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898 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 248-JUNE 29, 1939 [53 STAT. investigations, mat- other institutions; for such other investigations regarding official Departments of Jus matters under the control of the Department of Justice and the tice andtate. Department of State as may be directed by the Attorney General; Vehicles. purchase and exchange not to exceed $50,000, and hire, maintenance, upkeep, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehi- cles, to be used only on official business; maintenance, upkeep, and operation, of not more than four armored automobiles; firearms tationery, etc. and ammunition; such stationery, supplies, floor coverings, equip- ment, and telegraph, teletype, and telephone service at the seat of government or elsewhere as the Attorney General may direct; not to exceed $10,000 for taxicab hire to be used exclusively for the purposes set forth in this paragraph and to be expended under the Traveling expenses. direction of the Attorney General; traveling expenses, including expenses, in an amount not to exceed $4,500, of attendance at meet- ings concerned with the work of such Bureau when authorized in writing by the Attorney General; not to exceed $1,500 for member- Rewards for in- ship in the International Criminal Police Commission; payment of formation rewards when specifically authorized by the Attorney General for information leading to the apprehension of fugitives from justice, Emergencies. including not to exceed $20,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General, who shall make a certificate of the amount of such expenditure as he may think it advisable not to specify, and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the Personalservices. sum therein expressed to have been expended; and including not to exceed $1,872,480 for personal services in the District of Columbia; Minopurchases. $7,000,000: Provided, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 B. s . &3709. U. S . C . 5) shall not be construed to apply to any purchase or service 41Ui. c .Cs . rendered for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the field when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $50: Provided for- se of funds. ther, That none of the funds appropriated herein under the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be used to pay the compensation of any civil-service employee, except finger-print classifiers. Emergencies. Salaries and expenses for certain emergencies: For an additional amount for salaries and expenses, including the same purposes and under the same conditions specified in the preceding paragraph, $300,000, to be held as a reserve for emergencies arising in connection with kidnaping, extortion, bank robbery, and espionage cases, and to be released for expenditure in such amounts and at such times as the Attorney General may determine. BUREAU OF PRISONS Salaries. Salaries: For salaries in the District of Columbia and elsewhere in connection with the supervision of the maintenance and care of United States prisoners, $295,000. MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Conduct of customs Conduct of customs cases: Assistant Attorney General, special Ca's. attorneys and counselors at law in the conduct of customs cases, to be employed and their compensation fixed by the Attorney General; necessary clerical assistance and other employees at the seat of government and elsewhere, to be employed and their compensation fixed by the Attorney General, including experts at such rates of compensation as may be authorized or approved by the Attorney General; expenses of procuring evidence, supplies, Supreme Court Reports and Digests, and Federal Reporter and Digests, and other miscellaneous and incidental expenses, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General; in all, $128,500.