54 STAT.] 76TH CONG., 3D SESS.-CH. 107-APR . 18, 1940 where, except the National Gallery of Art, $73,000, of which not to exceed $8,000 shall be available for printing the report of the Ameri- Americanristoricat can Historical Association. Salaries and expenses, National Gallery of Art: For the upkeep National Gallery o and operation of the National Gallery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and all administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 vVu- . C. Supp. Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution Numbered 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including 53 Stat.577. personal services in the District of Columbia (except as otherwise v2 U s ., supp. provided in sec. 4 (c) of such Act); traveling expenses, including Traveling expenses not exceeding $1,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the National Gallery of Art, when specifically authorized by the treasurer of the gallery; streetcar fares; supplies; equipment including labor-saving machines and devices and the rental, repair, and exchange thereof; periodicals and books of refer- ence; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards and elevator operators; not to exceed $8,000 for printing and binding; Printing and bind- purchase or rental of devices for protecting buildings and contents thereof; and maintenance and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds, $300,000: Provided, That section 3709 of the Revised Stat- Pior prases. utes (41 U. S . C. 5) shall not be construed to apply to any purchase post, p. 1109. or service rendered for the Smithsonian Institution in all its branches when the aggregate cost involved does not exceed the sum of $100: And provided further, That said section 3709, the civil-service laws Repairs, etc. or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, shall not apply to the 42 s.tat. 188 . restoration and repair of works of art for the National Ga lery of 67; Supp. V, §§673, Art, the cost of which shall not exceed $15,000. Total, Smithsonian Institution, $1,386,730, of which amount not to Personal services. exceed $1,055,000 may be expended for personal services in the Dis- trict of Columbia. TARIFF COMMISSION For salaries and expenses of the Tariff Commission, including Salaries and ex- personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, pur- chase and exchange of labor-saving devices, the purchase and exchange of professional and scientific books, law books, books of reference, gloves and other protective equipment for photostat and other machine operators, rent in the District of Columbia and else- where, subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals, and contract ontract rporting stenographic reporting services, as authorized by sections 330 to 4S stpt. 341 of the Tariff Act of 1930 approved June 17, 1930 (19 U. S . C . 1v, .S C34., 1340. 1330-1341), $905,000, of which amount not to exceed $2,500 may be Attendanceat meet- expended for expenses, except membership fees, of attendance at n meetings concerned with subjects under investigation by the Commis- sion; and not to exceed $7,500 for allowances for living quarters, Livingquarters. including heat, fuel, and light, as authorized by the Act approved June 26, 1930 (5 U. S. C. 118a), but not to exceed $1,700 for any 46stat.18s. one person: Provided, That the Commission may procure supplies pp iea nd and services without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes services. (41 U. S. C . 5) when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed Post, P 109 $50: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be Salary restriction. used to pay the salary of any member of the Tariff Commission who shall hereafter participate in any proceedings under sections 336, 337, and 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, wherein he or any member of 6S. C70 336- his family has any special, direct, and pecuniary interest, or in 33s. which he has acted as attorney or special representative. For all printing and binding for the Tariff Commission, $15,000. rinting and bin Total, Tariff Commission, $920,000. 137
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