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 1062 73d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 648. JUNE 19, 1934 . the sites therefor, to be selected by the Secretary of the Treasury and t he Pos tmaste r Gene ral, a cting jointly, from the p ublic- buildi ng projects specified in Statements Numbered 2 and 3 incorporated in House Report Numbered 1879, Seventy-third Congress, pages 24 to Projects to be within 40, i nclusi ve, an d proj ects s electe d shall be ca rried out wi thin t he estimate, etc. respec tive esti mated or proposed limits of cost spe cified in such sta te- ments except as such limits are authorized to be modified by the Provisos , prov isio ns of the next para graph : Provid ed, That with a view to Equitable distribu- tion, for rel ievin g un- relieving country-wide unemployment the Secretary of the Treasury employment. and the Postmaster General, in the selection of towns or cities in which buildings are to be constructed, shall endeavor to distribute the projects equitably throughout the country so far as may be consistent with the needs of the public service ; and the Secretary of the Treasury and the Postmaster General may also select for prose- cution under this appropriation such projects not included in such report as in their judgment are economically sound and advantageous et Prepa ratio n of plan s, to the public service : Provided further, That the Secre tary of t he Treasury is authorized to direct the preparation of all sketches, estimates, plans, and specifications (including supervision and inspec- tion thereof), and to enter into all contracts, necessary for carrying out the purposes of this paragraph, and he is hereby authorized, when deemed by him desirable and advantageous, to employ, by Temporary tec hni - contract or otherwise, temporary professional, technical, or nontech- cal, etc. . services. nical employees, firms or corporations, to such extent as may be requi red to carry out t he pur poses of this parag raph, withou t refe r- ence t o civil-s ervice la ws, rules, and reg ulations, or to th e Classif i- cation Act of 1923, as amended, or to section 3709 of the Revised Acquiring sites for Statutes of the United States : Provided further, That in the acquisi- emerg ency construe. tion; use of standard tion of any land or sites for the purposes of Federal public buildings pl .4 47, c. PP .722,724. r~ Vol and in the construction of such buildings provided for in this para- graph, the provisions of sections 305 and 306 of the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932, as amended, shall apply. Contracts for public buildings. In order to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into . contracts when the bid of the lowest responsible bidder received in Execution where bids response to public advertisement exceeds the amount available for exceed availa ble sums. any project selected under the preceding P ' graph and/or for proj- ects for which allotment has been heretofore, or may hereafter be, made to the Treasury Department for public buildings construction by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (which allotments shall remain available for the execution of the projects concerned unless released by the Secretary of the Treasury), there Appropriation for shall be made available by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works an additional sum of $2,500,000 out of any unobli- gated funds under the control of such Administration, which total sum shall be transferred immediately upon the enactment of this Act to the Treasury Department and, when approved by the Presi- flent, may be used in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into contracts for public buildings in an amount not exceed- ing, in any one case, 10 per centum in excess of the amount available Proviso. therefor : Provided further, That not excee ding $30, 000 o f the sum Reno, Nev ., retain- ing wall. herein appropriated shall be expended for construction of a retaining wall and/or improvement of grounds of Federal Building at Reno, Nevada. Citation of title. SEC. 2. This title may be cited as the " Emergency Appropriation Act, fis cal year 1935 . " Approved, June 19, 1934.