PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 17-MAR. 18 , 1943 Post, p. 443. 56 Stat. 583 . National-defense ac- tivities. Post, p. 443. 56 Stat. 583 . Blood plasma or serum albumen. Temporary promo- tions. Post, p. 588 . Distribution of re- serve officers. Vocational courses of less than college grade. 56 Stat. 578 . 65 Stat. 821. 6 Stat. 562 . 23 U. S. C., Snpp. II, §§ 106, 101a. Post, p. 561 . Contingent ex- penses. 56 Stat. 411. Post, p. 442 . 56 Stat. 414. Personal services. Disease and sanitation investigations: For an additional amount for disease and sanitation investigations, fiscal year 1943, including the objects specified under this head in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1943, $85,500. Emergency health and sanitation activities (national defense) : For an additional amount for emergency health and sanitation activities (national defense), fiscal year 1943, including the objects specified under this head in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1943, $428,500; and the limitation upon the amount which may be expended for the procurement and establishment of reserves of blood plasma or serum albumen is hereby increased from $420,000 to $499,500. During the existing war, and for six months thereafter, any com- missioned officer of the regular corps of the Public Health Service may be appointed to higher temporary grade with the pay and allow- ances thereof without vacating his permanent appointment, and here- after reserve officers of the Public Health Service may be distributed in the several grades without regard to the proportion which at any time obtains or has obtained among the commissioned officers of such Service. OFFICE OF EDUCATION Education and training, defense workers, Office of Education (national defense): For an additional amount for payments to States, and so forth (national defense) fiscal year 1943, for the cost of voca- tional courses of less than college grade as provided in paragraph (1) under this head in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1943, $10,000,000. HOWARD UNTVERSITY Expenses, Howard University: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1941, to meet General Accounting Office Certificate of Settlement umbered 0673920, dated June 12, 1942, $652.91. FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION Access roads: For an additional amount for access roads, includ- ing the purposes specified under this head in the Third Supple- mental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1942, and in addition thereto, the maintenance of said roads as authorized by the Act of July 2, 1942 (Public Law 646), $40,000,000. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Not to exceed $230.000 of the $16,326,490 appropriated in the Inde- pendent Offices Appropriation Act, 1943, for "Salaries, General Accounting Office", is hereby authorized to be transferred and added to the sum of $481.795 appropriated in the same Act for contingent expenses. General Accounting Office: Provided. That not to exceed $50,000 of the amount so transferred shall be available for travel expenses. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITIEE FOR AERONAUTICS Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount for scientific research, technical investigations, and special reports in the field of aeronautics, including the objects specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1943, $3,250,000: Provided, That the limitation on the amount which may be expended for per- sonal services in the District of Columbia is hereby increased from 24 [57 STAT.
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