Public Law 90–132

That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year e ending June 30, 1968, and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE I— DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Manpower Administration manpower development and training activities For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry into effect the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2571–2620), $385,497,000, to remain available until June 30, 1969. office of manpower administrator, salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of the Manpower Administrator. including administering the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, as amended, and research under such Act, and for performing the functions of the Secretary in the fields of automation and manpower, $30,696,000, to remain available until June 30, 1969. bureau of apprenticeship and training, salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for encouraging apprentice training programs, as authorized by the Acts of March 4, 1913 and August 16, 1937 (37 Stat. 736, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 50), and for performing functions under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, as amended, $8,267,000.

Bureau of Employment Security limitation on grants to states for unemployment compensation and employment service administration For grants in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended (29 U.S.C. 49–49n), for carrying into effect section 602 of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, for grants to the States as authorized in title III of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 501–503), including, upon the request of any State, the purchase of equipment, and the payment of rental for space made available to such State in lieu of grants for such purpose, and for expenses not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying out title XV of the Social Security Act, as amended (68 Stat. 1130), $556,932,000 may be expended from the employment security administration account in the Unemployment trust fund, and of which $12,000,000 shall be available only to the extent necessary to meet increased costs of administration resulting from changes in a State law or increases in the number of claims filed and claims paid or increased salary costs resulting from changes in State salary compensation plans embracing employees of the State generally over those upon which the State’s basic grant (or the allocation for the District of Columbia) was based, which increased costs of administration cannot be provided for by normal budgetary adjustments: Provided, That any portion of the funds granted to a State in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State in that year shall be returned to the Treasury and credited to the account from which derived: Provided further, That such amounts as may be agreed upon by the Department of Labor and the Post Office Department shall be used for the payment, in such manner as said parties may jointly determine, of postage for the transmission of official mail matter in connection with the administration of unemployment compensation systems and employment services by States receiving grants herefrom. Grants to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to States under title III of the Social Security Act, as amended, and under the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary, the obligations incurred and the expenditures made thereunder for payments under such title and under such Act of June 6, 1933, to be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year: Provided, That the payments made pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the amount obligated by the United States for such purposes for the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year. unemployment compensation for federal employees and ex-servicemen For payments to unemployed Federal employees and ex-servicemen, as authorized by title XV of the Social Security Act, as amended, $65,000,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available for benefit payments for trade adjustment activities, together with such amount as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of benefits for any period subsequent to March 31 of the current year. Unemployment compensation for Federal employees and ex-servicemen, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to States, as authorized by title XV of the Social Security Act, as amended, such amounts as may be required for payment to unemployed Federal employees and ex-servicemen for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, and the obligations and expenditures thereunder shall be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year: Provided, That the payments made pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the amount paid to the States for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the general administration of the employment service and unemployment compensation programs; performing functions under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2571–2620); and administration of the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963 (7 U.S.C. 2041); and activities relating to the admission and employment in agriculture of non-immigrant aliens in connection with the Secretary of Labors responsibilities under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184); $2,630,000, together with not to exceed $17,990,000 which may be expended from the employment security administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $1,802,000 shall be available for activities of the farm labor services, and of which $1,801,000 shall be for carrying into effect the provisions of title IV (except section 602) of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944.

Labor-Management Relations labor-management services administration, salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; expenses of commissions and boards to resolve labor-management disputes and other expenses for improving the climate of labor-management relations; and to render assistance in connection with reemployment under the several provisions of law respecting reemployment after active military service, $8,533,000.

Wage and Labor Standards wage and hour division, salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Wage and Hour Division, including performing the duties imposed by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, the Service Contract Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1034), and the Act to provide conditions for the purchase of supplies and the making of contracts by the United States, approved June 30, 1936, as amended (41 U.S.C. 35–45), including reimbursements to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, $24,166,000. bureau of labor standards, salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Bureau of Labor Standards, including the promotion of industrial safety, employment stabilization, and amicable industrial relations for labor and industry; performance of safety functions of the Secretary under 5 U.S.C. 7902, and the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 941); and not less than $500,000 for the work of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, as authorized by the Act of July 11, 1949 (63 Stat. 409); $4,429,000: Provided, That no part of the appropriation for the President’s Committee shall be subject to reduction or transfer to any other department or agency under the provisions of any existing law. Women’s bureau, salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the work of the Women’s Bureau, as authorized by the Act of June 5, 1920 (29 U.S.C. 11–16), including purchase of reports and material for informational exhibits, $912,000.

Bureau of Employees’ Compensation employees’ compensation claims and expenses For the payment of compensation and other benefits and expenses (except administrative expenses) authorized by law and accruing during the current or any prior fiscal year, including payments to other Federal agencies for medical and hospital services pursuant to agreement approved by the Bureau of Employees’ Compensation; continuation of payment of benefits as provided for under the head “Civilian War Benefits” in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the advancement of costs for enforcement of recoveries in third-party cases; the furnishing of medical and hospital services and supplies, treatment, and funeral and burial expenses, including transportation and other expenses incidental to such services, treatment, and burial, for such enrollees of the Civilian Conservation Corps as were certified by the Director of such Corps as receiving hospital services and treatment at Government expense on June 30, 1943, and who are not otherwise entitled thereto as civilian employees of the United States, and the limitations and authority formerly provided by the Act of September 7, 1916, 48 Stat. 351, as amended, shall apply in providing such services, treatment, and expenses in such cases and for payments pursuant to sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 2012); $56,061,000, together with such amount as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to March 31 of the year. salaries and expenses For necessary administrative expenses, $5,408,000, together with not to exceed $68,000 to be derived from the fund created by section 44 of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 944).

