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57 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 182-JULY 1, 1943 national Joint Commission, including personal services in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, traveling expenses, procurement of tech- nical and scientific equipment, and the purchase, hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger- carrying vehicles, $49,000, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of State, who is authorized to transfer to any department or independent establishment of the Government, with the consent of the head thereof, any part of this amount for direct expenditure by such department or establishment for the purposes of this appropriation. INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION Salaries and expenses: For the share of the United States of the expenses of the International Fisheries Commission, under the con- vention between the United States and Canada, concluded January 29, 1937, including personal services, traveling expenses, charter of vessels, purchase of books, periodicals, furniture, and scientific instru- ments, contingent expenses, rent, and such other expenses in the United States and elsewhere as the Secretary of State may deem proper, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of State, $25,000, to be available immediately: Provided, That not to exceed $750 may be expended by the Commissioners in attending meetings of the Commission. INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES COMMISSION Salaries and expenses: For the share of the United States of the expenses of the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission, under the convention between the United States and Canada, con- cluded May 26, 1930, including personal services; traveling expenses; purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of not to exceed four motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles- charter of vessels; pur- chase of books, periodicals, furniture, and scientific instruments; con- tingent expenses; rent- and such other expenses in the United States and elsewhere as the Secretary of State may deem proper, including the reimbursement of other appropriations from which payments may have been made for any of the purposes herein specified, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of State, $40,000, to be available immediately. COOPERATION WITH THE AMERICAN REIUIBIJIC Salaries and expenses: For all expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State to meet the obligations of the United States under the Convention for the Promotion of Inter-American Cultural Rela- tions between the United States and the other American Republics, signed at Buenos Aires, December 23, 1936, and to carry out the purposes of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the President to render closer and more effective the relationship between the American Republics", approved August 9, 1939, and to supplement appropria- tions available for carrying out other provisions of law authorizing related activities, including the establishment and operation of agri- cultural and other experiment and demonstration stations in other American countries, on land acquired by gift or lease for the duration of the experiments and demonstrations, and construction of necessary buildings thereon; such expenses to include personal services in the District of Columbia; not to exceed $125,000 for printing and binding; stenographic reporting, translating and other services by contract, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C . 5) ; 281 Transfer of funds. 50 Stat. 1351 . Attendance atmeet- ings. Post, p. 629. 50 Stat. 166 . Reimbursement of other appropriations. 51 Stat. 178. 53 Stat. 1290. 22U.S.C.IS501, 502. Experiment and demonstration sta- tions. Printing and bind- ing.