Public Law 86–628

That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes, namely:

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 compensation of Senators, $2,433,370. mileage of president of the senate and of senators For mileage of the President of the Senate and of Senators, $58,370. expense allowance of majority and minority leaders For expense allowance of the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate, $2,000 each; in all, $4,000. compensation of the vice president of the united states For the compensation of the Vice President of the United States, $37,775. expense allowance of the vice president For expense allowance of the Vice President, $10,000. Salaries, Officers and Employees For compensation of officers, employees, clerks to Senators, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions as authorized, which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the below limitations, as follows: office of the vice president For clerical assistance to the Vice President, at rates of compensation to be fixed by him in basic multiples of $5 per month, $112,140. chaplain Chaplain of the Senate, $8,195: Provided, That effective July 1, 1960, the gross compensation of the chaplain of the Senate shall be $8,195 per annum. office of the secretary For office of the Secretary, $646,805. committee employees For professional and clerical assistance to standing committees, and the Select Committee on Small Business, $2,372,960. conference committees For clerical assistance to the Conference of the Majority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the chairman of said committee, $44,020. For clerical assistance to the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the chairman of said committee, $44,020. administrative and clerical assistants to senators For administrative and clerical assistants and messenger service for Senators, $11,078,850. office of sergeant at arms and doorkeeper For office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $2,309,660: Provided, That effective July 1, 1960, the basic compensation of the superintendent of mails, Senate post office, shall be $3,540 per annum. offices of the secretaries for the majority and the minority For the offices of the secretary for the majority and the secretary for the minority, $115,575: Provided, That effective July 1, 1960, the respective secretaries may fix the basic compensation of the chief telephone pages for the majority and minority at not to exceed $3,780 per annum each; may fix the basic compensation of one telephone page for the majority and minority at not to exceed $2,880 per annum each; and may fix the basic compensation of one telephone page for the majority and minority at not to exceed $2,520 per annum each. offices of the majority and minority whips For two clerical assistants, one for the Majority Whip and one for the Minority Whip, at not to exceed $5,580 basic per annum each, $22,050. official reporters of debates For office of the Official Reporters of Debates, $208,500: Provided, That effective July 1, 1960, the official reporters of debates heretofore or hereafter appointed by resolution of the Senate shall be employees of the Senate and shall be compensated at the gross rate of $17,050 per annum each: Provided further, That the said official reporters are authorized to appoint such reporters, transcribers, and other employees as may be necessary and fix their compensation in basic multiples of $60 per annum. Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $216,950. Contingent Expenses of the Senate legislative reorganization For salaries and expenses, legislative reorganization $117,150. senate policy committees For salaries and expenses of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $124,685 for each such committee; in all, $249,370. joint economic committee For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $156,950. joint committee on atomic energy For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, $280,145. joint committee on printing For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing, $106,515; for expenses of compiling, preparing, and indexing the Congressional Directory, $1,600; in all, $108,115. vice president’s automobile For purchase, exchange, driving, maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the Vice President, $8,245. automobile for the president pro tempore For purchase, exchange, driving, maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the President pro tempore of the Senate, $11,000. automobiles for majority and minority leaders For purchase, exchange, driving, maintenance, and operation of two automobiles, one for the majority leader of the Senate, and one for the minority leader of the Senate, $16,490. furniture For services and materials in cleaning and repairing furniture, and for the purchase of furniture, $31,190: Provided, That the furniture purchased is not available from other agencies of the Government. inquiries and investigations For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress, including $380,000 for the Committee on Appropriations, to be available also for the purposes mentioned in Senate Resolution Numbered 193, agreed to October 14, 1943, $3,568,355. folding documents For the employment of personnel for folding speeches and pamphlets at a gross rate of not exceeding $1.77 per hour per person, $31,900. senate restaurants For repairs, improvements, equipment, and supplies for Senate kitchens and restaurants, Capitol Building and Senate Office Buildings, including personal and other services, to be expended under the supervision of the Committee on Rules and Administration, United States Senate, $85,000. mail transportation For maintaining, exchanging, and equipping motor vehicles for carrying the mails and for official use of the offices of the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms, $16,560. miscellaneous items For miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, $1,974,105. postage stamps For postage stamps for the Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority, $140; and