Public Law 92–351

That the following

Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriation Act, 1973.

sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE I— TREASURY DEPARTMENT

Office of the Secretary salaries and expenses For necessary expenses in the Office of the Secretary, including the operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex thereof; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $7,5C0 for official reception and representation expenses; $12,500,000.

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $2,000,000.

Bureau of Accounts salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Accounts, $62,241,000. payment of government losses in shipment For an additional amount for payment of Government losses in shipment, in accordance with section 2 of the Act approved July 8, 1937 (40 U.S.C. 722), $309,000, to remain available until expended.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms including purchase of (not to exceed two hundred and seventy-six for replacement only, for police-type use), and hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; and services of expert witnesses at such rate as may be determined by the Director, $73,727,000.

Bureau of Customs salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Customs, including purchase of one hundred and eighty-four passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, including one hundred and seventy-four for police-type use; acquisition (purchase of two), operation, and maintenance of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; not to exceed $50,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and accounted for solely on his certificate; and awards of compensation to informers as authorized by the Act of August 13, 1953 (22 U.S.C. 401); $209,000,000.

Bureau of Engraving and Printing Fund For additional capital for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Fund established by the Act of August 4, 1950 (Public Law 656), $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.

Bureau of the Mint salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Bureau of the Mint, including purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; and not to exceed $2,500 for the expenses of the annual assay commission; $24,000,000. construction of mint facilities For expenses necessary for construction of Mint facilities, as authorized by the Act of August 20, 1963, as amended (31 U.S.C. 291–294), $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.

Bureau of the Public Debt administering the public debt For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt issues of the United States, $74,000,000.

Internal Revenue Service salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service, not otherwise provided for, including executive direction, administrative support, and internal audit and security; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; $34,500,000. accounts, collection and taxpayer service For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for processing tax returns, revenue, accounting, providing assistance to taxpayers, securing unfiled tax returns, and collecting unpaid taxes; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, including not to exceed $50,000,000 for temporary employment and not to exceed $143,000 for salaries of personnel engaged in preemployment training of data transcriber applicants; $508,000,000. compliance For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for determining and establishing tax liabilities, and for investigation and enforcement activities, including purchase (not to exceed seventy-four for replacement only, for police-type use), and hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; and services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; $590,000,000.

Office of the Treasurer salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Treasurer, $11,300,000. check forgery insurance fund To increase the capital of the “Check forgery insurance fund”, in accordance with section 1 of the Act approved November 21, 1941 (31 U.S.C. 561), $1,800,000, to remain available until expended.

United States Secret Service salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Secret Service, including purchase (not to exceed seventy-seven for police-type use for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; and training and assistance requested by State and local governments which may be provided without reimbursement; and not to exceed $50,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and accounted for solely on his certificate; $62,650,000.

TITLE II— UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

Payment to the Postal. Service Fund For payment to the Postal Service Fund for public service costs and for revenue foregone on free and reduced-rate mail, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 2401 (b) and (c), and for meeting the liabilities of the former Post Office Department to the Employees’ Compensation Fund and to postal employees for earned and unused annual leave as of June 30, 1971, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 2004, $1,410,000,000. This title may be cited as the “Postal Service Appropriation Act, 1973”.

TITLE III— EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Compensation of the President For compensation of the President, including an expense allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 U.S.C 102, $250,000.

Council, of Economic Advisers salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), $1,369,000.

Disaster Relief For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the Office of Emergency Preparedness under the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 (Public Law 91–606), authorizing assistance to States and local governments in major disasters, $92,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 3 per centum of the foregoing amount shall be available for administrative expenses.

Domestic Council salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Domestic Council, including services as authorized by title 5, United States Code, section 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent of the rate for grade GS–18; and other personal services without regard to the provisions of law regulating the employment and compensation of persons in the Government service: $1,800,000.

Economic Stabilization Activities salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, as amended, including activities under Executive Orders No. 11615 of August 15, 1971, and No, 11627 of October 15, 1971, both as amended; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent of the rate for GS–18, $26,000,000: Provided, That advances or repayments from the above amounts may be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such activities.

Emergency Fund for the President For expenses necessary to enable the President, through such officers or agencies of the Government, as he may designate, and without regard to such provisions of law regarding the expenditure of Government funds or the compensation and employment of persons in the Government service as he. may specify, to provide in his discretion for emergencies affecting the national interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, $1,000,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for allocation to finance, a function or project for which function or project a budget estimate of appropriation was transmitted pursuant to law during the Ninety-second Congress or the, first session of the Ninety-third Congress and such appropriation denied after consideration thereof by the Senate or House of Representatives or by the Committee on Appropriations of either body.

