53 STAT.] 76TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 11-MAR . 16 . 1939 of buildings and garages, in the District of Columbia and else- where; purchase and exchange of books, law books, books of reference directories, and periodicals; not to exceed $200 for newspapers and press clippings; financial and credit reports; purchase, rental, exchange, operation, maintenance, and repair of typewriters, calcu- lating machines, and other office appliances; operation, maintenance, and repair of one motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle to be used only for official purposes; and all other expenses necessary to administer said Act, $2,700,000: 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 Rural Electrification Admin- istration when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $100. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Rural Electrification Administration, $90,000. Loans, Rural Electrification Administration: For loans in accord- ance with sections 3, 4, and 5, and the purchase of property in accord- ance with section 7 of the Rural Electrification Act of May 20, 1936 (7 U. S . C . 901-914), $40,000,000. Total, Rural Electrification Administration, $42,790,000. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION For five Commissioners, and other personal services in the District of Columbia, and for all other authorized expenditures of the Securi- ties and Exchange Commission in performing the duties imposed by law or in pursuance of law, including employment of experts when necessary; contract stenographic reporting services; supplies and equipment; purchase and exchange of law books, books of reference, directories, periodicals, newspapers, and press clippings; travel expenses, including the expense of attendance, when specifically authorized by the Commission, at meetings concerned with the work of the Securities and Exchange Commission; garage rental; foreign postage; mileage and witness fees; rent of quarters outside the Dis- trict of Columbia; rental of equipment; purchase, operation, main- tenance, and repair of one motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle; and other necessary expenses- $5,300,000: 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 Securi- ties and Exchange Commission when the aggregate cost involved does not exceed the sum of $50. For all printing and binding for the Securities and Exchange Commission, $70,000. Total, Securities and Exchange Commission, $5,370,000. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION For expenses of the general administrative office; for the system of international exchanges between the United States and foreign countries; for continuing ethnological researches among the American Indians and the natives of Hawaii and the excavation and preserva- tion of archeologic remains; for maintenance of the Astrophysical Observatory, including assistants, and making necessary observa- tions in high altitudes; for cases, furniture, fixtures, and appliances required for the exhibition and safekeeping of collections; and for administration of the National Collection of Fine Arts; including personal services, purchase of books of reference and periodicals, traveling expenses, uniforms for guards, supplies and equipment, preparation of manuscripts, drawings, and illustrations, supplying of heating, lighting, electrical, telegraphic, and telephone service, 539 Vehicle. Proviso. Minor purchases. R. S. §3709. 41U. S.C. §5. Printing and bind- ing. Loans and purchase of property. 49 Stat. 1364. 7U.S.C., Supp. IV, §§ 903-905,907. Salaries and ex- penses. Post,p. 1306. Attendance at meet- ings. Rent. Proriso. Minor purchases. It. S. § 3709. 41 U.S.C. §5. Printing and bind- ing. Administrative ex- penses. Ethnological re- searches. Astrophysical Ob- servatory. National Collection of Fine Arts. 98907' - 39--PT 2---3
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