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Public Law 86–30
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, and for other purposes.
Approved May 20, 1959
Statutory text
AN ACT
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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 “Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1959”) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, as follows: “Research”, $3,870,400, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program”, fiscal year 1959; “Plant and animal disease and pest control”, $2,302,000, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program, fiscal year 1959; and “Meat inspection”, $1,709,100, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program”, fiscal year 1959.
Extension Service cooperative extension work, payments and expenses For an additional amount for “Cooperative extension work, payments and expenses”, for “Penalty mail”, $559,682, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program”, fiscal year 1959: Provided, That of the amount made available under this head in the Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1959, for “Payments to States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico”, $63,145 shall be transferred to the subappropriation for “Penalty mail”, and $154,100 shall be transferred to the subappropriation for “Federal Extension Service”.
Agricultural Conservation Program Service agricultural conservation program The limitation under this head in the Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1959, on the amount available for administrative expenses, is increased from “$24,698,000” to “$25,252,000”, and the limitation thereunder on the maximum amount which shall be transferred to the appropriation account for “Administrative expenses, section 392, Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938”, is increased from “$5,025,800” to “$5,385,600”.
Agricultural Marketing Service marketing research and service For an additional amount for “Marketing research and service”, as follows: “Marketing research and agricultural estimates”, $1,176,100, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve programs”, fiscal year 1959; and “Marketing services”, $1,936,600, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program”, fiscal year 1959.
Foreign Agricultural Service salaries and expenses Subject to allocation in such manner as may now or hereafter be prescribed by the President, foreign currencies which have accrued under title 1 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704), may be used without fiscal year limitation for the purposes of section 104(m) of that Act, including administrative expenses directly related thereto, in an amount not to exceed the equivalent of $1,275,000.
Soil Bank Programs conservation reserve program The limitation under this head in the Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1959, on the amount available for administrative expenses, is increased from “$16,000,000” to “$16,286,200”.
Commodity Stabilization Service acreage allotments and marketing quotas For an additional amount for “Acreage allotments and marketing quotas”, $2,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program”, fiscal 1959 and the limitation under this head in the Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1959, on the amount which shall be transferred to the appropriation account “Administrative expenses, section 392, Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938”, is increased from “$6,380.100” to “$6,861,700”.
Special Activities reimbursement to commodity credit corporation for costs of special activities To reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for authorized unrecovered costs through June 30, 1958 (including interest through recovery date), as follows: (1) $80,800,000 under the International Wheat Agreement Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1641–1642); (2) $119,270,000 for commodities disposed of for emergency famine relief to friendly peoples pursuant to title II of the Act of July 10, 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1703, 1721–1724); (3) $1,033,515,000 for the sale of surplus agricultural commodities for foreign currencies pursuant to title I of the Act of July 10, 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1701–1709); (4) $18,506 for grain made available to the Secretary of the Interior to prevent crop damage by migratory waterfowl pursuant to the Act of July 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 442–446); (5) $82,250,335 for strategic and other materials acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation as a result of barter or exchange of agricultural commodities or products and transferred to the supplemental stockpile pursuant to Public Law 540, 84th Congress (7 U.S.C. 1856); (6) $19,390,100 for transfers to the appropriation for “Diseases of animals and poultry” pursuant to authority contained under such head in the Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1958; and (7) $1,510,870 for transfers to the appropriation “Marketing research and service” pursuant to the Act of August 31, 1951 (7 U.S.C. 414a), for grading tobacco and classing cotton without charge to producers, as authorized by law (7 U.S.C. 473a, 511d).
Commodity Credit Corporation limitation on administrative expenses, commodity credit corporation The limitation under this head in title II of the Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1959, on the amount available for administrative expenses of the Corporation, is increased from “$35,398,000” to “$39,600,000”.
Office of Information salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $74,000, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program”, fiscal year 1959.
Forest Service forest protection and utilization For an additional amount for “Forest protection and utilizationt”, as follows: “Forest land management”, $12,554,400, of which $5,432,200 shall be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program”, fiscal year 1959; “Forest research”, $1,003,400; and “State and private forestry cooperation”, $102,800.