Executive Residence operating expenses For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence, and traveling expenses, to be expended as the President may determine, notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other Act, and official entertainment expenses of the President, to be accounted for solely on his certificate, $1,372,000.

Expenses of Management Improvement For expenses necessary to assist the President in improving the management of executive agencies and in obtaining greater economy and efficiency through the establishment of more efficient business methods in Government operations, including services as authorized by title 5, United States Code, section 3109,by allocation to any agency or office in the executive branch for the conduct, under the general direction of the Office of Management and Budget, of examinations and appraisals of, and the development and installation of improvements in, the organization and operations of such agency or of other agencies in the executive branch, $700,000, to remain available until expended, and to be available without regard to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended.

National Security Council salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the National Security Council, including services as authorized by title 5, United States Code section 3109, $2,762,000.

Office of Emergency Preparedness salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of Emergency Preparedness, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and individuals at meetings concerned with the work of emergency planning, $6,404,000. defense mobilization functions of federal agencies For expenses necessary to assist other Federal agencies to perform civil defense and defense mobilization functions, including payments by the Department of Labor to State employment security agencies for the full cost of administration of defense manpower mobilization activities, $3,471,000.

Office of Intergovernmental Relations salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of Intergovernmental Relations, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $322,000.

Office of Management and Budget salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of Management and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by title 5, United States Code, section 3109, $19,600,000.

Office of Telecommunications Policy salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the conduct of telecommunications functions assigned to the Director of Telecommunications Policy, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $3,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,025,000 of the foregoing amount shall remain available for telecommunications studies and research until expended.

Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention, including grants and contracts for drug abuse prevention and treatment programs, $6,856,000, to remain available until expended.

Special Assistance to the President For expenses necessary to enable the Vice President to provide assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned functions, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent of the rate for grade GS–18, compensation for one position at a rate not to exceed the rate of Level II of the Executive schedule, and other personal services without regard to the provisions of law regulating the employment and compensation of persons in the Government service, $773,000.

Special Projects For expenses necessary to provide staff assistance for the President in connection with special projects, to be expended in his discretion and without regard to such provisions of law regarding expenditure of Government funds or the compensation and employment of persons in the Government service as he may specify, $1,500,0(K): Provided, That not to exceed 20 per centum of this appropriation may be used to reimburse the appropriation for “Salaries and expenses, The White House Office”, for administrative services: Provided further, That not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for allocation within the Executive Office of the President for official reception and representation expenses.

The White House Office salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the White House Office, including not to exceed $2,250,000 for services as authorized by title 5, United States Code, section 3109, at such per diem rates for individuals as the President may specify, and other personal services without regard to the provisions of law regulating the employment and compensation of persons in the Government service; newspapers, periodicals, teletype news service, and travel (not to exceed $75,000), and official entertainment expenses of the President, to be accounted for solely on his certificate; $9,767,000. This title may be cited as the “Executive Office Appropriation Act, 1973”.

TITLE IV— INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Administrative Conference of the United States salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the United States, established by the Administrative Conference Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 571 et seep), $450,000.

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of September 24, 1959 (73 Stat. 703–706),$794,000.

Civil Service Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for veterans by private physicians On a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; and advances or reimbursements to applicable funds of the Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order 10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; $65,859,000, together with not to exceed $12,000,000 for current fiscal year administrative expenses for the retirement and insurance programs to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Commission in amounts determined by the Commission without regard to other statutes: Provided, That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds for administrative expenses of effecting statutory annuity adjustments. No part of the appropriation herein made to the Civil Service Commission shall be available for the salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of the Commission, established pursuant to Executive Order 9358 of July 1, 1943 or any successor unit of like purpose. annuities under special acts For payment of annuities authorized by the Act of May 29, 1944, as amended (48 U.S.C. 1373a), and the Act of August 19, 1950, as amended (33 U.S.C. 771–775) $1,144,000, to remain available until expended. government payment for annuitants, employees health benefits For payment, of Government contributions with respect to retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), us amended. $137,608,000, to remain available until expended. payment to civil service retirement and disability fund For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity benefits becoming effective on or after October 20, 1969, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8348, $546,570,000, to be credited to the Civil Service retirement and disability fund. intergovernmental personnel assistance For grants to improve State and local personnel administration, as authorized by the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.

Federal Labor Relations Council salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out functions of the Civil Service Commission under Executive Order No. 11491 of October 29, 1969, $764,000: Provided, That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C–5703) for persons employed intermittently in the Government service, and compensation at the rate of not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for grade GS–18.

Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Commission on Executive, legislative, and Judicial Salaries, authorized by section 225 of the Postal Revenue and Federal Salary Act of 1967 (81 Stat. 642–645), $100,000.

Committee for Purchase of Products and Services of the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase of Products and Services of the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped, established by the Act of June 23, 1971 (Public Law 92–28), including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $200,000.