Bureau of Labor Statistics salaries and expenses For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the work of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, $20,933,000.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the conduct of international labor affairs, $1,348,000. special foreign currency program For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses of the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, as authorized by law, $75,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appropriations to such agency for payments in the foregoing currencies.

Office of the Solicitor salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of the Solicitor, $5,741,000, together with not to exceed $144,000 to be derived from the Employment Security Administration account, Unemployment Trust Fund.

Office of the Secretary salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of the Secretary of Labor, $4,388,000, together with not to exceed $538,000 to be derived from the Employment Security Administration account, Unemployment Trust Fund. federal contract compliance and civil rights program For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the Department of Labor under Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, $1,103,000. president’s committee on consumer interests For necessary expenses of the President’s Committee on Consumer Interests, established by Executive Order 11136 of January 3, 1964, $337,000.

TITLE II— DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

Food and Drug Administration salaries and expenses For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, of the Food and Drug Administration, including reporting and illustrating the results of investigations: purchase of chemicals, apparatus, and scientific equipment; payment in advance for special tests and analyses and adverse reaction reporting by contract; payment of fees, travel, and per diem in connection with studies of new developments pertinent to food and drug enforcement operations; compensation of informers; not to exceed $45,000 for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, to be authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on his certificate; purchase of not to exceed seventeen passenger motor vehicles for police-type use which may exceed by $300 each the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year; payment for publication of technical and informational materials in professional and trade journals; and rental of special purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; $66,000,000. buildings and facilities For construction, alteration, and equipment of facilities, including acquisition of sites, and planning, architectural, and engineering services, $1,150,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds contained in this paragraph shall be used to plan the facility, identified in the budget justifications as “Laboratory No. 2”, to be located within a radius of fifty miles of the District of Columbia.

Office of Education elementary and secondary educational activities For grants, loans, and payments under title II of the Act of September 30, 1950, as amended by title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1966, under titles II, III, and V of said 1965 Act as amended by said 1966 Amendments, and under titles III, V, and XI, of the National Defense Education Act of 1958, as amended (20 U.S.C. ch. 17: Public Laws 88–665, 89–329, 89–698, and 89–752), $1,677,907,000, of which $1,191,000,000 shall be for meeting the special educational needs of educationally deprived children under title II of the Act of September 30, 1950, as amended, but the aggregate amounts otherwise available for grants therefor within States shall not be less than the amounts allocated from the fiscal year 1967 appropriation to local educational agencies in such States for grants: $104,457,000 shall be for school library resources, textbooks, and other instructional materials under title II of said Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; $208,750,000 shall be for supplementary educational centers and services under title III of said Act; $29,750,000 shall be for strengthening State departments of education under title V of said Act; $82,200,000 shall be for grants o States and loans to nonprofit private schools for equipment and minor remodeling under title III of the National Defense Education Act of 1958, as amended, and for grants to States for administrative services under said title III; and $24,500,000 shall be for grants to States for testing, guidance, and counseling under title V of said Act: Provided, That allotments under sections 302(a) and 305 for equipment and minor remodeling shall be made on the basis of $79,200,000 for grants to States and on the basis of $6,409,491 for loans to private nonprofit schools, and allotments under section 302(b) for administrative services shall be made on the basis of $2,000,000.