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT Mutual Security development loan fund For an additional amount for advances to the Development Loan Fund, as authorized by section 203 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Maritime Activities ship construction Not to exceed $18,675,000 of appropriations heretofore granted under this head shall be available for design, construction, outfitting, and preparation for operation of a nuclear powered merchant ship. operating-differential subsidies For an additional amount for “Operating-differential subsidies”, $7,500,000, to remain available until expended. state marine schools For an additional amount for “State marine schools”, $35,000; and the limitation under this head in the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1959, on the amount available for the maintenance and repair of vessels loaned by the United States, is increased from “$149,800” to “$187,300”. salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $723,450: Provided, That the limitation under this head in the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1959, on the amount available for “Administrative expenses”, is increased from “$6,975,000” to “$7,566,750”; the limitation thereunder on the amount available for “Maintenance of shipyard and reserve training facilities and operation of warehouses”, is increased from “$1,400,000” to “$1,481,300”; and the limitation thereunder on the amount available for “Reserve fleet expenses”, is increased from “$6,150,000” to “$6,200,400”. Patent Office salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,667,300. National Bureau of Standards construction of laboratories For an additional amount for “Construction of laboratories”, $19,793.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL FUNCTIONS Department of the Army cemeterial expenses Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $535,000. rivers and harbors and flood control Construction, General For an additional amount for “Construction, general”, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY FUNCTIONS Department of the Army operation and maintenance For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance”, $39,030,000. army national guard For an additional amount, fiscal year 1958, for “Army National Guard”, $3,065,000. For an additional amount for “Army National Guard”, $11,000,000. Department of the Navy military personnel, navy For an additional amount for “Military personnel, Navy”, $34,898,200. aircraft and facilities For an additional amount for “Aircraft and facilities”, $18,312, 500. ships and facilities For an additional amount for “Ships and facilities”, $19,000,000. ordnance and facilities For an additional amount for “Ordnance and facilities”, $4,098,700. medical care For an additional amount for “Medical care”, $8,100,000. civil engineering For an additional amount for “Civil engineering”, $3,564,400. servicewide supply and finance For an additional amount for “Servicewide supply and finance”, $15,497,500. servicewide operations For an additional amount for “Servicewide operations”, $5,419,300. Department of the Air Force military personnel For an additional amount for “Military personnel”, $18,728,000. General Provisions The limitation of $49,000,000 contained in section 611 of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1959, Public Law 85–724, approved August 22, 1958, may be exceeded by not more than $5,000,000. Section 615 of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1959, is amended, effective January 3, 1959, by adding the words “or in Alaska” after the words “outside the United States”.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Federal Funds federal payment to district of columbia For an additional amount for “Federal payment to District of Columbia” (to be paid to the general fund of the District of Columbia out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated), $5,000,000. District of Columbia Funds operating expenses Department of General Administration For an additional amount for “Department of General Administration”, $456,750, of which $7,810 shall be payable from the highway fund and $2,000 from the water fund. Department of Occupations and Professions For an additional amount for “Department of Occupations and Professions”, $23,300. Public Schools For an additional amount for “Public schools”, $4,095,668, of which $75,000 shall be available for the development of vocational education. Public Library For an additional amount for “Public Library”, $152,050. Metropolitan Police For an additional amount for “Metropolitan Police”, $2,616,800, of which $258,900 shall be payable from the highway fund and $15,400 from the motor vehicle parking fund. Fire Department For an additional amount for “Fire Department”, $1,200,300. Department of Corrections For an additional amount for “Department of Corrections”, $264,600. Department of Public Welfare For an additional amount for “Department of Public Welfare”, $1,000,000. Miscellaneous 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), $24,131. judgments For the payment of final judgments rendered against the District of Columbia, as set forth in Senate Document Numbered 20 and House Document Numbered 58 (Eighty-sixth Congress), $118,285, together with such further sums as may be necessary to pay the interest at not exceeding 4 per centum per annum 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 or special funds of the District of Columbia as provided by law (D.C. Code, title 47, sec. 130a), being for the service of the fiscal year 1958 and prior fiscal years, as set forth in House Document Numbered 58 (Eighty-sixth Congress), $147,484, 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 title 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 Appropriations Acts for the fiscal years involved.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Food and Drug Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,117,000. Office of Education defense educational activities For an additional amount for “Defense educational activities”, $75,300,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be for capital contributions to student loan funds for which applications have been filed on or before January 6, 1959, and for loans for non-Federal capital contributions to student loan funds; $37,000,000 shall be for grants to States and loans to nonprofit private schools for science, mathematics, and modern language teaching facilities; and $2,000,000 shall be for grants to States for testing, guidance, and counseling. payments to school districts For an additional amount for “Payments to school districts”, $20,000,000. assistance for school construction For an additional amount for “Assistance for school construction”, $24,600,000. salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $841,000. Public Health Service assistance to states, general For an additional amount for “Assistance to States, general”, $750,000. construction of indian health facilities For an additional amount for “Construction of Indian health facilities”, $1,886,000, to remain available until expended. construction of surgical facilities For an additional amount for “Construction of surgical facilities”, $335,000, which together with funds heretofore appropriated under this head shall remain available until expended. saint elizabeths hospital For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $35,000. Social Security Administration limitation on salaries and expenses, bureau of old-age and survivors insurance The amount authorized by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1959, and the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1959, to be available for necessary expenses of the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, to be derived from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund, is increased from “$139,131,000” to “$171,221,000”. limitation on construction, bureau of old-age and survivors insurance For an additional amount for “Construction, Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance”, $1,210,000, to be derived from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund, which together with sums heretofore appropriated under said head shall establish a limitation of cost of $32,290,000: Provided, That the first proviso under this head in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1958, and the provisions of section 209 of said Act shall not apply to construction authorized under the foregoing limitation. grants to states for public assistance For an additional amount for “Grants to States for public assistance”, $151,560,000. grants to states for maternal and child welfare For an additional amount for “Grants to States for maternal and child welfare”, $1,500,000, to remain available until June 30, 1960: Provided, That the limitation under this head in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1959, on the amount available for services for crippled children is increased from “$15,000,000” to “$16,500,000”: Provided further, That the foregoing amount shall be available to and expended by the States only for the purpose of providing necessary services to children with congenital heart disease: Provided further, That the allotments made to the States out of such $1,500,000, shall otherwise be deemed a part of their allotments under title V, part 2, section 512 of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C., ch. 7, subch. V). Office of the Secretary salaries and expenses, office of field administration For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, Office of Field Administration”, $199,000, together with an additional amount of not to exceed $151,200 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund. salaries and expenses, office of the general counsel For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, Office of the General Counsel”, $55,400, together with an additional amount of not to exceed $2,000 to be transferred from the appropriation “Salaries and expenses, certification and inspection services”, and an additional amount of not to exceed $51,400 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund. white house council on aging For an additional amount for the “White House Council on Aging”, $844,000, of which $810,000 shall be available for grants to States and shall remain available until January 31, 1961.
