PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 129-MAY 21, 1945 41U. S.c. 5. 3709 of the Revised Statutes or section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932 47ta2. (40 U. S. C. 278a), when authorized or approved by the Attorney General, for the acquisition of or alterations, improvements, and Detention of alien repairs to premises; for detention of alien enemies, including the enemiesconstruction of temporary buildings, and for all necessary expenses, including household equipment, incident to the maintenance, care, detention, surveillance, parole, and transportation of alien enemies and their wives and dependent children, including transportation and other expenses in the return of such persons to place of bona fide residence or to such other place as may be authorized by the Attorney General, advance of cash to aliens for meals and lodging while en route, and for the payment of wages to alien enemy detainees for work performed under conditions prescribed by the Geneva Con- Use of privately vention: Provided further, That the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization may contract with officers and employees for the use, on official business, of privately owned horses: Provided further, Interpreters. That provisions of law prohibiting or restricting the employment of aliens in the Government service shall not apply to the employ- ment of interpreters in the Immigration and Naturalization Service (not to exceed ten permanent and such temporary employees as are required from time to time) where competent citizen interpreters are not available. FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Prisons: For salaries and travel expenses in the District of Columbia and elsewhere in connection with the supervision of the maintenance and care of United States prisoners, $365,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,500 of this amount shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Bureau of Prisons when incurred on the written authori- zation of the Attorney General. Salaries and expenses, penal and correctional institutions: For salaries and expenses for the support of prisoners, and the main- tenance and operation of Federal penal and correctional institutions and the construction of buildings at prison camps; expenses of inter- ment or transporting remains of deceased inmates to their relatives or friends in the United States; expenses of transporting persons released from custody of the United States to place of conviction or arrest or place of bona fide residence within the United States or to such place within the United States as may be authorized by the Attorney Gen- eral, and the furnishing of suitable clothing and, in the discretion of the Attorney General, an amount of money not to exceed $30, regardless of length of sentence; purchase of not to exceed fourteen passenger- carrying automobiles; purchase of one bus at not to exceed $20,000; maintenance and repair of passenger-carrying automobiles; not to exceed $10,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Federal Prison System when authorized in writing by the Attorney General; traveling expenses, including traveling expenses of members of advisory boards authorized by law incurred in the discharge of their official duties; furnishing of uniforms and other distinctive wearing apparel necessary for employees in the perform- ance of their official duties; newspapers, books, and periodicals; fire- arms and ammunition; purchase and exchange of farm products and 41 U.S .. i5. livestock, $13,300,000: Provided, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes shall not be construed to apply to any purchase or service rendered under this appropriation when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $500. Medical and hospital service: For medical relief for inmates of penal and correctional institutions and appliances necessary for patients including personal services in the District of Columbia; and furnishing [59 STAT.
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