Public Law 83–663

That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply supplemental appropriations (this Act may be cited as the “Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1955”) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1955, and for other purposes, namely:

CHAPTER I DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Operating Expenses regulatory agencies For an additional amount for “Regulatory agencies”, $15,000, and the amount available under this head may be used to carry out the provisions of the District of Columbia Business Corporation Act (Public Law 389, Eighty-third Congress), approved June 8, 1954. 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 (45 Stat. 1160; 46 Stat. 500; 65 Stat. 131), $13,967. judgments For the payment of final judgments rendered against the District of Columbia, as set forth in Senate Document Numbered 145 (Eighty-third Congress), $15,132, together with such further sums as may be necessary to pay the interest at not exceeding 4 per centum on such judgments, as provided by law, from the date the same became due until the date of payment. audited claims For an additional amount for the payment of claims, certified to be due by the accounting officers of the District of Columbia, under appropriations the balances of which have been exhausted or credited to the general fund of the District of Columbia as provided by law (D. C. Code, title 47, sec. 130a), being for the service of the fiscal year 1952 and prior fiscal years, as set forth in Senate Document Numbered 145 (Eighty-third Congress), $14,624, together with such further sums as may be necessary to pay the interest on audited claims for refunds at not exceeding 4 per centum per annum as provided by law (Act of July 10, 1952, 66 Stat. 546, sec. 14d). division of expenses The sums appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia shall, unless otherwise specifically provided for, be paid out of the general fund of the District of Columbia, as defined in the District of Columbia Appropriation Acts for the fiscal years involved.

CHAPTER II LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Senate For payment to the estate of Hugh Butler, late a Senator from the State of Nebraska, $12,500. For payment to Clyde Roark Hoey, Junior, and Charles Aycock Hoey, sons, and Isabel Hoey Paul, daughter of Clyde R. Hoey, late a Senator from the State of North Carolina, $12,500. For payment to Emily Nathelle Hunt, widow of Lester C. Hunt, late a Senator from the State of Wyoming, $12,500.

Salaries, Officers and Employees Office of the Secretary Office of the Secretary: For an additional amount for fiscal year 1955, $11,725: Provided, That effective August 1, 1954, the basic annual compensation of the following positions shall be: Financial clerk $7,320 in lieu of $7,000; printing clerk $5,400 in lieu of $5,160; executive clerk $4,380 in lieu of $4,100; Assistant to the Majority and Assistant to the Minority at $8,000 each in lieu of Assistant to the Minority at $8,000.

Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper: For an additional amount for fiscal year 1955, $21,925: Provided, That effective August 1, 1954, the basic annual compensation of the following positions shall be: Assistant doorkeeper $3,420 in lieu of $3,040; messenger at card door $3,420 in lieu of $3,040; messenger acting as assistant doorkeeper $2,760 and two messengers acting as assistant doorkeepers at $2,580 each in lieu of three messengers acting as assistant doorkeepers at $2,580 each; clerk, press gallery, $1,800; chief janitor, $3,540 in lieu of $3,200; assistant chief janitor $2,400 in lieu of $2,220; foreman of duplicating department $2,520 in lieu of clerk $2,280; three cabinetmakers at $2,520 each in lieu of two cabinetmakers at $2,520 each and one cabinetmaker at $2,460; file clerk $1,980; three offset press operators at $2,220 each, four clerks at $2,160 each and twelve machine operators at $1,740 each in lieu of five clerks at $2,160 each and thirteen machine operators at $1,740 each; two mimeograph operators at $1,800 each and twenty-nine laborers at $1,620 each in lieu of thirty laborers at $1,620 each; repairman $2,460; chief machine operator, $2,700 in lieu of chief machine operator at $2,460; assistant superintendent, service department, $2,760 in lieu of assistant superintendent, service department, $2,460; foreman of warehouse, service department, $2,580 in lieu of clerk $2,580.

Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and the Minority Offices of the secretary for the majority and the secretary for the minority: For an additional amount, $1,405: Provided, That effective August 1, 1954, the. basic annual compensation of the clerk to the secretary for the majority and the clerk to the secretary for the minority shall be at a rate to be fixed by the respective secretaries, but not exceeding $3,480 each. offices of the majority and minority whips For two clerical assistants, one for the majority whip and one for the minority whip, at $2,520 basic each, $9,140. contingent expenses of the senate Legislative reorganization: For an additional amount for “Legislative reorganization”, $25,000. Reporting Senate proceedings: For an additional amount for “Reporting Senate proceedings”, $4,000. Inquiries and investigations: For an additional amount for expenses of inquiries and investigations, fiscal year 1954, $60,000. Miscellaneous items: For an additional amount for “Miscellaneous items”, exclusive of labor, fiscal year 1954, $45,000.

House of Representatives For payment to Elizabeth P. Farrington, widow of Joseph R. Farrington, late a Delegate from the Territory of Hawaii, $12,500. For payment to Sarah F. Camp, widow of Albert S. Camp, late a Representative from the State of Georgia, $12,500.

Architect of the Capitol The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the House Office Building Commission, is authorized hereafter to furnish steam from the Capitol Power Plant to the Folger Shakespeare Library: Provided, That the person or persons authorized to make contracts with respect to such building to which such steam is to be furnished agrees (a) to pay for such steam at rates, not less than cost, determined by the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the House Office Building Commission, and (b) to connect such building with the Capitol Power Plant steam lines without expense to the United States and in a manner satisfactory to the Architect of the Capitol and the House Office Building Commission: Provided further, That amounts received in payment for steam so furnished shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. Senate Office Building: For an additional amount for “Senate Office Building”, $4,100. additional office building for the united states senate Construction and equipment of additional Senate Office Building: To enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Senate Office Building Commission, to continue to provide for the construction and equipment of a fireproof office building for the use of the United States Senate, in accordance with the provisions of the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1948 (62 Stat. 1029), $6,000,000: Provided, That no part of the funds herein appropriated shall be obligated or expended for construction of the rear center wing of said building, from the ground floor up provided for under the building plans heretofore approved by such Commission.