INDEPENDENT OFFICES Alaska International Rail and Highway Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $200,000 and said appropriation shall remain available until March 1, 1960. Civil Aeronautics Board payments to air carriers For an additional amount for “Payments to air carriers”, $14,094,500, to remain available until expended. Civil Service Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,587,200: Provided, That the limitation under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1959, on the amount available for performing the duties imposed upon the Commission by the Act of July 19, 1940 (54 Stat. 767), is increased from “$70,000” to “$76,700”, and the limitation thereunder on the amount available for expenses of travel is increased from “$472,000” to “$493,000”. investigations of united states citizens for employment by international organizations For an additional amount for “Investigations of United States citizens for employment by international organizations”, $100,000. annuities, panama canal construction employees and lighthouse service widows For an additional amount for “Annuities, Panama Canal construction employees and Lighthouse Service widows”, $270,000. Commission on International Rules of Judicial Procedure salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Commission on International Rules of Judicial Procedure, $25,000, to remain available until December 31, 1959. Federal Aviation Agency grants-in-aid for airports (liquidation of contract authorization) For an additional amount for “Grants-in-aid for airports (liquidation of contract authorization),” $18,000,000, to remain available until expended. General Services Administration expenses, supply distribution For an additional amount for “Expenses, supply distribution”, $1,582,000, and the limitation under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1959, on the amount available for expenses of travel, is increased from “$132,500” to “$160,000”. general supply fund To increase the general supply fund established by the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 630g), $15,000,000. salaries and expenses, office of administrator For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, Office of Administrator”, including expenses of carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (72 Stat. 838), $72,240. refunds under renegotiation act For refunds under section 201(f) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951 (50 U.S.C. App. 1231(f)), $1,400,000, to remain available until expended. Historical and Memorial Commissions civil war centennial commission For an additional amount for expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of September 7, 1957 (71 Stat. 626), as amended, $23,492. National Mediation Board arbitration and emergency boards For an additional amount for “Arbitration and emergency boards”, $90,000. Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission For an additional amount for the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission, $100,000, to remain available until expended. Railroad Retirement Board limitation on salaries and expenses The amount authorized by the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1959, for necessary expenses of the Railroad Retirement Board, to be derived from the railroad retirement account, is increased from “$8,450,000” to “$9,374,300”. River Basin Study Commissions river basin study commission for south carolina-georgia-alabama-florida For an additional amount for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Act approved August 28, 1958 (Public Law 85–850), $100,000. river basin study commission for texas For an additional amount for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of title II of the Act approved August 28, 1958 (Public Law 85–843), $120,000. Veterans Administration general operating expenses For an additional amount for “General operating expenses”, $12,180,000. inpatient care For an additional amount for “Inpatient care”, $48,651,000, and the limitation under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1959, on the amount available for expenses of travel of employees, is increased from “$375,000” to “$400,000”. outpatient care For an additional amount for “Outpatient care”, $6,934,000, and the limitation under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1959, on the amount available for expenses of travel of employees, is increased from “$206,400” to “$243,000”. compensation and pensions For an additional amount for “Compensation and pensions”, $52,500,000, to remain available until expended.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management management of lands and resources For an additional amount for “Management of lands and resources”, $3,735,100 and in addition $100,000 to be derived by transfer from the appropriation “Salaries and Expenses, Office of Minerals Exploration”: Provided, That not to exceed $3,500 shall be available for reimbursing the American Falls Irrigation District Numbered 2, Shoshone, Idaho, for reconstruction of a bridge damaged by the Bureau of Land Management during fire-suppression activities. construction For an additional amount for “Construction,” $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. Bureau of Indian Affairs payment to standing rock sioux tribe of indians For deposit in the United States Treasury to the credit of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of Indians for rehabilitation and relocation, in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of the Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1763), $6,960,000. Bureau of Reclamation loan program For an additional amount for “Loan program”, $4,860,000, to remain available until expended. National Park Service management and protection For an additional amount for “Management and protection”, $1,329,200. Virgin Islands Corporation loans to operating fund The Virgin Islands Corporation may borrow not to exceed $125,000 from the Treasury of the United States for the engineering and design of salt water distillation and related facilities in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, as authorized by section 3 of the Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1760).
