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while in the dispatch of their official duties, to their former homes in this country or to a place not more distant for interment, and for the ordinary expenses of such interment; purchase and exchange of law- books and books of reference; the rental of news-reporting services; the purchase of, or subscription to, commercial and trade reports, newspapers, and periodicals; the purchase or rental of typewriters, adding machines, and other labor-saving devices, and the repair and Vehicles. exchange of same; the purchase, exchange, maintenance, operation, repair, and hire of motor-propelled or horse-drawn passenger-carry- Printing and bind- ing vehicles; and printing and binding, $12,000,000, of which amount Transfer of funds. such sums as may be authorized by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget may be transferred to other departments or agencies of the Government for the performance by them of any of the functions or Authority for work activities for which this appropriation is made: Provided, That no by other agencies. other agency of the Government shall perform work or render services for the Board of Economic Warfare, whether or not the performance of such work or services involves the transfer of funds or reimburse- ment of appropriations, unless authority therefor by the Bureau of the coergenies ofate Budget shall have been obtained in advance: Provided further, That confidential character. not to exceed $500,000 of this appropriation shall be available to meet emergencies of a confidential character to be expended under the direction of the Executive Director, who shall make a certificate of the amount of such expenditure which he may think it advisable not to specify, and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the amount therein certified. sitaymnetsfors.u - Payments for articles and materials requisitioned: For the purpose of making payments to the owners thereof for articles and materials 50 U.t. C ., app.A requisitioned under authority of the Acts of October 10, 1940 (54 711-713; Supp. I, Stat. 1090), and October 16, 1941 (Public Law 274), the unexpended Ante, pp. 181,467. balance as of June 30, 1942, of the fund consisting of (1) the alloca- tion of $200,000 to the Economic Defense Board from the emergency fund for the President by letter of November 26, 1941, and (2) the receipts credited to said appropriation by the Act of October 10, 1940, and reallocated for the same purpose by said letter of allocation, is hereby continued available to the Board of Economic Warfare for alescevipts. the fiscal year 1943: Provided, That receipts of the sales of articles requisitioned by said Board under authority of said Act of October 16, 1941, shall be deposited to the credit of this fund and be imme- diately available for the purposes thereof. OFFICE OF CENSORSHIP Director and Dep- uty Director. Temporary employ- ment. Traveling expenses. 54 Stat. 1105 . 5U. S.C. §73c-1. Automobiles. Salaries and expenses: For all expenses necessary to enable the Office of Censorship to perform the functions and duties prescribed by the President, including personal services in the District of Colum- bia and elsewhere; the employment of aliens as examiners or trans- lators: the employment of a Director and a Deputy Director at not exceeding $10,000 and $9,000 per annum respectively; the acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated services; not to exceed $20.000 for temporary employment, without regard to civil- service and classification laws; expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the Office; traveling expenses, including not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence and other expenses of persons serving as advisers while away from their homes without other compensation from the United States; transfer of household goods and effects as provided by the Act of October 10, 1940; printing and binding: hire, maintenance, and repair of automobiles; purchase of guard uniforms, lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, periodicals, rubber gloves, aprons, and other [56 STAT. 706 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 524 -JULY 25, 1942