79TH CONG. , 1 ST SESS -CH 106- MAY 3. 1945 the Corporation in connection with the above Acts and the adminis- tration of the Federal Credit Union Act as amended (12 U. S . C. 1751-1771), in accordance with Executive Order 9148 of April 27, 1942; including personal services and rent in the District of Colum- bia; printing and binding; lawbooks and books of reference; rental of news services; periodicals and newspapers; not to exceed $75,000 for temporary employment of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise for legal or other special services, including audits, with- out regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes and the civil-service and classification laws; uniforms and equipment for guards; and not to exceed $14,290 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364): Provided, That all expenses of the Corpo- ration in connection with the protection of depositors by making of loans or purchases of assets or the payment of insured depositors, or the collection, liquidation, management, or protection pending liqui- dation of assets of insured banks by the Corporation as receiver, pledgee, or purchaser, shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof: Provided further, That notwith- standing any other provisions of law except for the limitations in amounts hereinabove specified, the administrative expenses, and all other expenses and obligations of the Corporation shall be incurred. allowed, and paid in accordance with the provisions of said Banking Act of 1935, as amended. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For all expenses necessary for the work of the Federal Power Commission as authorized by law except for the work authorized by the Act of June 28, 1938, authorizing the construction of certain pub- lic works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other pur- poses (33 U. S. C. 701a) including traveling expenses; contract stenographic reporting services; hire, maintenance, repair, and opera- tion of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, including not more than one such vehicle for general administrative use in the Dis- trict of Columbia; and not exceeding $5,000 for purchase and exchange of lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and period- icals, $2,072,000; of which amount not to exceed $1,315,991 shall be available for personal services in the District of Columbia exclusive of not to exceed $20,000, which may be expended for consultants and special counsel. Flood-control surveys: For all expenses necessary for the work of the Federal Power Commission as authorized by the provisions of the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1215), including travel expenses; contract stenographic reporting services; $135,000, of which amount not to exceed $85,000 shall be available for personal services in the District of Columbia. National defense activities: For all necessary expenses (except printing and binding) to enable the Federal Power Commission to perform additional activities in connection with the national security and defense, including activities under the provisions of the Federal Power Act, and activities in cooperation with the War Department for the protection of the electric power and gas supplies against hostile acts, such expenses to include all items of expenditure for which the appropriations under the heading "Salaries and expenses, Federal Power Commission", are available, $110,000: Provided, That the Commission may make expenditures in addition to the foregoing, for duties connected with the national security and defense, from 48 Stat. 1216 . 12 U. S. C., Supp. IV, § 1751 note. 41U.S.C. 56. 58 Stat. 394. 39 U. S. C., Supp. IV, § 321d. Nonadministrative expenses. 49 Stat. 684 . 12U.S.C.§228; Supp. IV, § 34a et seq. Post, p. 237. Post, p. 636. 52 Stat. 1215 . 33U.S.C.§701be tsq.; Supp. IV, j 701b et sea. Post, p. 636. 33U.S.C.j701bet seq.; Supp. IV, I 701h etseq. National-defense activities. 41 Stat. 1063 . 16 U. . C. § 791a- 825r; Supp. IV, i§818, 824a note. Additional expendi- tures. 1ll 59 STAT. I
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