Public Law 84–3

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

CHAPTER I LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Senate For payment to Harriet McCarran, widow of Pat McCarran, late a Senator from the State of Nevada, $12,500. For payment to Mary R. P. Maybank widow of Burnet R. Maybank, late a Senator from the State of South Carolina, $12,500. salaries, officers and employees The appropriation for salaries of officers and employees of the Senate contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955, is made available for the employment of additional clerical assistants for each Senator from the State of Kentucky, so that the allowance for administrative and clerical assistants for such Senators will be equal to that allowed other Senators from States having a population of more than three million but less than five million, the population of said State having exceeded three million inhabitants. office of the secretary Office of the Secretary: For an additional amount for the Office of the Secretary, $4,845: Provided, That effective February 1, 1955, the basic amount available for clerical assistance and readjustment of salaries in the disbursing office is increased by $6,600 per annum. contingent expenses of the senate Senate policy committees: For an additional amount for the Senate policy committees, for agency contribution for Federal Employees Group Life Insurance, as authorized by Public Law 598, Eighty-third Congress, $220 for each such committee; in all, $440. Joint Committee on Printing: For an additional amount for the Joint Committee on Printing, for agency contribution for Federal Employees Group Life Insurance, as authorized by Public Law 598, Eighty-third Congress, $115. Inquiries and investigations: For an additional amount for expenses of inquiries and investigations, $795,000. Stationery: For an additional amount for stationery, $3,550, and the amount available for stationery for committees and officers of the Senate is hereby increased to $13,550.

House of Representatives For payment to Florence R. Rogers, widow of Dwight L. Rogers, late a Representative from the State of Florida, $12,500. For payment to Nora Mack, mother-in-law, and Isabel Kanaga and Florence, R. King, sisters, of Paul W. Shafer, late a Representative from the State of Michigan, $12,500.

Architect of the Capitol Terraces of Capitol Building: Not to exceed $44,500 of the balance of the appropriation for “Terraces of Capitol Building” contained in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1954, unobligated on December 31, 1954, is hereby continued available, and in addition to the purposes heretofore authorized shall also be available for reconstruction of the House and Senate walkways adjacent to the terraces.

CHAPTER II DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation The limitation under this heading in the Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1955, on the amount available for administrative expenses of the Corporation is increased from “$18,000,000” to “$25,290,000”.

CHAPTER III INDEPENDENT OFFICES

Commission on Intergovernmental Relations salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $160,000: Provided, That said appropriation shall remain available until June 30, 1955: Provided further, That this paragraph shall be effective only upon the enactment into law of H. R. 2010, Eighty-fourth Congress.

Housing and Home Finance Agency federal housing administration The amount made available under this head in title II of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955, as amended by the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1955, for administrative expenses, is increased from “$5,500,000” to “$5,625,000”, and the limitation on the amount available for the expenses of travel is increased from “$250,000” to “$267,600”: Provided, That the limitation under said head on the amounts available for certain non administrative expenses of said Administration is increased from “$26,250,000” to not. to exceed “$31,560,000”: Provided further, That no part of the funds contained herein shall be available for transfer, but shall be available for use exclusively by the Federal noosing Administration.

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission administrative expenses For an additional amount for “Administrative expenses”, for carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 31, 1954 (Public Law 744), $130,000, to be derived from the War Claims Fund created by section 13a of the War Claims Act of 1948 (Public Law 896, approved July 3, 1948); and this amount and amounts previously made available from this source to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission for “Administrative expenses” shall remain available until June 30, 1955: Provided, That the limitation under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955, as amended by the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1955, on the amount available for expenses of travel of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (War Claims Commission) is increased from “$8,000” to “$12,000”.

CHAFFER IV GENERAL PROVISIONS