Government Printing Office working capital and congressional printing and binding The unexpended balance of the appropriation to the Government Printing Office for “Working capital and congressional printing and binding” for the fiscal year 1943 shall be available, without regard to fiscal year limitation, for payment of a claim settled by the General Accounting Office in favor of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the amount of $703.34 on account of services rendered during the fiscal year 1942.

THE JUDICIARY Supreme Court of the United States Automobile for the Chief Justice: For purchase, exchange, lease, driving, maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the Chief Justice of the United States, $5,835. Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services fees of jurors and commissioners For an additional amount, fiscal year 1954, for “Fees of jurors and commissioners”, $220,000. salaries of referees For an additional amount for “Salaries of referees”, $18,500 to be derived from the referees’ salary fund established in pursuance of the Act of June 28, 1916, as amended (11 U. S. C. 68).

CHAPTER III DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Acquisition of Buildings Abroad For an additional amount for “Acquisition of buildings abroad”, to remain available until expended, $500,000. international educational exchange activities For an additional amount for “International Educational Exchange Activities”, $300,000: Provided, That not less than $1,674,652 shall be used for Educational Exchange Activities related to the “American Republics” from the total available to this appropriation for fiscal year 1955.

International Claims Commission The appropriation granted under this head in the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1954, shall remain available until June 30, 1955.

Payment to Federal Republic of Germany For payment to the Federal Republic of Germany for the acquisition or construction of an Embassy in the District of Columbia, $300,000, to be paid out of any funds or other property or interest vested or transferred to the Attorney General pursuant to or with respect to the Trading With the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917, as amended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be effective only upon enactment of legislation set forth in either H. R. 9988 or S. 1573, Eighty-third Congress.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Legal Activities and General Administration salaries and expenses, general legal activities For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, general legal activities”, $300,000. salaries and expenses, united states attorneys and marshals For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, United States attorneys and marshal”, 50,000. fees and expenses of witnesses For an additional amount, fiscal year 1954, for “Fees and expenses of witnesses”, $135,000, to be derived by transfer from “Salaries and expenses, Antitrust Division”, fiscal year 1954. Immigration and Naturalization Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $3,000,000; and appropriations granted under this head for the fiscal year 1955 shall be available for the purchase of twenty-four passenger motor vehicles and three aircraft in addition to those heretofore provided. Federal Prison System salaries and expenses, bureau of prisons For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Prisons”, $750,000.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census censuses of business, manufactures, and mineral industries For expenses necessary for taking, compiling, and publishing the censuses of business, manufactures, and mineral industries as authorized by law, including personal services by contract or otherwise at rates to be fixed by the Secretary of Commerce without regard to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended; and additional compensation of Federal employees temporarily detailed for field work under this appropriation; $8,430,000, to remain available until December 31, 1957. Civil Aeronautics Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $430,000. establishment of air-navigation facilities Not to exceed $600,000 of the funds previously appropriated under this head shall be available for construction and alteration of aeronautical facilities at Cold Bay, Alaska, including construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees of the Civil Aeronautics Administration and the Weather Bureau, and meteorological facilities for the Weather Bureau. land acquisition, additional washington airport For an additional amount for “Land acquisition, additional Washington airport”, for payment of deficiency judgments rendered by United States District Courts, $16,297, together with such amounts as may be necessary to pay interest as specified in such judgments. Civil Aeronautics Administration federal-aid airport program, federal airport act For carrying out the provisions of the Federal Airport Act of May 13, 1946, as amended (except section 5 (a)), $22,000,000, of which (1) $20,000,000 shall be for projects in the States in accordance with section 6 of said Act, (2) $250,000 for projects in Puerto Rico, (3) $50,000 for projects in the Virgin Islands, (4) $225,000 for projects in the Territory of Hawaii, (5) $225,000 for projects in the Territory of Alaska, and (6) $1,250,000 shall be available as one fund for necessary planning, research, and administrative expenses (including not to exceed $125,000, “Civil Aeronautics Administration,” for necessary administrative expenses, including the maintenance and operation of aircraft): Provided, That the amount made available herein for administrative expenses shall be in addition to the amount made available for such purposes in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1955. claims, federal airport act For an additional amount for “Claims, Federal Airport Act”, to remain available until expended, as follows: Municipal Airport, Elko, Nevada, $69,449. Washington National Airport Maintenance and operation, Washington National Airport: For expenses incident to the care, operation, maintenance and protection of the Washington National Airport, including purchase, cleaning, and repair of uniforms; and arms and ammunition; $1,350,000. Construction, Washington National Airport: For an additional amount for “Construction, Washington National Airport”, including additional loading gate positions and related paving; $340,000, to remain available until expended. Maritime Activities ship construction For payment of construction-differential subsidy and cost of national-defense features incident to construction of four passenger-cargo ships under title V of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U. S. C. 1154); for reconditioning and betterment of not to exceed four ships in the national-defense reserve fleet; and for necessary expenses for the acquisition of used tankers pursuant to section 510 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U. S. C. 1160), and the payment of cost of national-defense features incorporated in new tankers constructed to replace such used tankers, $82,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That transfers may be made to the appropriation for the current fiscal year for “Salaries and expenses” for administrative expenses (not to exceed $400,000) and for reserve fleet expenses in such amounts as may be required, and any such transfers shall be without regard to the limitations under that appropriation on the amounts available for such expenses: Provided further, That appropriations granted herein shall be available to pay construction-differential subsidy granted by the Federal Maritime Board, pursuant to section 501 (c) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, to aid in the reconstruction of any Mariner-class ships sold under the provisions of title VII of the 1936Act: Provided further, That all ship construction, reconditioning and betterment of vessels appropriated for herein, be performed in shipyards in the continental United States. ship mortgage-foreclosure or forfeiture contingencies For necessary expenses incurred in connection with protection, preservation, maintenance, acquisition, or use of vessels involved in mortgage-foreclosure or forfeiture proceedings instituted by the Government, including payment, as authorized by law, or prior claims and liens, expenses of sale, or other charges incidental thereto, $2,500,000. Repair of Reserve Fleet Vessels (Liquidation of Contract Authorization) For the payment of obligations incurred pursuant to authority granted under the “Emergency Ship Repair Act of 1954”, $12,000,000: Provided, That advances may be made from this appropriation to “Salaries and expenses, Maritime Activities”, for administrative expenses (not to exceed $150,000, and for reserve fleet expenses (in such amounts as may be required), and such advances shall be in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such expenses: Provided further, That this paragraph shall be effective only upon enactment into law during the Eighty-third Congress of S. 3546. Bureau of Public Roads inter-american highway For an additional amount for “Inter-American Highway”, $4,750,000, to remain available until expended. Reimbursement to District of Columbia For reimbursement to the Highway Fund, District of Columbia, for part cost of construction of highway-railroad grade separation structure in the District of Columbia on New York Avenue in the vicinity of South Dakota Avenue Northeast, $290,000.

