PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 90--AY 31, 1947
Allocation of funds
to Government agen-
cies, etc.
Additional civilian
employees required by
War Department.
59 Stat. 304; 60 Stat.
219.
5 U. S.C. §947.
Furnishing of sup-
plies by Government
agencies, etc.
Crediting of reim-
bursements.
Expenses of trans-
porting supplies do-
nated by relief agen-
cies, etc.
Procurement of sup-
plies.
Assurances from
governments request-
ing assistanee.
such relief assistance, including expenses of or incident to the pro-
curement, storage, transportation, and shipment of supplies trans-
ferred under subsection (a) or of supplies purchased from credits
established under subsection (a).
(c) Funds authorized under this joint resolution may be allocated
for any of the purposes of this joint resolution to any department,
agency, or independent establishment of the Government and such
sums shall be available for obligation and expenditure in accordance
with the laws governing obligations and expenditures of the depart-
ment, agency, or independent establishment, or organizational unit
thereof concerned, and without regard to sections 3709 and 3648 of
the Revised Statutes, as amended (U. S . C., 1940 edition, title 41, sec. 5,
and title 31, sec. 529).
(d) Such additional civilian employees as may be required by the
War Department in connection with the furnishing of procurement,
storage, transportation, and shipment services under this joint reso-
lution and which services are paid for from funds herein authorized,
shall not be counted as civilian employees within the meaning of sec-
tion 607 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended by
section 14 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946.
(e) When any department, agency, or independent establishment
of the Government receives request from the government of any coun-
try for which credits have been established under subsection (a) and
receives, from credits so established, advancements or reimburse-
ments for the cost and necessary expenses, it may furnish, or pro-
cure and furnish (if advancements are made), supplies within the
category of relief assistance as defined in section 1 and may use
sums so received for the purposes set forth in subsection (b) of this
section. When any such reimbursement is made it shall be credited,
at the option of the department, agency, or independent establish-
ment concerned, either to the appropriation, fund, or account utilized
in incurring the obligation, or to an appropriate appropriation, fund,
or account which is current at the time of such reimbursement.
(f) In order to supplement the general relief assistance made avail-
able under the terms of section 1 and to effect the economical and
expanded use of American voluntary relief contributions, funds
authorized under this joint resolution, not to exceed $5,000,000, may
be used to pay necessary expenses related to the ocean transportation
of supplies donated to or purchased by American voluntary and non-
profit relief agencies, and in such quantities and kinds and for such
purposes as the President may determine to be essential supplements
to the supplies provided for such general relief assistance.
(g) The relief supplies provided under the terms of this joint reso-
lution shall be procured and furnished by the appropriate United
States procurement agencies unless the President shall determine
otherwise.
SEC. 3 . No relief assistance shall be provided under the authority
of this joint resolution to the people of any country unless the gov-
ernment of such country has given assurance satisfactory to the Presi-
dent that (a) the supplies transferred or otherwise made available
pursuant to this joint resolution, as well as similar supplies produced
locally or imported from outside sources, will be distributed among
the people of such country without discrimination as to race, creed,
or political belief; (b) representatives of the Government of the
United States and of the press and radio of the United States will
be permitted to observe freely and to report fully regarding the dis-
tribution and utilization of such supplies; (c) full and continuous
publicity will be given within such country as to the purpose, source,
character, scope, amounts and progress of the United States relief
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