PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 660 -DEC. 22 , 1944 55 Stat. 361, 363. 42 U. S. C., Supp. mI, 1531 -1534 . I41- 1553. 55 Stat. 1647. 50 U. 8. C., Supp. II, app., note prec. i1. 55 Stat. 546, 86. Limitation in- creased. Ante, p. 153. Priority for emer- gency prolect. Teletype service. Aate, p. 368. Ante, p. 368. 55 Stat. 768. 23 U. S. C., Supp. m,. 11o. Ante, p. 371. Ante, p. 372 PoW, . 874. functions vested in him by titles II and III of the Act of October 14, 1940, as amended (42 U. S . C. 1531-1534 and 1541), $12,000,000, to remain available during the continuance of the unlimited national emergency declared by the President on May 27, 1941, but not to be available for obligation for new projects after June 30, 1945, of which amount not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for adminis- trative expenses, including the objects specified under the head "Defense public works (community facilities)" in the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1941, and the joint resolution approved December 23, 1941 (Public Law 371): Prozvded, That the limitation of $70,000,000 under the above head in the First Deficiency Appro- priation Act, 1944, on the total amount that may be allocated for contributions to public and private agencies for the maintenance and operation of public works after July 1, 1943, is hereby increased to $80,000,000: Provided further, That in making allocations out of the funds appropriated in this paragraph for construction projects priority shall be given to emergency projects involving an estimated cost to the Federal Government of less than $250,000, PUBLIC BUILDINGS ADMINISTRATION The words "other services" appearing in the proviso clause under the head "Salaries and expenses, public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia and adjacent area", fiscal year 1945, shall be deemed to include teletype service presently being furnished and telephone switchboards or equivalent telephone-switching equipment serving one or more governmental activities in buildings operated by the Public Buildings Administration where it is found that such service is economical and in the interest of the Government. The appropriation "Salaries and expenses, public buildings and grounds outside the District of Columbia", fiscal year 1945, shall also be available for the furnishing of quarters, maintenance, and teletype (presently being furnished) or other services on a reimburs- able basis to any governmental activity and for expenses incident to moving any governmental activity in connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of building space. PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION Damage claims: For the payment of claims for damage to roads and highways under the Defense Highway Act of 1941 (23 U. S . C. 3), as amended (23 U. S . C . 110), as fully set forth in House Document Numbered 794, Seventy-eighth Congress, $417,910.29. FOREION-SERVICE PAY ADJUSTMENT For an additional amount for foreign-service pay adjustment, appreciation of foreign currencies, fiscal year 1945, including the objects specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appro- priation Act, 1945, $150,000. GENERAL ACO(UNTING OFFICE Printing and binding: For an additional amount for printing and binding, General Accounting Office, fiscal year 1945, $40,000. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMI'ITEE FOR AERONAUTICS Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1945, for salaries and expenses of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, including the objects specified in the appropriation for [58 STAT.
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