80TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CH. 270-MAY 10, 1948 writing, by contract or otherwise, acquisition of printed materials, purchase of objects for presentation to foreign governments, schools, or organizations, and information and educational activities outside the continental United States, all without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes; $3,000,000, of which not to exceed $65,000 may be transferred to other appropriations of the Department of State: Provided,That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes (31 U. S. C. 665), the Department of State is author- ized in making contracts for the use of the international short-wave radio stations and facilities, to agree on behalf of the United States to indemnify the owners and operators of said radio stations and facilities from such funds as may be hereafter appropriated for the purpose against loss or damage on account of injury to persons or property arising from such use of said radio stations and facilities: Provided further, That in the acquisition of leasehold interests payments may be made in advance for the entire term or any part thereof: Provided further, That appropriations now available for any of the purposes of this appropriation shall continue to be available for such purposes: Provided further, That $1,600,000 of this appropriation shall be avail- able, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, exclusively for the purchase, construction, and improvement of buildings and facilities, purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio transmission and reception, and the acquisition of land and interest in land outside the continental United States by purchase, lease, rental, or otherwise, without regard to section 355 of the Revised Statutes, but title to any land so acquired shall be approved by the Secretary of State: Provided further, That not to exceed $100,000 of this appro- priation shall be available until June 30, 1949, for the expenses of moving certain offices and equipment of the international information program and the offices and equipment of related activities, including the expenses of restoring the vacated building space to such condition as may be required under existing leases, and installing necessary broadcasting facilities in and altering and repairing the space to be occupied without regard to section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932 as amended (40 U. S. C. 278a) : Provided further, That $60,000 of this appropriation shall be available exclusively for activities author- ized by titles II, III, and IV of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948: Provided further, That funds herein appropriated shall not be used to purchase more than 75 per centum of the effective daily broadcasting time from any person or corporation holding an international short-wave broadcasting license from the Federal Communications Commission without the consent of such licensee. Salaries and expenses, American sections, international commis- sions: The amount made available under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1948, for the International Joint Com- mission, United States and Canada, is increased from "$37,200" to "$38,700"; and the amount made available under said head for special and technical investigations in connection with matters falling within the jurisdiction of the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, is decreased from "$191,017" to "$189,517". GENERAL PROVISION-DEPARTMENT OF STATE The funds (not to exceed $4,000,000) and authority available to the Secretary of State pursuant to the Act of March 11, 1941 (55 Stat. 31), as amended, to carry out the agreement of December 31, 1943, between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Liberia for the construction of the port, port 227 41U. C.§5. Contracts for short- wave radio stations. 41U . S.C. §5. 50U. .C.§175. 47 Stat. 412. Ante, pp. 7, 8. 61 Stat. 285 . 22U.S.C.J§411- 419; Supp. I, 415 . 68 Stat. 1357. 62 STAT.]
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