THE JUDICIARY Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services fees of jurors and commissioners For an additional amount for “Fees of jurors and commissioners”, $180,000. travel and miscellaneous expenses For an additional amount for “Travel and miscellaneous expenses”, $100,000. administrative office of the united states courts For an additional amount for “Administrative Office of the United States Courts”, $91,000, of which $82,100 shall be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Salaries of judges”, fiscal year 1959. expenses of referees For an additional amount for “Expenses of referees”, $247,600, to be derived from the referees’ expense fund established in pursuance of the Act of June 28, 1946, as amended (11 U.S.C. 68(c)(4)).
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”, $973,000. salaries and expenses, united states attorneys and marshals For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, United States attorneys and marshals”, $2,032,000. fees and expenses of witnesses For an additional amount for “Fees and expenses of witnesses”, $50,000; and the limitation under this head in the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1959, on the amount available for compensation and expenses of witnesses or informants, is increased from “$225,000” to “$275,000”. Federal Bureau of Investigation salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $9,611,000. Federal Prison System salaries and expenses, bureau of prisons For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Prisons”, $2,671,000. support of united states prisoners For an additional amount for “Support of United States prisoners”, $500,000.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Standards salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, including $240,000 for necessary expenses for the performance of safety functions of the Secretary under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended (72 Stat. 835); and for the performance of functions vested in the Secretary by sections 8 (b) and (c) of the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act (72 Stat. 997); $724,800. Bureau of Employment Security salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $601,700. unemployment compensation for veterans and federal employees For an additional amount for “Unemployment compensation for veterans and Federal employees”, $40,000,000. temporary unemployment compensation The appropriation granted under this head in chapter II of the Act of June 13, 1958 (Public Law 85–457), shall remain available until September 30, 1959, for carrying into effect the provisions of the Temporary Unemployment Compensation Act of 1958, as amended.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Senate salaries of senators, mileage of the president of the senate and of senators, expense allowance of the majority and minority leaders of the senate, and salary and expense allowance of the vice president Compensation of Senators For an additional amount for “Compensation of Senators”, $23,980. Salaries, Officers and Employees office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper For an additional amount for Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $1,055 for the employment from May 1, 1959, of an Assistant Superintendent, Periodical Press Gallery, at $3,000 basic per annum. Contingent Expenses of the Senate furniture For an additional amount for “Furniture”, $34,385. miscellaneous items For an additional amount for “Miscellaneous items”, $81,290: Provided, That effective May 1, 1959, the basic salaries of the research assistants to the majority and minority leaders, as authorized by S. Res. 158, agreed to December 9, 1941, may be fixed by the respective leaders at not to exceed $8,820 basic per annum each. postage stamps For an additional amount for maintenance of a supply of stamps in the Senate Post Office, $2,000. stationery (revolving fund) For an additional amount for “Stationery (revolving fund)”, $1,780, to remain available until expended. House of Representatives For payment to Mary S. Polk, widow of James G. Polk, late a Representative from the State of Ohio, $22,500. For payment to Herman P. Eberharter, Junior, and James J. Eberharter, sons of Herman P. Eberharter, late a Representative from the State of Pennsylvania, $22,500. For payment to Constance L. Horst, Bettie J. Butler, and Harry L. McGregor, children of J. Harry McGregor, late a Representative from the State of Ohio, $22,500. For payment to Edna Simpson, widow of Sidney E. Simpson, late a Representative from the State of Illinois, $22,500. For payment to the children of George H. Christopher, late a Representative from the State of Missouri, $22,500. For payment to Georgia T. Reed, widow of Daniel A. Reed, late a Representative from the State of New York, $22,500. contingent expenses of the house Reporting Hearings For an additional amount, fiscal year 1958, for “Reporting hearings”, $10,000. Postage Stamps For airmail and special-delivery postage stamps, for the first session of the 86th Congress, as authorized by Public Law 85–778, approved August 27, 1958, $183,640. Architect of the Capitol extension of the capitol To enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Commission for Extension of the United States Capitol, to continue to provide for the extension, reconstruction, and replacement of the central portion of the United States Capitol and other improvements authorized under the heading “Extension of the Capitol” in the Act of August 5, 1955 (69 Stat. 515, 516), as amended, $4,000,000. furniture and furnishings, additional senate office building To enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Senate Office Building Commission, to continue to provide furniture and furnishings for the additional office building for the United States Senate, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of July 10, 1957 (Public Law 85–93, Eighty-fifth Congress), $283,550, to remain available until expended. 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), as amended by the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1958 (71 Stat. 252, 253), $750,000: 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: Provided further, That the amount of $23,446,000 fixed by the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1948 (62 Stat. 1029), as amended by the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1958 (71 Stat. 252, 253), as the limit of cost for construction and equipment of an additional office building for the United States Senate is hereby increased by $750,000.