PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 400-JUNE 3, 1948 Fees of witnesses: For expenses, mileage, and per diems of wit- nesses and for per diems in lieu of subsistence, such payments to be made on the certification of the attorney for the United States and to Post, p. 993. be conclusive as provided by section 846, Revised Statutes (28 U. S . C . Authorization by 577), $625,000: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 of this amount shall be available for such compensation and expenses of witnesses or informants as may be authorized or approved by the Attorney Gen- eral or his Administrative Assistant, which approval shall be con- Limitation on at- elusive: Provided further, That no part of the sum herein appro- tendance fee. priated shall be used to pay any witness more than one attendance Travel expenses of fee for any one calendar day: Provided further, That whenever an Federalempoyees. employee of the United States performs travel in order to appear as a witness on behalf of the United States in any case involving the activity in connection with which such person is employed, his travel expenses in connection therewith shall be payable from the appropriation otherwise available for the travel expenses of such employee. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Salaries and expenses, detection and prosecution of crimes: For expenses necessary for the detection and prosecution of crimes against Prsentn o the the United States; for the protection of the person of the President of the United States; the acquisition, collection, classification and preservation of identification and other records and their exchange with the duly authorized officials of the Federal Government, of States, cities, and other institutions; for such other investigations regarding official matters under the control of the Department of Justice and the Department of State as may be directed by the Attor- ney General; including personal services in the District of Columbia; 60 stat. 903 a health service program as authorized by law (5 U. S. C. 150); pur- chase of five hundred (for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase at not to exceed $10,000, for replacement only, of one armored motor vehicle; firearms and ammunition; not Fter Traininvg en- to exceed $150,000 for the acquisition or construction of buildings and facilities, including repairs and alterations, at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Training Center, Quantico, Virginia; not to exceed $10,000 for taxicab hire to be used exclusively for the purposes set Travel expenses, forth in this paragraph; traveling expenses, including expenses, in an amount not to exceed $4,500, of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of such Bureau when authorized in writing by the Attorney General; not to exceed $3,000 for membership in the Inter- Rewards for inforor- national Criminal Police Commission; payment of rewards when . specifically authorized by the Attorney General for information lead- Emergencies ofcon- ing to the apprehension of fugitives from justice; and not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General, who shall make a certificate of the amount of such expenditure as he may think it advisable not to specify, and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been Doompensation of expended; $43,900,000: Provided,That the compensation of the Direc- tor of the Bureau shall be $14,000 per annum so long as the position is Reserve for certain filled by the present incumbent: Provided further,That of the amount herein appropriated $100,000 is to be held as a reserve for emergencies arising in connection with kidnaping, extortion, bank robbery, and to be released for expenditure in such amounts and at such times as the Attorney General may determine. pivil-service em- None of the funds appropriated for the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion shall be used to pay the compensation of any civil-service employee. 318 [62 STAT.
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