63 STAT.] 81ST OONG., IST SESS.- CE. 354-JULY 20, 1949 Commerce at the seat of government, including printing and binding the purchase of commercial and trade reports, and not to exceed $50,000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C . 55a), $4,878,500: Provided,That expenses of field studies or surveys conducted by departmental personnel of the Bureau shall be payable from the amount herein appropriated. Field office service: For expenses necessary to operate and maintain regional, district, and cooperative branch offices for the collection and dissemination of information useful in the development and improve- ment of commerce throughout the United States and its possessions, including not to exceed $90,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia, and printing and binding, $2,079,500. Export control: For expenses necessary for carrying out the pro- visions of the Export Control Act of 1949 (Public Law 11, approved February 26, 1949), relating to export controls, including personal services in the District of Columbia and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at rates not to exceed $50 per diem for individuals, and printing and binding, $4,550,000, of which not to exceed $1,500,000 may be transferred to the Bureau of Customs, Treasury Department, for enforcement of the export control program, and of which not to exceed $105,000 may be transferred to the appropriation for "Salaries and expenses" under the Office of the Secretary. PATENT OFFICE Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses, including personal services in the District of Columbia and the salary of the Commissioner at $10,330 per annum; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at rates for individuals not to exceed $75 per diem (not to exceed $25,000); expenses of transporting to foreign governments publications of patents issued by the Patent Office; defense of suits instituted against the Commissioner of Patents; travel; printing and binding; and other contingent expenses of the Patent Office: Provided, That the headings of the drawings for patented cases may be multigraphed in the Patent Office for the purpose of photolithography; $10,825,000. NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Act approved March 3, 1901 (5 U. S . C . 591, 597- 15 U. S. C. 271-278), and Acts supplementary thereto affecting the functions of the Bureau and the functions set forth under the Bureau of Standards in the "Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1935", including personal services in the District of Columbia; rental of laboratories in the field; construction of working quarters in the field when suitable facilities are not otherwise available and living quarters at remote localities; repairs and alterations to buildings and other plant facili- ties, and not to exceed $700,000 for improvements to buildings, grounds, and other plant facilities including construction of minor buildings and other facilities in the District of Columbia and in the field to house special apparatus or material which must be isolated from other activities; building of temporary experimental structures; expenses of the visiting committee; demonstration of the results of the Bureau's work by exhibits or otherwise as may be deemed most effective; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards; purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replace- ment only; printing and binding; not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); and purchase of reprints from trade journals or other periodicals 467 60 Stat. 810. Field surveys. Ante, p. 7. 60 Stat. 810. Transfer of funds. Ante, p. 360 . Ante, p. 356 . 60 Stat. 810. Multigraphing of headings. 25 Stat. 659, 32 Stat. 826; 31 Stat. 149. 48 Stat. 81. 0 Stat. 810
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