for airmail and special-delivery stamps for Office of the Secretary, $160; Office of the Sergeant at Arms, $125; Senators and the President of the Senate, as authorized by law, $55,550, and the maximum allowance per capita of $450 is increased to $550 for the fiscal year 1961 and thereafter; in all, $55,975. stationery (revolving fund) For stationery for Senators and the President of the Senate, $181,800; and for stationery for committees and officers of the Senate, $13,200; in all, $195,000, to remain available until expended. communications For an amount for communications which may be expended interchangeably for payment, in accordance with such limitations and restrictions as may be prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration, of charges on official telegrams and long-distance telephone calls made by or on behalf of Senators or the President of the Senate, such telephone calls to be in addition to those authorized by the provisions of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1947 (60 Stat. 392; 2 U.S.C. 46c, 46d, 46e), as amended, and the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1949 (63 Stat. 77; 2 U.S.C. 46d–1), $15,150.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Salaries, Mileage for the Members, and Expense Allowance of the Speaker compensation of members For compensation of Members (wherever used herein the term “Member” shall include Members of the House of Representatives and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico), $10,672,530. mileage of members and expense allowance of the speaker For mileage of Members and expense allowance of the Speaker, as authorized by law, $200,000. Salaries, Officers and Employees For compensation of officers and employees, as authorized by law, as follows: office of the speaker For the Office of the Speaker, $58,510. office of the parliamentarian For the Office of the Parliamentarian, including $2,000 for preparing the Digest of the Rules, $60,265. office of the chaplain For the Office of the Chaplain, $8,195. office of the clerk For the Office of the Clerk, including $111,480 for the House Recording Studio, $1,060,150. committee employees For committee employees, including the Committee on Appropriations, $2,650,000. office of the sergeant at arms For the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including $7,500 for additional clerical assistants, $571,720. office of the doorkeeper For the Office of the Doorkeeper, $985,180. special and minority employees For six minority employees, $78,030. For the office of the majority floor leader, including $2,000 for official expenses of the majority leader, $67,865. For the office of the minority floor leader, including $2,000 for official expenses of the minority leader, $52,510. For the office of the majority whip, $27,645. For the office of the minority whip, $27,645. For two printing clerks, one for the majority caucus room and one for the minority caucus room, to be appointed by the majority and minority leaders, respectively, $12,620. For a technical assistant in the office of the attending physician, to be appointed by the attending physician, subject to the approval of the Speaker, $10,730. For a clerical assistant for the House Delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Parliamentarians’ Conference, as authorized, $6,345. office of the postmaster For the Office of the Postmaster, including $8,500 for employment of substitute messengers, and extra services of regular employees when required at the basic salary rate of not to exceed $2,100 per annum each, $290,370. official reporters of debates For official reporters of debates, $188,760. official reporters to committees For official reporters to committees, $190,690. appropriations committee For salaries and expenses, studies and examinations of executive agencies, by the Committee on Appropriations, and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act, 1946, and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed, $500,000, of which such amount as may be necessary may be transferred to the appropriation under this head for the fiscal year 1960. office of the legislative counsel For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $210,000. Members’ Clerk Hire For clerk hire, necessarily employed by each Member in the discharge of his official and representative duties, $16,300,000. Contingent Expenses of the House furniture For furniture and materials for repairs of the same, including labor, tools, and machinery for furniture repair shops, and for the purchase of packing boxes, $231,800. miscellaneous items For miscellaneous items, exclusive of salaries unless specifically ordered by the House of Representatives, including the sum of $35,000 for payment to the Architect of the Capitol in accordance with section 208 of the Act approved October 9, 1940 (Public Law 812); the exchange, operation, maintenance, and repair of the Clerk’s motor vehicles; the exchange, operation, maintenance, and repair of the folding room motortruck; the exchange, maintenance, operation, and repair of the post office motor vehicles for carrying the mails; the sum of $600 for hire of automobile for the Sergeant at Arms; materials for folding; and for stationery for the use of committees, departments, and officers of the House; $2,450,000. reporting hearings For stenographic reports of hearings of committees other than special and select committees, $150,000. special and select committees For salaries and expenses of special and select committees authorized by the House, $2,450,000. joint committee on internal revenue taxation For the payment of the salaries and other expenses of the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, $300,000. joint committee on immigration and nationality policy For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy, $20,000. office of the coordinator of information For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Coordinator of Information, $100,690. telegraph and telephone For telegraph and telephone service, exclusive of personal services, $1,275,000. stationery (revolving fund) For a stationery allowance of $1,800 for each Member for the first session of the Eighty-seventh Congress, $788,400, to remain available until expended. attending physician’s office For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency room and for the attending physician and his assistants, including an allowance of $1,500 to be paid to the attending physician in equal monthly installments as authorized by the Act approved June 27, 1940 (54 Stat. 629), and including an allowance of $75 per month each to five assistants as provided by the House resolutions adopted July 1, 1930, January 20, 1932, November 18, 1940, and May 21, 1959, and Public Law 242, Eighty-fourth Congress, $16,545. postage stamps Postage stamp allowances for the first session of the Eighty-seventh Congress, as follows: Postmaster, $320; Clerk, $640; Sergeant at Arms, $480; Doorkeeper, $400; airmail and special-delivery postage stamps for each Member, the Speaker, the majority and minority leaders, the majority and minority whips, and to each standing committee, as authorized by law; $183,640. folding documents For folding speeches and pamphlets, at a gross rate not exceeding $2.36 per thousand or for the employment of personnel at a gross rate not exceeding $1.77 per hour per person, $250,000. revision of laws For preparation and editing of the laws as authorized by the Act approved May 29, 1928 (1 U.S.C. 59), $18,150, to be expended under the direction of the Committee on the Judiciary. speaker’s automobile For purchase, exchange, hire, driving, maintenance, repair, and operation of an automobile for the Speaker, $9,500. majority leader’s automobile For purchase, exchange, hire, driving, maintenance, repair, and operation of an automobile for the majority leader of the House, $9,500. minority leader’s automobile For purchase, exchange, hire, driving, maintenance, repair, and operation of an automobile for the minority leader of the House, $9,500.

CAPITOL POLICE general expenses For purchasing and supplying uniforms; the purchase, maintenance, and repair of police motor vehicles, including two-way police radio equipment; contingent expenses, including $25 per month for extra services performed for the Capitol Police Board by such member of the staff of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House, as may be designated by the Chairman of the Board; $36,700. capitol police board To enable the Capitol Police Board to provide additional protection for the Capitol Buildings and Grounds, including the Senate and House Office Buildings and the Capitol Power Plant, $106,075. Such sum shall be expended only for payment of salaries and other expenses of personnel detailed from the Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia, and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and directed to make such details upon the request of the Board. Personnel so detailed shall, during the period of such detail, serve under the direction and instructions of the Board and are authorized to exercise the same authority as members of such Metropolitan Police and members of the Capitol Police and to perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Board. Reimbursement for salaries and other expenses of such detail personnel shall be made to the government of the District of Columbia, and any sums so reimbursed shall be credited to the appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries and expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof: Provided, That any person detailed under the authority of this paragraph or under similar authority in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1942, and the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1940, from the Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia shall be deemed a member of such Metropolitan Police during the period or periods of any such detail for all purposes of rank, pay, allowances, privileges, and benefits to the same extent as though such detail had not been made, and at the termination thereof any such person who was a member of such police on July 1, 1940, shall have a status with respect to rank, pay, allowances, privileges, and benefits which is not less than the status of such person in such police at the end of such detail: Provided further, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are directed to pay the captain and the lieutenant detailed under the authority of this paragraph the same salary as that paid the two lieutenants so detailed in fiscal year 1955 plus $625 and such increase in basic compensation as may be subsequently provided by law so long as these positions are held by the present incumbents and that the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are directed to pay the deputy chief detailed under the authority of this paragraph the same salary as that paid in fiscal year 1959 plus $600 and such increases in basic compensation as may be subsequently provided by law so long as this position is held by the present incumbent. The foregoing amounts under “Capitol Police” shall be disbursed by the Clerk of the House.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON REDUCTION OF NONESSENTIAL FEDERAL EXPENDITURES For an amount to enable the Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures to carry out the duties imposed upon it by section 601 of the Revenue Act of 1941 (55 Stat. 726), to remain available during the existence of the committee, $24,910, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

EDUCATION OF SENATE AND HOUSE PAGES For education of congressional pages and pages of the Supreme Court, pursuant to section 243 of the Legislative Reorganization Act, 1946, $64,100, which amount shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation of the District of Columbia, and the Board or Education of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to employ such personnel for the education of pages as may be required and to pay compensation for such services in accordance with such rates of compensation as the Board of Education may prescribe.

