PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 211-JULY 9, 1947
and for repairs, betterments, and improvements of United States jails,
including sidewalks; $1,750,000.
OFBICE OF ALIEN PROPERTY
Office of Alien Property: The Attorney General, or such officer as
he may designate, is hereby authorized to pay out of any funds or
other property or interest vested in him or transferred to him pursuant
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p. to or with respect to the Trading with the Enemy Act of October 6,
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1917, as amended (50 U. S. C. App .), necessary expenses incurred in
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carrying out the powers and duties conferred on the Attorney General
Admistrative ex- pursuant to said Act: Provided,That not to exceed $3,700,000 shall be
available for the entire fiscal year 1948 for the general administrative
expenses of the Office of Alien Property, including the salary of the
Director of the Office at $10,000 per annum; printing and binding;
not to exceed $5,500 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury
for cost of penalty mail; rent in the District of Columbia; not to
exceed $70,000 for temporary services as authorized by section 15
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of the Act of August 2, 1946 (Public Law 600); personal services in
the District of Columbia; traveling expenses, including attendance at
meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the agency:
Reportto Conge.
Proviedfurther, That on or before November 1, 1947, the Attorney
General shall make a report to the Appropriations Committees of the
Senate and the House of Representatives giving detailed information
on all administrative and nonadministrative expenses incurred during
the fiscal year 1947, in connection with the activities of the Office of
Alien Property.
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of per None of the money appropriated by this title shall be used to pay
any witness or bailiff more than one per diem for any one day's service,
even though he serves in more than one of such capacities on the same
day.
License require-
None of the funds appropriated by this title may be used to pay
ment for attorneys.
the compensation of any person hereafter employed as an attorney
unless such person shall be duly licensed and authorized to practice
as an attorney under the laws of a State, Territory, or the District of
Columbia.
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Sixty per centum of the expenditures for the offices of the United
States district attorney and the United States marshal for the District
of Columbia from all appropriations in this title shall be reimbursed
to the United States from any funds in the Treasury of the United
States to the credit of the District of Columbia.
Proremntofw-
In the procurement of lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals,
bokset.
the Department of Justice is authorized to exchange or sell similar
items and apply the exchange allowances or proceeds of sales in such
cases in whole or in part payment therefor.
Citaton of title.
This title may be cited as the "Department of Justice Appropriation
Act, 1948".
Departmentof
TITLE III-DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ation Act, 1948.
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188, 245; po,, pp. 361,
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. Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses of the Office of the
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Secretary of Commerce (hereafter in this title referred to as the
Secretary) including personal services in the District of Columbia;
services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946
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(Public Law 600), at rates for individuals not to exceed $50 per diem;
teletype news service (not exceeding $1,000); purchase of one passen-
ger motor vehicle (not exceeding $3,000); $944,483.
Pt pp. 6M,6.
Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Depart-
ment, except for technical and scientifi services in the Office ofthe
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