School Assistance in Federally Affected Areas For grants and payments under the Act of September 30, 1950, as amended (20 U.S.C. ch. 13), and under the Act of September 23, 1950, as amended (20 U.S.C., ch. 19) $439,137,000, of which $416,200,000 shall be for payments to local educational agencies for the maintenance and operation of schools as authorized by the Act of September 30, 1950, as amended (20 U.S.C., ch. 13), and $22,937,000, which shall remain available until expended, shall be for providing school facilities and for grants to local educational agencies in federally affected areas as authorized by said Act of September 23, 1950: Provided, That this appropriation shall also be available for carrying out the provisions of section 6 of the Act of September 30, 1950: Provided further, That applications filed on or before June 30, 1967, shall receive priority over applications filed after such date: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation for payments to local educational agencies for the maintenance and operation of schools shall be available to carry out the provisions of legislation for this purpose enacted after June 30, 1967. teacher corps For the Teacher Corps authorized in part B of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, $13,500,000 for the purposes of section 514 of said Act: Provided, That none of these funds may be used to pay in excess of 90 per centum of the salary and other emoluments in the Teacher Corps: Provided further, That none of these funds may be spent on behalf of any Teacher Corps program in any local school system prior to approval of such program by the State educational agency of the State in which the school system is located. higher educational activities For grants, loans, contracts, payments, and advances under titles III, IV (except payments under parts C and D), V (except part B) and VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended, under the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, as amended, tinder titles II and IV of the National Defense Education Act of 1958, as amended (20 U.S.C. ch. 17), under section 22 of the Act of June 29, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 329), and for grants under part C of title I of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended, $1,158,194,000 of which $30,000,000 shall be for the purposes of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, $144,600,000 shall be for programs under part A of title IV of that Act of which $140,600,000 shall be for educational opportunity grants and shall remain available through June 30, 1969, $40,000,000 to remain available until expended shall be for interest payments for loan insurance programs under part B of title IV of that Act, $35,000,000 shall be for the program under part C of title V of that Act, $17,000,000 shall be for the purposes of title. VI of the Act of which amounts reallotted under part A shall remain available through June 30, 1969, $139,900,000 shall be for grants for college work-study programs under part C of title I of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 of which amounts reallotted shall remain available through June 30, 1969, $100,000,000 shall be for grants for construction of public community colleges and technical institutes and $300,000,000 shall be for grants for construction of other academic facilities under title I of the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 which amounts shall remain available through June 30, 1969, $50,000,000 to remain available until expended shall be for grants for construction of graduate academic facilities under title II of that Act, $192,000,000 shall be for capital contributions to student loan funds and loans for non-Federal capital contributions to student loan funds under title II of the National Defense Education Act of 1958, of which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for such loans for non-Federal contributions, and $11,950,000 shall be for the purposes of section 22 of the Act of June 29, 1935. expansion and improvement of vocational education For carrying out the provisions of titles I, II, and III of the Vocational Education Act or 1946, as amended (20 U.S.C. 15i–15m, 15o–15q, 15aa–15jj, 15aaa–15ggg), section 1 of the Act of March 3, 1931 (20 U.S.C. 30), the Act of March 18, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 31–33), section 9 of the Act of August 1, 1956 (20 U.S.C. 34), section 2 of the Act of September 25, 1962 (48 U.S.C. 1667), section 9 of the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965 (74 Stat. 1037, 1041), and the Vocational Education Act of 1963 (except sections 4(c), 13 and 14) (20 U.S.C. 35C(c), 35(k) and 35(1)); $252,900,000, of which $199,309,000 shall be for vocational education programs under section 4(a) and (b) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 (20 U.S.C. 35C(a) and (b)), and $3,600,000 to remain available until expended shall be for interest payments on insured loans under the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965; and, in addition, $10,000,000 for work-study programs under section 13 of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to be derived by transfer from funds available to the Office of Economic Opportunity for fiscal year 1968. libraries and community services For grants and payments pursuant to the Act of June 19, 1956, as amended (20 U.S.C., ch. 16, Public Laws 88–269 and 89–511), titles I and II (except section 224) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the Adult Education Act of 1966, $156,500,000, of which $35,000,000 shall be for grants for public library services under title I of the Act of June 19, 1956, $27,185,000, to remain available through June 30, 1969, shall be for grants for public library construction under title II of such Act, $2,375,000 shall be for grants for cooperative networks of libraries under title III of such Act, $2,120,000 shall be for grants for State institutional library services under part A of title IV of such Act, $1,320,000 shall be for library services to the physically handicapped under part B of title IV of such Act, $10,000,000 shall be for grants for community services and continuing education programs under title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965, $5,000,000 shall be for transfer to the Librarian of Congress for the acquisition and cataloging of library materials under part C of title II of such Act, and $40,250,000 shall be for adult education programs under the Adult Education Act of 1966. educational improvement for the handicapped For grants for training and research and demonstrations with respect to handicapped children pursuant to the Act of September 6, 1958, as amended (20 U.S.C. 611–617), and section 302 of the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963, as amended (20 U.S.C. 618); for expenses necessary to carry out the Act of September 2, 1958, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2491–2494); and for grants to States under title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 871–880), $53,400,000. research and training For research, surveys, training, dissemination of information, and demonstrations in education and in librarianship as authorized by the Act of July 26, 1954 (20 U.S.C. 331–332(b)), as amended by title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1966; section 4(c) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 (20 U.S.C. 35C(c)); section 224 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89–329); and section 602 and title VII of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 as amended (20 U.S.C. ch. 17; Public Law 88–665), $90,967,000 of which $1,250,000 shall be available for program evaluation without regard to the provision in subsection 2(a)(2) of said Act of July 26, 1954, as amended, and $13,550,000 shall be available for research and special project activities under section 4(c) of said Vocational Education Act of 1963. salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of Education, including surveys, studies, investigations, and reports regarding libraries; coordination of library service on the national level with other forms of adult education; development of library service throughout the country; purchase, distribution, and exchange of education documents, motion-picture films, and lantern slides; and for rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; $37,385,000: Provided, That the sum made available in the “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1967” for transfer to the “Office of Secretary, salaries and expenses” for a comprehensive study of training programs financed in whole or in part with Federal funds shall remain available until June 30, 1968. participation sales authorizations The Federal National Mortgage Association, as trustee, is hereby authorized to issue beneficial interests or participations in such assets from loans made by the Commissioner of Education for construction of academic facilities as may be placed in trust with such Association in accordance with section 302(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, as amended, in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $100,000,000, in addition to amounts heretofore authorized: Provided, That the foregoing authorization shall remain available until June 30, 1969. payment of participation sales insufficiencies For the payment of such insufficiencies as may be required by the trustee on account of outstanding beneficial interests or participations in assets of the Office of Education authorized by this Act to be issued pursuant to section 302(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, as amended, $925,000.

