PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 428-JUNE 26, 1940 of members and employees of such boards, together with their neces- sary traveling expenses and expenses actually incurred for subsistence while so employed, and printing of awards, together with proceedings 4Stat4 . si5- and testimony relating thereto, as authorized by the Railway Labor i4; s8Upp V,; ii- Act, including also contract stenographic reporting service, and rent 8 . of quarters when suitable quarters cannot be supplied in any Federal building, the unexpended balance of previous appropriations for this purpose shall be available. Emergency boards. Emergency boards: For expenses of emergency boards appointed by the President to investigate and report respecting disputes between carriers and their employees, as authorized by section 10, Railway 45t.6160. Labor Act, approved May 20, 1926 (45 U. S . C . 160), the unexpended balance of previous appropriations for this purpose shall be available. Printing and bind- For all printing and binding for the National Mediation Board, $2,300. NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD Expenses. For authorized expenditures of the National Railroad Adjustment Board, in performing the duties imposed by law, including contract stenographic reporting services and supplies and equipment, $188,900, of which $35,000 shall be available only for services of referees at a rate of compensation not in excess of $50 per day and not more than $108,500 may be expended for other personal services. rinting and bind- For all printing and binding for the National Railroad Adjust- ment Board, $28,000. itation of title. This title may be cited as the "National Mediation Board Appro- priation Act, 1941". Railroad Retire- ment Board Appro- priation Act, 1941. Salaries. Miscellaneons ex- penses. PMnoro. Minor purchase. TITLE VI-RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Salaries: For three members of the Railroad Retirement Board and other personnel services of the Board in the District of Columbia and elsewhere necessary in performing the duties imposed by law or in pursuance of law, $1,930,000. Miscellaneous expenses (other than salaries): For all authorized and necessary expenditures, other than salaries, of the Railroad Retirement Board in performing the duties imposed by law or in pursuance of law, including rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; traveling expenses, including not to exceed $1,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Board when specifically authorized by the Board; not to exceed $2,500 for payment of actual transportation expenses, and per diem (not to exceed $10) in lieu of subsistence and other expenses, of persons serving while away from their homes without other compen- sation in an advisory capacity to the Railroad Retirement Board; repairs and alterations; contract stenographic reporting services; office appliances and labor-saving devices; supplies and equipment (including protographic equipment); not to exceed $5,000 for law- books, books of reference, newspapers, press clippings, periodicals, and for payment in advance when authorized by the Board for library membership in organizations which issue publications to mem- bers only or to members at a price lower than to the general public; operation, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled passenger- carrying vehicles to be used only for official purposes in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; and expenses incident to moving the office of the Board from one building to another; $558,000: Provided, That the Board may procure supplies and services without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C . 5) when the aggregate amount does not exceed $50. 1C fi [54 STAT.
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