GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 202. Appropriations made in this title for general administration and for postal operations shall be available for examination of estimates of appropriations in the field. SEC. 203. Appropriations made in this title, except those for payment of claims, shall be available for expenditures in connection with accident prevention. SEC. 204. Appropriations made in this title available for expenses of travel shall be available, under regulations prescribed by the Postmaster General, for expenses of attendance at meetings of technical, scientific, professional, or other similar organizations concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation concerned is made. SEC. 205. This title may be cited as the "Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1953". [Total, Post Office Department, $2,793,800,000.] TITLE III-GOVERNMENT CORPORATION The following corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Budget for the fiscal year 1953 for such corporation, except as hereinafter provided: EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF WASHINGTON Not to exceed $1,125,000 (to be on an accrual basis) of the funds of the Export-Import Bank of Washington shall be available during the current fiscal year for all administrative expenses of the bank including the purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a): Provided, That necessary expenses (including special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of any real or personal property belonging to the bank or in which it has an interest including expenses of collections of pledged collateral, or the investigation or appraisal of any property in respect to which an application for a loan has been made, shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof. SEC. 302. This title may be cited as the "Export-Import Bank of Washington Appropriation Act, 1953". [For availability of corporate funds for 1953 for Reconstruction Finance Corporation, see p. 234.] TITLE IV-GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, or of the funds available for expenditure by any corporation included in this Act, shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or $1,125,000 (corporate funds) violence: Provided, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Provided further, That any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation or fund contained in this Act 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 penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. SEC. 402. Except for the automobiles officially assigned to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Postmaster General, respectively, and automobiles assigned for operation by the Secret Service Division, no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any civilian employee of the Government whose primary duties consist of acting as chauffeur of any Governmentowned passenger motor vehicle (other than a bus or ambulance), unless such appropriation is specifically authorized to be used for paying the compensation of employees performing such duties. SEC. 403. This Act may be cited as the "Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropriation Act, 1953”. Approved June 30, 1952. Total, Title I-Treasury Department--- NOTE. $644, 095, 000 2,793, 800, 000 Grand Total, Treasury and Post Office Departments Appro- In addition to the appropriations for the fiscal year 1953 carried in the foregoing annual appropriation Act, the following additional amounts are available for such departments for such fiscal year: $3, 437, 895, 000 Permanents and indefinites (general and special accounts), $9,580, 944, 050 Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1953: Treasury Depart ment (p. 234). Private Laws (pp. 503, 504) 10, 925, 000 Grand total, exclusive of trust funds under permanent appro- Treasury Department Post Office Department-. a $10, 236, 438, 185 13, 030, 238, 185 9,592, 343, 185 13, 030, 238, 185 For trust funds, see pp. 521-525, SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ACT, 1953 [PUBLIC LAW 547-82D CONGRESS] By the Act making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1953, and for other purposes, approved July 15, 1952. 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 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1953, and for other purposes, namely: CHAPTER I DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FISCAL SERVICE For an additional amount, fiscal year 1952, for "Salaries and expenses, Fiscal Service", $70,000. COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT FUND EXPENSES DISTRICT GOVERNMENT RETIREMENT AND RELIEF FUNDS For an additional amount for "District government retirement and relief funds", $397,000__ DISTRICT DEBT SERVICE $70,000 397,000 For reimbursement to the Treasury of the United States for the amount paid to the Pan American Union under the provisions of Public Law 902, approved December 29, 1950, $54,692_ REGULATORY AGENCIES OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATOR OF RENT CONTROL SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses for "Office of Administrator of Rent Control", $125,000, of which not less than $27,000 shall be available for payment of terminal leave only: Provided, That this paragraph shall be effective only upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation for the purposes of rent control in the District of Columbia. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPERATING EXPENSES PUBLIC SCHOOL FOOD SERVICES FUND For crediting to the public school food services fund, in accordance with the provisions of the District of Columbia Public School 54,692 125,000 Food Services Act (Public Law 159, approved October 8, 1951), $25,000-- OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE SALARIES AND EXPENSES $25,000 For expenses necessary for the Office of Civil Defense, including personal services without reference to the civil service laws as related to recruitment; and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), $100,000--- REDEVELOPMENT LAND AGENCY For payment of per diem for the fiscal year 1952 of members of the Redevelopment Land Agency of the District of Columbia, $5,020: Provided, That this appropriation shall also be available for the payment of such per diem for services rendered prior to July 1, 1950. HEALTH DEPARTMENT MEDICAL CHARITIES For an additional amount, fiscal year 1950, for "Medical charities", $92,613-- 100,000 5,020 92,613 PUBLIC WORKS OPERATING EXPENSES, ELECTRICAL DIVISION For an additional amount, fiscal year 1951, for "Operating expenses, Electrical Division", $19,341. CAPITAL OUTLAY, SEWER DIVISION For an additional amount for "Capital outlay, Sewer Division", to remain available until June 30, 1954, $1,200,000, including such amount as may be necessary for the preparation of surveys, plans, and specifications in connection with the construction of storm-water and relief sewers. 19,341 1,200,000 REPAIRS TO OLD BAY LINE PIER For emergency repairs to Old Bay Line pier, Washington Channel, $26,700, which amount shall be transferred to the Department of the Army and be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, and shall remain available until expended. [Total, Public Works, $1,246,041.] DIVISION OF EXPENSES The sums appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia shall, unless otherwise specifically provided for, be paid out of the general fund of the District of Columbia, as defined in the District of Columbia Appropriation Acts for the fiscal years involved. Total, District of Columbia (chapter I)-. 26,700 2,115, 366 CHAPTER II LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SENATE CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 1953: To enable the Secretary of the Senate to pay the necessary expenses of the inaugural ceremonies of the President of the United States, January 20, 1953, in accordance with such program as may be adopted by the joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives, appointed under a concurrent resolution of the two Houses, including the pay for extra police, $156,000__. Stationery: For an additional allowance for stationery of $300 for each Senator and the President of the Senate for the second session of the Eighty-second Congress, $29,100, to remain available for obligation until January 2, 1953. For an additional amount for Inquiries and investigations, Committee on Appropriations, $250,000-[Total, Senate, $435,100.] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES For an additional amount for salaries and expenses, studies and examinations of executive agencies, by the Committee on Appropriations, including the purposes of Committee on Appropriations Resolution Numbered 11, adopted by the committee on July 2, 1952, $250,000__ CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE Stationery (revolving fund): For an additional amount for "Stationery (revolving fund)", $132,200, including an additional stationery allowance of $300 for each Representative, Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, for the second session of the Eighty-second Congress, to remain available until expended. [Total, House of Representatives, $382,200.] ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL For an additional amount for "House Office Buildings": $48,750-House Restaurants: For structural and mechanical changes, labor, materials, equipment, and all other necessary items to provide facilities for carry-out food service in the New and Old House Office Buildings, to be operated as part of the House of Representatives restaurants, $23,000- $156,000 29, 100 250,000 250,000 132, 200 48,750 [Total, Architect of the Capitol, $71,750.] Total, Legislative Branch (chapter II). CHAPTER III DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS, FEDERAL AIRPORT ACT For an additional amount for "Claims, Federal Airport Act", $585,536, as follows: Travis Field, Savannah, Georgia, $51,797; 23,000 889, 050 585, 536 |