PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 660-OCT. 10 , 1949 Furnishing of facil- ities. Availability of funds. supplies, etc. Reimbursement from United Nations. Waiver. Credits In account. Appropriation au- thorized. Infra. Disclosure of Infor- mation. 59 Stat. 621. 22U.S.C.i287e; Supp. II, § 287e note. Annual appropria- tion authorized. Ante, p. 450. 59 Stat. 1057. Ante, p. 735. 42 Stat. 1488. 5U. .C.i 661-674; Sup. II, 662 dseq. Pot, p. 972. armed forces of the United States to serve as observers, guards, or in any noncombatant capacity, but in no event shall more than a total of one thousand of such personnel be so detailed at any one time: Provided, That while so detailed, such personnel shall be considered for all purposes as acting in the line of duty, includ- ing the receipt of pay and allowances as personnel of the armed forces of the United States, credit for longevity and retirement, and all other perquisites appertaining to such duty: Providedfur- ther, That upon authorization or approval by the President, such personnel may accept directly from the United Nations (a) any or all of the allowances or perquisites to which they are entitled under the first proviso hereof, and (b) extraordinary expenses and perquisites incident to such detail; "(2) the furnishing of facilities, services, or other assistance and the loan of the agreed fair share of the United States of any supplies and equipment to the United Nations by the National Military Establishment, under such terms and conditions as the President shall determine; "(3) the obligation, insofar as necessary to carry out the pur- poses of clauses (1) and (2) of this subsection, of any funds appropriated to the National Military Establishment or any department therein, the procurement of such personnel, supplies, equipment, facilities, services, or other assistance as may be made available in accordance with the request of the United Nations, and the replacement of such items, when necessary, where they are furnished from stocks. "(b) Whenever personnel or assistance is made available pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a) (1) and (2) of this section, the President shall require reimbursement from the United Nations for the expense thereby incurred by the United States: Pro- vided, That in exceptional circumstances, or when the President finds it to be in the national interest, he may waive, in whole or in part, the requirement of such reimbursement: Providedfurther,That when any such reimbursement is made, it shall be credited, at the option of the appropriate department of the National Military Establishment, either to the appropriation, fund, or account utilized in incurring the obligation, or to an appropriate appropriation, fund, or account cur- rently available for the purposes for which expenditures were made. "(c) In addition to the authorization of appropriations to the Department of State contained in section 8 of this Act, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the National Military Establishment, or any department therein, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse such Establishment or department in the event that reimbursement from the United Nations is waived in whole or in part pursuant to authority contained in subsection (b) of this section. "(d) Nothing in this Act shall authorize the disclosure of any information or knowledge in any case in which such disclosure is prohibited by any other law of the United States." SEC. 6 . Section 7 of such Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 8. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually to the Department of State, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for the payment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the United Nations as apportioned by the General Assembly in accordance with article 17 of the Charter, and for all necessary salaries and expenses of the representatives provided for in section 2 hereof, and of their appro- priate staffs, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, without regard to the civil-service laws and the Classi- fication Act of 1923, as amended; travel expenses without regard to 736 [63 STAT.
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