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 518 72d CONGRE SS. SESS. I. CH.361.' JULY 1, 1932 . this heading for the fiscal year 1932, and of the deficiency appropria- tion under the same heading for 1930- 1931, are reappropriated and Pros"4•8 ° made available for the above for the fiscal year 1933 : Pro- Sub jec t to appro% :a purposes y of 1 're,i dent . vided, Th at no pa rt of the appropriation herein ma de may be expended except with the approva l of the Presiden t : Provided fur- Leases, etc. ther, That the acquirement of leases, sites, and rights of way under terms customary in the oil anti gas industry, including obligations to pay rental in advance and to pay da mag es to lands ; crops, or structures arising out of the Government's operations is authorized : Dispnsll of products Provided farther That should valuable products other than helium- in wells other th an heli um-be arin g gas . bearing gas be discovered in wells acquired or drilled for helium- bearing gasl under this appropriation the Secre tary o f Com merce is authorized to provide for the disposal of said wells or the products therefrom, by the contracts under which the property is acquired, or otherwise, in accordance with the interests of the Government therein and in the manner which, in his opinion, is most advan- tageous to the Government ; Economics o fmineral industriati .Economics of mineral industries : For inquiries and investigations, . Invest igationsfordis- and the dissemination of information concerning the economic prob- seminat mg information as to problems of, etc, lems of the twining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other mineral industries, with a view to assuring ample supplies and efficient distribution of the mineral products of the mines and quarries, including studie s and reports re lating to uses, reserves, product ion, distribution, stocks, consumption, prices, and marketing of mineral commodities and primary pro ducts thereof ; pre parat ion of the resources .of m ine ral reports of the mineral resources of the United States, including special statistical inquiries ; and including personal services in the Dis tr ict of Columbia and elsewhere ; pur ch ase of furniture and equipment ; stationery and supplies ; typewriting, adding, and com- puting machines, accessories and repairs ; newspapers ; traveling expenses ; pu rchase, not exce eding $1 ,200, ope ration, maintena nce, and repair of niotor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for offi- cial use in field work ; and for all other necessary expenses not included in the foregoin g, $250, 000, of which amo unt not to excee d $221,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia ; Scientific investiga. During the fiscal year 1933 the head of any department or inde- tion s fo r dep artm ents, etc., by the bureau. penden t est ablis hment of the Government having funds available for scientific investigations and requiring cooperative work by the Bureau of Mines on scientific investigations within the scope of the functions of that bureau and which it is unable to perform within the limits of its appropriations may, with the approval of the Sec- Transfer of funds to retary of Commerce, transfer to the Bureau of Mines such sums credit of bureau. as may be necessary to carry on such investigations. The Secr etary of the Treasury shall transfr on the books of the Treasury Depart- ment any suns which may be authorized hereunder, and such amounts shall be placed to the credit of the Bureau of Mines for the performance of work for the department or establishment fr om Proviso. which the transfer is made : Provided, That a ny su ms tr ansfer red transferred. by any department or independent establishment of the Government to the Bureau of Mines for cooperative work in connection with this appropriation may be expended in the same manner as sums appro- priated herein may be expended ; S.,sec.30 Ii e; Th e purc hase of su pplies and equip ment o r the proc uremen t of II.S.C.,p. 13W. services for the Bureau of_ Mine s, at the seat o f government, as well as in the field outside of the District of Columbia, may be ma de in open' market without compliance with section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, in the manner common among busi-