CHAPTER IV TREASURY DEPARTMENT

Bureau of Accounts salaries and expenses, division of disbursement For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $350,000: Provided, That this paragraph shall be effective only upon enactment into law of H. R. 9366 or similar legislation of the Eighty-third Congress.

Internal Revenue Service For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $7,750,000.

United States Secret Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, including purchase of ten passenger motor vehicles in addition to those heretofore provided, $229,000, to be derived by transfer from such appropriations contained in the Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1955, as the Secretary of the Treasury may designate. salaries and expenses, white house police For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, White House Police”, $62,000, to be derived by transfer from such appropriations contained in the Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1955, as the Secretary of the Treasury may designate.

Bureau of the Mint For a medal for Irving Berlin as authorized by law, $1,500.

Coast Guard acquisition, construction, and improvements For an additional amount for “Acquisition, construction, and improvements”, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended. retired pay For an additional amount for “Retired pay”, $80,000, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation to the Coast Guard for “Operating expenses, 1955”.

CHAPTER V DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Standards salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $12,500; and the amount made available under this head in the Department of Labor Appropriation Act, 1955, for the work of the President’s Committee on National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, is increased from $75,000 to $87,500.

Bureau of Employment Security salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $87,500. grants to states for unemployment compensation and employment service administration For an additional amount for “Grants to States for unemployment compensation and employment service administration”, $13,100,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be available only upon enactment into law of H. R. 9709, Eighty-third Congress, and the limitation on the amount available only to the extent the Secretary finds necessary to meet increased costs of administration is increased to “$21,000,000” to be available for increased salary costs resulting from changes in State salary compensation plans embracing employees of the State generally in addition to the purposes set forth in the Department of Labor Appropriation Act, 1955. unemployment compensation for veterans For an additional amount for “Unemployment compensation for veterans”, $70,400,000. unemployment compensation for federal employees For payments to unemployed Federal employees, either directly or through payments to States, as authorized by title XV of the Social Security Act, as amended, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. unemployment compensation for federal employees, next succeeding fiscal year For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to States, as authorized by title XV of the Social Security Act, as amended, such amounts as may be required for payment to unemployed Federal employees for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, and the obligations and expenditures thereunder shall be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year. The two immediately preceding paragraphs in this Act under the head “Bureau of Employment Security” shall be effective only upon enactment into law of H. R. 9709, Eighty-third Congress. salaries and expenses, mexican farm labor program For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, Mexican farm labor program”, $175,000.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Food and Drug Administration salaries and expenses, certification and inspection services The paragraph under this head in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1955, is amended to read as follows: “Salaries and expenses, certification and inspection services: For expenses necessary for the certification or inspection of certain products in accordance with sections 406, 408, 504, 506, 507, 604, 702A, and 706 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (21 U. S. C. 346, 348, 354, 356, 357, 364, 372a, and 376), the aggregate of the advance deposits during the current fiscal year to cover payments of fees by applicants for certification or inspection of such products, to remain available until expended. The total amount herein appropriated shall be available for personal services; purchase of chemicals, apparatus, and scientific equipment; expenses of advisory committees; and the refund of advance deposits for which no service has been rendered.” white house conference on education Salaries, expenses, and grants: For carrying out the Act of July 26, 1954 (Public Law 530), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), $900,000, of which $700,000 shall be for grants to the States in accordance with section 2 of such Act, except that the Commissioner of Education may establish the amount to be allotted to each State without regard to the limitation established by said section 2, but no State shall receive less than $5,000: Provided, That none of the funds granted to any State may be used to compensate any person for their personal services: Provided further, That a Conference Director may be appointed by the Secretary at a salary of not to exceed $12,500 per annum. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation grants to states and other agencies For grants to States and other agencies in accordance with the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, $4,000,000, of which $1,500,000 is for vocational rehabilitation services under section 2 of said Act; $1,500,000 is for extension and improvement projects under section 3 of said Act; and $1,000,000 is for special projects under section 4 of said Act: Provided, That the amounts appropriated for the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation under the heads “Payments to States” in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1955, shall be available, without regard to the limitations set forth therein, for the purposes of section 2 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended: Provided further, That not more than $2 of the funds made available for special projects under section 4 of said Act shall be expended for any project for each $1 that the grantee, or the grantee and the State, expends for the same purpose. training and traineeships For training and traineeships, $900,000, of which $500,000 shall be available for grants pursuant to section 4 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, and $400,000 shall be for carrying out the training functions provided for in section 7 of said Act: Provided, That not more than $2 of the funds herein appropriated, granted pursuant to section 4 of said Act, shall be expended for each $1 that such grantee, or the State and the grantee, expends for the training of the same individuals. salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $200,000. Public Health Service surveys and planning for hospital construction For payments to States for surveys and planning activities pursuant to title VI of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, $2,000,000. grants for hospital construction For an additional amount for “Grants for hospital construction”, to remain available until expended, $21,000,000, to be available for payments under part G, title VI, of the Act, as amended, as follows: For diagnostic or treatment centers, $6,500,000; for hospitals for the chronically ill and impaired, $6,500,000; for rehabilitation facilities, $4,000,000; and for nursing homes, $4,000,000: Provided, That allotments under such part G to the several States for the current fiscal year shall be made on the basis of amounts equal to the limitations specified herein. salaries and expenses, hospital construction services For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, hospital construction services”, $250,000. Social Security Administration bureau of old-age and survivors insurance None of the funds available to the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance shall be used to pay any costs, direct or indirect, of moving any group of employees of the Bureau from Baltimore, Maryland, to Washington, District of Columbia. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $5,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund. advances to states, next succeeding fiscal year For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, advances to States under section 221 (e) of the Social Security Act, as amended, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary from the above authorization may be expended from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund. The two immediately preceding paragraphs under the head “Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance” in this Act shall be effective only upon enactment into law of H. R. 9366 or similar legislation of the Eighty-third Congress. construction, bureau of old-age and survivors insurance For construction of an office building and appurtenant facilities for the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, including equipment, acquisition of land (including donations thereof), and preparation of plans and specifications, $20,000,000, to be derived from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and to remain available until expended. salaries and expenses, children’s bureau For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, Children’s Bureau”, $75,000. Office of the Secretary salaries and expenses, office of the secretary For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, Office of the Secretary”, $50,000, of which $35,000 shall be available only for administrative and operational studies. national advisory committee on education For expenses necessary for the National Advisory Committee on Education, as authorized by the Act of July 26, 1954 (Public Law 532), $25,000. civil defense activities For expenses necessary to enable the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to carry out functions delegated to it pursuant to the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended, including expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the purposes of this appropriation, $1,000,000.

