robsion, widow of John M. Robsion, late a Representative from the State of Kentucky, $12,500. Temporary Congressional Aviation Policy Board For an additional amount for salaries and expenses of the Temporary Congressional Aviation Policy Board created by the Act to establish a National Aviation Council, and for other purposes (Public Law 287, 80th Congress), to be available until June 30, 1948, and to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate on vouchers approved by the Chairman, $5,000: Provided, That expenditures hereunder shall be made in accordance with the laws applicable to inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate. Architect of the Capitol capitol of buildings and grounds Capitol Power Plant: For an additional amount for “Capitol Power Plant”, $118,000. Library of Congress distribution of printed cards Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses” for the distribution of printed cards and other publications of the Library, $26,000, to be transferred from “Printing and binding, catalogue cards, 1948”.

THE JUDICIARY court of claims Salaries and expenses: The appropriation under this head in the Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1948, is hereby made available in an amount not to exceed $25,000, as may be necessary and approved by the chief justice, Court of Claims, for transfer to the appropriation “Repairs and improvements” for expenditure by the Architect of the Capitol for structural changes, alterations, and installations of fixtures in the Court of Claims buildings, necessary for the accommodations of the court. miscellaneous items of expense Salaries of judges: For an additional amount for “Salaries of judges”, $75,000.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Office for Emergency Management office of defense transportation Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses,” $10,000; and the limitation on traveling expenses under this head in The Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1948, is increased from “$50,000” to “$60,000”.

