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PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 8, 9 -.1 1941 s-Mar. 1, 1941 Coast Guard Insti- tute. Correspondence courses, availability, etc. Provisos. Use of Coast Guard services. SEC. 303. Pursuant to such rules and regulations as the Comman- dant may prescribe, correspondence courses of the Coast Guard Insti- tute may be made available to members of the Auxiliary and to members of the Reserve: Provided, That the actual cost of the study materials for each such course shall be paid by the member of the Auxiliary taking such course and the proper Coast Guard appropria- tion shall be credited accordingly: Provided further, That such courses shall be made available to members of the Reserve in accord- ance with Coast Guard regulations applicable to personnel of the regular Coast Guard. SEC. 304. The services and facilities of the Coast Guard may be employed in the administration and operation of the Auxiliary and of the Reserve; and the appropriations for the Coast Guard shall be available to effectuate the purposes of this Act. Approved, February 19, 1941. [CHAPTER 9] March 1, 1941 [H. R. 3204] [Public Law 9] .3 ' Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1941. Office of the Vice President. Salary provisions. 54 Stat. 462. 2U.S. C.§60a. Senate kitchens and restaurants. Post, p. 941 Defense housing. Temporary shelter. Post, p. 198. 41 U..S . §5. 54 Stat. 1125 . 42U.S.C., ch.9 note. AN ACT Making additional appropriations for the fiscal year 1941 urgently required for the Work Projects Administration and certain other Federal agencies, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for the following respective purposes: LEGISLATIVE SENATE Effective with the first day of the month next following the enact- ment of this Act, the provision in the Legislative Branch Appro- priation Act, 1941, which reads as follows: "Office of the Vice Presi- dent, salaries: Secretary to the Vice President, $4,620; clerk, $2,400; assistant clerks-one $2,280, one $2,160; in all, $11,460." is hereby amended to read as follows: "Office of the Vice President, salaries: For clerical assistance to the Vice President, at rates of compensation to be fixed by him, $11,460." For repairs, improvements, equipment, and supplies for the Senate kitchens and restaurants, Capitol Building and Senate Office Build- ing, including personal and other services, to be expended from the contingent fund of the Senate, under supervision of the Committee on Rules, United States Senate, fiscal year 1941, $25,000. EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR THE PRESIDENT Defense housing: To enable the President of the United States, through such agencies of the Government as he may designate, with- out regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, to provide temporary shelter, either by the construction of buildings or otherwise, including appurtenances and including the acquisition of land or interests therein, in localities where by reason of national defense activities a shortage of housing exists, as determined by the President, and where it is not practicable under the Act of October 14, 1940 (Public, Numbered 849, Seventy-sixth Congress), or other Acts of Congress [55 STAT.