PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 591-JULY 23, 1946 Postal Union of the Americas and Spain, to be expended in the discre- tion of the Postmaster General and accounted for on his certificate, which certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been expended. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Ante, p. 44 FOREIGN SERVICE Pay period of employees: Until July 1, 1947, the Secretary of State may, under such regulations as he may prescribe, compute and pay on a biweekly basis (one twenty-sixth of the annual rate) the annual or monthly compensation of employees of the Department of State, including the Foreign Service, outside the continental limits of the United States who are paid in accordance with local native wage rates for the area in which employed, and when a pay period for such employees begins in the fiscal year 1946 and ends in the fiscal year 1947, the gross amount of the earnings for such pay period may be regarded as a charge against the appropriation or allotment current Effective t at the end of such pay period. This provision shall be considered as effective from July 1, 1945. Salaries of clerical, administrative, and fiscal personnel, Foreign Service: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for "Salaries of clerical, administrative, and fiscal personnel, Foreign Service", includ- ing the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1947, $647,850. Miscellaneous salaries and allowances, Foreign Service: For an addi- tional amount, fiscal year 1947, for "Miscellaneous salaries and allow- ances, Foreign Service", including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1947, $133,450. Cost-of-living allowances, Foreign Service: For an additional amount fiscal year 1947, for "Cost-of-living allowances, Foreign Service', including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1947, $180,000 Foreign Service quarters: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for "Foreign Service quarters", including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1947, $36,500. Allowances for iwv- The limitations under the appropriation "Foreign Service quar- ingquarters. ters", fiscal year 1947, on the amounts which may be usel for allow- ances for living quarters shall not apply to lForeign Service posts in Turkey, Switzerland, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Vene- zuela, and The Netherlands possessions. This provision shall be effective as of July 1, 1946. Transportation, Foreign Service: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for "Transportation, Foreign Service", including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appro- priation Act, 1947, $147,000. Contingent expenses, Foreign Service: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for "Contingent expenses, Foreign Service", includ- ing the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1947, $396,000. INTERNATIONUA OBLIGATIONS United States contributions to international commissions, con- 9Stat. 175. gresses, and bureaus: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for "United States contributions to international commissions, congresses, and bureaus", as follows: International Bureau of Perma- nent Court of Arbitration, $10,945.14; Cape Spartel and Tangier 620 [60 STAT.
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