CHAPTER VI DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, for national forest protection and management, $250,000. For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, for forest research, $505,000. forest roads and trails For an additional amount for “Forest Roads and Trails”, $6,500,000, to remain available until expended.

Soil Conservation Service watershed protection For an additional amount for “Watershed protection”, to remain available until expended, $1,750,000, of which not to exceed $40,000 shall be transferred to and made a part of the appropriation “Office of the Solicitor”, 1955: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the Act of August 4, 1954 (Public Law 566, Eighty-third Congress).

Foreign Agricultural Service For an additional amount for “Foreign Agricultural Service”, including not to exceed $15,000 for representation allowances, $1,400,000, which shall be derived from the “Salaries and expenses” appropriation available to the Department of State: Provided, That transfers shall be made under this authorization in lieu of any similar transfers which may be authorized under the Agricultural Act of 1954 (H. R. 9680, Eighty-third Congress): Provided further, That this paragraph shall be effective only upon the enactment into law of H. R. 9680, Eighty-third Congress.

Commodity Exchange Authority For an additional amount for “Commodity Exchange Authority”, $93,000: Provided, That $39,000 of this appropriation shall be effective only upon enactment of legislation which would add “coffee” under the definition of the word “commodities” as defined in section 2 (a) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (7 U. S. C. 1–17a); $34,000 shall be effective only upon enactment into law of H. R. 6435, Eighty-third Congress; and $20,000 shall be effective only upon enactment into law of section 710 (a) of H. R. 9680, Eighty-third Congress.

Farmers’ Home Administration loan authorizations For loans under the Act of August 28, 1937, as amended, $5,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed the foregoing amount shall be borrowed from the Secretary of the Treasury in the manner authorized under this head in the Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1955: Provided further, That this authorization shall be effective only upon enactment into law of either H. R. 8386 or S. 3137, Eighty-third Congress.

Office of the Solicitor For an additional amount for “Office of the Solicitor”, $45,000: Provided, That $35,000 shall be effective only upon enactment into law of either H. R. 8386 or S. 3137, Eighty-third Congress.

CHAPTER VII DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs health, education, and welfare services For an additional amount for “Health, education, and welfare services”, $1,180,000. resources management For an additional amount for “Resources management”, $100,000, and this amount may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Office of the Solicitor”, in addition to any other amounts authorized to be so transferred: Provided, That hearing officers appointed for Indian probate work need not be appointed pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (60 Stat. 237), as amended. construction For an additional amount for “Construction”, $6,931,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $3,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be available to provide financial assistance to public school districts for the construction and equipment of public school facilities for Navajo Indian children from reservation areas not included in such districts; and $31,000 shall be for the payment of the excess value of land, water rights, and irrigation structures to be received by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians of the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation in exchange for tribal lands of said tribe located in the State of Nevada: Provided, That title to the land to be acquired for said tribe described as southeast quarter of section 22, township 21 north, range 24 east, Mount Diablo base and meridian, containing one hundred and sixty acres, more or less, and structures shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for said tribe: Provided further, That the prohibition against the use of funds appropriated under this heading in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1955, for the acquisition of land or water rights within the State of Nevada, either inside or outside the boundaries of existing reservations shall not apply to this transaction: Provided further, That the limitation under this heading in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1955, on the amount available for personal services is increased by $1,000,000. relocation of the yankton sioux tribe For necessary expenses of relocating the Yankton Sioux Tribe, South Dakota, in accordance with section 8 of Public Law Numbered 478, Eighty-third Congress, to remain available until expended, $50,000: Provided, That said amount shall be assessed against the costs of the Fort Randall Dam and Reservoir, Missouri River Development.

