PUBLIC LAWS-COH. 472-JULY 2, 1942 Subsistence, restric- tion. Attendance at meet- ings. Intermittent em- ployment of archi- tects, etc. Appropriations herein made for traveling expenses or for the Coast and Geodetic Survey shall not be available for allowance to civilian or other officers for subsistence while on duty at Washing- ton (except as hereinbefore provided for officers of the field force ordered to Washington for short periods for consultation with the director), except as now provided by law. The appropriation in this title herein for traveling expenses shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $650, for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Coast and Geodetic Survey when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Commerce. Not to exceed $2,500 of the appropriations herein made for the Coast and Geodetic Survey shall be available for the payment of part-time or intermittent employment in the District of Columbia, or elsewhere, of such architects, engineers, scientists, and technicists as may be contracted for by the Secretary of Commerce, in his discretion, at a rate of pay not exceeding $25 per diem for any person so employed. BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE Departmental salaries and expenses: For personal services (not to exceed $1,380,000) and other necessary expenses of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce at the seat of government in performing the duties imposed by law or in pursuance of law, includ- ing functions incident to the establishment, operation, and mainte- nance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry of the United States China Trade Act, and administration of the China Trade Act; newspapers (not administration. 42tat. 849. exceeding $1,500), periodicals, and books of reference; purchase, 165U. 8. C. § 141- exchange, and repair of typewriters and labor-saving devices; con- tract stenographic reporting services; fees and mileage of witnesses, and other contingent expenses in the District of Columbia; $1,423,000: Field studies or Provided, That expenses, except printing and binding and traveling surveys. expenses, of field studies or surveys conducted by departmental per- sonnel of the Bureau shall be payable from the amount herein appropriated. Field office service: For salaries (not to exceed $397,000) and all other expenses necessary to operate and maintain regional, district, and cooperative branch offices for the collection and dissemination of information useful in the development and improvement of com- merce throughout the United States and its possessions, including foreign and domestic newspapers (not exceeding $300), periodicals and books of reference, and the transfer of household goods and 4tas.1105 73. effects as provided by the Act of October 10, 1940, and regulations promulgated thereunder, $430,000. Attendance atmeet- The appropriation in this title for traveling expenses shall be available in an amount not to exceed $6,500 for expenses of attend- ance at meetings concerned with the promotion of foreign and domestic commerce, or either, and also expenses of illustrating the work of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce by showing of maps, charts, and graphs at such meetings, when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Commerce. BUREAU OF MARINE INSPECTION AND NAVIGATION Departmental salaries: For the director and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $400,000. Salaries and general expenses: For salaries of shipping commis- sioners, inspectors, and other personal services; to enable the Secre- tary of Commerce to provide and operate such motorboats and 496 [56 STAT.
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