PUBLIC LAWS--CI 294-JUNE 28,1944 diplomatic and consular offices) to foreign governments, schools, or other cultural or patriotic organizations, the purchase, rental, distri- bution, and operation of motion-picture projection equipment and supplies, including rental of halls, hire of motion-picture projector operators, and all other necessary services by contract or otherwise Books, periodicals, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes; purchase and exchange of books, maps, and periodicals, domestic and foreign, and, when authorized by the Secretary of State, dues for library member- ship in societies or associations which issue publications to members only, or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members, newspapers, teletype rentals, and tolls (not to exceed $26,000); purchase (not to exceed two passenger-carrying vehicles), maintenance, and repair of motortrucks and motor-propelled passen- Travedig e es. ger-carrying vehicles; streetcar fare; traveling expenses, including not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Department of State when authorized by the Tansportaton, etc. Secretary of State; transportation and other necessary expenses in accordance with the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, and not to exceed $25 per diem in lieu of subsistence, of persons serv- ing while away from their homes in an advisory capacity without other compensation from the United States, or at $1 per annum; expenses to and from their homes or regular places of business in accordance with the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, including travel in privately owned automobiles (and per diem in lieu of subsistence at place of employment), of persons employed intermittently away from their homes or regular places of business as consultants and receiving compensation on a per diem when actu- pReportd c f rta ally employed basis; refund of fees erroneously charged and paid for the issue of passports to persons who are exempted from the payment of such fee by section 1 of the Act making appropriations for the Diplomatic and Consular Service for the fiscal year ending 418tat.750;44Stat. June 30, 1921, approved June 4, 1920 (22 U. S . C . 214, 214a); the examination of estimates of appropriations in the fields; and other Foretrade miscellaneous items not included in the foregoing, $538,000: Pro- egnt adeee- ided, That not to exceed $3,000 of this appropriation may be expended for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Tariff Act of 48 Stat. 945. 1930", approved June 12, 1934, as amended (54 Stat. 107), this sum 19 U.S. C . §§ 13,54, roved .. . )., 1352; Supp. II, 1352. to be available in addition to the other authorized purposes of this appropriation for stenographic reporting services by contract if 41U.s.C. . deemed necessary, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, and such other expenses as the President may deem necessary. rinting and bin Printirinting and binding: For all printing and binding in the Depart- ment of State, including all of its bureaus, offices, institutions, and services, located in Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere, $260,000. assportagencies. Passport agencies: For salaries and expenses of maintenance, rent, cost of insurance covering shipments of money by messenger, regis- tered mail, or otherwise, and traveling expenses not to exceed $500, for not to exceed five passport agencies, $68,000. ngCo fflicia papersof Collecting and editing official papers of Territories of the United v. s . Territories. States: For the expenses of collecting, editing, copying, and arrang- ing for publication the official papers of the Territories of the United States, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, printing and binding, and contingent and traveling 45 tat. 142 expenses, as provided by the Act approved February 28, 1929, as amended by the Act approved June 28, 1937 (5 U. S . C . 168-168b), $12,000. 396 [58 STAT.
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