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 1330 SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS. SESS. III. CH. 280 . 1931 . law books, books of reference, periodicals, blank books, pamphlets, maps, newspapers (not exceeding $2,500) ; purchase of atlases or maps ; stationery ; furniture and repairs to same ; carpets, matting, oilcloth, file cases, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges ; fuel, lighting, and heating ; purchase and exchange of motor trucks and bicycles ; mainten ance, re pair, an d operati on of th ree moto r-propel led pass en- ger-carrying vehicles and motor trucks and bicycles, to be used only for official purposes ; freight and express charges ; postage to foreign countries ; telegraph and telephone service ; typewriters, adding machines, and other labor-saving devices, including their repair and exchange ; first-aid outfits for use in the buildings occupied by employees of this department ; street-car fares, not exceeding $500 ; and all other miscellaneous items and necessary expenses not included in the foregoing, $280,000, which sum shall constitute the appropria- Available for field tion for contingent expenses of the department, except the Patent service. Office, and shall also be available for the purchase of necessary sup- plies and equipment for field services of bureaus and offices of the depar tmen t for whic h co nting ent a nd m iscel laneo us a pprop riati ons Purchases. are specifically made in order to facilitate the purchase through the .Proviso. central purchasing office (Division of Supplies), as provided by Restriction on main- la w : Prov ided, That expenditures from appropriations contained tenance, etc ., of passen. ger vehicles. in this Act for the maintenance, upkeep, and repair, exclusive of garage rent, pay of operator, fuel, and lubricants on any one motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicle used by the Department of Commerce shall not exceed one-third of the market price of a new vehicle of the same make or class, and in any case more than $500. Printing and bind- For all printing and binding for the Department of Commerce, ing , in cluding all of its bureaus, offices, institutions, and services in th e District of Columbia and elsewhere, except the Patent Office and the Proviso. Bureau of the Census, $750,000 : Provided, That an amount not to Copy editors. > > exceed $2,000 of this appropriation may be expended for salaries of persons detailed from the Government Printing Office for service as copy editors. Radio Division. RADIO DIVISION Wireless commnnica- Wireless communication laws : To enable the Secretary of Com- tion on steam vessels. Enforcement of laws merce to enforce the Acts of Congress "to require apparatus and requiring, o pera tors for r adio comm unica tion on c ertai n oc ean s teame rs" and Vol. 36, p. 629; Vol. "to regulate radio communication" and carry out the provisions 37, pp. 199, 1565 ; Vol. 441T_ 1164. of the international radiotelegraphic convention, examine and set- p. S. c ., Supp. IV, tl e intern ational r adio acc ounts, i ncluding persona l service s in the District of Columbia, and to employ such persons and means as may be necessary, traveling and subsistence expenses, purchase and exchange of instruments, technical books, tabulating. duplicating, and other office machinery and devices, rent and all other miscel- laneous items, including rubber gloves, aprons, rubber boots, and necessary expenses not included in the foregoing, $646,700, of which tr Services in the Dis- amount not to exceed $80,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Aircraft in commerce. AI RCR AFT IN COMMERCE Perso nal serv ices and Aircraft in commerce : To carry out the provisions of the Act alley pen V ses p.. W. s sc ia. approved May 20, 1926, entitled " Act to encourage and regulate the use of aircraft in commerce, and for other purposes " (U. S. C., title 49, sees . 171-184), as amended by the Act approved February 28, 1929 (U . S . C., Supp . III, title 49, sec . 173d), including salary U . S45C., Supp. IV. of Assistant Secretary of Commerce (provided for in the Act cited p.650. abo ve), and other pe rsonal s ervices in the D istrict o f Columb ia (not to exceed $320,320) and elsewhere ; rent in the District of Columbia

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