PENALTY MAIL COSTS For expenses necessary under section 2 of Public Law 286, Eighty-third Congress, $3,269,000, to be available immediately.

STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, of the statements for the second session of the Eighty-sixth Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a chronological history of the regular appropriation bills as required by law, $8,000, to be paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise the work.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Office of the Architect of the Capitol salaries For the Architect of the Capitol, Assistant Architect of the Capitol, and Second Assistant Architect of the Capitol, at salary rates or $19,000, $17,500, and $16,000 per annum, respectively, and other personal services at rates of pay provided by law; and the Assistant Architect of the Capitol shall act as Architect of the Capitol during the absence or disability of that official or whenever there is no Architect, and, in case of the absence or disability of the Assistant Architect, the Second Assistant Architect of the Capitol shall so act; $301,400. Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol shall be available for expenses of travel on official business not to exceed in the aggregate under all funds the sum of $20,000, and the limitation on such expenses for the fiscal year 1960 may be exceeded by $2,500. contingent expenses To enable the Architect of the Capitol to make surveys and studies and to meet unforeseen expenses in connection with activities under his care, $50,000. Capitol Buildings and Grounds capitol buildings For necessary expenditures for the Capitol Building and electrical substations of the Senate and House Office Buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including minor improvements, maintenance, repair, equipment, supplies, material, fuel, oil, waste, and appurtenances; furnishings and office equipment; special and protective clothing for workmen; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131); personal and other services; cleaning and repairing works of art, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended; purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; purchase of necessary reference books and periodicals; not to exceed $500 for expenses of attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol, $1,140,000. capitol grounds For care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings; Capitol Power Plant; personal and other services; care of trees; planting; fertilizers; repairs to pavements, walks, and roadways; waterproof wearing apparel; maintenance of signal lights; and for snow removal by hire of men and equipment or under contract without compliance with section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended; $388,300. subway transportation, capitol and senate office buildings For maintenance, repairs, and rebuilding of the subway transportation system connecting the Senate Office Buildings with the Capitol, including personal and other services, $6,000. senate office buildings For maintenance, miscellaneous items and supplies, including furniture, furnishings, and equipment, and for labor and material incident thereto, and repairs thereof; for purchase of waterproof wearing apparel, and for personal and other services; including eight female attendants in charge of ladies retiring rooms at $1,800 each, for the care and operation of the Senate Office Buildings; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131); to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol; in all, $2,338,400. extension of additional senate office building site For an additional amount to enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Senate Office Building Commission, to carry out the provisions of Public Law 85–429, Eighty-fifth Congress, relating to the acquisition of property in square 724 in the District of Columbia, including necessary expenses, $69,500, to remain available until expended. For an additional amount to enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Senate Office Building Commission, to carry out the provisions of Public Law 85–591, Eighty-fifth Congress, relating to the acquisition of property in square 725 in the District of Columbia, including necessary expenses, $70,000, to remain available until expended. legislative garage For maintenance, repairs, alterations, personal and other services, and all other necessary expenses, $48,200. Not to exceed $64,000 of the unobligated balance of the appropriation under this head in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1960, is hereby continued available until June 30, 1961. house office buildings For maintenance, including equipment, waterproof wearing apparel, uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131), miscellaneous items, and for all necessary services, $1,682,600. acquisition of property, construction, and equipment, additional house office building To enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the House Office Building Commission, to continue to provide for the acquisition of property, construction, and equipment of an additional fireproof office building for the use of the House of Representatives, and other changes and improvements, authorized by the Additional House Office Building Act of 1955 (69 Stat. 41, 42), $13,000,000. capitol power plant For lighting, heating, and power (including the purchase of electrical energy) for the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings, Supreme Court Building, Congressional Library Buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, legislative garage, and for air-conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; for heating the Government Printing Office, Washington City Post Office, and Folger Shakespeare Library, reimbursement for which shall be made and covered into the Treasury; personal and other services, fuel, oil, materials, waterproof wearing apparel, and all other necessary expenses in connection with the maintenance and operation of the plant; $2,028,700. expansion of facilities, capitol power plant For expansion of the Capitol Power Plant facilities, $2,500,000, to be expended by the Architect