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74TH CONGRESS . SESS . I. CH. 39. MARCH 22, 1935 . upon official business away from their designated posts of duty, in- cluding not to exceed $300 for attendance at meetings or conven- tions of members of any society or association the purpose of which is of interest to the development and maintenance of an American merchant marine, when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Commerce, and for the employment by contract of expert stenographic reporters for its official reporting work, $211,000, of which amount not to exceed $204,000 may be expended for per- Provisos .
sonal services in the District of Columbia : Provided, That no part Salary
of this appropriation s hall be used t o pay any salar y at a rate in to accompany esti- excess of $8,000 per annum : Pro vid ed, That the annual estimates mates' of the Shipping Board Bureau for the fiscal year 1937 shall be accompanied by a statement showing the number and compensation of employees of the Fleet Corporation assigned to that Bureau Salary status, Mer- Pro vided furthe r, That employees of the Merchant Fleet Corpora- chant Fleet corpora- tion transfers, tion ass igned to and se rving with the Shipping Board Bureau whose compensation is within the range of salary prescribed for the appro- priate grade to which the position has been allocated under the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, shall not be subject to reduc- tion in salary by reason of their transfer during the fiscal year 1936 to the pay roll of the Bureau . Shipping fund .
Shipping fund : For expenses of the United States Shipping than Fleet corn Cor por a Board Merchant Fleet Corporation during the fiscal year ending tion . June 30 , 1936, for administrative purposes, including the salaries of employees (not to exceed $178,400) of the Fleet Corporation ass igne d to the Shi ppin g Bo ard Bure au, misc ella neou s ad just ment s, losses due to the maintenance and operation of ships, including operation through an agreement to pay a lump-sum compensation, for the repa ir of ships, f or the purchase , exchange, mai ntenance, repair, and operation of motor vehicles for official purposes only ; for the payment of premiums for liability, fire, theft, property damage, and collision insurance and for other forms of insurance, including schedule and fidelity bonds, commonly carried by commercial corpo- Mer chan t Ma rine rations engaged in the same or a similar business, and for carrying Act, 1920 . Vol .41,p.988;Vol. out the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, and amend- 4s,p.596.
ments thereto, (a) the amount of operating funds on hand July 1, u.s.C.,p.2062. 1935 ; (b) all mounts received during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, other than the proceeds of sales of ships and surplus property ; (c) so much of the total proceeds of sales of ships and surplus prop- erty received during the fiscal year 1936, but not exceeding S2,000,000, of which sum not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available to meet the expenses of liquidation, including the cost incident to the delivery of vessels to purchasers, the cost of maintaining the laid-up fleet, and the sa laries and e xpenses of th e pers onnel engage d in li quidat ion, and not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available upon the written approval of the Secretary of Commerce for use for reconditioning an d oper ating s hips f or car rying coal, cotton, grain , lumb er, an d other basic commodities to foreign ports ; and (d) so much of the total proceeds of sales of ships and surplus property received during the fiscal year 1936 as is necessary for the protection of the interests of the United States in any vessel or property on which the United Proviso .
States holds a mortgage : Provided, That no part of these sums, (a), use restricted .
(b ), (c),' and (d) shall be used for the payment of claims arising out of the const ructio n and r equisi tionin g of v essels . Pa1me, t of 647, 1 . That portion of the special claims appropriation contained in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1923 com- mitted prior to July 1, 1923, and remaining unexpended on June 30, 1935, shall continue available until June 30, 1936, for the same pur- poses and under the same conditions .
