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 74TH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 405. MAY 15, 1936 . by c ontract if deeme d necess ary, wit hout reg ard to s ection 3 709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5) ; rent ; traveling expenses ; purchase of books, documents, newspapers, periodicals and maps ; stationery ; official cards ; printing and binding ; entertain- ment ; and such other expenses as may be authorized by the Secretary of S tate, in cluding the reim bursemen t of oth er appro priation s from which payments may have been made for any of the purposes herein specified, $18,500. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO Salaries and expenses : For expenses of meeting the obligations of the United S tates un der the treaties of 1884, 1889, 1905, an d 1906 between the United States and Mexico, and of compliance with the Act approved August 19, 1935 (49 Stat . 660) including maintenance and preservation of the rectified channel of the Rio Grande under the terms of Article XI of the Convention between the United States and Mexico, concluded February 1, 193'3 (48 Stat . 1621, 1626), oper- ation of gagin g statio ns where necessa ry and t heir equ ipment ; per- sonal services and ren t in the Distric t of Col umbia an d elsewh ere ; fees for professional services at rates and in amounts to be deter- mined by the Secretary of State ; travel expenses, including trans- portation of effects ; pr inting a nd bindi ng ; law bo oks and bo oks of ref eren ce ; subscriptions to foreign and domestic newspapers and periodicals ; purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger- and freight-carrying vehicles ; pur- chase of rubber boots and waders for official use of employees chase of ice ; drilling and testing of darn sites, by contract if deemed necessary, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U . S . C., title 41, sec . 5) ; equipment and such other miscellaneous expens es as th e Secret ary of S tate may deem pr oper, $1 40,000. For the construction (including operation and maintenance and protection during construction) of the following projects under the supervision of the International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, United States section, including salaries and wages of employees, laborers, and mechanics ; fees for professional serv ices at rates an d in amo unts to be deter mined by the Sec retary of State ; travel expenses ; rents ; construction and operation of gaging s t at i on s ; purc hase (in cluding exchange ), maint enance, repairs, and oper ation of motor-p ropelled passeng er- and freight- carrying vehi- cles ; drilling and testing of dam sites, by contract if deemed neces- sary, without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5); hire, with or without personal services, of work animals, and animal-drawn and motor-propelled vehicles and equipment ; acquisition by donation, purchase, or con- demnation, of real and personal property, including expenses of abstracts and certificates of title ; transportation of things (includ- ing drayage of personal effects of employees upon change of station) printing and binding ; communication services ; equipment, materials and supplies, including purchase of ice, rubber boots, and waders for official use of employees, and such other miscellaneous expenses as the Secretary of State may deem necessary : Rio Grande rectification project : For the rectification of the Rio Gran de in the El Paso -Juare z Vall ey und er th e conv ention con- cluded February 1, 1933, between the United States and Mexico, $1,200,000, to be available immediately. 131 7 R. S., sec. 3709, p.733. U. S. C., p.1803. Printing and binding. Intern ationalBoimd- arre Commission, United States and Mexico. Vol.24,p.1011;Vol. 26, p. 1512; Vol. 34, p2s Ante, p. 660. Rio Grande, rectif ied cha nnel. Vol.48,p.1626. Print ing and binding . Contracts without advertising. R.S.,sec.3709,p.733. U.S.C.,p.1803. Con str uct ion und er Commission supervi- s ion . Post, p. 1631. Contracts without advertising. U. S. C., p. 1803. Rio Grande rectifi- cation project. Vol.48,p.1621.
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