55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1 ST SESS.-CH. 258 -JUNE 28, 1941 State, who is authorized to transfer to any department or independ- ent establishment of the Government, with the consent of the head thereof, any part of this amount for direct expenditure by such department or establishment for the purposes of this appropriation. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 273 Transferoffunds. Salaries and expenses: For expenses of meeting the obligations of the United States under the treaties of 1884, 1889, 1905, 1906, 24Stat. 1011; 26Stat. 1512; 35 Stat. 1863; 34 and 1933 between the United States and Mexico, and of compliance Stat. 2953; 48 Stat. with the Act approved August 19, 1935, as amended (49 Stat. 660, 622 .s .§277- 1370), operation and maintenance of the Rio Grande rectification and 277d if- Rio Grande rectifi- canalization projects; construction and operation of gaging stations cation and canaliza- where necessary and their equipment; personal services in the Dis- topets trict of Columbia and elsewhere; rent; fees for professional or expert services at rates and in amounts to be determined by the Secretary of State; expenses of attendance at meetings which, in the discretion of the Commissioner, may be necessary for the efficient discharge of the responsibilities of the Commission (not to exceed $500); traveling expenses, including transfer of household goods and effects, as provided by the Act of October 10, 1940 (Public, No. 839), and regulations promulgated thereunder; printing and bind- 54 .tat. c10-1 . ing; lawbooks and books of reference; subscriptions to foreign and domestic newspapers and periodicals; purchase, exchange, mainte- vehicles. nance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger- and freight-carrying vehicles, machinery and equipment and parts thereof, typewriters, including those electrically operated, adding machines, calculating machines, mimeographs, multigraphs, and map- reproduction machines; hire with or without personal services, of work animals, and animal-drawn and motor-propelled vehicles and equipment, reimbursement to other agencies of the Government for expenses incurred by them in connection with the making of maps or making of photographs by airplane; purchase of rubber boots and waders, asbestos gloves and welders' goggles, for official use of employees; purchase of ice and drinking water; inspection of equip- ment, supplies, and materials by contract; advertising in newspapers Advertising. and technical publications without regard to section 3828 of the 44 U. .. 32-4. Revised Statutes; drilling and testing of foundations and dam sites, by contract if deemed necessary, purchase in the field of planographs and lithographs, and leasing of private property to remove there- from sand, gravel, stone, and other materials without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C . 5); equipment and such other miscellaneous expenses as the Secretary of State may deem proper, $200,000. Construction, operation, and maintenance, Public Works projects: Public Works proj- For the construction (including surveys and operation and mainte- section. nance and protection during construction) of the following projects under the supervision of the International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, United States section, including salaries and wages of employees, laborers, and mechanics; fees for professional or expert services at rates and in amounts to be determined by the Secretary of State; traveling expenses; rents; construction and oper- ation of gaging stations; purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair, and Vehicles. operation of motor-propelled passenger- and freight-carrying vehicles. machinery and equipment and parts thereof, typewriters, including those electrically operated, adding machines, calculating machines, mimeographs, multigraphs, and map reproduction machines; drilling and testing of foundations and dam sites, by contract if deemed necessary, and purchase in the field of planographs and lithographs 278941° --42-PT. --- 18
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