Vocational Rehabilitation Administration grants for rehabilitation services and facilities For grants for rehabilitation services and facilities in accordance with the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, $311,550,000, of which $287,000,000 is for grants for vocational rehabilitation services under section 2; $3,200,000 is for grants for innovation projects under section 3; $7,500,000 (to remain available through June 30, 1971) shall be for planning, preparing for, and initiating special programs to expand vocational rehabilitation services under section 4(a)(2)(A), $3,850,000 (to remain available through June 30, 1970) is for grants with respect to workshops and rehabilitation facilities under section 12; and $10,000,000 is for grants for workshop improvement activities under section 13: Provided, That the Secretary shall, within the limits of the allotments and additional allotments for grants under section 2 of such Act. allocate (or from time to time reallocate) among the States, in accordance with regulations, amounts not exceeding in the aggregate $10,000,000, which may be used only for paying the Federal share of expenditures for the establishment of workshops or rehabilitation facilities where the State funds used for such expenditures are derived from private contributions conditioned on use for a specified workshop or facility, and no part of the allotment or additional allotment to any State for grants under section 2 of said Act other than the allocation or reallocation to such State under this pro-viso may be so used: Provided further, That the allotment to any State under section 3(a)(1) of such Act shall be not less than $25,000. Grants to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after May 31, of the current fiscal year, grants to States under sections 2 and 3 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary, the obligations incurred and the expenditures made thereunder to be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year: Provided, That the payments made pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the amount paid to the States for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. research and training For grants and other expenses (except administrative expenses) for research, training, traineeships, and other special projects, pursuant to section 4 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, for carrying out the training functions provided for in section 7 of said Act, for studies, investigations, demonstrations, and reports, and of dissemination of information with respect thereto pursuant to section 7 of said Act, and not to exceed $100,000 for carrying out the functions of the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration under the International Health Research Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 364), $63,937,000. research and training (special foreign currency program) For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses of the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration, as authorized by law, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appropriations to such agency, for the payments in the foregoing currencies. grants for correctional rehabilitation study For grants under the provisions of section 16 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, for a program of research and study in correctional rehabilitation, $800,000. salaries and expenses For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration, $5,319,000, together with not to exceed $336,000 to be transferred from the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, as provided in section 222(d)(5) of the Social Security Act, as amended.

