PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 145-JUNE 26, 1943 39 Stat. 355. 42 Stat. 217. Surveys and con- struction. Post, p. 540. 41U. . s.0 s. 23 U. S. C., Supp. 11, § 104. 55 Stat. 1647. 50 U. S. C., Supp. II, app., note prec. § 1. 23 U. S. C., Supp. II, §§ 106, 109. Post, p. 561. 55 Stat. 1647. 5) U. S. C., Supp. II, app., note prec. § 1. 23 U. S. 0., Supp. 11, § 109. 55 Stat. 1647 . 50 U. S. C., Supp. II, app., note prec. § 1 . Administrative ex- penses. 52 Stat. 816. 52 Stat. 816. 54 Stat. 633 . 55 Stat. 110. 56 Stat. 410 . nection with the survey and construction of the Inter-American Highway as provided in Public Resolution, approved March 4, 1929 (45 Stat. 1697), as amended or supplemented, and for performing engineering service in pan-American countries for and upon the request of any agency or governmental corporation of the United States, $100,000 to be derived from the administrative funds provided under the Act of July 11, 1916, as amended or supplemented (23 U. S. C. 21), or as otherwise provided. For surveys in connection with and the construction of the Inter- American Highway, in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved December 26, 1941 (55 Stat. 860-861), and necessary expenses incident thereto without regard to section 3709, Revised Stat- utes, including the purchase of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, $5,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain avail- able until expended. STRATEGIC HIGHWAY NEWrORK For carrying out projects to correct critical deficiencies in lines of the strategic network of highways and bridges, in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of the Defense Highway Act of 1941 (55 Stat. 765), $10,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available during the continuance of the emergency declared by the President on May 27, 1941. ACCESS ROADS For the construction, maintenance, and improvement of access roads and for replacing existing highways and highway connections as described in, and in accordance with the provisions of, sections 6 and 9 of the Defense Highway Act of 1941 (55 Stat. 766-767), as amended by the Act approved July 2, 1942 (56 Stat. 562), $75,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available during the continuance of the emergency declared by the President on May 27, 1941. SURVEYS AND PLANS For advance engineering surveys and plans for future development of the strategic network of highways and bypasses around and extension into and through municipalities and metropolitan areas, in accordance with the provisions of section 9 of the Defense Highway Act of 1941 (55 Stat. 767), $3,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available during the continuance of the emergency declared by the President on May 27, 1941. PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION Not to exceed $27,000 of the funds appropriated by the Public Works Administration Appropriation Act of 1938 shall be available for all administrative expenses of said Administration, including per- sonal services and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; and travel expenses. Title II, cited as the "Public Works Administration Appropriation Act of 1938", of an Act entitled "Work Relief and Public Works Appropriation Act of 1938", approved June 21, 1938, as amended by the "Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1940," the "Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1942," and the "Independent Offices Appro- priation Act, 1943," is hereby further amended as follows: Section 201 (a) is amended by changing "June 30, 1943" to "June 30, 1944"; section 201 (b) is amended by changing "June 30, 1943" to "June 30, 180 [57 STAT.
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