63 STAT.] 81ST GONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 286 -JUNE 30, 1949 BUREAU OF THE MINT SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses at the mints at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, San Francisco, California, and Denver, Colorado; the assay offices at New York, New York, and Seattle, Washington; the bullion deposi- tories at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and West Point, New York; and the Office of the Director of the Mint, and for carrying out the provisions of the Gold Reserve Act of 1934 and the Silver Purchase Act of 1934, including personal services in the District of Columbia, printing and binding, arms and ammunition, purchase and maintenance of uniforms and accessories for guards, cases and enameling for medals manufac- tured, net wastage in melting and refining and in coining departments, loss on sale of sweeps arising from the treatment of bullion and the manufacture of coins, not to exceed $1,000 for the expenses of the annual assay commission, and not to exceed $1,000 for acquisition, at the dollar face amount or otherwise, of specimen and rare coins, includ- ing United States and foreign gold coins and pieces of gold used as, or inlieu of, money, and ores, for addition to the Government's collection; $4,800,000. BUREAU OF FEDERAL SUPPLY SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses, including personal services in the District of Columbia, printing and binding, services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S . C . 55a), and attendance at meetings of organizations of concern to the work of the Bureau, $1,450,000: Provided,That thegeneral supply fund shall be available for (1) procurement for non-Federal agencies for which a Federal agency is authorized to procure; (2) purchase from or through the Public Printer of standard forms and blankbook work for field ware- house stocking and issue, such issues to be chargeable to applicable appropriations and to be reported as the Public Printer may require; (3) printing and binding, purchase of ten passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, and attendance at meetings of organizations of concern to the operation of the general supply fund; and (4) recon- ditioning and repair of supplies for Government service: Provided further, That payments to the general supply fund may be made (1) in advance; (2) by transfer and counter warrants based on itemized invoices at issue prices fixed by the Director; and (3) by vouchers certified by the requisitioning agency on the basis of the Bureau's billing, subject to later adjustment if necessary, and in such cases the certifying officer shall be responsible only for the availability of the funds charged: Provided further That when functions are transferred to the Bureau of Federal Supply, transfers may be made from applicable appropriations or funds to the Bureau of Fed- eral Supply of amounts approved by the Bureau of the Budget as necessary for the proper performance of the functions transferred, including personal services: Provided further, That after June 30, 1949, the proceeds of sale of surplus property by the Bureau of Federal Supply shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, except where reimbursement to an appropriation or fund is authorized by law. During the current fiscal year, no part of any money appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used during any quarter of such fiscal year to purchase typewriting machines (except bookkeeping and bill- ing machines) at a price which exceeds 90 per centum of the lowest 363 48 Stat. 337, 1178. 31U.S.C.§440, 448. Annual assay com- mission. 60 Stat. 810 . Availability of gen- eral supply fund. Payments to gen- eral supply fund. Transfers of funo- tions and funds. Proceeds from sale of surplus property. Price of typewriting machines.
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