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE Preamble For necessary expenses in carrying out the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C., ch. 6A) (hereinafter referred to as the Act), and other Acts, including expenses for active commissioned officers in the Reserve Corps and for not to exceed two thousand eight hundred commissioned officers in the Regular Corps; expenses incident to the dissemination of health information in foreign countries through exhibits and other appropriate means; expenses of primary and sec-ondary schooling of dependents, in foreign countries, of Public Health Service commissioned officers stationed in foreign countries, at costs for any given area not in excess of those of the Department of Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the Secretary that the schools available in the locality are unable to provide adequately for the education of such dependents, and for the transportation of such dependents between such schools and their places of residence when the schools are not accessible to such dependents by regular means of transportation; rental or lease of living quarters (for periods not exceeding 5 years), and provision of heat, fuel, and light, and maintenance, improvement, and repair of such quarters, and advance payments therefor, for civilian officers and employees of the Public Health Service who are United States citizens and who have a permanent station in a foreign country; not to exceed $2,500 for entertainment of visiting scientists when specifically approved by the Surgeon General; purchase, erection, and maintenance of temporary or portable structures; and for the payment of compensation to consultants or individual scientists appointed for limited periods of time pursuant to section 207(f) or section 207(g) of the Act, at rates established by the Surgeon General, or the Secretary where such action is required by statute, not to exceed $24,500 per annum; as follows: Health Manpower health manpower education and utilization To carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, sections 301, 306, 309, 311, title VII, and title VIII of the Act, and for training grants under section 422 of the Act, $164,663,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be available through June 30, 1969, to carry out title VIII of the Act with respect to nursing educational opportunity grants. Loans, grants, and payments for the next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after March 31 of the current fiscal year, loans, grants, and payments tinder section 306, parts C, F, and G of title VII, and parts B and D of title VIII of the Act for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary, and the obligations incurred and expenditures made hereunder shall be charged to the appropriation for that purpose for such fiscal year: Provided, That such payments pursuant to this paragraph may not exceed 50 per centum or the amounts authorized in section 306, parts C and G of title VII, and parts B and D of title VIII for these purposes for the next succeeding fiscal year. construction of health educational faculties To carry out parts B and G of title VII and part A of title VIII of the Act, $203,000,000, of which $175,000,000 is for grants to assist in construction of new, or replacement or rehabilitation of existing, teaching facilities pursuant to section 720 of the Act including $35,000,000 for dental facilities as authorized by subsections (2) and (3) of said section, $10,000,000 is for grants to assist in construction of new, or replacement or rehabilitation of existing, facilities for collegiate schools of nursing; $15,000,000 is for grants to assist in construction of new, or replacement or rehabilitation of existing, facilities for associate degree and diploma schools of nursing; and $3,000,000 is for grants to assist in construction of new, or replacement or rehabilitation of existing, facilities for training centers for allied health professions: Provided, That amounts appropriated herein shall remain available until expended. Disease Prevention and Environmental Control chronic diseases To carry out sections 301, 311, 402(g), and 403(a)(1) of the Act, with respect to chronic diseases, $27,942,000. communicable diseases To carry out, except as otherwise provided for, those provisions of sections 301, 311, 317, and 361 to 369 of the Act relating to the prevention and suppression of communicable and preventable diseases and the introduction from foreign countries, and the interstate transmission and spread thereof; including medical examination of aliens in accordance with section 325 of the Act, care and treatment of quarantine detainees pursuant to section 322(e) of the Act in private or other public hospitals when facilities of the Public Health Service are not available, insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries when required by the law of such countries; and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; $72,109,000, of which $9,100,000 shall be available through June 30, 1969, to carry out section 317 of the Act. air pollution To carry out the Clean Air Act and the functions of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under the provisions of section 48(h)(12)(C)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (80 Stat. 1508, 1512), including purchase of not to exceed eight passenger motor vehicles, and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $64,185,000. urban and industrial health To carry out sections 301, 311, and 361 of the Act with respect to occupational health, injury control, arctic health, milk, food, and environmental sanitation, and interstate quarantine activities; section 2(k) of the Water Quality Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 903); and the functions of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 997), including purchase of not to exceed two passenger motor vehicles, $41,750,000. radiological health To carry out sections 301 and 311 of the Act, with respect to radiological health: purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; and hire, acquisition, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; $15,687,000. Health Services community health services To carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, sections 301, 303, 310, and 311, of the Act. Executive Order 11074 of January 8, 1963, part C of the Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Act (42 U.S.C. 2261–2677) and the Community Mental Health Centers Act (42 U.S.C. 2681–2687), $54,234,000. of which $18,000,000 shall be available until June 30, 1969, for grants for facilities pursuant to such part C of the Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Act: Provided, That $4,075,000 may be transferred to this appropriation, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, as amended, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein and may be expended for functions delegated to the Surgeon General by the Secretary under title XVIII of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That there may be transferred to this appropriation from “Community mental health resource support” an amount not to exceed the sum of the allotment adjustment made by the Secretary pursuant to section 202(c) of the Community Mental Health Centers Act. hospitals and medical care For carrying out the functions of the Public Health Service, not. otherwise provided for, under the Act of August 8, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 7901), and under sections 301, 311, 321, 322, 324. 326, 331, 332, 502, and 504 of the Act, section 810 of the Act of July 1, 1944, as amended (33 U.S.C. 763c), the Act of July 19, 1963 (Public Law 88–71), and Private Law 419 of the Eighty-third Congress, as amended; $63,230,000, of which $1,200,000 shall be available only for payments to the State of Hawaii for care and treatment of persons afflicted with leprosy: Provided, That when the Public Health Service establishes or operates a health service program for any department or agency, payment for the estimated cost shall be made by way of reimbursement or in advance for deposit to the credit of this appropriation. hospital construction activities To carry out the provisions of title VI of the Act, as amended, and, except as otherwise provided, parts B and C of the Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Act (42 U.S.C. 2661–2677), and the Community Mental Health Centers Act (42 U.S.C. 2681–2687), $293,357,000, of which $180,000,000 shall be available until June 30, 1969 (except that funds for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands shall be available until June 30, 1970), for grants or loans for hospitals and related facilities pursuant to section 601(b) of the Public Health Service Act, $100,000,000 shall be available until June 30, 1969 (except that funds for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands shall be available until June 30, 1970), for grants or loans for facilities pursuant to section 601(a) of the Public Health Service Act, and $10,000,000 shall be for the purposes authorized in section 624 of the Public Health Service Act. National Institutes of Health biological standards To carry out sections 351 and 352 of the Act pertaining to regulation and preparation of biological products, and conduct of research related thereto, $8,649,000. national cancer institute To enable the Surgeon General, upon the recommendations of the National Advisory Cancer Council, to make grants-in-aid for research and training projects relating to cancer: and to otherwise carry out the provisions of title IV, part A, of the Act: $183,356,000. national heart institute For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry out the purposes of the National Heart Act, $167,954,000. national institute of dental research For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the Surgeon General to carry out the purposes of the Act with respect to dental diseases and conditions, $30,307,000. national institute of arthritis and metabolic diseases For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act relating to arthritis, rheumatism, and metabolic diseases, $143,954,000. national institute of neurological diseases and blindness For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act relating to neurology and blindness, $128,633,000. national institute of allergy and infectious diseases For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act relating to allergy and infectious diseases, $94,422,000 of which $500,000 shall be available for payment to the Gorgas Memorial Institute for maintenance and operation of the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory. national institute of general medical sciences For expenses