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SIXTY·NINTH CONGRESS. Sass. II. CH. 104. 1927. 1083 No part of the sums appropriated in this Act shall be used to a*;·,:j)‘;*;*;°Q¤,{‘;{§·j_§:; pjay the compensation of any attornety}, regular or special, for the ciimml nited States Shi ping Board or the nited States S i ping Board Merchant Fleet Cgrporation unless the contract of employment has been ap roved by the Attorne General of the United States. No o£cer or emplo ee of the United States Shippin Board or P¤yr¤•¤i¤¤¤¤. the United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation shall be paid a salary or compensation at a rate per annum in excess of $10,000 exgpt the following: One at not to exceed $18,000, three at not to exce $15,000 each and one at not to exceed $12,000. No gart of the fumds of the United States Shipping Board Mer- ,,,§;§§,,,§‘g,°f"‘**°° *“ chant leet Corporation shall be available for the rent of buildings in the District of Columbia during the fiscal year 1928 if suitable ppace is _provided for said corporation by t e Public Buildings ommission. - . Hereafter the United States Shi ping Board Emergency Fleet m°"‘ °°" Corporation shall be known as the lllnited States Shipping Board N¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤11¤¤¤<1· Merchant Fleet Corporation. UNITED STATES VETERANS’ BUREAU v°t°”°° B°”°°‘ For carr§ng out the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to p§,;§‘,{"’“ '*“" °"‘ establish a eterans’ Bureauand to improve the facilities and service v¤z.4z,p. in. of such bureau and to further amen and modify the War Risk Insurance Act approved August 9, 1921," and to carry out the V1 ,3 wl provisions of the Act entitled “ World War Veterans’ Act, 1924," ,4:;;, ,;}}*35, Jm approved June 7, 1924, as amended, and for administrative expenses in carrying out the provisions of the World War Adjusted Com- ,_;‘§§l,,“{;§ C°‘”¤’°°‘ pensation Act of May 19, 1924, including salaries of personnel in V0l.43,p.121. the District of Columbia and elsewhere in accordance with the ‘4”*°’°‘°°°' Classification Act of 1923, and expenses of the central oilice at Wash- °“‘°' °"°°'°'· ington, District of Columbia, an regional oiliees and suboilices, and including salaries, stationery, and minor oilice supplies, furniture equipment and supplies, rentals and alterations, heat, light, and water, miscellaneous ex nses, including telephones, telegrams, freight, express, law book; books of reference, periodicals, ambu- lance service, towel service, laundry service, re airs to equipment, storage ice, taxi service, car fare, stam s and Ibex rent, traveling and subsistence, including not to exceed $4,000 for the expenses, except membersh? fees, of emfployees detailed by the director to ,,,Q‘°“‘“"°° '“ ‘“°°°` attend meetings o associations or the promotion of medical science, and annual national conventions- of such organizations as may be recognized by the director in the presentation or ad'udication of claims under authority of section 509 of the World War Veterans’ V°l-*3·P·1¤¤· Act, as amended, including reimbursement to employees, for similar travel heretofore authorized, from the appropriation for the·£scal year in which the travel was performed, and traveling expenses of employees transferred from one official station to another when incurred on the written order of the director, salaries and expenses of employees engaged in field investigation, passenger-carrying and other motor vehicles, including purchase, maintenance, repairs, and operation of same, salaries an operating expenses of the Arlington Aummu auudm. Building and annex, including repairs and mechanical equipment, fuel, electric current, ice, ash removal, and miscellaneous items; and including the salaries and allowances, where a plicable, wages, travel, and subsistence of civil employees at the United States veterans’ hospitals, sup ly depots, d1?ensaries and clinics, including the furnishing and aun erintg o white duck suits, and white canvas shoes to employees whose nties make necessary the wearing of same, _ $42,500,000z Provided, That physicians, dentists, and nurses of the P’°'”"°‘