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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. IL Ca. 270. 1929. 1245 $10,000 except the following : One at not to exceed $18,000, three at not to exceed $15,000 each, and one at not to exceed $12,000. No part of the funds of the United States Shipping Board Mer- then strestrietion in chant Fleet Corpo ration shall be av ailable for t he ren t of b uildin gs in the District of Columbia during the fiscal year 1930 if suitable space is provided for said corporation by the Public Buildings Commission. Total, United States Shipping Board, $11,494,000 : Prov ided, Compensation of at- That of the sums herein made available under the United States to rne ys. Shipping Board, not to exceed an aggregate of $300,000 shall be expended for compensation of regular attorneys employed on a yearly salary basis and for fees and expenses of attorneys employed in special cases. UNITED STATES VETERANS' BUREAU Veterans Bureau. For carrying out the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to Vol. 42 14 Salar4 2, p . 14 zpenses. 7. establish a Veterans' Bureau and to improve the facilities and services Vol . 43, pp . 607, 1302; Vol 44 p.826 . of such bu reau and to further amend and modify the War Risk Ante, p. 964. Insurance Act approved August 9, 1921," and to carry out the 2073. S . Code, pp .1214, provisions of the Act entitled "World War Veterans' Act, 1924," ti Adju t edCompensa- approved June 7, 1924 (U . S . C ., pp . 1214-1229, sets . 421-576 ; pp . Vol. 43, p. 121; Vol. 2073-2081, sees. 422-557 ; 45 Stat ., pp . 964-971), as amended, and 44Ante p.947. for administrative expenses in carrying out the provisions of the 2082• S. Code, pp.1229, World War Adjusted Compensation Act of May 19, 1924 (U . S . Emergency officers' C ., pp . 1229-1234, sets . 591-667 ; pp . 2082-2084, sees . 612-669 ; 45 reAnte, p. 735 . Stat ., pp . 947-950), as amended, for administrative expenses in carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act making eligible for retirement, under certain conditions, officers and former officers of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps of the United States, other than officers of the Regular Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, who incurred physical disability in line of duty while in the service of the United States during the World War," of May 24, 1928 (Vol. 45, pp . 735-736) including salaries of personnel in the District Salaries, supplies,etc. ete of Columbia and elsewhere, and expenses of the central office at Washington, District of Columbia, and regional offices and sub- offices, and including salaries, stationery, and minor office supplies, furniture, equipment and supplies, rentals and alterations, heat, light, and water, miscellaneous expenses, including telephones, tele- gra ms, fr eight, expre ss, la w book s, boo ks of r eferen ce, pe riodic als, amb ulance servi ce, to wel se rvice, laund ry serv ice, r epairs to eq uip- men t, storag e, ice, t axi servi ce, car f are, stam ps and bo x rent, t ravel- ing and subsistence, including not to exceed $4,000 for the expenses, Attendance at meet- except membership fees, of employees detailed by the director to lngs, It '- att end me etings of as sociat ions f or the promot ion of medic al sci ence and annual national conventions of such organizations as may be recognized by the director in the presentation or adjudication of claims under authority of section 500 of the World War Veterans' Vol.43, p . 1311. Act as amended (U . S . C ., p . 1228, sec . 551), and traveling expenses U.S . Code, p. 1228 . of employees transferred from one official station to another when inc urred on the writt en ord er of the di rector, salar ies an d expe nses of employees engaged in field investigation and supervision, pas- senger-carrying and other motor vehicles, including purchase, main- tenance, repairs, and operation of same, salaries and operating Arl ington Build ing . expenses of the Arlington Building and annex, including repairs and mechanical equipment, fuel, electric current, ice, ash removal, and miscellaneous items ; and including the salaries and allowances, where applicable, wages, travel and subsistence of civil employees of the United States veterans' hospitals, supply depots, dispensaries, and clinics, including the furnishing and laundering of white duck

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