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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 229-JULY 12, 1943 COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL EXPENDITURES 26 U. S. C., Supp. II, Subtitle D (prec. § 3600). Ante, p. 270. 66 Stat. 342 . Ante, p. 237. Ante, p. 21 . Federal Register. Ante, p. 170. Ante, p. 626. U. S. Government Manual. Ante, p. 53 . For an amount, which is hereby authorized, to enable the Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures to carry out the duties imposed upon it by section 601 of the Revenue Act of 1941 (55 Stat. 726), to remain available during the existence of the committee, $10,000; to enable the committee to perform the additional duties required of it by section 204 of the Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropriation Act, 1944, approved June 30, 1943, $10,000, in all, $20,000, one-half to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and the other half by the Clerk of the House on vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Capitol Buildings and Grounds: The unexpended balance on June 30, 1943, of the allocation of $39,240 made available immediately under the appropriation for the Capitol Grounds, contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1943, is hereby continued available for the same purposes until June 30, 1944. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Working capital and congressional printing and binding: For an additional amount for working capital and congressional printing and binding, fiscal year 1944, $17,000,000: Provided,That this amount shall be returned to the Treasury as an unexpended balance not later than twelve months after the close of the fiscal year 1944. Working capital and congressional printing and binding, 1943: The amount available for the printing, binding, and distribution of the Federal Register is hereby increased to $430,000 for the fiscal year 1943: Provided, That no increase is thereby made in the existing appropriation for working capital and congressional printing and binding. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT NATIONAL RESOURCES PLANNING BOARD For an additional amount for salaries and expenses, fiscal year 1944, including the objects and under the conditions specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1944, $29,500 to be merged with the amount in such Act; and of such consolidated sum not less than $42,5.00 shall be allocated exclusively for the pay- ment of accumulated and accrued annual leave of employees due them after June 30, 1943, and not more than $37,000 shall be available for all other salaries and expenses. OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION The eighth proviso in the paragraph under the caption "Office of Price Administration", contained in the National War Agencies Appropriation Act, 1944, shall not take effect until August 16, 1943. OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION The second paragraph under the caption "Office of War Informa- tion", contained in the National War Agencies Appropriation Act, 1944, shall not prevent the preparation and distribution to the public of the United States Government Manual. [57 STAT. 538