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65 STAT.

113

PUBLIC LAW 70—JULY 1. 1961

rate obtained during the last quarter of the fiscal year 1951: Provided, however, That with respect to other Departments and agencies in no event shall the rate for operations permitted by this subsection exceed that contemplated by the Budget estimates for the fiscal year 1952: Provided further, That the amounts provided for in this subsection shall be available only to the extent authorized by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget. (e) Such amounts (but not to exceed $2,500,000 for international Development) as may be necessary for the carrying out, at a rate not in excess of that which obtained in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 1951, of projects and activities under applicable appropriations as follows: Mutual Defense Assistance; China Area Aid; Economic Cooperation (not to exceed $145,000,000); International Development; Institute of Inter-American Affairs; and, in addition to the amounts herein appropriated, funds heretofore appropriated for Mutual Defense Assistance, Economic Cooperation (to be available only for the purposes of the "India Emergency Food Aid Act of 1951"), and China Area Aid shall remain available (but not beyond the limiting date specified in clause (c) of section 4) for programs, projects, and activities initiated prior to July 1, 1951. SEC. 2. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to incur obligations and to make expenditures therefor from applicable funds and revenues of said District, as may be necessary to carry out projects and activities for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were available thereunder during the fiscal year 1951, to the extent and in the manner provided for by the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1952, as passed by the House of Representatives, but the rate of operation for such projects and activities shall not exceed that which obtained in the first quarter of the fiscal year 1951: Provided, That obligations and expenditures hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of section 3 of this Act insofar as applicable: Provided further, That the Commissioners are further authorized to incur obligations and make expenditures, as provided for herein, for the Office of Civil Defense and the Office of Administrator of Rent Control of said District, but the rate of operations for such offices shall not exceed that which obtained in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 1951: Provided further, That the provisions of this section relating to the Office of Administrator of Rent Control shall be effective (except for liquidation of projects or activities being carried out on June 30, 1951) only to such extent as may be provided for by any extension of, amendment to, or supplementation of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act. SEC. 3. Appropriations and funds made available, and authority granted, pursuant to this joint resolution shall be subject not only to those provisions of title X II of the General Appropriation Act, 1951, which constitute permanent law, but also to those provisions of said title (except section 1214) which were applicable only to the fiscal year 1951, and the provisions of section 1302 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1951, in the same manner as if such annual provisions were contained in, and related to appropriations, funds, and authorizations made available by this joint resolution. SEC. 4. Appropriations and funds made available, and authority granted, pursuant to this joint resolution, shall be determined under the terms hereof by reference to the status of the pertinent appropriation Acts on June 30, 1951, and Budget estimates on June 22, 1951, and shall remain available in the amount and in the manner

Mutual Defense Assistance, etc.

District of Columbia.

55 Stat. 788. D. C. Code S451601 et seg.

64 Stat. 768. 64 Stat. 1066.

Determinations of availability of funds, etc.