General Services Administration Public Buildings Service operating expenses For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of real property management and related activities as provided by law; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving Government agencies (including space adjustments) in connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of building space; acquisition by purchase or otherwise of real estate and interests therein; and contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings and moving; $437,500,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available to provide such fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to title 18, U.S.C. 3056: Provided further, That this appropriation and the “Buildings Management Fund” (40 U.S.C. 490(f)), and the “Postal Service Fund” (39 U.S.C. 2003), shall be available for employment of guards for all buildings and areas owned or occupied by the United States or the Postal Service and under the charge and control of the General Services Administration or the Postal Service, and such guards shall have, with respect to such property, the powers of special policemen provided by the first section of the Act. of June 1, 1948 (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318), but shall not be restricted to certain Federal property as otherwise required by the proviso contained in said section, and, as to property owned or occupied by the Postal Service, the Postmaster General may take the same actions as the Administrator of General Services may take under the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 1, 1948 (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318a, 318b) attaching thereto penal consequences under the authority and within the limits provided in section 4 of the Act of June 1, 1968 (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318c): Provided, further, That none of the funds made available under this head shall be available for the acquisition of unimproved real property or real property having improvements of negligible value for Government purposes. repair and improvement of public buildings For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to alter public buildings pursuant to the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended (40 U.S.C. 601–615), and to alter other federally owned buildings, including grounds, approaches and appurtenances, wharves and piers, together with the necessary dredging adjacent thereto; and care and safeguarding of sites; preliminary planning of projects by contract or otherwise; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; $88,045,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That for the purposes of this appropriation, buildings constructed pursuant to the Public Buildings Purchase Contract Act of 1954 (40 U.S.C. 356) and buildings under the control of another department or agency where alteration of such buildings is required in connection with the moving of such other department or agency from buildings then, or thereafter to be, under the control of General Services Administration shall be considered to be public buildings: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this head shall be available for the acquisition of unimproved real property or real property having improvements of negligible value for Government purposes. construction, public buildings projects For an additional amount for expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to construct and acquire public buildings projects and alter public buildings by extension or conversion where the estimated cost for a project is in excess of $500,000, pursuant to the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended (40 U.S. C. 601–615), including fallout shelters and equipment for such buildings, $203,312,000, and not to exceed $500,000 of this amount shall be available to the Administrator for construction or alteration of small public buildings outside the District of Columbia as the Administrator approves and deems necessary, all to remain available until expended: Provided, That the foregoing amount shall be available for public buildings projects at locations and at maximum construction improvement costs (excluding funds for sites and expenses), as follows: Border station facility numbered 2, Nogales, Arizona, $2,368,000; Federal office building, Tucson, Arizona. $5,533,000; Courthouse, Federal office building, and parking facility, San Diego, California, $44,955,000; Federal office building, Dover, Delaware, $1,577,000; Post, office and Federal office building, Iowa City, Iowa, $4,497,000; Patrick V. McNamara Federal office building, Detroit. Michigan. $56,459,000; Courthouse and Federal office building, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. $2,636,000; Courthouse, Federal office building, and parking facility, Lincoln, Nebraska, $21,307,000; Courthouse and Federal office building, Syracuse, New York. $19,087,000; Courthouse, Federal office building, and parking facility, Akron. Ohio, $16,168,000; Courthouse and Federal office building, San Juan, Puerto Rico. $20,471,000; Peace Arch border station, Blaine, Washington, $1,657,000; and Post office and courthouse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, $6,097,000: Provided further, That the foregoing limits of costs may be exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other projects, but by not to exceed 10 per centum. Appropriations herein and heretofore granted under this heading shall be available without regard to the second proviso under this heading in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972. sites and expenses, public buildings projects For an additional amount for expenses necessary in connection with the construction of public buildings projects not otherwise provided for, including preliminary planning by contract or otherwise, and the alteration of public buildings and other federally owned buildings (including buildings constructed pursuant to the Public Buildings Purchase Contract Act of 1954 (40 U.S.C. 356) and buildings under the control of another department or agency where alteration of such buildings is required in connection with the moving of such department or agency from buildings then, or thereafter to be, under the control of the General Services Administration) not otherwise provided for, $25,031,000, to remain available until expended. payments, public buildings purchase contracts For payments of principal, interest, taxes, and any other obligations under contracts entered into pursuant to the Public Buildings Purchase Contract Act of 1954 (40 U.S.C. 356), $2,450,000. expenses, united states court facilities For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to provide directly or indirectly, additional space for the United States Courts incident to expansion of facilities (including rental of buildings in the District of Columbia and elsewhere and moving and space adjustments), and furniture and furnishings, $5,344,000.

