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 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 330, 331 . JUNE 30, 1932 . 473 amended, and is specifically authorized by, other law, or (5) to ini a grade. one p osition reduce the compensati on of any person in a gr ade in which only one position is allocated. SE a. 3. No part of any money appropriated by this Act shall be or Puror se, u s e.se used for purchasing any motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle stricted. (except busses, station wagons, and ambulances) at a cost, com- pletely equipped for operation, in excess of $750, except where, in the judgment of the heads of the sundry executive boards, commis- sions, and offi ces, prov ided for herein, special require ments ca n not thus be efficiently met, such exceptions, however, to be limited to not to exceed 10 per centum of the total expenditures for such motor vehicles purchased during the fiscal year, including the value of a vehic le ex change d whe re ex chang e is i nvolv ed; nor shall any money appropriated herein be used for maintaining, driving, or operating any Government-owned motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle not used exclusively for official purposes; and "official purposes " shall not include the transportation of office rs and employees between their domiciles and places of employment except in cases of officers and employees engaged in field work the character of whose duties makes su ch transportation necess ary and then only when the same is approved by the head of the department. This i:xemptions. section shall n ot apply to any m otor veh icles fo r offici al use of the Executive Office nor of the Administrator of Veterans' AfFairs. Sec. 4. That, except as hereinbefore provided, in the expenditure Purchase, et c., o f foreign products tor- of appropriations in this Act the head of every bureau, agency, or bidde n. independent establishment shall, unless in his discretion the interest of the Government will not permit, purchase or contract for, within the li mits of the Unit ed State s, only articles of the g rowth, p roduc- tion, or manufacture of the United States, notwithstanding that such articles of the growth, production, or manufacture of the United States may cos t more, if such excess o f cost be not unr easonabl e. Sne. 5. Th is Act hereafter may be referred to as the "Inde- Title of Act. pendent Offices Appropriation Act, 1933 ." Total appropriated by this Act, $982,446 .041. Approved, June 30, 1932. [CHAPTER 331 .] AN ACT June 30, 1932 . To facilitate execution of and economy in field season contracts of the [1.it . 11944 .1 _ Forest Service. [Public, Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Centractsforservices, of Agriculture is hereafter authorized in connection with the admin- su ppli es, etc., for ensu- ing year may be entered istration of the national forests to enter into contracts for the pro- before appropriation curement of services, materials, and supplies for the ensuing fiscal kherefor . year, prior to the passage of an appropriation therefor : Provided, That such contracts shall aliquot the cost for such service by fiscal Provisos. years and shall not be binding on the United States as to that part Terms of contract. for the ensuing year unless and until an appropriation applicable to the p ayment thereof is made : And provided further, That a ll fiovernment oblige. such contracts shall by their terms provide that the obligation of tion contingent upon the United States is contingent upon the passage of an applicable passage thereof. appropriation and that no payment thereunder will be made until No prior payments . such appropriation becomes available for expenditure. Approved, June 30, 1932 . I I