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PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 112, 113-MAR . 23 , 28, 1946 General in Marine Corps. Pay and allowances. 59 Stat. 36 . 50U.S. C., Supp.V, app. 1713. Retirement. Admiral in Coast Guard. Pay and allowances. 59 Stat. 37. 50 U. S. C., Supp.V, app. § 1723. Retirement. March 28, 1946 [H. R . 52011 [Public Law 334] Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1947. Post, pp . 603, 610, 912, 913. Pot, pp. 603, 912. 58 Stat. 394. 39U. S. C, Supp. V, 321d SEC. 2. The President is hereby authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint to the permanent grade of general in the Marine Corps any individual who shall have served as Commandant of the Marine Corps, with the grade and rank of general, after March 21, 1945, and before August 14, 1945. Any officer appointed under the provisions of this section shall receive the pay and allowances prescribed by section 3 of the Act of March 21, 1945 (Public Law 19, Seventy-ninth Congress); and any such officer who has been or may hereafter be retired or relieved from active duty shall be entitled to have his name placed on the retired list with the highest grade or rank held by him on the active list or while on active duty, and shall be entitled to receive the same pay and allowances while on the retired list as officers appointed under this section are entitled to receive while on active duty. SEC. 3 . The President is hereby authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint to the permanent grade of admiral in the Coast Guard any individual who shall have served as Commandant of the Coast Guard, with the grade and rank of admiral, after March 21, 1945, and before August 14, 1945. Any officer appointed under the provisions of this section shall receive the pay and allowances prescribed by section 3 of the Act of March 21, 1945 (Public Law 20, Seventy-ninth Congress); and any such officer who has been or may hereafter be retired or relieved from active duty shall be entitled to have his name placed on the retired list with the highest grade or rank held by him on the active list or while on active duty, and shall be entitled to receive the same pay and allowances while on the retired list as officers appointed under this section are entitled to receive while on active duty. Approved March 23, 1946. [CHAPTER 113] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the Executive Office and sundry independent execu- tive bureaus, boards, comlmIssions , and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, namely: TITLE I EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT For compensation of the President of the United States, $75,000. THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE Salaries and expenses: For all expenses necessary for The White House Office, including compensation of the Secretary to the Presi- dent, the two additional secretaries to the President and the six admin- istrative assistants to the President at $10,000 each, and other personal services in the District of Columbia; not to exceed $3,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); automobiles; printing and binding; and travel and official entertainment expenses 60 [60 STAT.