PUBLIC LAWS--H. 409-AUG. 25, 1941 Lease of vessels to designated govern- ments. Ante, p. 31 . Additional contract authorization. Applicabilityof des- ignated provisions. Ante, p. 6. Ante, p. 94. Unvouchered penditures. Post, p. 819. 54 Stat. 952. 49U. .C.oh.1, prec. § I note. created by the said Act of February 6, 1941, such amounts as the Commission may deem necessary for the completion of the program authorized by said Act: Provided further, That whenever the Presi- dent deems it to be in the interest of national defense, he may author- ize the Commission to lease vessels constructed or acquired with funds appropriated by this title to the Government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of March 11, 1941 (Public Law 11): Provided further, That in addition to contract authorizations contained in previous Acts, the Commission is author- ized to enter into contracts for the construction of vessels, production and procurement of parts, equipment, material, and supplies for such vessels, and the establishment, acquisition, construction, enlargement, or extension of plants or facilities as provided herein in an amount not to exceed $1,296,650,000 (for which $296,650,000 is included in the amount appropriated herein): Provided further, That the pro- visions of sections 2 and 4, and the several proviso clauses contained in section 1 of said Act of February 6, 1941, shall apply to all the activities and functions which the Commission is authorized to per- form under this title. TITLE IV-MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL ACTIVITIES LEGISLATIVE SENATE For payment to Ariadne Houston, Marguerite Houston, and Jose- phine Houston Paulus, daughters of Andrew Jackson Houston, late a Senator from the State of Texas, $10,000. For payment to Mary Sumter Lumpkin, widow of Alva M. Lump- kin, late a Senator from the State of South Carolina, $10,000. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES For payment to the widow of Stephen Bolles, late a Representative from the State of Wisconsin, $10,000. For payment to the widow of Albert G. Rutherford, late a Repre- sentative from the State of Pennsylvania, $10,000. The two foregoing sums to be disbursed by the Sergeant at Arms of the House. EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR THE PRESIDENT Emergency Fund for the President: The appropriation entitled "Emergency Fund for the President", contained in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1942, is hereby amended by adding the "- following: ": Provided further, That, when deemed proper, the Presi- dent may authorize, in amount stipulated by him, but not exceeding in the aggregate $2,500,000, unvouchered expenditures, and report the gross sums so authorized not itemized". INDEPENDENT AGENCIES BOARD OF INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH-TRANSPORTATION Board of Investigation and Research: For all necessary expenses to enable the Board of Investigation and Research to perform the duties authorized under part 1 of title III of the Transportation Act of 1940, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, traveling expenses, printing and binding, fiscal year 1942, $100,000. 682 [55 STAT.
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