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PUBLIC LAW 137—AUG. 31, 1951

482), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), and real estate appraisers, by contract or otherwise without regard to the civil service and classification laws, at rates of pay or fees not to exceed those usual for similar services; and purchase of options and other costs incident to the acquisition of land; f 155,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not exceeding $17,250 of the funds available under the above appropriation during the current fiscal year may be used for regular and part-time personal services or other necessary expenses of the Commission, excepting services by contract.

279 D. C. Codo § 8-102 note. 60 Stat. 810.

Limitation.

S E C U R I T I E S AND E X C H A N G E COMMISSION Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses, including purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; not to exceed $1,150 for the purchase of newspapers; and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); $5,378,480, of which not more than $4,909,700 shall be available for personal services.

60 Stat. 810.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Salaries and expenses, Smithsonian Institution: For all necessary expenses for the preservation, exhibition, and increase of collections from the surveying and exploring expeditions of the Government and from other sources; for the system of international exchanges between the United States and foreign countries; for anthropological researches among the American Indians and the natives of lands under the jurisdiction or protection of the United States, independently or in cooperation with State, educational, and scientific organizations in the United States, and the excavation and preservation of archeological remains; for maintenance of the Astrophysical Observatory and making necessary observations in high altitudes; for the administration of the National Collection of Fine A r t s; for the administration, and for the construction and maintenance, of laboratory and other facilities on Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, under the provisions of the Act of July 2, 1940, as amended by the provisions of Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1946; for the maintenance and administration of a national air museum as authorized by the Act of August 12, 1946 (20 U.S.C. 77); including not to exceed $35,000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards and elevator conductors; repairs and alterations of buildings and approaches; and preparation of manuscripts, drawings, and illustrations for publications; $2,391,200. Salaries and expenses. National Gallery of A r t: For the upkeep and operation of the National Gallery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose publications or services are available to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards and elevator operators; purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting' buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; and not to exceed $15,000 for restoration and repair of works of art

Astrophysical O b servatory. National Collection of Fine Arts.

54 Stat. 724. 48 U. S. O. §§ 13811387. 60 Stat. 1101. 5 U.S.C. 5 133y-16 note. 60 Stat. 997. 60 Stat. 810.

20 U.S.C. §§ 71-75. 53 Stat. 577. 20 U.S.C. §.74. 60 Stat. 810.