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CONTRIBUTION TO THE POSTAL FUND

For administration and operation of the Post Office Department and the postal service, there is hereby appropriated the aggregate amount of postal revenues for the current fiscal year, as authorized by law (39 U.S.C., 2201, 2202), together with an amount equal to the difference between such revenues and the total of the appropriations hereinafter specified and the sum needed may be advanced to the Post Office Department upon requisition of the Postmaster General, for the following purposes, namely:

CURRENT AUTHORIZATIONS OUT OF POSTAL FUND

ADMINISTRATION, REGIONAL OPERATION, AND RESEARCH

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for administration of the postal service, operation of the inspection service and regional offices, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131), and conduct of a research and development program (including current increases made as a result of changes in plans in prior year contracts thereunder), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); management studies; not to exceed $25,000 for miscellaneous and emergency expenses; rewards for information and services concerning violations of postal laws and regulations, current and prior fiscal years, in accordance with regulations of the Postmaster General in effect at the time the services are rendered or information furnished; expenses of delegates designated by the Postmaster General to attend meetings and congresses for the purpose of making postal arrangements with foreign governments pursuant to law, and not to exceed $20,000 of such expenses to be accounted for solely on the certificate of the Postmaster General; and not to exceed $20,000 for rewards for information and services as provided for herein, shall be paid in the discretion of the Postmaster General and accounted for solely on his certificate; and settlement of claims, pursuant to law, current and prior fiscal years, for damages, and for losses resulting from unavoidable casualty; $82,000,000--

OPERATIONS

(indefinite)

$82, 000, 000

For expenses necessary for postal operations, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131); for repair of vehicles owned by, or under control of, units of the National Guard and departments and agencies of the Federal Government where repairs are made necessary because of utilization of such vehicles in the postal service, and for other activities conducted by the Post Office Department pursuant to law; $3,434,000,000: Provided, 3, 434, 000, 000 That not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation available to the Post Office Department for the current fiscal year may be transferred, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, to any other such appropriation or appropriations; but the appropriation "Administration, regional operation, and research", shall not be increased by more than $1,000,000 as a result of such transfers: Provided further, That functions financed by the appropriations available to the Post Office Department for the current fiscal year and the amounts appropriated therefor, may be transferred, in addition to the appropriation transfers otherwise authorized in this Act and with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, between such appropriations

to the extent necessary to improve administration and operations: Provided further, That Federal Reserve banks and branches may be reimbursed for expenditures as fiscal agents of the United States on account of Post Office Department operations.

TRANSPORTATION

For payments for transportation of domestic and foreign mails by air, land, and water transportation facilities, including current and prior fiscal years settlements with foreign countries for handling of mail, $590,000,000

FACILITIES

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation of postal facilities, buildings, and field postal communication service; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131); procurement of stamps and accountable paper, and postal supplies; and storage of vehicles owned by, or under control of, units of the National Guard and departments and agencies of the Federal Government; $152,500,000‒‒‒

PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for modernization and acquisition of equipment and facilities for postal purposes, including current increases made as a result of changes in plans in prior year contracts therefor, $110,000,000: Provided, That the funds herein appropriated shall be available for repair, alteration, and improvement of the mail equipment shops at Washington, District of Columbia, and for payment to the General Services Administration for the repair, alteration, preservation, renovation, improvement, and equipment of federally owned property used for postal purposes, including improved lighting, color, and ventilation for the specialized conditions in space occupied for postal purposes.

This title may be cited as the "Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1962".

[Total, Title II-Post Office Department, $4,368,500,000.]

TITLE III

TAX COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses, including contract stenographic reporting services, $1,750,000: Provided, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge.

This Act may be cited as the "Treasury-Post Office Appropriation Act, 1962".

Approved August 21, 1961.

