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 86 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cu. 57. 1928. included in the foregoing, to be expended under the direction of the Class ifica tion. Secretary of Commerce, and under the following heads P romot ing comm erce Promoting commerce in Europe -and other areas : Investigations in in Europe, etc' Euro pe a nd o ther are as for thpr omot ion and dev elop ment of the forei gn co mmerc e of the Unite d St ates, $8 59, 143, of which amount Services in the Dis- not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for personal services in the trict. District of Columbia ; P romot ing comm erce Promoting commerce in Latin America : Investigations in Latin in Latin America. America for the promotion and development of the foreign com- merce of the United States, $458,817, of which amount not to exceed tri orvices in the Dis- $113,800 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia ; Pr omot ing c omme rce Promoting commerce in the Far East : Investigations in the Far in the Far East. East for the promotion and development of the foreign commerce of Services in the Dis- the United States, $365,000, of which amount not to exceed $107,060 trict. may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia ; Pr omot ing c omme rce in Africa . Promoting g commerce in Africa : Investigations in Africa for the . promotion and development of the foreign commerce of the United tr Strvices in the Dis- Sta tes, $1 05, 010, of which amount not to exceed $17,000 may be District and Cooper- expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. ative Offices. Maintenance of District and Cooperative Office Service : For all expenses necessary offices, outside rent, to operate and maintain district and cooperative offices, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, rent outside of the District of Columbia, traveling and subsistence exp enses of off icers and em ployee s, pur chase o f furn iture and eq uip- ment, stationery and supplies, typewriting, adding, -and computing mach ines, access ories and re pairs, purcha se of maps, books of ref er- ence and periodicals, reports, documents, plans, specifications, manu- scripts, not exceeding $800 for newspapers, both foreign and domes- tic, for which payment may be made in advance, and all other publi- cations necessary for the promotion of the commercial interests of the United State s, and all o ther i ncident al exp enses not in cluded in Services in the Dis- triet - the foregoing, $540,000, of which amount not to exceed $21,500 may Proviso. be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia : Pro- Conditions on open- in g new offices. vided, That the Secretary of Commerce may require as a condition for the opening of a new office or the continuation of an existing office that commercial organizations in the district affected provide suitable quarters without cost to the Government or at rentals at Discretiona ry an. lower than prevailing rates. The Secretary may, at his discretion, thority of the Secre- tary. refuse to open a new office or continue an existing office where such assis tance from l ocal c ommerc ial or ganizat ions i s not provid ed. Chi na Tr ade Act . Enforcement of China Trade Act : To carry out the provisions of Enforcement Cz- the Act entitled "China Trade Act, 1922," including personal serv- pen ses. Vol. 42, p. 849; Vol. ices in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, traveling and sub- 43, p. 995. sistence expenses of officers and employees, purchase of furniture and equipment, stationery and supplies, typewriting, adding and computing machines, accessories and repairs, purchase of books of reference and periodicals, reports, documents, plans, specifications, Outside rent. maps, manuscripts, and all other publications ; rent outside the Dis- trict of Col umbia ; i ce and dr inking wa ter for o ffice pur poses, an d all Services in the Dis- necess ary ex penses not i nclude d in t he fore going, $30,000, of which trict. amount not to exceed $10,820 may be expended for personal services Proviso. Y Adv anc e paymen ts in the District of Columbia : Provided, That payment in advan ce authorized. for te lephon e and other simila r serv ices un der th is app ropria tion i s hereby authorized. Export industries. Export industries : To enable the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Investigating prob- lems relating to. Commerce to investigate and report on domestic as well as foreign problem s rela ting t o the produc tion, distrib ution, and m arketi ng, in so far as they relate to the important export industries of the United Ser vices in the Dis- trict. States, including personal services in the District of Columbia not

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