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT (Out of postal fund) Transportation For an additional amount for “Transportation”, $37,500,000.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE Administration of Foreign Affairs salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $6,664,900. emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service For an additional amount for “Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service”, $495,000. International Organizations and Conferences contributions to international organizations For an additional amount for “Contributions to international organizations”, $4,943,146. international contingencies For an additional amount for “International contingencies”, $1,100,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for reimbursement to the appropriation “Emergency fund for the President, national defense,” fiscal year 1959, in such amounts as may have been expended from said appropriation for the purposes of this appropriation. International Commissions international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico Operation and maintenance For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance”, $931,500. Other payment to the philippine government For payment in full and final settlement to the Government of the Philippines as authorized by the Act of June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1115), $23,862,751, to be derived from receipts under section 7 of the Gold Reserve Act of 1934 (31 U.S.C. 408b). third pan american games For necessary expenses of the Third Pan American Games, 1959, $500,000, to remain available until June 30, 1960.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT Bureau of Accounts salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $337,000. salaries and expenses, division of disbursement For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, Division of Disbursement”, $3,903,600. Bureau of Customs salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $4,519,000. Internal Revenue Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $30,000,000. United States Secret Service salaries and expenses, white house police For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, White House Police”, $114,000. Bureau of the Mint salaries and expenses Not to exceed $500 of the appropriation granted under this head for the fiscal year 1959 shall be available for the purposes of the Act of February 28, 1929 (45 Stat. 1409), as amended by the Act of September 2, 1958 (Public Law 85–879), authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and present a gold medal in honor of Roger P. Ames. Coast Guard operating expenses For an additional amount for “Operating expenses”, $7,800,000.
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AND JUDGMENTS For payment of claims for damages as settled and determined by departments and agencies in accord with law and judgments rendered against the United States by United States district courts and the United States Court of Claims, as set forth in Senate Document Numbered 20 and House Document Numbered 95, Eighty-sixth Congress, $4,931,024, together with such amounts as may be necessary to pay interest (as and when specified in such judgments 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.
TITLE II INCREASED PAY COSTS
For additional amounts for appropriations for the fiscal year 1959, for increased pay costs authorized by or pursuant to law, as follows:
Department of Agriculture Farmer Cooperative Service: “Salaries and expenses”, $39,900, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program”; Soil Conservation Service: “Conservation operations”, $6,102,800, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program”; Foreign Agricultural Service: “Salaries and expenses”, $232,020, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation tor “Conservation reserve program”; Commodity Exchange Authority: “Salaries and expenses”, $63,500, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program”; Federal Crop Insurance Corporation: “Federal Crop Insurance Corporation fund” (increase of $297,000 in the limitation upon the amount which may be paid from premium income for administrative and operating expenses); Rural Electrification Administration: “Salaries and expenses”, $582,300, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program”; Farmers’ Home Administration: “Salaries and expenses”, $2,100,000, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program”; Office of the General Counsel: “Salaries and expenses”, $240,750, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program”; Office of the Secretary: “Salaries and expenses”, $186,755, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program”; Library: “Salaries and expenses”, $59,500, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Conservation reserve program”;
Department of Commerce General administration: “Salaries and expenses”, $203,400; Bureau of the Census: “Salaries and expenses”, $600,300; “1958 censuses of business, manufacturers, and mineral industries”, $405,900, to remain available until December 31, 1961; “Eighteenth decennial census”, $351,000, to remain available until December 31, 1962; “Census of governments”, $28,800; Coast and Geodetic Survey: “Salaries and expenses”, $665,100; Business and Defense Services Administration: “Salaries and expenses”, $543,420; Bureau of Foreign Commerce: “Salaries and expenses”, $193,275; “Export control”, $113,400; Office of Business Economics: “Salaries and expenses”, $91,800; Maritime activities: “Maritime training”, $117,450; Bureau of Public Roads: “Limitation on general administrative expenses” (increase of $1,381,500 in the limitation on necessary expenses of administration); National Bureau of Standards: “Expenses”, $954,900; “Plant and equipment”, $31,950, to remain available until expended; Weather Bureau: “Salaries and expenses”, $2,514,600; General provisions: The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to transfer not to exceed $416,500 from the appropriation “Ship construction (liquidation of contract authorization) maritime activities”, to other appropriations of the Department of Commerce for the purpose of providing for increased pay costs in the fiscal year 1959.
