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656 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 506-AUG. 24 , 1949 [63 STAT. lomic Energy fel- SEC. 102-A. No part of any appropriation contained in this title for the Atomic Energy Commission shall be used to confer a fellow- ship on any person who advocates or who is a member of an organiza- tion or party that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence or with respect to whom the Com- mission finds, upon investigation and report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the character, associations, and loyalty of whom, that reasonable grounds exist for belief that such person is disloyal Penalty. to the Government of the United States: Provided, That any person who advocates or who is a member of an organization or party that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment or a fellowship the salary, wages, stipend, grant, or expenses for which are paid from any appro- priation contained in this title shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Provided further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Travel expenses. SEC. 103. Where appropriations in this title are expendable for travel expenses of employees and no specific limitation has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not exceed the amount set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted for the appropriations. Purchase of news- EC 104. Where appropriations in this title are expendable for the papers and periodi- cals. purchase of newspapers and periodicals and no specific limitation has been placed thereon, the expenditures therefor under each such appro- priation may not exceed the amount of $50: Provided,That this limi- tation shall not apply to the purchase of scientific, technical, trade, or traffic periodicals necessary in connection with the performance of the authorized functions of the agencies for which funds are herein provided. Positions formerly SEC. 105. No part of any appropriation contained in this title shall held by employees who entered armed be available to pay the salary of any person filling a position, other forc than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the armed forces of the United States and has satisfactorily completed his period of active military or naval service and has within ninety days after his release from such service or from hospitalization continuingf after discharge for a period of not more than one year made application for restoration to his former position and has been certified by the Civil Service Commission as still qualified to perform the dities of his former position and has not been restored thereto. ^1 t,,eal"ail mct- SEC. 106. Appropriations contained in this title, available for expenses of travel, shall be available, when specifically authorized by the head of the activity or establishment concerned, for expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation concerned is made; and shall be available for the examination of estimates of appropriations and activities in the field. Accounting sys- termcntin. SEC. 107. No part of any appropriation or fund contained in this title shall be available for installing or maintaining systems for admin- istrative appropriation, fund, or inventory accounting except such systems as are prescribed or approved by the Comptroller General: Provided, That all agencies, for whose activities provision is made in this title, shall hereafter maintain fiscal-accounting control of all inventories of supplies, materials, or equipment which may be owned by or be in the custody of such agencies. Purchase, etc., of SEC. 108. No part of any appropriations made available by the pro- visions of this title shall be used for the purchase or sale of real estate or for the purpose of establishing new offices outside the District of