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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 629--OCT. 26 , 1942 Provio. Ante, p. 706. Traveling expenses, etc. Ante, p. 705. Ante, pp. 707, 708, 710. Use of international short-wave radio sta- tions. Ante, p. 708. Ante, pp. 707, 710. Ask p. a. for the objects and purposes of such appropriation, $25,000,000: Pro- vided, That the limitation of $25,000,000 in such appropriation for objects of a confidential nature is hereby increased to $50,000,000. BOARD OF ECONOMIC WARFARE The appropriation to the Board of Economic Warfare contained in the First Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1943, shall, in addition to the objects specified under this head in said Act, be available for the payment, when specifically authorized or approved by the Executive Director of the Board or such other official as he may designate for the purpose, of traveling expenses of employees of the Board, including the transportation of their effects, to their first post of duty in a foreign country or when transferred from one official station in the United States or elsewhere to another in a foreign country, and return to the United States; reimbursement to employees of the Board for loss of effects in case of marine or aircraft disaster; payment to employees with official headquarters located outside the continental limits of the United States, in accord- ance with regulations prescribed by the President, of living and quarters allowances (including heat, fuel, and light); and for ad- vances of money, upon the furnishing of bond, to employees of the' Board traveling in a foreign country, in such sums as the Executive Director of the Board shall direct. OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR OF INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS For an additional amount, to be consolidated with the appropria- tion for the Office for Emergency Management, Office of the Coordi- nator of Inter-American Affairs, fiscal year 1943, and to be available for the objects specified in paragraphs 1 and 5 and subject to the provisions of subparagraphs (a), (b), and (c) of paragraph 13 under this head in the First Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1943, and in addition thereto for the payment to employees with official headquarters located outside the continental limits of the United States, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the President, of living and quarters allowances (including heat, fuel, and light), $5,000,000. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3679, Revised Statutes (31 U. S. C. 665), the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs is authorized in making contracts for the use of international short-wave radio stations and facilities, to agree on behalf of the United States to indemnify the owners and operators of such radio stations and facilities, from such funds as may be here- after appropriated for the purpose, against loss or damage on account of injury to persons or property arising from such use of said radio stations and facilities. OFFICE OF DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION For an additional amount for the Office for Emergency Manage- ment, Office of Defense Transportation, fiscal year 1943, including the objects specified in paragraph 1 and subject to the provisions in sub- p a ragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of paragraph 13 under this head in the irst Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1943, $5120,000. OMcICE OF PRICE ADMrINI RATToN The second proviso clause under the head "Office of Price Admin- istration"in the First Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1948, is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the words: "shall [56 STAT.