Department of Defense—Civil Functions Department of the Army: Rivers and harbors and flood control: “Operation and maintenance, general”, $1,081,100, to remain available until expended; • “General expenses”, $1,018,700; United States Soldiers’ Home: “Limitation on operation and maintenance and capital outlay” (increase of $230,000 in the amount to be paid from the Soldiers’ Home permanent fund); Administration, Ryukyu Islands: “Salaries and expenses”, $30,400; The Panama Canal: Canal Zone Government: “Operating expenses”, $1,070,100; Panama Canal Company: “Panama Canal Company fund” (increase of $329,100 in the limitation on general and administrative expenses);
Department of Defense—Military Functions Office of the Secretary of Defense: “Salaries and expenses”, $945,000; Office of Public Affairs: “Salaries and expenses”, $31,500; Interservice activities: “Court of Military Appeals”, $25,200; Department of the Army: “Research and development”, $8,645,000, to remain available until expended; Alaska Communication System: “Operation and maintenance”, $167,200; Department of the Navy: “Navy personnel, general expenses”, $2,498,500; “Research and development”, $9,494,300, to remain available until expended; Department of the Air Force: “Research and development”, $8,829,000, to remain available until expended; “Operation and maintenance”, $65,550,000; “Air National Guard”, $1,945,800;
District of Columbia (Out of District of Columbia funds) Operating expenses: “Executive office”, $27,225; “Office of Corporation Counsel”, $39,390, of which $2,000 shall be payable from the highway fund; “Regulatory agencies”, $72,609; “Recreation Department”, $151,500; “Department of Veterans Affairs”, $6,750; “Office of Civil Defense”, $4,650; “Department of Vocational Rehabilitation”, $11,400; “Courts”, $245,250; “Department of Public Health”, $1,809,775; “Department of Buildings and Grounds”, $105,075, of which $700 shall be payable from the highway fund; “Office of Surveyor”, $8,250; “Department of Licenses and Inspections”, $120,525; “Department of Highways”, $269,500, of which $259,500 shall be payable from the highway fund; “Department of Vehicles and Traffic”, $69,400 (payable from the highway fund); “Department of Sanitary Engineering”, $1,213,000, of which $190,000 shall be payable from the water fund and $281,000 shall be payable from the sanitary sewage works fund; “Washington Aqueduct”, $96,000 (payable from the water fund); “National Guard”, $8,250; “National Capital parks”, $216,900; “National Zoological Park”, $55,800.
division of expenses The sums appropriated in this title 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, 1956.
Executive Office of the President The White House Office: “Salaries and expenses”, $170,030, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Special projects”; “Executive Mansion and grounds”, $34,000; Bureau of the Budget: “Salaries and expenses”, $345,600; Council of Economic Advisers: “Salaries and expenses”, $18,000; National Security Council: “Salaries and expenses”, $59,400;
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Freedmen’s Hospital: “Salaries and expenses”, $130,000; Office of Vocational Rehabilitation: “Salaries and expenses”, $115,000; Public Health Service: “Control of tuberculosis”, $115,000, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Promotion and further development of vocational education”; “Communicable disease activities”, $290,000; “Sanitary engineering activities”, $441,000, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Promotion and further development of vocational education”; “Salaries and expenses, hospital construction services”, $35,000, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Promotion and further development of vocational education”; “Hospitals and medical care”, $2,170,000; “Foreign quarantine activities”, $240,000; “Indian health activities”, $1,854,000; “Operations, National Library of Medicine”, $111,000, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Promotion and further development of vocational education”; “Salaries and expenses”, $406,000, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Promotion and further development of vocational education”; “Grants and special studies, Territory of Alaska”, $23,500, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Promotion and further development of vocational education”; Saint Elizabeths Hospital: “Salaries and expenses”, $221,000; Social Security Administration: “Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Public Assistance”, $186,500; “Salaries and expenses, Children’s Bureau”, $172,000; “Salaries and expenses, Office of the Commissioner”, $28,000, together with an additional amount of not to exceed $22,500 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund; Office of the Secretary: “Salaries and expenses”, $162,000, together with an additional amount of not to exceed $24,000 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund; “Surplus property utilization”, $55,000;
Independent Offices American Battle Monuments Commission: “Salaries and expenses”, $18,000; Civil Aeronautics Board: “Salaries and expenses”, $490,200; Commission on Civil Rights: “Salaries and expenses”, $27,000; Export-Import Bank of Washington: “Limitation on administrative expenses” (increase of $152,000 in the limitation on administrative expenses); Federal Aviation Agency: “Expenses”, $16,281,100; “Research and development”, $297,000, to remain available until expended; “Operation and maintenance, Washington National Airport”, $90,000; “Operation and maintenance of public airports, Territory of Alaska”, $25,650; Federal Communications Commission: “Salaries and expenses”, $739,100; Federal Home Loan Bank Board: “Limitation on administrative and examination expenses. Federal Home Loan Bank Board” (increase of $99,000 in the limitation on administrative expenses and increase of $400,500 in the limitation on nonadministrative expenses for the examination of Federal and State chartered institutions); “Limitation on administrative expenses, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation” (increase