not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act with respect to general medical sciences, including the training of clinical anesthesiologists, $160,284,000. national institute of child health and human development For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act with respect to child health and human development, $68,621,000. regional medical programs To carry out title IX of the Act, $58,814,000, of which $53,900,000 shall remain available until June 30, 1969, for grants pursuant, to such title. environmental health sciences To carry out, except as otherwise provided for, sections 301 and 311 of the Act with respect to environmental health activities, $17,289,000. general research and services, national institutes of health For the activities of the National Institutes of Health, not otherwise provided for, including research fellowships and grants for research projects and training grants pursuant to section 301 of the Act; and grants of therapeutic and chemical substances for demonstrations and research; $81,141,000: Provided, That funds advanced to the National Institutes of Health management fund from appropriations included in this Act shall be available for purchase, of not to exceed twelve passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and not to exceed $2,500 for entertainment of visiting scientists when specifically approved by the Surgeon General. grants for construction of health research facilities For grants pursuant to part A of title VII of the Act, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended. general research support grants For general research support grants, as authorized in section 301(d) of the Act, there shall be available from appropriations available to the National Institutes of Health for operating expenses the sum of $61,700,000: Provided, That none of these funds shall be used to pay a recipient of such a grant any amount for indirect expenses in connection with such project. john e. fogarty international center for advanced study in the health sciences For the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, $500,000, to remain available until December 31, 1968. National Institute of Mental Health mental health research and services For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 311, 312, 321, 322, 324, 326, 341, 343, 344, 502, and 504 of the Act, section 810 of the Act of July 1, 1944, as amended (33 U.S.C. 763c), the Act of July 19, 1963 (Public Law 88–71), with respect to mental diseases, and Executive Order 9079 of February 26, 1942, including purchase and exchange of farm products and livestock; and purchase of firearms and ammunition; and, to the extent not otherwise provided, of the Community Mental Health Centers Act (42 U.S.C. 2681–2688), as amended, and the provisions of the Comprehensive Health Planning and Public Health Services Amendments of 1966 (Public Law 89–749) and the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89–793), $246,741,000. community mental health resource support For grants pursuant to the Community Mental Health Centers Act, as amended, and for expenses pursuant to section 402(a)(2) of the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89–793), $100,168,000, of which $45,000,000 for construction shall remain available until June 30, 1969: Provided, That there may be transferred to this appropriation from “Community health services” an amount not to exceed the sum of the allotment adjustments made by the Secretary pursuant to section 132(c) of the Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Act. national health statistics For expenses of the National Center for Health Statistics in carrying out the provisions of sections 301, 305, 312(a), 313, 314(c), and 315 of the Act, $8,317,000. national library of medicine To carry out section 301 of the Act and for expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry out the National Library of Medicine Act (42 U.S.C. 275), and the Medical Library Assistance Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1059), $19,912,000, of which $5,250,000 shall remain available until June 30, 1969. buildings and facilities For construction, major repair, improvement, extension, and equipment of Public Health Service facilities or other government facilities allocated for use of the Public Health Service, not otherwise provided, including plans and specifications and acquisition of sites, $10,715,000, to remain available until expended. scientific activities overseas (special foreign currency programs) For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses of the Public Health Service, as authorized by law $15,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appropriations to the Public Health Service, for payments in the foregoing currencies. retired pay of commissioned officers For retired pay of commissioned officers, as authorized by law, and for payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan and payments for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C., ch. 55), such amount as may be required during the current fiscal year. comprehensive health planning and services To carry out sections 314 (a) through 314(e) of the Act, $140,676,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be available until June 30, 1969, for grants pursuant to such section 314(a). office of the surgeon general, salaries and expenses For the divisions and offices of the Office of the Surgeon General and for miscellaneous expenses of the Public Health Service not appropriated for elsewhere, including preparing information, articles, and publications related to public health; and conducting studies and demonstrations in public health methods, $8,358,000. participation sales authorization The Federal National Mortgage Association, as trustee, is hereby authorized to issue beneficial interests or participations in such loan assets of the Health Professions Education Fund and the Nurse Training Fund as may be placed in trust with such association in accordance with section 302(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Association charter act, as amended, in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $15,000,000: Provided, That this authorization shall remain available until June 30, 1969. payment of sales insufficiencies For the payment of such insufficiencies as may be required by the trustee on account of outstanding beneficial interests or participations in assets of the Public Health Service in Health Professions Education Fund assets or Nurse Training Fund assets, authorized by this act to be issued pursuant to said section 302(c), $250,000. health education loans The Secretary is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available in the following revolving funds, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitation as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the “Health Professions Education Fund” and the “Nurse Training Fund”. Saint Elizabeths Hospital salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the maintenance and operation of the hospital, including clothing for patients, and cooperation with organizations or individuals in the scientific research into the nature, causes, prevention, and treatment of mental illness, $9,028,000 or such amount as may be necessary to provide a total appropriation equal to the difference between the amount of the reimbursements received during the current fiscal year on account of patient care provided by the hospital during such year and $35,124,000. buildings and facilities For construction, alterations, extension, and equipment of buildings and facilities on the grounds of the hospital, including preparation of plans and specifications, $1,237,000, to remain available until expended. Social Security Administration limitation on salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, not more than $631,500,000 may be expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, as amended, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That such amounts as are required shall be available to pay the cost of necessary travel incident to medical examinations or hearings for verifying disabilities or for review of disability determinations, of individuals who file applications for disability determinations under title II of the Social Security Act, as amended: Provided further, That $25,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be apportioned for use pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 665), only to the extent necessary to process workloads not anticipated in the budget estimates and to meet mandatory increases in costs of agencies or organizations with which agreements have been made to participate in the administration of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended, and after maximum absorption of such costs within the remainder of the existing limitation has been achieved. payment to trust funds for health insurance for the aged For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance trust funds, as authorized by sections 103 and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, and section 1844 of the Social Security Act, $906,631,000. payment for military service credits For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, the Federal Disability Insurance, and the Federal Hospital Insurance trust funds for benefit payments and other costs resulting from noncontributory coverage extended certain veterans, as provided under section 217(g) of the Social Security Act, as amended, $105,000,000. Welfare Administration grants to states for public assistance For grants to States for old-age assistance, medical assistance, aid to families with dependent children, aid to the blind, and aid to the permanently and totally disabled, as authorized in titles I, IV, X, XIV, XVI, and XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C., ch. 7, subchs. I, IV, X, XIV, XVI, and XIX), $4,124,300,000, of which such amount as may be necessary shall be available for grants for any period in the prior fiscal year subsequent to March 31, of that year. assistance for repatriated united states nationals For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1113 of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1313), and of carrying out the provisions of the Act of July 5, 1960 (74 Stat. 308), and for care and treatment in accordance with the Acts of March 2, 1929, and October 29, 1941, as amended (24 U.S.C. 191a, 196a), $525,000, of which $50,000 shall be apportioned for use pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 665), only to the extent necessary to provide for requirements not anticipated in the budget estimates. bureau of family services, salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Bureau of Family Services, $8,225,000. grants