75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SES SION -CH . 396-JUNE 28, 1937 Columbia ; supplies and office equipment ; services ; scientific instru- ments
- expense s incurred in packin g, crating , drayage and transp or-
t ation of h ousehold ef fects and other prop erty (not to exceed in any case five thousand pounds) of officers and employees when transferred from one official station to another for permanent duty, when specifi- cally authorized by the Commission ; and not exceeding $5,000 for purchase and exchange of law books, other books of reference, news- p apers, periodi cals an d newsp aper cl ipping s ; $ 1,4 50 ,00 0, of whi ch amount not to exceed $800,000 shall be available for personal services in the District of Columbia, exclusive of not to exceed $25,000 which m ay be expe nded for co nsultants and specia l counsel : Provi ded, T h at the Commission may procure supplies and services without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U . S . C ., title 41, sec . 5) when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $50 . For all pri nting a nd bind ing for the Fe deral P ower Co mmissi on, i ncluding e ngraving, l ithographi ng, and ph otolithogr aphing, $7 5,000 . Tota l, Fede ral Pow er Comm ission, $1,525 ,000 . FE DER AL TRA DE CO MMI SSI ON For five commissioners, and for all other authorized expenditures o f the F ederal Trade C ommissi on in p erform ing the duties impose d b y law or i n pursuance of law, i ncluding s ecretary t o the Comm ission and other personal services, contract stenographic reporting services ; supplies and equipment, law books, books of reference, periodicals, g arage rent als, travel ing expens es, includ ing not to exceed $9 00 for e xpenses of att endance , when specifi cally authori zed by the Com - mission, at meetings concerned with the work of the Federal Trade Commission, for newspapers and press clippings not to exceed $600, f oreign postage , and w itness fees an d mile age in accorda nce wit h section 9 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ; $1,950,000 : Pro- vided, That the Commission may procure supplies and services with- out regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U . S . C ., title 41, sec . 5) when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $50 . For a ll prin ting an d bindi ng for the Fed eral Tr ade Com mission , $31,000 . Total, Federal Trade Commission, $1,981,000 . F OREIGN SERVI CE PAY ADJU STMENT Foreign service pay adjustment of officers and employees of the United States in foreign countries due to appreciation of foreign currencies : For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize annual appropriations to meet losses sustained by officers and emplo yees of the United S tates in for eign count ries due t o apprecia tion of fo reign curre ncies in t heir relation to the American dollar, and for other purposes", approved March 26, 1934, and for each and every object and purpose specified therein, $1,745,342 . GENER AL ACCOUNTI NG OF FI CE Salaries : For Comptroller General, Assistant Comptroller General, and other personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $4,954,600 . Contingent expenses : For traveling expenses, materials, supplies, equipment, and services ; rent of buildings and equipment ; furnishing of heat and light ; purchase and exchange of books, law books, books of reference, and periodicals, typewriters, calculating machines, and 335 Transferring effects, etc . consultants, etc. Proviso . Minor purchases. R.S.°3709, 41U.S.C.°5. Printing and bind- ing . Federal Trade Com- mission . Commissioners, and other expenses . Attendance at meet- ings . Witness fees, etc . 38 scat. 722 . 15U.S.C.°49. Proviso . Minor purchases . 41U .S.C.°5. Printing and bind- ing . Foreign Service Pay Adjustment . Losses due to for- eign currency appre- ciation . 48 Stat.466. 5U.S.C.°118c. General Accounting Office . Comptroller Gen- eral, Assistant, and office personnel . Contingent ex- pe nses .
