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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS . I. Cu. 57. 1928 . official papers and documents during the temporary absence of the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of the department, $270,600 ; in all, $285,600 . CONTINGENT EXPENSES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Contingent and mis- cellaneous Department
b For contingent and miscellaneous expenses of the offices and expenses. bureaus of the department, including those for which appropriations for contingent and miscellaneous expenses are specifically made, including professional and scientific books, law books, books of ref- erence, periodicals, blank books, pamphlets, maps, newspapers (not exce eding $2,500) for wh ich payment may be m ade in advance ; purchase of atlases or maps ; stationery ; furniture and repairs to same ; carpets, matting, oilcloth, file cases, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges ; fuel, lighting and heating ; purchase and exchange of motor trucks and bicycles ; maintenance, repair, and operation of three motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles and motor trucks and bicycles, to be used only for official purposes ; freight and express charges ; postage to foreign countries ; telegraph and telephone serv- ice ; typewriters, adding machines, and other labor-saving devices, including their repair and exchange ; first-aid outfits for use in the buildings occupied by employees of this department ; street-car fares, not exceeding $500 ; and all other miscellaneous items and necessary expenses not included in the foregoing, $290,000, which sum shall constitute the appropriation for contingent expenses of the depart- Available for field ment and shall also be available for the purchase of necessary sup- expenses .
plies and equipment for field services of bureaus and offices of the d epart ment for which cont ingen t an d mis cella neou s app ropri atio ns are specifically made in order to facilitate the purchase through the c entra l pur chas ing o ffice (Div isio n of Suppl ies) , as provi ded by P rovis o . Restriction on main- law : Provided, That expenditures from appropriations contained in tenan ce, etc ., of pas - this Act for the maintenance, upkeep, and repair, exclusive of garage senger vehicles .
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operator fuel and lubricants on any one motorpro , of,,-- p elled pass enge r-car rying vehi cle used by th e De partm ent o f Co m- merce shall not exceed one-third of the market price of a new vehicle of the same make or class, and in any case more than $500. For rent of buildings in the District of Columbia, $65,500 . For rent of additional space in the District of Columbia outside of the Commerce Building, $2,500 . For rent of storage space outside the Commerce Building, $1,500. .Printing and bind- For all printing and binding for the Department of Commerce, Proviso . Copy editors . Patent Office print- ing. Purchases . Rent. wireless communica- tion on steam ves sels . Enforcement of laws requiring . Vol. 36, p. 629; Vol. 37, pp. 199, 1565. Vol.44,p. 1164 . in cluding a ll of its bureaus, offices, institu tions, an d service s in the D istr ict of C olu mbia and els ewhe re, exc ept the Pate nt Offi ce, $715,000 : Provided That an amount not to exceed $2,000 of this appropriation may ~e expended for salaries of persons detailed from th e Gove rnment Print ing Of fice f or ser vice as copy editor s . For the Patent Office : For printing the weekly issue of patents, designs, trade-marks, prints, and labels, exclusive of illustrations ; and for printing, engraving illustrations, and binding the Official Gazette, including weekly and annual indices, $1,080,000 ; for miscel- laneous printing and binding, $60,000 ; in all, $1,140,000 . Wireless communication laws : To enable the Secretary of Com- merce to enforce the Acts- of Congress " to require apparatus and operators for radio communication on certain ocean steamers" and " to regulate radio communication " and carry out the international radiotelegraphic convention, examine and settle international radio accounts, including personal services in the District of Columbia, and to employ such persons and means as may be necessary, traveling and subsistence expenses, purchase and exchange of instruments, technical books, tabulating, duplicating, and other office machinery and devices,
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