of $30,600 in the limitation on administrative expenses); Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: “Salaries and expenses”, $228,600; Federal Power Commission: “Salaries and expenses”, $427,500; Federal Trade Commission: “Salaries and expenses”, $513,000; Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: “Salaries and expenses”, $52,300, of which $6,800 shall be derived only from the war claims fund; General Accounting Office: “Salaries and expenses”, $2,020,500; General Services Administration: “Operating expenses, Public Buildings Service”, $4,079,960; “Operating expenses, Federal Supply Service”, $255,690, and increase the amount which may be deposited to the credit of this appropriation from funds received under section 204(a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, by $134,010; “Operating expenses, National Archives and Records Service”, $607,000; “Operating expenses, Transportation and Public Utilities Service”, $145,800; Abaca fiber program: “Limitation on administrative expenses” (increase of $4,950 in the limitation for administrative expenses); Federal Facilities Corporation: “Limitation on administrative expenses” (increase of $1,620 in the limitation for administrative expenses); Reconstruction Finance Corporation liquidation fund: “Limitation on administrative expenses” (increase of $3,960 in the limitation for administrative expenses); Housing and Horne Finance Agency: Office of the Administrator: “Salaries and expenses”, $684,000; “Limitation on administrative expenses, Office of the Administrator, college housing loans” (increase of $43,200 in the amount available for administrative expenses); “Limitation on administrative expenses, Office of the Administrator, public facility loans” (increase of $34,200 in the amount available for administrative expenses); “Limitation on administrative expenses, Office of the Administrator, revolving fund (liquidating programs)” (increase of $50,900 in the amount available for administrative expenses); Federal National Mortgage Association: “Limitation on administrative expenses” (increase of $135,000 in the limitation on administrative expenses); Federal Housing Administration: “Limitation on administrative and nonadministrative expenses” (increase of $541,500 in the limitation on administrative expenses and $3,035,000 in the limitation on nonadministrative expenses); Public Housing Administration: “Administrative expenses”, $774,000; “Limitation on administrative and nonadministrative expenses” (increase of $774,000 in the limitation on administrative expenses); Interstate Commerce Commission: “Salaries and expenses”, $1,447,800; National Aeronautics and Space Administration: “Salaries and expenses”, $3,186,300; National Capital Planning Commission: “Salaries and expenses”, $18,000; National Labor Relations Board: “Salaries and expenses”, $156,600; National Mediation Board: “Salaries and expenses”, $22,050; National Railroad Adjustment Board: “Salaries and expenses”, $24,750; Renegotiation Board: “Salaries and expenses”, $175,500; Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation: “Limitation on administrative expenses” (increase of $14,200 in the limitation on administrative expenses); Securities and Exchange Commission: “Salaries and expenses”, $605,000; Selective Service System: “Salaries and expenses”, $2,056,800; Small Business Administration: “Salaries and expenses”, $225,000, and in addition there may be transferred to this appropriation $630,000 from the revolving fund and $64,800 from the fund for liquidation of Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans; Smithsonian Institution: “Salaries and expenses”, $180,000; “Salaries and expenses. National Gallery of Art”, $116,100; Tariff Commission: “Salaries and expenses”, $149,100; Tax Court of the United States: “Salaries and expenses”, $40,500; United States Information Agency: “Salaries and expenses”, $3,173,800; Veterans Administration: “Medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses”, $726,300; “Maintenance and operation of supply depots”, $146,700;
Department of the Interior Departmental offices: Office of Saline Water: “Salaries and expenses”, $12,960; Office of Oil and Gas: “Salaries and expenses”, $34,200; Office of the Solicitor: “Salaries and expenses”, $241,300; Office of Minerals Mobilization: “Salaries and expenses”, $12,600; Commission of Fine Arts: “Salaries and expenses”, $2,700; Bonneville Power Administration: “Operation and maintenance”, $376,200; Southwestern Power Administration: “Operation and maintenance”, $56,250; Bureau of Indian Affairs: “Resources management”, $878,700, of which $380,000 shall be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Education and welfare services”; “General administrative expenses”, $251,800; Bureau of Reclamation: “Operation and maintenance”, $831,600, of which $718,383 shall be derived from the reclamation fund and $63,900 shall be derived from the Colorado River dam fund; “General administrative expenses”, $342,600, to be derived from the reclamation fund; Geological survey: “Surveys, investigations, and research”, $3,073,200; Bureau of Mines: “Conservation and development of mineral resources”, $1,573,200, of which $1,240,700 shall be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Salaries and expenses”, Office of Minerals Exploration; “Health and safety”, $462,700; “General administrative expenses”, $96,900; National Park Service: “Maintenance and rehabilitation of physical facilities”, $302,100; “General administrative expenses”, $99,300; Fish and Wildlife Service: Office of the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife: “Salaries and expenses”, $24,300; Bureau of Sport Fisheries: “Management and investigations of resources”, $750,500; “General administrative expenses”, $57,500; Bureau of Commercial Fisheries: “Management and investigations of resources”, $319,500; “General administrative expenses”, $13,500; Office of Territories: “Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands”, $147,100; Virgin Islands Corporation: “Limitation on administrative expenses” (increase of $10,800 in the limitation for administrative expenses); Office of the Secretary: “Salaries and expenses”, $200,940;