Bureau of Reclamation general investigations For an additional amount for “General investigations”, $400,000, to be derived from the reclamation fund. construction and rehabilitation For an additional amount for “Construction and rehabilitation”, $7,120,000, to remain available until expended, of which $2,320,000 shall be derived from the reclamation fund, and the limitations under this heading in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1955, on the amount available for personal services and travel are increased by $3,500,000 and $200,000, respectively: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to initiate construction of the Helena Valley unit, Montana, until a repayment contract has been executed: Provided further, That $250,000 of the unobligated funds heretofore appropriated for the Missouri River Basin project shall be available for additional investigations on the Garrison diversion unit, the White River, and for emergency rehabilitation of the Willow Creek Dam in South Dakota.

Bureau of Mines construction For an additional amount for “Construction”, $6,000,000, of which not more than $175,000 shall be available for personal services, to remain available until expended. reduction in appropriations The unexpended balance of $19,000 available to the Bureau of Mines for construction of the drainage tunnel at Leadville, Colorado, is to be carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts immediately upon the approval of this Act.

National Park Service construction For an additional amount for “Construction”, $5,562,101, to remain available until expended.

CHAPTER VIII INDEPENDENT OFFICES

Commission on Intergovernmental Relations salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $414,000: Provided, That said appropriation shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles and shall remain available until March 1, 1955: Provided further, That the limitation under this head in the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1954, on the amount available for expenses of travel, is increased to “$222,000”.

Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $653,150, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the limitation on the amount available for expenses of travel is increased by “$137,700”.

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States administrative expenses (korean claims) For expenses necessary to enable the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to carry out the provisions of the amendments of 1954 to the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended (50 U. S. C. App. 2004), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), and expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the purposes of this appropriation, the Commission is authorized to use not to exceed $100,000 of funds made available for administrative expenses of the War Claims Commission: Provided, That this paragraph shall be effective only upon the enactment into law of H. R. 9390, Eighty-third Congress.

General services Administration additional court facilities For expenses necessary for alteration of Federal buildings to provide facilities for additional Federal judges as authorized by the Act of February 10, 1954 (68 Stat. 8), and additional court personnel, and for expansion of existing court facilities, including costs of moving agencies thereby displaced from space in Federal Buildings, $2,970,600, to remain available until June 30, 1956. plans and specifications, lease-purchase contracts The unobligated balances of the funds made available by section 1 (a) of the Act of June 14, 1946 (60 Stat. 257), the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1950, and the General Appropriation Act, 1951, for the acquisition of sites and the preparation of drawings and specifications for public building projects outside the District of Columbia, as authorized by title I of the Act of June 16, 1949 (63 Stat. 176), as amended, and by the Act of May 25, 1926 (44 Stat. 630), as amended, shall be available also for expenses of preparation of drawings and specifications, by contract or otherwise, and administrative expenses, for carrying out the purposes of the Public Buildings Purchase Contract Act of 1954 (Public Law 519, Eighty-third Congress), approved July 22, 1954. hospital facilities in the district of columbia The appropriation item under the heading “General Services Administration, hospital facilities in the District of Columbia” contained in the Act approved July 15, 1952 (66 Stat. 637), as amended, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Asylum” at the end of the first proviso, as amended, and before the colon, the phrase “and Georgetown University Hospital”. operating expenses, federal supply service For an additional amount, fiscal year 1955, for “Operating expenses, Federal Supply Service”, $60,000; and the limitation under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955, on the amount available for travel expenses is hereby increased from “$40,600” to “$46,600”: Provided, That this paragraph shall take effect only upon the enactment into law of S. 3155 or H. R. 8753, Eighty-third Congress. expenses, general supply fund Leased warehouse space temporarily in excess of operating requirements may be subleased to commercial organizations and the proceeds credited to the fund from which rental payments are made during fiscal year 1955. survey of government records, records management, and disposal practices For necessary expenses, including not to exceed $25,000 for administrative expenses, in connection with conducting surveys of Government records, and records creation, maintenance, management and disposal practices in Federal agencies, pursuant to sections 505 and 506 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, $300,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of said Act, the Administrator shall have final authority in all matters involving the conduct of surveys and the implementation of recommendations based on such surveys: Provided further, That the General Services Administration is authorized to procure services in accordance with section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a): Provided further, That a detailed quarterly report on the progress of each survey conducted hereunder shall be made to the Appropriations Committees of the Congress.

Strategic and Critical Materials For an additional amount for “Strategic and critical materials”, $380,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of the foregoing amount shall be used for construction of warehouses or tank storage facilities.

HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE AGENCY Office of the Administrator salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,100,000; and the limitation under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955, on the amount available for expenses of travel, is increased from “$169,325” to “$260,825”: Provided, That the authority contained under this head in the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1954 (Public Law 357) for transfer of funds to this appropriation is continued through December 31, 1954, but additional amounts transferred pursuant to this extension shall not exceed $250,000, including not to exceed $25,000 for expenses of travel. reimbursement to federal bureau of investigation For reimbursing the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incident to investigation of matters in connection with programs authorized by the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U. S. C. 1701), $500,000. reserve of planned public works For advances to public agencies and for surveys to carry out the purposes of section 702 of the Housing Act of 1954, $1,500,000. public facility loans Public facility loans, payment to revolving fund: For payment to the revolving fund pursuant to section 108 of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Liquidation Act as amended (40 U. S. C. 459), $2,000,000: Provided, That the provisions of the first proviso under the head “Office of the Administrator, Salaries and expenses” in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955 (Public Law 428) with respect to expenses of inspections and of providing representatives at project sites shall apply to projects or facilities financed by loans from the revolving fund hereby established, and the limitation on such non administrative expenses in said proviso is increased from “$500,000” to “$525,000”. urban planning grants For grants to State, regional and metropolitan area planning bodies in accordance with the provisions of section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954, $1,000,000. Public Housing Administration administrative expenses For an additional amount for “Administrative expenses”, $400,000. Corporations Federal National Mortgage Association: The limitation on the amount available for administrative expenses under this head in title II of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955 (Public Law 428), shall be exclusive of expenses (including expenses for fiscal agency services performed on a contract or fee basis) in connection with the issuance and servicing of obligations as authorized by title II of the Housing Act of 1954. Office of the Administrator, public facility loans: Not to exceed $75,000 of funds in the revolving fund established pursuant to section 108 of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Liquidation Act, as amended (40 U. S. C. 459), shall be available for administrative expenses, but this amount shall be exclusive of payment for services and facilities of the Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, the Federal home-loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Act creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Act of August 23, 1935, as amended, 12 U. S. C. 264) which has been designated by the Secretary of the Treasury as a depository of public money of the United States. Federal Housing Administration: The amount made available under this head in title II of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955 (Public Law 428), for administrative expenses, is increased from $5,150,000” to “$5,500,000” and the limitation on the amount available for expenses of travel is increased from “$175,000” to “$250,000”: Provided, That the limitation under said head on the amount available for certain nonadministrative expenses of said Administration is increased from “$25,000,000” to “$26,250,000”. Public Housing Administration: The amount made available under this head in title II of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955 (Public Law 428), for administrative expenses of the Public Housing Administration in carrying out duties imposed by law, is increased from “$6,950,000” to “$7,350,000”; and the limitation under said head on the amount available for expenses of travel is increased from “$500,000” to “$540,000”. National Science Foundation international geophysical year For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U. S. C. 1861–1875), as they pertain to the United States program for the International Geophysical Year, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to it and in accord with law, including not to exceed $250,000 for administrative expenses, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided in section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out its authorized functions for the fiscal year 1955: Provided, That said funds shall be available for the acquisition of not to exceed two passenger motor vehicles from excesses reported by other agencies, or from forfeitures; for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at rates for individuals not to exceed $100 per day; and the Administrator is authorized, subject to the procedures prescribed by section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949, to place not more than four positions in grade 16, 17, or 18 of the General Schedule established by said Act, and such positions shall be in addition to the number authorized by said section. Small Business Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $200,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 of the funds made available for administrative expenses in this Act under the head “Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation” may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Administrator. Veterans Administration inpatient care For an additional amount for “Inpatient care”, $3,000,000: Provided, That this amount is predicated on furnishing inpatient care and treatment to an average of 570 beneficiaries during the fiscal year 1955 in addition to those heretofore provided for. War Claims Commission administrative expenses For an additional amount for “Administrative expenses”, $400,000, to be derived from the war claims fund created by section 13 (a) of the War Claims Act of 1948 (Public Law 896, approved July 3, 1948): Provided, That the limitation under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955, on the amount available for expenses of travel is increased to “$8,000”.

CHAPTER IX MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Interservice Activities access roads For advances to the Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Commerce, for the purposes of section 6 of the Defense Highway Act of 1941 (55 Stat. 765), as amended, and section 12 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 785), as amended, when projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national defense by the Secretary of Defense, $13,500,000, to remain available until expended. family housing For family housing authorized by the enactment into law of H. R. 9924, Eighty-third Congress, not to exceed $75,000,000 to be made available to the respective military departments in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading shall not be used for family housing unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that (1) it is impracticable to construct family housing under the provisions of title VIII of the National Housing Act, and (2) that adequate housing at reasonable rental rates is not available in theimmediate vicinity of the military installation, and (3) it is impracticable to acquire suitable housing under other existing provisions of law: Provided further, That the provisions of section 708 of Public Law 458, approved June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 350), shall not apply to two hundred and fifty units of family housing provided for by this Act but the individual cost of such units shall in no event exceed $20,000 per unit: Provided further, That the construction authorized by the Act of April 1, 1954 (Public Law 325, Eighty-third Congress), may be accomplished prior to approval of title to underlying land, as provided by section 355, as amended, of the Revised Statutes. Department of the Army alaska communication system, construction For construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, including buildings, facilities, appurtenances, and utilities, at stations of the Alaska Communication System, as authorized by the Act of June 12, 1948 (Public Law 626), the Act of October 27, 1949 (Public Law 414), and the Act of July 27, 1954 (Public Law 534, Eighty-third Congress), without regard to sections 1136 and 3734, Revised Statutes, as amended, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $503,000, to remain available until expended. army national guard The Secretary of the Army may transfer not to exceed $1,500,000 to the appropriation “Army National Guard, 1955” for additional State National Guard civilian employees from any appropriation available to the Department of the Army when such transfers are determined by the Secretary of the Army to be in the national interest. Department of the Navy public works, navy For construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, and facilities for the Navy, as authorized by the Act of June 16, 1948 (62 Stat. 459), the Act of September 28, 1951 (Public Law 155, Eighty-second Congress), the Act of July 14, 1952 (Public Law 534, Eighty-second Congress), and the Act of July 27, 1954 (Public Law 534, Eighty-third Congress); including not to exceed $3,750,000 for advance planning as authorized by section 504 of said Act of September 28, 1951; furniture for public quarters; personnel in the Bureau of Yards and Docks and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation; and engineering and architectural services as authorized by section 3 of the Act of April 25, 1939 (34 U. S. C. 556); $98,000,000, to remain available until expended. Department of the Air Force acquisition and construction of real property For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations and facilities for the Air Force as authorized by the Act of January 6, 1951 (Public Law 910, Eighty-first Congress), the Act of September 28, 1951 (Public Law 155, Eighty-second Congress), the Act of July 14, 1952 (Public Law 534, Eighty-second Congress), the Act of August 7, 1953 (Public Law 209, Eighty-third Congress), the Act of April 1, 1954 (Public Law 325, Eighty-third Congress), and the Act of July 27, 1954 (Public Law 534, Eighty-third Congress), without regard to sections 1136 and 3734, Revised Statutes, as amended, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; $630,000,000, to remain available until expended.

