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 202 73d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 90. JUNE 16, 1933 . Aircraft. aircraft and technical construction for the Army Air Corps and Army housing pros- such Army housing projects as the President may approve, and ectQ etc~ provision of original equipment for the mechanization or motor- ization of such Army tactical units as he may designate : Provided, however, That in the event of an internatio nal agreement for the nsion of naval and military construe- f urther limit ation of ar mament, to w hich the Un ited S tates is ti on signatory, the President is hereby authorized and empowered to suspend, in whole or in part, any such naval or military construction or mechanization and motorization of Army units : Provided fur- Constru ction ther, That this title shall not be applicable to public works under Arcb hite ct o[ t f he Cap - the jurisdiction or control of the Architect of the Capitol or of an y itol. commission or committee for which such Architect is the contracting and/or executive officer. If ef .nemp loym ent re- SEC. 203 . (a) With a view to increasing employment quickly (while reasonably securing any loans made by the United States) the Presi- gencies to be cre- ated. dent is authorized and empowered, through the Administrator or through such other agencies as he may designate or create, (1) to con- Construct ion of pub- struct finance or aid in the construction or financing of any public. lie works project. > >" g yp works project included in the program prepared pursuant to section 202 ; (2) upon such terms as the President shall prescribe, to make Grants to Stag . grants to States, municipalities, or other public bodies for the con- struction, repair, or improvement of any such project, but no such Limit . grant shall be in excess of 30 per centum of the cost of the labor and Acquisition of prop- materials employed upon such project ; (3) to acquire by purchase, or prig' by exercise of the power of eminent domain, any real or personal propert y in connecti on with the co nstruction of any such proj ect, Sales » and to sell any security acquired or any property so constructed or acquired or to lease any such property with or without the privilege L" U se of. oa proceeds. of p urchase : Provided, That all moneys received from any such sale or lease or the repaymnt of any loan shall be used to rere obliga- Post, p. 206. tions issued pursuant to section 209 of this Act, in addition to any nanceilro ad mainte- other moneys required to be used for such purpose ; (4) to aid in the financing of such railroad maintenance and equipment as may be approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission as desirable for the improvement of transportation facilities ; and (5) to advance, upon request of the Commission having jurisdiction of the project, the unapprop riated balanc e of the sum authorized for carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide- for the Library of Congress . construction and equipment of an annex to the Library of Con- Vol as, p. 5uM gress ", approved June 13, 193 0 (46 Stat . 583) ; such advance to be expended und er the direct ion of such C ommission and in accordance State, etc., Balance of ievan ues and expends- with such Act : Provided, That in deciding to extend any aid or tures, grant hereunder to any State, county, or municipality the President may consider whether action is in process or in good faith assured therein reasonably designed to bring the ordinary current expendi- tures thereof within the prudently estimated revenues thereof. The Appli cabil ity of pr o- provisions of this section and section 202 shall extend to public visions. work s in the sev eral Sta tes, Haw aii, Ala ska, the Dis tric t of Col um- bia, Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, and the Virgin Islands. Travel expenses. (b) All expenditures for authorized travel by officers and employees, including subsistence, required on account of any Federal public-works projects, shall be charged to the amounts allocated to such projects, notwithstanding any other provisions of law Personal services . there is authorized to be employed such personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere as may be required to be engaged upon such work and to be in addition to employees otherwise pro- vided for, the compensation of such additional personal services to be a charge against the funds made available for such construction work.
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