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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SESS . II. CHs. 98, 99 . 1930 . March 28, 1930.

CHAP. 9S.-An Act To increase the appropriation for the acquisition of a [H. R . 11045 .1 site for the new House Office Building . [Public, No.84.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the House Office Build- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the appropri- mAmount for ac qui r- ation " Hou se Offi ce Buil ding," contain ed in the Fir st Defi ciency lug site for new, " cr gased . Act, fiscal year 1929 is hereby made available for the payment of Vol 45, p. 1608 . not to exceed $1 077 1745 .74 for the acquisition of such site notwith- Post, pp. 514, 1184 .

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7 standing the limit of cost for site named in such appropriation and Vol . 45, p. 1071, in section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the acquisition amended. of a site and the construction thereon of a fireproof office building or buildings for the House of Representatives, approved January 10, 1929 . Ap prov ed, Marc h 28, 1930 . Mar [H CR6120 .3.

CHAP. 99 .-An Act To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for [Public,' No .85 .] the construction of certain public buildings, and for other purposes," approved May 25, 1926 (Forty-fourth Statutes, page 630); the Act entitled "An Act to amend section 5 of the Act entitled `An Act to provide for the construction of certain public buildings, and for other purposes,' approved May 25, 1926," dated February 24, 1928 (Forty-fifth Statutes, page 137); and the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to acquire certain land within the District of Columbia to be used as space for public buildings," approved January 13, 1928 (Forty-fifth Statutes, page 51) . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the PublicBuildingsAct, United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Act 1926 . Vol. 44, p .630.

entitled "An Act to provide for the construction of certain public Post, pp 1164, 1231 . buildings, and for other purposes," approved May 25, 1926 (Forty- fourth Statutes, page 630); the Act entitled " An Act to amend sec- tion 5 of the Act entitled 'An Act to provide for the construction of certain public buildings, and for other purposes,' approved May 25, 1926," dated February 24, 1928 (Forty-fifth Statutes, page 137); Vol.45,p . 51.

and the Act entitled " An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to acquire certain land within the District of Columbia to be used as space for public buildings," approved January 13, 1928 Amounts extended (Forty-fifth Statutes

51), are hereby amended to provide that f or pro jects under .

page for the purpose of carrying out the proviions of said Acts and also f or the rem odeling, e xtension, or enlargi ng of depa rtmental o r other outside District or Fed eral build ings in th e District of Columbi a not unde r the cont rol Columbia. of the Treasury Department, the amounts heretofore authorized to be appropria ted for pu blic-buildi ng project s outside the Distri ct of Within the District . Columbia are extended $115,0 00,000, and the amount s her etofo re a uthori zed to be expe nded in the Di strict of Colu mbia ar e hereb y extended $115,000,000, of which amount not to exceed $15,000,000 may be expended within the areas hereinafter specified for land not Provisos.

belonging to the United States or the District of Columbia : Pro- For at least two post offices in a state with vided, That out of the money appropriated under the authorization receipts over $10,000 a contained herein, at least two buildings shall be constructed in each St ate for po st offices with recei pts of mor e than $10 ,000 durin g the la st precedi ng year, f or which po st offices no public buildings have Aggregate a nnual ex- been provided : Provided further, That under this authorization penditure increased. , and from appropriations (exclusive of appropriations made for " remodeling and enlarging public buildings ") her etofore made f or the acquisition of sites for, or the construction, enlarging, remodel- s VoL44,p .633,amend. amend ing, or extension of public buildings under the control of the Treas- ury Department, not more than $50,000,000 in the aggregate shall be ex pended annual ly, of which s um not to exce ed $15,000,000 may be expended on projects in the District of Columbia (except that any part of the balance of such sum of $50,000,000 remaining unex-