for maternal and child welfare For grants for maternal and child welfare as authorized in title V, parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C., ch. 7, subch. V; 74 Stat. 995–997, and 77 Stat. 273), $235,600,000, of which $50,000,000 shall be available for maternal and child-health services under part 1, $50,000,000 for services for crippled children under part 2, $46,000,000 for child welfare services under part 3 (other than section 526), $9,700,000 for research, training, or demonstration projects in child welfare under section 526, $30,000,000 for special project grants for maternity and infant care, under section 531, $37,000,000 for special project grants for comprehensive health care and services for school age and preschool age children under section 532, $7,000,000 for training of professional personnel for the health and related care of crippled children under section 516, and $5,900,000 for research projects relating to maternal and child health and crippled children’s services under section 533 of such Act: Provided, That any allotment to a State pursuant to section 502(b) or 512(b) of such Act shall not be included in computing for the purposes of subsections (a) and (b) of sections 504 and 514 of such Act an amount expended or estimated to be expended by the State: Provided further, That $4,750,000 of the amount available under section 502(b) of such Act shall be used only for special projects for mentally retarded children, and $3,750,000 of the amount available under section 512(b) of such Act shall be used only for special projects for services for crippled children who are mentally retarded. children’s bureau, salaries and expenses For necessary expenses in carrying out the Act of Aprils 1912, as amended (42 U.S.C., ch. 6), and title V of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C., ch. 7, subch. V), including purchase of reports and material for the publications of the Children’s Bureau and of reprints for distribution, $6,151,000: Provided, That no part of any appropriation contained in this title shall be used to promulgate or carry out any instructions, order, or regulation relating to the care of obstetrical cases which discriminate between persons licensed under State law to practice obstetrics: Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not be so construed as to prevent any patient from having the services of any practitioner of her own choice, paid for out of this fund, so long as State laws are complied with: Provided further, That any State plan which provides standards for professional obstetrical services in accordance with the laws of the State shall be approved. cooperative research or demonstration projects For grants, contracts, and jointly financed cooperative arrangements for research or demonstration projects under section 1110 of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1310), $3,150,000. office of the commissioner, salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of the Commissioner of Welfare, $1,685,000. Grants to States, payments after April 30: For making, after April 30 of the current fiscal year, payments to States under titles I, IV, V, X, XIV, XVI, and XIX, respectively, of the Social Security Act, as amended, for the last two months of the current fiscal year and for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary, the obligations incurred and the expenditures made thereunder for payments under each of such titles to be charged to the subsequent appropriation therefor for the current or succeeding fiscal year. In the administration of titles I, IV, V, X, XIV, XVI, and XIX, respectively, of the Social Security Act as amended, payments to a State under any of such titles for any quarter in the period beginning April 1 of the prior year, and ending June 30 or the current year, may be made with respect to a State plan approved under such title prior to or during such period, but no such payment shall be made with respect to any plan for any quarter prior to the quarter in which such plan was submitted for approval. Administration on Aging coordination and development of programs for the aging For grants for community planning, services, and training, and for grants and contracts for research and development projects and training projects, and for consultative services, technical assistance, training and other services, relating to programs for the aged and aging, and for salaries and expenses in connection therewith, as authorized by the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, $18,450,000. Special Institutions american printing house for the blind For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended (20 U.S.C. 101–105), $1,225,000. national technical institute for the deaf For carrying out the National Technical Institute for the Deaf Act (Public Law 89–36), $2,615,000, to remain available until expended. model secondary school for the deaf, salaries and expenses For carrying out the Model Secondary School for the Deaf Act (Public Law 89–694), $425,000 to remain available until expended. model secondary school for the deaf, construction For carrying out the Model Secondary School for the Deaf Act (Public Law 89–694), $275,000, to remain available until expended. gallaudet college, salaries and expenses For the partial support of Gallaudet College, including personal services and miscellaneous expenses, and repairs and improvements as authorized by the Act of June 18, 1954 (Public Law 420), $2,878,000: Provided, That Gallaudet College shall be paid by the District of Columbia, in advance at the beginning of each quarter, at a rate not less than $1,640 per school year for each student receiving elementary or secondary education pursuant to the Act of March 1, 1901 (31 D.C. Code 1008). gallaudet college, construction For construction, alteration, renovation, equipment, and improvement of buildings and facilities on the grounds of Gallaudet College, as authorized by the Act of June 18, 1954 (Public Law 420), under the supervision, if so requested by the College, of the General Services Administration, including planning, architectural, and engineering services, $2,196,000 to remain available until expended. howard university, salaries and expenses For the partial support of Howard University, including personal services, miscellaneous expenses, and repairs to buildings and grounds, $15,300,000. howard university, construction For the construction, purchase, renovation, and equipment of buildings and facilities for Howard University, under the supervision of the General Services Administration, including planning, architectural, and engineering services, $3,926,000, to remain available until expended. freedmen’s hospital, salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance, including repairs; furnishing, repairing, and cleaning of wearing apparel used by employees in the performance of their official duties; transfer of funds to the appropriation “Howard University, salaries and expenses” for salaries of technical and professional personnel detailed to the hospital; payments to Howard University for actual cost of steam for heat and other purposes furnished by such university; for employee benefits and hospital insurance coverage; $6,700,000: Provided, That no intern or resident physician receiving compensation from this appropriation on a full-time basis shall receive compensation in the form of wages or salary from any other appropriation in this title: Provided further, That the District of Columbia shall pay by check to Freedmen’s Hospital, upon the request of Howard University, in advance at the beginning of each quarter, such amount as the University calculates will be earned on the basis of rates approved by the Bureau of the Budget for the care of patients certified by the District of Columbia. Bills rendered by the University on the basis of such calculations shall not be subject to audit or certification in advance of payment; but proper adjustment of amounts which have been paid in advance on the basis of such calculations shall be made at the end of each quarter. Office of the Secretary salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of the Secretary, including $100,000 for the National Advisory Committee on Education of the Deaf, $7,139,000, to include also provision for a comprehensive study of all currently authorized programs of the Federal Government that have to do with educational activities aimed at improved international understanding, and cooperation, with the objective of determining the extent of adjustment and consolidation of these programs that is desirable in order that their objectives may be more efficiently and expeditiously accomplished, together with not to exceed $1,211,000 to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein; of which $3,732,000 and $779,000 respectively, shall be available to carry out the civil rights functions of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. office of field coordination, salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of Field Coordination, $2,209,000 together with not to exceed $1,780,000 to be transferred, and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein; and not to exceed $35,000 to be transferred from the operating fund, Bureau of Federal Credit Unions. office of the comptroller, salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of the Comptroller, $6,768,000 together with not to exceed $991,000 to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein. office of administration, salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of Administration, $2,427,000, together with not to exceed $271,000 to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201 (g)(1) of the Social Security Act from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein. surplus property utilization For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of subsections 203 (j), (k), (n), and (o), of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, relating to disposal of real and personal excess property for educational purposes, civil defense purposes, and protection of public health, $1,119,000. office of the general counsel, salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of the General Counsel, $1,935,000, together with not to exceed $29,000 to be transferred from “Revolving fund for certification and other services, Food and Drug Administration,” and not to exceed $1,344,000 to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein. foreign language training and area programs For grants, contracts and payments for language and area programs authorized by Title VI of the National Defense Education Act and to carry out the provisions of section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, $15,700,000.

