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55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 621 -DEC. 23, 1941 [CHAPTER 621] JOINT RESOLUTION To provide additional appropriations incident to the national defense for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1942, and June 30, 1943, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in tie Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purposes hereinafter enumerated, namely: EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT REPORTS December 23, 1941 [H. J. Res. 258] [Public Law 371] Additional national defense appropria- tions, 1942, 1943. The last paragraph under the caption "Office of Government Reports" in the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1941, is Ante, p .542. hereby amended to read as follows: "The appropriations herein made for the Office of Government S udpplementary Reports shall not be supplemented by funds from any source aggre- gating in excess of $800,000 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942." INDEPENDENT AGENCIES FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS During the fiscal years 1942 and 1943, notwithstanding section 15 of the Act of June 28, 1937 (16 U. S. C. 584n), there shall be transferred to any department, establishment, or other agency of the Government, when directed by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget before July 1, 1943, and upon such conditions as he may prescribe, any motor or other equipment purchased from funds appropriated or allocated for the operation and maintenance of the Civilian Conserva- tion Corps (including funds allotted by the Director of such Corps to cooperating Federal departments or agencies) which the Federal Security Administrator finds to be surplus to the current operations of the Corps, and which has not heretofore been declared surplus. FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY National-defense housing: For an additional amount to carry out the purposes of title I of the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1125), as amended, and subject to the applicable provisions of the joint resolution approved October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1115), $300,000,000, to remain available during the continuance of the unlimited national emergency declared by the President on May 27, 1941: Provided, That the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall not be available for obligation until the date of enactment into law of the bill (H. R. 6128 of the Seventy-seventh Congress) entitled "An Act to amend the Act entitled 'An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes', approved October 14, 1940, as amended". Defense public works (community facilities): For an additional amount for defense public works (community facilities), including the objects specified under this heading in the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1941, and including the exchange, hire, repair, maintenance, and operation of passenger-carrying automobiles and the purchase and exchange of lawbooks and books of reference; $150,000,000, of which amount not to exceed $6,750,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, to remain available during Transfer of surplus equipment. 50 Stat. 321. Ante, pp. 5, 199. 42U.S.C., ch.9 note. Ante, pp. 147, 361. 6 F. R. 2617. Proviso. Availability of funds. Public Law409, 77th Congress. Ante, p. 546 .