57 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 1ST SESS. -CH. 145-JUNE 26, 1943 able also for expenses of travel performed by them on transfer from one official station to another when authorized by the head of the department or establishment concerned in the order directing such transfer: Provided, That such expenses shall not be allowed for any transfer effected for the convenience of any officer or employee. (b) Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the fiscal year 1944 available for the transportation of things shall be available, in accordance with the Act of October 10, 1940 (5 U. S . C. 73c-1), for expenses incurred in the transfer of household goods and effects of civilian officers and employees of such departments and establishments when transferred from one official station to another for permanent duty. SEC. 202. Unless otherwise specifically provided, no appropriation available for the executive departments and independent establish- ments for the fiscal year 1944 in this Act or any other Act, shall be expended- (a) To purchase any motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle (exclusive of busses, ambulances, and station wagons), at a cost, completely equipped for operation, and including the value of any vehicle exchanged, in excess of such amount as the Secretary of War, in the case of the War Department, the Secretary of the Navy, in the case of the Navy Department, the Commissioners, in the case of the government of the District of Columbia, and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, in the case of other essential governmental needs, may determine necessary to obtain satisfactory motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, but in no event shall the price so paid for any such vehicle exceed the maximum price therefor established by the Office of Price Administration and in no event more than $1,500, which amount shall be in addition to the amount required for transportation. (b) For the maintenance, operation, and repair of any Govern- ment-owned motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle not used exclusively for official purposes; and "official purposes" shall not include the transportation of officers and employees between their domiciles and places of employment, except in case of medical officers on out-patient medical services and except in cases of officers and employees engaged in field work the character of whose duties makes such transportation necessary and then only as to such latter cases when the same is approved by the head of the department or estab- lishment concerned. The limitations of this subsection (b) shall not apply to any motor vehicles for official use of the President, the heads of the executive departments, Ambassadors, Ministers, and charges d'affaires. SEC. 203. In purchasing motor-propelled or animal-drawn vehicles or tractors, or road, agricultural, manufacturing, or laboratory equip- ment, or boats, or parts, accessories, tires, or equipment thereof, the head of any executive department or independent establishment or his duly authorized representative may exchange or sell similar items and apply the exchange allowances or proceeds of sales in such cases in whole or in part payment therefor. SEC. 204. Section 3709, Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C . 5), shall not apply to any purchase by or service rendered to any executive depart- ment or independent establishment during the fiscal year 1944 when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $100, but this section shall not be construed as affecting any provision of law authorizing purchases or services without regard to said section 3709 in amounts greater than $100. Transfer of house- hold goods, etc. 54 Stat. 1105 . 5U. S. C., Supp.II, § 73c-1 note. Vehicles. Purchase limitation. Maintenance, re- pair, etc. "Official purposes." Exchange allow- ances, etc. Minor purchases.
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