PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 219-APR . 20, 1948 36 Stat. 913. 45 U.S. C ., Supp. I, §§24-26 . 58 Stat. 394. Pot, p. 1049. 3a U. . C.. 667b . Locomotive inspection: For expenses necessary in the enforcement of the Act of February 17, 1911, entitled "An Act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their locomotives with safe and suitable boilers and appurtenances thereto", as amended (45 U. S. C . 22 -34), including personal services in the District of Columbia, $615,000. Printing and binding: For all printing and binding for the Inter- state Commerce Commission, including not to exceed $17,000 to print and furnish to the States, at cost, blank annual report forms of com- mon carriers, $205,000. Penalty mail costs: For deposit in the Treasury for penalty mail of the Interstate Commerce Commission (39 U. S . C. 321d), $35,000. INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN Contribution to Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin: To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay in advance to the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin the Federal con- tribution toward the expenses of the Commission during the fiscal year 1949 in the administration of its business in the conservancy dis- trict established pursuant to the Act of July 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 748), $5,000. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses of the Committee, 4. including contracts, without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, as amended, for the making of special investigations and reports and for engineering and drafting services; traveling expenses of members and for examination of estimates of appropriations and activities in toeonauteclaabor0 the field; equipment, maintenance, and operation of the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, the Ames Aeronautical Labora- tory, and the Flight Propulsion Research Laboratory at Cleveland Ohio; purchase and maintenance of cafeteria equipment; purchase of three (not to exceed $25,000) and maintenance and operation of air- craft; purchase of seven passenger motor vehicles of which six shall be for replacement; personal services in the District of Columbia- Sta. not to exceed $12,000 for deposit in the Treasury for penalty mail PoSt, . 1049. (39 U. S . C. 321d); not to exceed $10,000 for services as authorized 6tt S0. by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a) at not to exceed $35 per diem for individuals (unless a higher rate, not exceed- ing $50, shall be approved by the Director of the Bureau of the s . Budget); including $2,500 for payment of claims pursuant to section post, p. 10. 403 of the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U. S . C. 921) and a health 60 tat. 903. service program for employees as authorized by law (5 U. S. C. 150); Compensation to in all, $37,810,000: Provided, That statutory provisions prohibiting aliens. the payment of compensation to aliens shall not apply to any person whose employment by the Committee shall be determined by the Tmnsfer of equip- Chairman thereof to be necessary: Provided further, That aircraft and parts, equipment, and supplies may be transferred to the Com- mittee by the Air Force, Army, and Navy without reimbursement. Printing and binding: For printing and binding, $95,000. Construction and equipment: For construction and equipment at laboratories and research stations of the Committee. $10,000,000, to be available until June 30, 1950, and of which $2.143,000 shall be available for payments under contracts entered into pursuant to the contract stat. authority under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1948: Provided, That in addition, the Committee may, prior to 188 [62 STAT.
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