Federal Supply Service operating expenses For expenses, not otherwise provided, necessary for supply distribution, procurement, inspection, operation of the stores depot system (including contractual services incident to receiving, handling, and shipping warehouse items), and other supply management and related activities, as authorized by law, $93,000,000.

National Archives and Records Service operating expenses For necessary expenses in connection with Federal records management and related activities, as provided by law, including reimbursement for security guard services, contractual services incident to movement or disposal of records, and acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated services, $31,245,000, of which $500,000 for allocations and grants for historical publications as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504 shall remain available until expended. records declassification For expenses necessary for the review and declassification of documents, and related records management activities, pursuant to Executive Order 11652, directives issued pursuant thereto, and other applicable authorities, including expenses not otherwise provided for, and acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated services, $1,200,000.

Transportation and Communications Services operating expenses For necessary expenses of transportation, communications, and other public utilities management and related activities, as provided by law, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $7,500,000.

Property Management and Disposal Service operating expenses For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying out the functions of the Administrator with respect to the utilization of excess property; the disposal of surplus property; the rehabilitation of personal property; the appraisal of real and personal property; the national stockpile established by the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98–98h); the supplemental stockpile established by section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 456, as amended by 73 Stat. 607); including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and reimbursement for security guard services, $41,000,000, of which $33,000,000 shall be derived from proceeds from transfers of excess property, disposal of surplus property, and sales of stockpile materials: Provided, That $8,000,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall remain available until expended for expenses of sale of rare silver dollars authorized by section 205 of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970: Provided further, That during the current fiscal year the General Services Administration is authorized to acquire leasehold interests in property, for periods not in excess of twenty years, for the storage, security, and maintenance of strategic, critical, and other materials in the national and supplemental stockpiles provided said leasehold interests are at nominal cost to the Government: Provided further, That during the current fiscal year there shall be no limitation on the value of surplus strategic and critical materials which, in accordance with section 6 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98e), may be transferred without reimbursement to the national stockpile: Provided further, That during the current fiscal year materials in the inventory maintained under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061–2166), and excess materials in the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile, the disposition of which is authorized by law. shall be available, without reimbursement, for transfer at fair market, value to contractor as payment for expenses (including transportation and other accessorial expenses) of acquisition of materials, or of refining, processing, or otherwise beneficiating materials, or of rotating materials, pursuant to section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b), and of processing and refining materials pursuant to section 303(d) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2093(d)).

Office of Administrator salaries and expenses For expenses of executive direction for activities under the control of the General Services Administration, $1,450,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for reception and representation expenses. allowances and office staff for former presidents For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), $408,000: Provided, That the Administrator of General Services shall transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury’ such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections (a) and (e) of such Act. expenses, presidential transition For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102, note), $900,000, to remain available until June 30, 1974. administrative operations fund Funds available to General Services Administration for administrative operations, in support of program activities, shall be expended and accounted for, as a whole, through a single fund: Provided, That costs and obligations for such administrative operations for the respective program activities shall be accounted for in accordance with systems approved by the General Accounting Office: Provided further, That the total amount deposited into said account for the current fiscal year from funds made available to General Services Administration from any source except advances and reimbursements received from other agencies under Section 601 of the Economy Act of 1932, as amended (31 U.S.C. 686), shall not exceed $37,100,000: Provided further, That amounts deposited into said account for administrative operations for each program shall not exceed the amounts included in the respective program appropriations for such purposes.

United States Tax Court salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, including contract stenographic reporting, and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $3,954,000: Provided, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge.

Department of Defense Civil Defense Preparedness Agency operation and maintenance For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying out civil defense activities, including the hire of motor vehicles: and financial contributions to the States for civil defense purposes, as authorized by law; $60,335,000: Provided, That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall be available for allocation under section 205 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended: Provided further, That $29,041,000 of the amount appropriated is contingent upon enactment of authorizing legislation. research, shelter survey, and marking For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for studies anti research to develop measures and plans for civil defense: continuing shelter surveys, marking, stocking, and equipping surveyed spaces; and financial contributions to the States under section 201 (i) of the Federal Civil Defense Act, which shall be equally matched, for emergency operating centers and civil defense equipment; $23,200,000, to remain available until expended.

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Health Services and Mental Health Administration emergency health For expenses necessary for carrying out emergency planning and preparedness functions of the Health Services and Mental Health Administration, and procurement, storage (including underground storage), distribution, and maintenance of emergency civil defense medical supplies and equipment, as authorized by section 201 (h) of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2281(h)), and, except as otherwise provided, sections 301 and 311 of the Public Health Service Act with respect to emergency health services, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended. This title may be cited as the “Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1973”.

TITLE V— GENERAL PROVISIONS

TITLE VI— GENERAL PROVISIONS