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14 "Public works" con- strued . Official interpreta- tion conc lusi ve . Incon sist ent acts, etc ., su spended . Suits resp ecti ng pa y, etc ., restricted . Vol. 47, pp. 401,402. Unexpended sums impou nded . Reduction in perma- nent, etc ., appropria- tions . Post, p . 15. Vol. 47, p . 1515, re- pea led . Ann ual leave li mita- tion . Vol . 47, p. 40 7, amended. C ivili an e mplo yees in Canal Zone ; officers holding official station outside United States, Alaska . Furloughs, overtime pay, etc . Sections repealed . Vol . 47, pp . 399-403, 406. V ice P resi dent and Sp eaker of the House of Representatives . Senators, Represent- atives, etc. Salaries reduced . Vol . 47, p. 40 1, amended . 73d CONGRESS . SESS. I. CH. 3. MARCH 20, 1933 . with " public works ." " Public works " as used in this section shall comprise all projects falling in the general classes enumerated in Budget Statement No . 9, pages A177 to A182, inclusive, of the Budget for the fiscal year 1934, and shall also include the procure- ment of new airplanes and the construction of vessels under appro- priations for " Increase of the Navy ." The interpretation by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, or by the President in the cases of the War Department and the Navy Department, of "public works " as defined and designated herein shall be conclusive .' "( b) All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of such sections as amended, are hereby suspended during the period in which such sections, as amended, are in effect . "(c) No court of the United States shall have jurisdiction of any suit against the United States or (unless brought by the United States) against any officer, agency, or instrumentality of the United States arising out of the application as provided in this section, of such sections 105 or 107, as amended, unless such suit involves the Constitution of the United States . "( d) Th e appr opriat ions o r por tions of app ropri ations unex- pended by reason of the operation of the amendments made in sub- section (a) of this section shall not be used for any purpose, but shall be imp ounded and re turned to the Treasury . "(e) Each perma nent s pecif ic ann ual ap propri ation avail able during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, is hereby reduced for that fiscal year by such estimated amount as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget may determine will be equivalent to the savings that will be effected in such appropriation by reason of the application of this section and section 7 ." (b) Sections 5 and 6 of the Treasury and Post Office Appropria- tion Ac t, fisc al year 1934, are he reby re pealed . (c) Section 215 of the Legislative Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1933 (relating to the limitation on annual leave), is amended by striking out "Provided further, That nothing herein shall apply to civilian officers and employees of the Panama Canal located on the Isthmus and who are American citizens, or to officers and employees of the Foreign Services of the United States holding official station outside the continental United States " and inserting in lieu thereof "Provided further, That nothing herein shall apply to officers and employees of the Panama Canal and Panama Railroad Company on the Isthmus of Panama, or to officers aild employees of the United States (including enlisted personnel) holding official station outside the continental United States or in Alaska ." (d) The following sections of Part II of the Legislative Appro- priation Act, fiscal year 1933, are hereby repealed effective on the first day of t he calendar m onth followin g the month in which this Act is enacted ; namely, sections 101, 102, 103, 104, subsections (d) and (e) of section 105, 106, 107 (except paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) thereof), 108, 112, and 211 . (e) Subsection (a) of section 105 of the Legislative Appropria- tion Act, fiscal year 1933, is amended to read as follows, beginning with the first day of the calendar month following the month during which this Act is enacted "(a) The salaries o f the Vice Pr esident and t he Speaker of the House of Representatives are reduced by 15 per centum ; and the salaries of Senators, Representatives in Congress, Delegates, and Resident Commi ssioners are reduced by 15 per centum ."