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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 588-JULY 20, 1946 55Stat. 8. 31 U. S. C., Supp. V, i 757c (e). 40 Stat. 292. 31U.S.C. 760. Division of award. Transfer of funds. Infra. Federal Reserve notes. Supra. 80 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 601 note. Foreign living al- lowanoes. and advances to the Postmaster General may be made in accordance with the provisions of section 22 (e) of the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended (31 U. S . C . 757c (e)), which section shall be construed as applying to this appropriation: Provided further, That the indefi- nite appropriation provided by section 10 of the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, shall not be available for obligation during the fiscal year 1947. Distinctive paper for United States currency: For distinctive paper for United States currency, including transportation of paper, travel- ing, mill, and other necessary expenses, and salaries of employees and allowance, in lieu of expenses, of officer or officers detailed from the Treasury Department, not exceeding $50 per month each when actually on duty, $775,000: Provided, That in order to foster competition in the manufacture of distinctive paper for United States securities, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized, in his discretion, to split the award for such paper for the fiscal year 1947 between the two bidders whose prices per pound are the lowest received after adver- tisement. OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses, except printing and binding, of the Office of the Treasurer of the United States, including purchase of periodicals and books of reference, $4,750,000: Provided, That with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, there may be transferred to this appropriation and to the appropriation "Printing and binding, Office of the Treasurer of the United States", from funds respectively available for such purposes for the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, Tennessee Valley Authority, Reconstruc- tion Finance Corporation, Federal land banks and other banks and corporations under the supervision of the Farm Credit Administra- tion, Railroad Retirement Board, United States Maritime Commis- sion, Federal Housing Administration, Federal Public Housing Authority, Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, Farm Security Administration, Production and Marketing Administration (includ- ing the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, and the Commodity Credit Corporation), and corporations and banks under the Federal Home Loan Bank Adminis- tration, such sums as may be necessary to cover the expenses incurred on account of such respective activities in clearing of checks, servicing of bonds, handling of collections, and rendering of accounts therefor. Salaries (reimbursable): For personal services in the District of Columbia, in redeeming Federal Reserve notes, $110.(00, to be reim- bursed by the Federal Reserve banks. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Office of the Treasurer of the United States, $215,000. BUREAU OF CUSTOMS Salaries and expenses: For collecting the revenue from customs, for enforcement. as specified in Executive Order 9083, of certain navi- gation laws, for the detection and prevention of frauds upon the cus- toms revenue, and not to exceed $100,000 for the securing of evidence of violations of the customs and navigation laws; for expenses of transportation and transfer of customs receipts from points where there are no Government depositories; not to exceed $84,500 for foreign living allowances; not to exceed $500 for subscriptions to newspapers; not to exceed $85,000 for stationery; not to exceed $12,000 for improv- ing, repairing, maintaining, or preserving buildings, inspection sta- tions, office quarters, including living quarters for officers, sheds, and 572 [60 STAT.