52 STAT.] 75TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 259-MAY 23, 1938 sions of the Act of June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1122-1124; 40 U. S. C. ch. 2A), as amended; the Act of July 26, 1935 (49 Stat. 500-503; U. S . C., Supp. II, title 44, ch. 8A), as amended; including personal services in the District of Columbia; supplies and equipment, including scien- tific, technical, first-aid, protective, and other apparatus and mate- rials for the arrangement, titling, scoring, repair, processing, editing, duplication, reproduction, and authentication of photographic records (including motion-picture films) and sound recordings in the custody of the Archivist; purchase and exchange of books, including law books, books of reference, maps, and charts; contract stenographic reporting services; purchase of newspapers, periodicals, and press clippings; not to exceed $100 for payment in advance when authorized by the Archivist for library membership in societies whose publica- tions are available to members only or to members at a price lower than to the general public; travel expenses, including not to exceed $1,000 for the expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of The National Archives; repairs to equipment; maintenance and operation of motor vehicles; and all other necessary expenses, $775,000: Provided, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C. 5) shall not be construed to apply to any purchase or service rendered for The National Archives when the aggregate cost involved does not exceed the sum of $50: Provided further, That six months after the date of approval of this Act, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in section 2 of The National Archives Act, approved June 19, 1934, and section 1 of the Federal Register Act, approved July 26, 1935, all persons employed in The National Archives estab- lishment under section 2 of The National Archives Act and section 1 of the Federal Register Act shall be appointed by the Archivist in accordance with the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended: And provided further, That all persons employed under section 2 of The National Archives Act and section 1 of the Federal Register Act in said establishment six months after the date of approval of this Act, regardless of the method by which they were appointed 2 who do not have a competitive classified civil-service status shall acquire such a status (1) upon recommendation by the Archivist and certification by him to the Civil Service Commission that such persons have rendered satisfactory service in said establishment for not less than six months and (2) upon passing such suitable noncom- petitive tests as the Civil Service Commission shall prescribe. Printing and binding: For all printing and binding for The National Archives, $14,000. Total, The National Archives, $789,000. NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION For each and every purpose requisite for and incident to the work of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission neces- sary toward carrying into effect the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act for the acquisition, establishment, and development of the George Washington Memorial Parkway along the Potomac from Mount Vernon and Fort Washington to the Great Falls, and to provide for the acquisition of lands in the District of Columbia and the States of Maryland and Virginia requisite to the comprehensive park, parkway, and playground system of the National Capital", approved May 29, 1930; personal services, including real estate and other technical services, at rates of pay to be fixed by the Commis- sion and not exceeding those usual for similar services and without 421 48 Stat. 1122. 40U.S.C.§§231- 241. 49 Stat. 500 . 44 U. S. C., Supp. III, §§ 301-314. 49 Stat. 1821. 40 U. S. C., Supp. III, § 238. Supplies and equip- ment. Membership fees. Attendance at meet- ings. Provisos. Minor purchases. R. S. §3709. 41U. S. C. §5. Appointments here- after to be under civil service, etc., Acts. U. S. . §§ 631-652, 661-674; Supp. II, §§ 673, 673c. Civil service status of personnel. Noncompetitive tests prescribed. Printing and bind- ing. National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Salaries and expen- ses. George Washington Memorial Parkway. 46 Stat. 482 . Personal services.
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