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 574 Executive Mansion, etc. Care, repairs, etc. White House police. Salaries. Uniforms and equip- ment. Independent estab- lishments. Alien Property Cus- todi an. All office expenses. Vol. 40, p. 415; Vol. 41, pp. 35, 977, 1147; Vol. 42, p. 351, 1511; Vol. 44, p. 406. Ante, p. 254. Payment from funds under control of Custo- dian. American Ba ttle Monuments Commis- sion. All expenses. Vol. 42, p.1509. Title to land in for- eign countri es. Travel expenses. Office exp ense s abroad. Printing, etc. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 580 . 1928 . EXECUTIVE MANSION AND GROUNDS For the care, maintenance, repair, refurnishing, improvement, heating, and lighti ng, in cludin g elec tric po wer an d fixt ures o f the Executive Mansion, the Executive Mansion greenhouses, including reco nstr ucti on, and the Exe cuti ve M ansi on grou nds, and not to exceed $100 for traveling expenses, to be expended by contract or ot herwis e as t he Pre sident may d etermi ne, $10 2,000. WHITE HOUSE POLICE Salaries : First sergeant, $2,700 ; three sergeants at $2,400 each ; and thirty-five privates at $2,100 each ; in all, $83,400. For uniforming and equipping the White House police, including the purchase, issue, and repair of revolvers and the purchase and issue of ammunition and miscellaneous supplies, to be procured in such manner as the President in his discretion may determine, $2,500 . Total, Executive Office, $437,180. INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENTS ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN All e xpense s of t he off ice of the A lien Pr operty Custo dian a uthor- ized by the Act entitled "An Act to define, regulate, and punish tra ding w ith th e enem y, and for o ther p urposes ," app roved Octobe r 6, 1917, as amended, including compensation of the Alien Property Custodian at not to exceed $10,000 per annum ; shall be paid from interest and collections on trust funds and other properties under the contr ol of such C ustodi an. AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION For ever y exp endit ure requi site for o r in ciden t to the work of the American Battle Monuments Commission authorized by the Act entitled "An Act for the creation of an American Battle Monuments Commission to erect suitable memorials commemorating the services of the Am erican soldi er in Europe, and for oth er pur poses, " appr oved Mar ch 4, 1923, includ ing th e acqu isitio n of la nd or intere st in land in foreign countries for carrying out the purposes of said Act without submission to the Attorney General of the United States under the provisions of section 355 of the Revised Statutes ; employment of per sonal ser vices in t he D istri ct of Col umbia and elsew here ; the transportation of, mileage of, reimbursement of actual travel expenses or per diem in lieu thereof to the personnel engaged upon the work of the commission ; the reimbursement of actual travel expenses (not exceeding an average of $8 per day for subsistence) or per diem in lieu thereof (not exceeding $7 per day) to, and the transportation of the members of the commission, while engaged upon the work of the commission ; the establishment of offices and the rent of office space in foreign countries ; the purchase of motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for the official use of the commission and its personnel in foreign countries, at a total cost of not to exceed $2,000 ; the maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles which may be furnished to the com mission by other depa rtments of the Gover nment or acquired by purchase ; printing, binding, engraving, lithographing, photographing, and typewriting, including the publication of infor- mation concerning the American activities, battlefields, memorials, and cemeteries in Europe ; the purchase of maps, textbooks, news-

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