The Judiciary Supreme Court of the United States: “Salaries”, $70,000; “Care of the building and grounds”, $7,200; “Automobile for the Chief Justice”, $465; Customs Court: “Salaries and expenses”, $38,680; Court of Claims: “Salaries and expenses”, $28,900; Courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services: “Salaries of supporting personnel”, $1,939,300, of which $67,900 shall be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Salaries of judges”;
Department of Justice Legal activities and general administration: “Salaries and expenses, general administration”, $304,000; “Salaries and expenses, Antitrust Division”, $338,000; Immigration and Naturalization Service: “Salaries and expenses”, $4,208,000; Federal Prison System: Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated: “Limitation on administrative and vocational training expenses” (increase of $32,000 in the limitation on administrative expenses and $50,000 in the limitation on vocational training expenses); Office of Alien Property: “Limitation on salaries and expenses” (increase of $200,000 in the limitation on general administrative expenses);
Department of Labor Office of the Secretary: “Salaries and expenses”, $118,800; Office of the Solicitor: “Salaries and expenses”, $201,400; Bureau of Veterans’ Reemployment Rights: “Salaries and expenses”, $43,700; Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training: “Salaries and expenses”, $308,700; Bureau of Employment Security: “Compliance activities, Mexican farm labor program”, $37,100; “Salaries and expenses, Mexican farm labor program”, $123,500, to be derived by transfer from the farm labor supply revolving fund; Bureau of Employees’ Compensation: “Salaries and expenses”, $244,100, together with an additional amount of not to exceed $3,690 to be derived from the fund created by section 44 of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended; Bureau of Labor Statistics: “Salaries and expenses”, $565,300; Women’s Bureau: “Salaries and expenses”, $41,800; Wage and Hour Division: “Salaries and expenses”, $871,100;
Legislative Branch Senate: “Salaries, officers and employees”, $1,488,605; “Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate”, $18,740; Contingent expenses of the Senate: “Legislative reorganization”, $10,650; “Senate policy committees”, $24,010; “Joint Economic Committee”, $13,590; “Joint Committee on Atomic Energy”, $16,625; “Joint Committee on Printing”, $7,605; “Vice President’s automobile’, $560; “Automobile for the President pro tempore”, $560; “Automobiles for the majority and minority leaders”, $1,120; “Reporting Senate proceedings”, $18,825; “Inquiries and investigations”, $209,900; “Folding documents”, $2,900; House of Representatives: “Salaries, officers and employees”, $547,395; “Members’ clerk hire”, $1,425,000; Contingent expenses of the House: “Furniture”, $12,663; “Miscellaneous items”, $123,500; “Special and select committees”, $200,000; “Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation”, $24,000; “Office of the Coordinator of Information”, $9,175; “Folding documents”, $20,000; “Revision of laws”. $1,650; “Speaker’s automobile”, $625; “Majority leader’s automobile”, $625; “Minority leader’s automobile”, $525; Capitol Police: “Capitol Police Board”, $16,340; “Education of Senate and House pages”, $8,415; “Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures”, $2,295, to remain available during the existence of the committee and to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate; Architect of the Capitol: Office of the Architect of the Capitol: “Salaries”, $16,150; Capitol buildings and grounds: “Capitol buildings”, $39,900; “Capitol grounds”, $11,875; “Legislative garage”, $2,280; “House office Buildings”, $52,250; Library buildings and grounds: “Structural and mechanical care”, $15,200; Botanic Garden: “Salaries and expenses”, $14,250; Library of Congress: “Salaries and expenses”, $548,300; Copyright Office: “Salaries and expenses”, $123,200; Legislative Reference Service: “Salaries and expenses”, $125,300; Distribution of catalog cards: “Salaries and expenses”, $101,100; Books for the blind: “Salaries and expenses”, $12,900; Organizing and microfilming the papers of the Presidents: “Salaries and expenses”, $6,800; Government Printing Office: Office of Superintendent of Documents: “Salaries and expenses”, $168,150;
Post Office Department (Out of postal fund) “Administration, regional operation, and research”, $4,823,100; “Operations”, $221,220,000; “Facilities”, $600,300;
Department of State International organizations and conferences: “Missions to international organizations”, $98,200; International commissions: International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico: “Salaries and expenses”, $49,000; “American sections, international commissions”, $16,800; “International fisheries commissions”, $18,800; “Passamaquoddy tidal power survey”, $6,600, to remain available until expended; Educational exchange: “International educational exchange activities”, $300,000;
Treasury Department Office of the Secretary: “Salaries and expenses”, $235,100; Bureau of the Public Debt: “Administering the public debt”, $1,332,900; Bureau of Narcotics: “Salaries and expenses”, $280,550; United States Secret Service: “Salaries and expenses”, $286,400; “Salaries and expenses, guard force”, $22,500; Coast Guard: “Retired pay”, $700,000.
Sec. 201. General Provision
Except where specifically increased or decreased elsewhere in this Act, the restrictions contained within appropriations, or provisions affecting appropriations or other funds, available during the fiscal year 1959, limiting the amounts which may be expended for personal services, or for purposes involving personal services, or amounts which may be transferred between appropriations or authorizations available for or involving such services, are hereby increased to the extent necessary to meet increased pay costs authorized by or pursuant to law.
Approved May 20, 1959.