CHAPTER X DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Rivers and Harbors and Flood Control construction, general For an additional amount for “Construction, general”, $5,985,000 to remain available until expended, of which $600,000 shall be available for advanced engineering and design by the Corps of Engineers for projects which have been authorized for development with participation by State, local government or private groups and for authorized projects which are under consideration for participation by such agencies. For contribution to the city of Muskogee, toward the construction of a water supply pipeline from the existing city water supply intake on the Grand River near its junction with the Arkansas River to Fort Gibson Dam, in settlement for all damages to the water supply of the city of Muskogee, on account of the construction and operation of Fort Gibson Reservoir, $200,000 out of funds previously appropriated. operation and maintenance, general Not to exceed $600,000 of funds previously appropriated under this head shall be available until expended for repairs to the north jetty at Yaquina Bay Harbor, Oregon. Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries For an additional amount for “Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries”, $1,000,000 to remain available until expended, to be derived by transfer from “Operation and Maintenance, general”.

CHAPTER XI EMERGENCY PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

Department of State government in occupied areas For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to meet the responsibilities and obligations of the United States in Germany and Austria (including those arising under the supreme authority assumed by the United States on June 5, 1945, and under contractual arrangements with the Federal Republic of Germany), under such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, including one deputy to the United States chief of mission in Germany at a salary of $17,500 and the United States Member of the Board for the Validation of German Bonds in the United States at a salary of $14,800; actual expenses of preparing and transporting to their former homes the remains of persons who may die away from their homes while participating in activities authorized under this appropriation; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act. of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at rates not in excess of $50 per diem for individuals; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672, as amended, of title 28 of the United States Code when such claims arise in foreign countries; expenses for translation and reproduction rights; acquisition, maintenance, operation, and distribution of rehabilitation materials and equipment for Germany and Austria; medical and health assistance for the civilian population of Germany and Austria; expenses incident to maintaining discipline and order (including trial and punishment by courts established by or under authority of the President); printing and binding outside continental United States without regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 111); purchase, rental, operation, and maintenance of printing and binding machines, equipment, and devices abroad; purchase (one at not to exceed $3,000 for replacement only) and 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 $42,500) similar to those authorized by section 901 (3) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U. S. C. 1131); and for administering, in Germany and Austria, programs authorized by section 32 (b) (2) of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as amended (50 U. S. C. App. 1641 (b)); $14,000,000, and in addition, $1,000,000 for acquisition of sites and purchase or construction of buildings for living quarters in Austria, to remain available until expended: 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 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 for the purposes of this appropriation appointments may be made to the Foreign Service Reserve without regard to the four-year limitation contained in section 522 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946: Provided further, That in the event the President assigns to the Department of State responsibilities and obligations of the United States in connection with the government, occupation, or control of foreign areas in addition to Germany and Austria, the authorities contained in this appropriation may be utilized by the Department of State in connection with such government, occupation, or control of such foreign areas: Provided further, That when the Department of the Army, under the authority of the Act of March 3, 1911, as amended (10 U. S. C. 1253), 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 Army serving in Germany and Austria, respectively: Provided further, That amounts for acquisition of sites and purchase or construction of buildings for living quarters in Austria shall be used exclusively for purchase of foreign credits (including currencies) owed to or owned by the United States and may be transferred to the appropriation “Acquisition of buildings abroad”.

Funds Appropriated to the President Emergency Fund for International Affairs For expenses necessary to enable the President to take such measures as he deems appropriate to meet extraordinary or unusual circumstances arising in the international affairs of the Government, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for use in the President’s discretion and without regard to such provisions of law as he may specify: Provided, That the President shall transmit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of Representatives, not less often than quarterly, a full report of expenditures under this appropriation. refugee relief For expenses necessary to enable the President, by transfer to such officer or agency of the Government as may be appropriate, to carry out the provisions of the Refugee Relief Act of 1953 (Public Law 203, approved August 7, 1953), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at rates not in excess of $50 per diem for individuals; printing and binding outside the continental United States without regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 111); hire of passenger motor vehicles: expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the purpose of this appropriation; not to exceed $150,000 for expenses of a confidential nature, to be accounted for solely on the certificate of the officer to whom funds are transferred by the President from this appropriation; and not to exceed $600,000 for capital for the making of loans; $8,000,000: Provided, That funds appropriated herein shall be available in accordance with authority granted hereunder or under authority governing the activities of the Government agencies to which such funds are allocated. construction of tankers For construction of tankers as authorized by the Act of August 10, 1954, Public Law 575, $30,000,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation may be transferred to such appropriation as the President may designate.