INDEPENDENT OFFICES Atomic Energy Commission Salaries and expenses: The limitation on travel expenses of the Atomic Energy Commission for the fiscal year 1948 is hereby increased from $1,430,000 to $2,430,000. Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government Salaries and expenses: For salaries and expenses of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, $1,188,600: Provided, That the appropriation of $750,000 under this head in the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1948, is hereby consolidated with and made a part of this appropriation, the total thereof to be disbursed and accounted for as one fund which shall remain available during the existence of the Commission for expenses necessary to carry out the Act of July 7, 1947 (Public Law 162), as amended by the Act of December 19, 1947 (Public Law 391), including travel expenses; printing and binding; and deposits in the Treasury for penalty mail (39 U. S. C. 321d). Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, including attendance at meetings concerned with labor and industrial relations; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 ( 5 U. S. C. 55a); and payment of claims pursuant to section 403 of the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U. S. C. 921); $850,000. Federal Security Agency bureau of employees’ compensation Employees’ compensation fund: For an additional amount for “Employees’ compensation fund”, $3,300,000. office of education Further development of vocational education: For an additional amount for “Further development of vocational education”, $1,583,942. public health service Grants for hospital construction: For liquidation of contractual obligations authorized to be incurred during the fiscal year 1948 or any subsequent fiscal year for construction grants under part C, title VI, of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U. S. C. 291–291m), $15,000,000, to remain available until expended. social security administration Grants to States for old–age assistance, aid to dependent children, and aid to the blind: For an additional amount for “Grants to States for old–age assistance, aid to dependent children, and aid to the blind”, $101,000,000. Housing and Home Finance Agency federal housing administration Federal Housing Administration: The amount made available under this head in the Government Corporations Appropriation Act, 1948, for administrative expenses of the Federal Housing Administration, is increased from “$20,000,000” to “$20,200,000”, the additional amount to be derived from the sources specified under said head. Philippine War Damage Commission Philippine War Damage Commission: The limitation under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1948, on the amount available for necessary expenses of the Philippine War Damage Commission, is increased from “$1,900,000” to “$2,175,000”. United States Maritime Commission United States Maritime Commission: The operating receipts made available to the United States Maritime Commission by the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1948, for the purpose of carrying out operating functions transferred to the Maritime Commission by section 202 of the Naval Appropriation Act, 1947, are continued available from March 1, 1948, to April 1, 1948, for carrying out such functions as extended by the Senate Joint Resolution 173, Eightieth Congress, “To continue until March 1, 1949, the authority of the Maritime Commission to sell, charter, and operate vessels, and for other purposes”: Provided, That the limitation under this head in the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1948, on the use of operating receipts for “Cost of placing vessels into reserve fleet,” is increased from “$5,500,000” to “$6,103,000”.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA compensation and retirement fund expenses District government employees’ compensation: For an additional amount for “District government employees’ compensation”, $45,000. regulatory agency Office of Recorder of Deeds: For an additional amount for “Office of Recorder of Deeds”, $33,992. courts United States courts: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “United States courts”, $227,311.64. health department Operating expenses, Health Department (excluding hospitals): The appropriation “Operating expenses, Health Department (excluding hospitals)”, shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $3,400, for the enforcement of the Act relating to the licensing of undertakers. Capital outlay, Gallinger Municipal Hospital: For the construction of three elevators and for revision of heating system for the psychiatric unit, $54,500, to remain available until June 30, 1949. Medical charities: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for care and treatment of indigent patients under contracts made by the Health Officer of the District of Columbia and approved by the Commissioners with institutions, as follows: Children’s Hospital, $36,923; Central Dispensary and Emergency Hospital, $23,845.30; Eastern Dispensary and Casualty Hospital, $24,333.05; in all, $85,101.35. Medical charities: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for care and treatment of indigent patients under contracts made by the Health Officer of the District of Columbia and approved by the Commissioners with institutions, as follows: Children’s Hospital, $27,218; Central Dispensary and Emergency Hospital, $11,203.40; Eastern Dispensary and Casualty Hospital, $16,759.70; in all, $55,181.10. public welfare Agency services: For an additional amount for “Agency services”, $36,000; and the limitation for carrying out a “penny milk” program for the school children of the District of Columbia is increased from “$62,000” to “$98,000”. Saint Elizabeths Hospital: For an additional amount for “Saint Elizabeths Hospital”, $250,000. public works Capital outlay, Refuge Division: The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to enter into contract or contracts for the construction of a refuse transfer station in square 739 at a total cost of not to exceed $918,700. settlement of claims and suits For the payment of claims in excess of $250, approved by the Commissioners in accordance with the provisions of the Act of February 11, 1929, as amended (46 Stat. 500), $2,633.23. judgments For the payment of final judgments, rendered against the District of Columbia, as set forth in House Document No. 502, together with such further sum as may be necessary to pay the interest at not exceeding 4 per centum per annum on such judgments, as provided bylaw, from the date the same became due until the date of payment,$11,924.35. division of expenses The sums appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia shall, unless otherwise specifically provided, be paid out of the general fund of the District of Columbia, as defined in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1948.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Research Administration bureau of entomology and plant quarantine Salaries and Expenses Insect investigations: For an additional amount for “Insect investigations”, for sawfly investigations and to provide for investigations in Mexico, including testing of methods that may be used for the control of citrus blackfly, $115,000, to remain available until June 30, 1949. Insect and plant disease control: For an additional amount for “Insect and plant disease control”, $174,200. Control of Emergency Outbreaks of Insects and Plant Diseases Control of emergency outbreaks of insects and plant diseases: Foran additional amount tor “Control of emergency outbreaks of insects and plant diseases”, $420,000. Control of Forest Pests Forest Pest Control Act: For expenses necessary to carry out the Forest Pest Control Act of June 25, 1947 (Public Law 110), $843,000,to remain available until December 31, 1948. Forest Service salaries and expenses National forest protection and management: For an additional amount for “National forest protection and management”, $475,000. Fighting forest fires: For an additional amount for “Fighting forest fires”, $4,932,000. Production and Marketing Administration national school lunch act For an additional amount to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the provisions of the National School Lunch Act of June 4, 1946 (Public Law 396), $5,000,000.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE civil aeronautics administration Salaries and expenses: Not to exceed $75,000 of the appropriation under this head in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1948, shall be available for hire of aircraft. coast and geodetic survey Salaries and expenses, field: For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, field”, $152,000.

Approved March 3, 1948.