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340 SIXTY·SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 93. 1919. N°"*¢°'·‘°° l’°*‘°°°· nmznau or NAVIGATION. cSb’,nPmP‘“€,,s,’°“"§°· Sl1ipp` Service: For a hipp° commissioner at Galveston, v¤s¤¤»T¤£w tm Texas, ailslg the rate of $1,500 per auiighum from October 1, 1919, to June 30, 1920, inclusive, $1,125. °‘°'*“°°“*°°’· For compensation, to be fixed by the Secretary of Commerce, of not to exceed $1,600 per annum to each person of clerks in the offices §§‘;,"§‘u°;,,,,,m of shipping commissioners, $10,000: Prmnk1ed,·That one clerk may be employed hereunder at a compensation not to exceed $2,200 per ,,,’§§‘,‘{,§v{'§.’,?,§¥,,,,"{,,';'§j Enforcement of navigation laws: To enable the Secretary of Commerce to provide and operate such motor boats and employ thereon such persons as may be necemary for the enforcement, under his direction y customs officers, of laws relating to navigation and inspection of vessels, boarding of vessels, and counting of passengers on excursion boats, $18,000. ww,g**¤st°_;•,;,·¤;¤,;;¤i· Wireless communication laws: To enable the Secretary of Commerce vol. 36. p. ew; Vol. to enforce the Acts of Congress "to require apparatus and operators "' " m` for radio communication on certain ocean steamers" and " to regulate radio communication" and to carry out the international radio telegriphic convention, and to emlployu such persons and meaéng as ma e necessary, trav an su istence expenses, pur ase amll exchange of instruments, twhnical books, rent, and all other miscellaneous items and necessary expenses not included in the fore- §~v¤¤·m going, $20,000: Provided, That no part of this sum shall be used to °p°y °"“°‘ increase the compensation of persons employed to enforce wireless communication laws. S“"‘”*"" B“'°°“· ntmnau or sumnanns. ’“’°°"“'“°°’· General expenses: For fuel for heat, light, and power; office expenses, stationery, books and periodicals; traveling exggnses (including eipenses of attendance upon meetings 0 tec 'cal and profession societies when required in connection with standardization, testing, or other official work of the bureau); street car fares not exceeding $100; expenses of the visiting committee; expenses of attendance o American member at the meeting of the International Committee of Weights and Measures; supplies for operation, maintenance, and recpair of a passenger automo ile and motor trucks for <l;1i1<&ial$u%e, 0%:1 uding their exchange; and contingencies of all ` s, 3 ,0 . 9°°¤°¤**,, N'-, *3***** Industrial research: For technical invest' ations in cooperation ilgc. d° °l°p` with the industries upon fundamental prcblerhgs involved in industrial development following the war, with a view to assistirgg in the permanent establishment of American industries develop during the vilarhicxicxiluding personal services in the District of Columbia and in t e , $250,000. resting Government Testing Government materials: For the specification, testing, and “‘“‘*’“°"°‘ inspection of materials and equi ment urchased by the Government departments to determine suitaqnlit for the sgoeciiic uses involved,

 personal services in the llistrict of lumbia and in the

e , $100,000. m1;;¤isg;;1g¢;,s qi); Industrial safety standards: To investigate conditions of personal mcusmuccaipeecns. hazard m electrical, industrial, and mercantile establishments and other places where apparatus and machinery are used or hazardous materials are handled; to formulate safety standards covering construction, installation, and operation of electrical and mechanical apparatus and machinery, an the handling of materials- to re are . . . . r S P. S°l°*Y Mss- national safety codes suitable for general aipplication and for a option and enforcement by Federal, State, an municipal bodies; and to