of the Capitol under the direction of the House Office Building Commission, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1714–1716). changes and improvements, capitol power plant Toward carrying out the changes and improvements authorized by the Act of October 26, 1949 (63 Stat. 933), as amended by the Act, of June 27, 1956 (70 Stat. 367), $730,000, to be expended by the Architect of the Capitol under the direction of the House Office Building Commission. Library Buildings and Grounds structural and mechanical care For necessary expenditures for mechanical and structural maintenance, including minor improvements, equipment, supplies, waterproof wearing apparel, and personal and other services, $942,300, of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be available for expenditure without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended. Not to exceed $107,000 of the unobligated balance of the appropriation under this head in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1960, is hereby continued available until June 30, 1961. furniture and furnishings For furniture, partitions, screens, shelving, and electrical work pertaining thereto and repairs thereof, office and library equipment, apparatus, and labor-saving devices, $123,300. additional library building To enable the Architect, under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, to prepare preliminary plans and estimates of cost for an additional building for the Library of Congress, as authorized by Public Law 86–469, $75,000, to remain available until expended.

BOTANIC GARDEN Salaries and Expenses For all necessary expenses incident to maintaining, operating, repairing, and improving the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, collections, and equipment pertaining thereto, including personal services (including not to exceed $3,000 for temporary labor without regard to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended); waterproof wearing apparel; not to exceed $25 for emergency medical supplies; traveling expenses including streetcar fares, not to exceed $275; the prevention and eradication of insect and other pests and plant diseases by purchase of materials and procurement of personal services by contract without regard to the provisions of any other Act; purchase and exchange of motor trucks; purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; purchase of botanical books, periodicals, and books of reference, not to exceed $100; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $352,300.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress, not otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance of the Union Catalogs; custody, care, and maintenance of the Library Buildings; special clothing; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board; $7,667,800. Copyright Office salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including publication of the decisions of the United States courts involving copyrights, $1,486,800. Legislative Reference Service salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended (2 U.S.C. 166), $1,660,200: Provided, That no part of this appropriation may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library 01 Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration or the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Distribution of Catalog Cards salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the preparation and distribution of catalog cards and other publications of the Library, $2,012,700. Increase of the Library of Congress general increase of the library For necessary expenses (except personal services) for acquisition of books, periodicals, and newspapers, and all other material for the increase of the Library, $400,000, to continue available during the next succeeding fiscal year. increase of the law library For necessary expenses (except personal services) for acquisition of books, legal periodicals, and all other material for the increase of the law library, $90,000, to continue available during the next succeeding fiscal year. books for the supreme court For the purchase of books and periodicals for the Supreme Court, to be a part of the Library of Congress, and purchased by the Librarian of the Supreme Court, under the direction of the Chief Justice, $35,000. Books for the Blind salaries and expenses For necessary salaries and expenses to carry out the provisions of the Act approved March 3, 1931 (2 U.S.C. 135a), as amended, $1,710,700. Organizing and Microfilming the Papers of the Presidents salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Act of August 16, 1957 (71 Stat. 368), $106,800, to remain available until expended. Preservation of Early American Motion Pictures For necessary expenses to enable the Librarian of Congress to provide for the conversion to safety base film of the George Kleine Collection of nitrate film, and the paper prints of early American motion pictures now in the custody of the Library, $60,000.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Printing and Binding For authorized printing and binding for the Congress; not to exceed $7,500 for printing and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 182); printing, binding and distribution of the Federal Register (including the Code of Federal Regulations) as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 309, 311, 311a); and printing and binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipients; $11,900,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for printing and binding part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture (known as the Yearbook of Agricul-ture): Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years. Office of Superintendent of Documents salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents, including compensation of all employees in accordance with the Act entitled “An Act to regulate and fix rates of pay for employees and officers of the Government Printing Office”, approved June 7, 1924 (44 U.S.C. 40); travel expenses (not to exceed $1,500); price lists and bibliographies; repairs to buildings, elevators, and machinery; and supplying books to depository libraries; $3,849,200.