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520 Restrictions waived . Vol. 28, p. 622; Vol. 40, p . 1270. II.S.C.,p.1421. Pensions . Proviso. Na vy fr om naval fund . Military and naval insurance . Adjusted service cer- tificate fund . Vol.43,p.128 . U.S.C., p.1232; Supp. VII, p. 853. Loans, etc . Vol. 43, p. 128; Vol. 46, p. 1429; Vol. 47, p. 724 . U .S .C ., p .1233; Supp. VII, p. 855. Adjusted service and dependent pay . Vol. 43, pp. 125, 129, 130; Vol. 44, pp. 828, 829; Vol. 45, pp. 947, 948; Vol . 46, p. 496. U.S.C., pp. 1231, 1233; Supp. VII, p. 857. Civil S ervice Retire- ment Fund . Contribution to . Vol. 41, p.614

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44, p. 912; Vol. 46, p. 468 . U.S .C., p. 71; Su pp .VII,p.51. Proviso . Oleo mar gar ine

re- striction . Salaries limited to average rates under Classification Act . Vol. 42, p. 1488; Vol. 45, p.776;Vol. 48, p. 1003 . U.S.C., p. 65; Supp. VII, p.34. Proviso. Restriction not ap- pbcable, to clerical-cal service . 73d CONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 102. MARCH 28, 1934 . may, in his judgment, be found advisable for the use of the Veterans' Administration, notwithstanding the provisions of section 87 of the Act entitled "An Act providing for the public printing and binding and the d istribution of public docum ents ", ap pr ov ed Ja nu ar y 1 2, 1895, and section 11 of the Act making appropriations for the legis- lative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, and for other purposes, approved March 1, 1919 (U .S.C., title 44, sec. 111) . Pensions : For the payment of pensions, gratuities, and allowances, now authorized under any Act of Congress, or regulation of the Pres ident based there on, or which may h ereaf ter be authorized, including emergency off icers' retire ment pay and annuities, the administration of which is now or may hereafter be placed in the Veterans' Administration, $296,291,997, to be immediately available : Pro vide d,, That Navy pensions shal l be paid fro m the income of the Navy pension fund, so far as the same shall be sufficient for that purpose . For military and naval insurance accruing during the fiscal year 1935 or in prior fiscal years, $112,300,000 . Adjusted service certificate fund : For an amount necessary under the World War Adjusted Compensation Act (U .S .C ., title 38, secs, 591-683 ; U.S.C., Supp . VI, title 38, sets . 612-682), to provide for the payment of the face value of each adjusted service certificate in twenty years from its date or on the prior death of the veteran, and to ma ke loans to ve terans and re payments to b anks in accord - ance with section 507 of the Act, as amended (U.S.C., Supp . VI, title 38, sees . 642, 647, 650 ; Act July 21, 1932, 47 Stat ., pp . 724-725), $50,000,000, to become available July 1, 1934, and remain available until exp ended . Adjusted service and dependent pay : For payment of adjusted service credits of not more than $50 each and the quarterly install- ments due to dependents of deceased veterans, as provided in the Act of May 1 9, 1924, as a mended (U .S .C ., title 38, sees . 631-632, 663, 666 ; U .S .C., Supp . VI, title 38, sees . 661-662 2 664 -66 5, 667 ), $1,286,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expe nded . Total, military services, $546,748,096 . CIVIL -SERVICE RET IREMENT FUND For financing of the liability of the United States, created by the Act entitled "An Act for the retirement of employees in the classified civil service, and for other purposes", approved May 22, 1920, and Acts amendatory thereof (U.S.C., Supp. VI, title 5, sec. 707x), $20,850,000, which amount shall be placed to the credit of the " civil-service retirement and disability fund ." Tot al, Veterans' Administrati on, $567,598,0 96 : Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for the purchase of oleomargarine or butter substitutes except for cooking purposes . Total appropriated by this Act, $588,001,548 . SEC. 2 . In expending appropriations or portions of appropriations contained in this Act, for the payment for personal services in the District of Co lumbia in acc ordance with t he Classifica tion Act of 1923, as amended, the average of the salaries of the total number of persons under any grade in any bureau, office, or other appropria- tion unit shal l not at any time exceed th e average of the compen- sation rates specified for the grade by such Act, as amended : Pro- vided further, That this restriction shall not apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical-mechanical service, or (2) to require the