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74Th C ONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 405. MAY 15, 1936 .

1321 1934 ", appro ved Apri l 10, 19 35, incl uding pe rsonal s ervices in the Ante, p.149. District of Columbia or elsewhere, without regard to the provisions of any statute relating to employment ; rent in the District of Colum- bia or elsewhere ; furniture ; office supplies, and equipment, includ- ing law books and books of reference ; stenographic reporting and translating services by contract if deemed necessary, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U . S . C ., title 41, sec . 5) ; traveling expenses ; transportation of things ; printing and binding ; Pr intin gandb indin g . and such other necessary expen ses as may be authorized by the Secretary of State, $90,000, together with the unexpended balance of Balance reappro- the appropriation made available for this purpose in the Second pA~tte;p .590. Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1936, 1 which unexpended ba lance is continu ed avail able unt il Augus t 31, 19 37 . IN I'ERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION

Int ernationa l Fish . ene s Com mi ssi on . For the share of the United States of the expenses of the Inter- S hare of expenses. national Fisheries Commission, under the convention between the United States and Great Britain, concluded May 9, 1930, including Vol. 47, p . 1872. salaries of two members and other employees of the Commission, traveling expe nses, charter of vessels, purchase of bo oks, periodic als, fur niture, and sc ientific inst ruments, cont ingent expense s, rent in th e District of Colum bia, and such ot her expe nses in the Uni ted Stat es and elsewhere as the Secretary of State may deem proper, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of State, $25,000, together with the unexpen ded bala nce of t he appro priatio n for th is Ante, p.76. ,.

Prov eso purpose for the fiscal year 1936 : Provided, That not to exceed $700 Att enda nce at meet- shall be expended by the Commissioner and his staff in attending meetings of the Commission . Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S . C ., title 41, sec . 5) shall R's°s pu rchas es, etc . not apply to any purchase by or s ervice r endered for the Departm ent u . S. c., p.1803. of State when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $100 or when the purchase or service relates to the packing of personal and house hold eff ects of Diplomat ic, Cons ular, an d Forei gn Servi ce officers and clerks for foreign shipment . Unless expressly authorized, no portion of the sums appropriated Rental restriction. in title I of this Act shall be expended for rent or rental allowances in the District of Columbia or elsewhere in the United States . Hereafter, whenever the Secretary of State, in his discretion, Procuring informa- tion information on behalf of corporations, firms, and indi-

f or co rpor atio ns, viduals, the expense of cablegrams and telephone service involved may be charged against the respective appropriations for the service utilized ; and reimbursement therefor shall be required from those for whom the information was procured and, when made, be credited to the appropriation under which the expenditure was charged . The President, in his discretion, may assign officers of the Army Assignments of otli- or Navy or officers or employees of the Treasury Department for duty etc . etc.,a bui ldings' as inspectors of buildings owned or occupied by the United States abr oad

travelin g ex. in foreign countries, or as inspectors or superviso rs of buildin gs under const ructio n or repair by or for the United States in fo reign countries, under the jurisdiction of the Department of State, or for duty as couriers of the Department of State, and when so assigned they ma y receiv e the sa me trave ling exp enses as are aut horized for off ice rs of the Foreign Service, payable fr om the applicable appropr iations of the D epartmen t of Sta te . This title may be cited as the Department of State Appropriation Short title. Act, 1937 . 1 So in original .