TITLE III— NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29 U.S.C. 141–167), and other laws, $32,288,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152), and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), and including in said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 per centum of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes.

TITLE IV— NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151–188), including temporary employment of referees under section 3 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, at rates not in excess of $100 per diem; and emergency boards appointed by the President pursuant to section 10 of said Act (45 U.S.C. 160), $2,150,000.

TITLE V— RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

payment for military service credits For payment to the railroad retirement account for military service credits under the Railroad Retirement Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 228c–1), $17,839,000.

limitation on salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Railroad Retirement Board, $12,850,000, of which $12,600,000 shall be derived from the railroad retirement account, and $250,000 shall be derived from the railroad retirement supplemental account, as authorized by Public Law 89–699, approved October 30, 1966.

TITLE VI— FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 171–180, 182), including expenses of the Labor-Management Panel as provided in section 205 of said Act; expenses of boards of inquiry appointed by the President pursuant to section 206 of said Act; temporary employment of arbitrators, conciliators, and mediators on labor relations at rates not in excess of $100 per diem; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and Government-listed telephones in private residences and private apartments for official use in cities where mediators are officially stationed, but no Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service office is maintained; $7,425,000.

TITLE VII— UNITED STATES SOLDIERS’ HOME

operation and maintenance For maintenance and operation of the United States Soldiers’ Home, to be paid from the Soldiers’ Home permanent fund, $8,024,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not lie available for the payment of hospitalization of members of the Home in United States Army hospitals at rates in excess of those prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, upon the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners of the Home and the Surgeon General of the Army.

capital outlay For construction of buildings and facilities, including plans and specifications, and furnishings, to be paid from the Soldiers’ Home permanent fund, $305,000, to remain available until expended.

TITLE VIII— FEDERAL RADIATION COUNCIL

salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Federal Radiation Council, $131,000.

TITLE IX— GENERAL PROVISIONS