78TH CONG. , IST SESS.-CH. 17-MAR. 18 , 1943 with and to be available for the same purposes as the appropriation for the Office of Petroleum Coordinator for War, Department of the Interior, contained in the First Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1943, $685,000: Provided, That the amount that may be expended for personal services without regard to the civil service and classification laws is hereby increased from $500,000 to $700,000, and notwithstanding section 203 of such Act, there may be expended not to exceed $300,000 for traveling expenses. INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE AGENCIES BOARD OF INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH--TRANSPORTATION Notwithstanding the limitations in section 203 of the First Sup- plemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1943, the appropria- tion for the Board of Investigation and Research contained in said Act shall be available for travel expenses and printing and binding in amounts not exceeding $11,000 and $23,000, respectively. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION COMMISSION Salaries and expenses, military bases (national defense): For an additional amount for salaries and expenses, military bases, Employ- ees' Compensation Commission, fiscal year 1943, including the objects specified under this head in the Employees' Compensation Commis- sion Appropriation Act for 1943, $75,000, which total appropriation shall be available also for the administration of the Act of December 2, 1942 (Public Law 784), and for the procurement outside the United States of supplies or equipment or special services without regard to the civil service and classification laws and section 3709, Revised Statutes. Employees' compensation fund: For an additional amount for the employees' compensation fund to enable the Commission to make payments as authorized by the Act of December 2, 1942 (Public Law 784), $1,000,000, which total appropriation shall be available also for reimbursement payments authorized by said Act, rehabilitation expenses, and fees or payments to other agencies of the United States and other public agencies or private persons, agencies or institutions, for services or facilities rendered by them pursuant to agreement approved by the Commission. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Salaries and expenses, national defense: For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses, national defense", fiscal year 1943, includ- ing the objects specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1943, and for the purchase of land in the Hawai- ian Islands and the construction thereon of buildings for monitoring facilities, the cost of which shall be reimbursed from an applicable appropriation of the Navy Department in an amount not to exceed $25,000, and for the construction in Alaska, on land already owned by the Government, of buildings for the housing of employees, $90,500; and the limitation upon the amount which may be expended for travel expenses under this head is hereby increased from $222,000 to $272,000. FEDEIAL SECURIrT AGENCr PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE Commissioned officers, pay, and so forth: For an additional amount for commissioned officers, pay, and so forth, fiscal year 1943, including the objects specified under this head in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1943, $135,000. 23 56 Stat. 715 56 Stat. 721. 56 Stat. 721, 713. 66 Stat. 588. 56 Stat. 1028 . 42 U.S. C., Snpp. II, i1 1701-1706, 1711- 1717, 1651. Post, pp. 626, 627. 41 U.S. c. 5. Peat, p. 539. 56 Stat. 1028 . 42 U. S. C., Supp. II, 1f 011701-6, 1711- 1717, 1651 . Post, pp 626, 627. Pot, p. 442. 56 Stat. 398. Monitoring failties in Hawaii. Housing in Alaska. Travel expenses. e6 8tat. 581. 57 STAT.]
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