Department of the Army—Civil Functions government and relief in occupied areas For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to meet the responsibilities and obligations of the United States in connection with the government or occupation of the Ryukyu Islands, including, subject to such authorizations and limitations as may be prescribed by the head of the department or agency concerned, tuition, travel expenses, and fees incident to instruction m the United States or elsewhere of such persons as may be required to carry out the provisions of this appropriation; travel expenses and transportation; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at rates not in excess of $50 per diem for individuals not to exceed ten in number; translation rights, photographic work, education exhibits, and dissemination of information, including preview and review expenses incident thereto; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; repair and maintenance of buildings, utilities, facilities, and appurtenances; and such supplies, commodities, and equipment as may be essential to carry out the purposes of this appropriation; $3,100,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: Provided, That the general provisions of the Appropriation Act for the current fiscal year for the military functions of the Department of the Army shall apply to expenditures made by that Department from this appropriation: Provided further, That expenditures from this appropriation may be made outside continental United States, when necessary to carry out its purposes, without regard to sections 355, 1136, 3648, and 3734, Revised Statutes, as amended, civil service or classification laws, or provisions of law prohibiting payment of any person not a citizen of the United States: Provided further, That expenditures from this appropriation may be made, when necessary to carry out its purposes, without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, as amended, and the Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947 (41 U. S. C. 151–161): Provided further, That expenditures may be made hereunder for the purposes of economic rehabilitation in the Ryukyu Islands in such manner as to be consistent with the general objectives of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended, and in the manner authorized by section 111 (b) (1) and the first sentence of section 111 (c) (1) thereof: Provided further, That funds appropriated hereunder and unexpended at the time of the termination of occupation by the United States, of any area for which such funds are made available, may be expended by the President for the procurement of such commodities and technical services, and commodities procured from funds herein or heretofore appropriated for government and relief in occupied areas and not delivered to such an area prior to the time of the termination of occupation, may be utilized by the President, as may be necessary to assist in the maintenance of the political and economic stability of such areas: Provided further, That before any such assistance is made available, an agreement shall be entered into between the United States and the recognized government or authority with respect to such area containing such undertakings by such government or authority as the President may determine to be necessary in order to assure the efficient use of such assistance in furtherance of such purposes: Provided further, That such agreement shall, when applicable, include requirements and undertakings corresponding to the requirements and undertakings specified in sections 5, 6, and 7 of the Foreign Aid Act of 1947 (Public Law 389, approved December 17, 1947): Provided further, That funds appropriated hereunder may be used, insofar as practicable, and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the head of the department or agency concerned to pay ocean transportation charges from United States ports, including territorial ports, to ports in the Ryukyus for the movement of supplies donated to, or purchased by, United States voluntary nonprofit relief agencies registered with and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid or of relief packages consigned to individuals residing in such areas: Provided further, That under the rules and regulations to be prescribed, the head of the department or agency concerned shall fix and pay a uniform rate per pound for the ocean transportation of all relief packages of food or other general classification of commodities shipped to the Ryukyus regardless of methods of shipment and higher rates charged by particular agencies of transportation, but this proviso shall not apply to shipments made by individuals to individuals: Provided further, That the President may transfer to any other department or agency any function or functions provided for under this appropriation, and there shall be transferred to any such department or agency without reimbursement and without regard to the appropriation from which procured, such property as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine to relate primarily to any function or functions so transferred.

Federal Civil Defense Administration operations For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in carrying out the provisions of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 U. S. C., App. 2251–2297), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); reimbursement of the Civil Service Commission for full field investigations of employees occupying positions of critical importance from the standpoint of national security; expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with civil defense functions; reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services; not to exceed $9,000 for the purchase of newspapers, periodicals, and teletype news services; and not to exceed $6,000 for emergency and extraordinary expenses to be expended under the direction of the Administrator for such purposes as he deems proper, and his determination thereon shall be final and conclusive; $10,025,000. federal contributions For financial contributions to the States, not otherwise provided for, pursuant to subsection (i) of section 201 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended, to be equally matched with State funds, $12,000,000, to remain available until June 30, 1956: Provided, That not to exceed $1,300,000 of the unobligated balance of the 1954 appropriation for this purpose shall remain available until June 30, 1955. emergency supplies and equipment For procurement of reserve stocks of emergency civil defense materials as authorized by subsection (h) of section 201 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended, $26,000,000.

Jamestown-Williamsburg-Yorktown Celebration Commission For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of August 13, 1953 (67 Stat. 576), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at rates not to exceed $50 per diem for individuals; transportation and not to exceed $20 per diem in lieu of subsistence for members of the Commission serving without compensation; purchase of not to exceed two passenger motor vehicles; and entertainment; $100,000.

Alexander Hamilton Bicentennial Commission For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of Senate Joint Resolution Numbered 140, $10,000: Provided, That this paragraph shall become effective only upon the enactment of Senate Joint Resolution 140 of the Eighty-third Congress.

General Services Administration administrative expenses, abaca fiber program The General Services Administration is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available to it and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget submitted to the Congress for the activities authorized by the Abaca Production Act of 1950 for the fiscal year 1955, but not to exceed $135,000 of such funds shall be available during said fiscal year for administrative expenses of the abaca fiber program, to be computed on an accrual basis, and to be exclusive of the interest paid, depreciation, capitalized expenditures, expenses in connection with the acquisition, protection, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of real or personal property relating to the abaca fiber program, and expenses of services performed on a contract or fee basis in connection with the performance of legal services.

Treasury Department federal facilities corporation The Federal Facilities Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available to it and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget submitted to the Congress for such Corporation for the fiscal year 1955, but not to exceed $1,954,000 shall be available during the said fiscal year for all administrative expenses of the Corporation (including use of the services and facilities of Federal reserve banks), to be computed on an accrual basis, and to be exclusive of interest paid, depreciation, capitalized expenditures, expenses in connection with the acquisition, protection, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of real or personal property belonging to the Corporation or in which it has an interest, expenses of services performed on a contract or fee basis in connection with the performance of legal services, and all administrative expenses reimbursable from other Government agencies: Provided, That, so long as the Corporation shall have succession, all real property transferred to or acquired by it shall continue to be subject to taxes (including assessments for local improvements) to the same extent as authorized by law immediately prior to such transfer, and any Government officer, agency, or instrumentality to whom any such property is so transferred is authorized and directed to pay such taxes and assessments, but said Corporation, its income, and property, shall not otherwise be subject to any Federal, State, or local taxes.

CHAPTER XII CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES, AUDITED CLAIMS, AND JUDGMENTS

For payment of claims for damages as settled and determined by departments and agencies in accord with law, audited claims cer-tified to be due by the General Accounting Office, and judgments rendered against the United States by United States district courts and the United States Court of Claims, as set forth in Senate Documents Numbered 144 and 146 and House Document Numbered 461, Eighty-third Congress, $11,472,202, together with such amounts as may be necessary to pay interest (as and when specified in such judgments or in certain of the settlements of the General Accounting Office or provided by law) and such additional sums due to increases in rates of exchange as may be necessary to pay claims in foreign currency: Provided, That no judgment herein appropriated for shall be paid until it shall have become final and conclusive against the United States by failure of the parties to appeal or otherwise: Provided further, That, unless otherwise specifically required by law or by the judgment, payment of interest wherever appropriated for herein shall not continue for more than thirty days after the date of approval of this Act.

CHAPTER XIII GENERAL PROVISIONS