$590, 000, 000

152, 500, 000

110, 000, 000

1,750,000

Total, Title I-Treasury Department---
Total, Title II-Post Office Department-

Total, Title III-Tax Court of the United States---

$928, 515, 000

4,368, 500,000
1,750,000

Grand Total, Treasury-Post Office Appropriation Act, 1962- 5, 298, 765, 000

NOTE. In addition to the appropriations for the fiscal year 1962 carried in

the foregoing annual appropriation act, the following additional amounts are

available for such departments for such fiscal year:

Permanents and indefinites (general and special accounts):

Treasury Department (pp. 654–656)

Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1962:

Treasury Department (pp. 227–228).

Foreign Assistance Appropriation Act, 1962:

Treasury Department (p. 74) –

Private laws (p. 638).

Public laws (pp. 235-236).

$9,022, 131, 620

675,000

171, 656, 000
101, 633
71, 739

9, 194, 635, 992

Grand total, exclusive of trust funds under permanent appro

priations___

Deduct amounts for independent agencies transferred to independent offices total:

Tax Court of the United States (p. 212) ....

Net amount___.

Treasury Department..
Post Office Department__.

For trust funds, see pp. 654–656.

- 14, 493, 400, 992

$1,750,000

14, 491, 650, 992

$10, 123, 150, 992
4,368, 500, 000

SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ACT, 1962

[PUBLIC LAW 87-332]

[87TH CONGRESS, H.R. 9169]

By the Act making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962, and for other purposes, approved September 30, 1961.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply supplemental appropriations (this Act may be cited as the "Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1962") for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962, and for other purposes, namely:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for "Salaries and Expenses", $20,000.
AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE

EMERGENCY CONSERVATION MEASURES

For an additional amount for "Emergency conservation measures" to be used for the same purposes and subject to the same conditions as funds appropriated under this head in the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957, and the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1958, including necessary administrative expenses, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.

FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION

LOAN AUTHORIZATIONS

For an additional amount for "Loan Authorizations", for loans under the Act of August 28, 1937, as amended, $8,000,000.

FARM HOUSING GRANTS AND LOANS

For grants and loans for the purposes of subsections 504 (a) and 504 (b), of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1474), $10,000,000, to remain available until June 30, 1965.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", including $125,000 for farm housing research and study programs as authorized by subsections (b) and (c) of section 506 of the Housing Act of 1949, as added by section 805 of the Housing Act of 1961 (42 U.S.C. 1471), $1,500,000‒‒‒

[Total, Farmers Home Administration, $11,500,000.] Total, Department of Agriculture, $16,520,000.]

$20,000

5, 000, 000

8,000,000 (loan authorization)

10, 000, 000

1,500,000

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

PARTICIPATION IN CENTURY 21 EXPOSITION

For an additional amount for Participation in Century 21 Exposition, for expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1703), as amended (73 Stat. 486), $900,000, to remain available until expended..

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $185,000.

MARITIME ACTIVITIES

MARITIME TRAINING

Reimbursement may be made to the appropriation for the current fiscal year for "Maritime training", for expenses in support of activities financed from the appropriations for "Research and development" and "Ship construction."

PAYMENT OF WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS

For payment of claims arising out of vessel operations activities of the War Shipping Administration, $18,136---

NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS

RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

For an additional amount for "Research and technical services", $1,500,000, of which not to exceed $475,000 shall be available for payment to the "Working capital fund", National Bureau of Standards, for additional capital.

WEATHER BUREAU

METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE OPERATIONS

For expenses necessary to establish and operate a system for the continuous observation of worldwide meteorological conditions from space satellites and for the reporting and processing of the data obtained for use in weather forecasting, including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), $48,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That payments of (a) not to exceed $285,000 may be made to the appropriation for the Weather Bureau for the current fiscal year for "Salaries and expenses," and (b) not to exceed $600,000 may be made to the General Services Administration for construction of additional office space: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for payment to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for procurement, in accordance with the authority available to that Administration, of such equipment or facilities as may be necessary to establish and operate the aforesaid system.

$900,000

185,000

18, 136

1,500,000

48, 000, 000

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