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 1346 74TH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 405. MAY 15, 1936. schedule and fidelity bonds, commonly carried by commercial cor- Ac Mlrp c hant Mar ine porations engaged in the same or a similar business, and for carry- ? Vol.4C p. 062 ing out the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, and amendments thereto, (a) the am ount of operating funds on hand July 1, 1936 ; (b) all amounts received during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, other than the proceeds of sales of ships and surplus property ; (c) so much of the total proceeds of sales of ships and surplus property received during the fiscal year 1937 as is necessary to meet (1) the expens es of liquidation, including the salaries of personnel engaged ther eon and the cost incident to the delivery of vessels to purchasers not to exceed $450,000, (2) the cost of ma in- Rec ond iti oni ng, etc ., taining the laid-up fl eet not to exceed $525 ,000, and (3) not to ships carrreing basic commodities abroad. exceed $1,000,000 shall be available upon the written approval of the Secretary o f Commerce for use for recon ditioning and operating ships for carrying coal, cotton, grain, lumber, and other basic com- modities to foreign ports ; and (d) so much of the total proceeds of sales of s hips and s urplu s pro perty rece ived durin g the fisc al year 1937 as is necessary for the protection of the interests of the United States i n any vessel or property on which the United States Provi so . restricted. holds a mortgage : Provided, That no part of these sums, (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall be used for the payment of claims arising out of the construc tion and requisitionin g of vessels. Vol. 42, f6laims. . That portion of the special claims appropriation contained in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act f or the fiscal year 1923 com mitte d prio r to July 1, 1923, and remaining unexpended on June 30, 1936, shall continue available until June 30, 1937, for the same purposes a nd under the same conditions. Opera tion o f ships. To enable the United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation to operate ships or lines of ships which have been or may be taken back from purchasers by reason of competition or Vol .44,p. afs. other methods employed by foreign shipowners or operators, there is hereb y rea pprop riate d the unex pende d bal ance of th e app ropri a- tion of $10,000,000 made for similar purposes in the Independent Proviso. Offices Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1927 : Provided, That pprov al of Pres i- dent. n o expenditure shall be made for the purposes of this paragraph from this sum without the prior approval of the President of the United States. Atto rneres. No art of the sums appropriated in this Act shall be used to Approaa1 of contract h of cmploreMont. ay the compensation of any attorney, regular or special, for the nited States Shipping Board Bureau or the United States Ship- ping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation unless the contract of employment has been approved by the Attorney General of the United S tates. Sal arre rest ricti on. No part of the funds of the United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation shall be available to pay any salary Rent. at a rate in excess of $8,000 per annum. No part of the funds of the United States Shipping Board Mer- chant Fleet Corporation shall be available for the rent of buildings in the Distr ict o f Col umbia during the fiscal year 1937 if suitable Vol . 4s,p .asa. space is provided for said corporation by the Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations of the Department of the Interior. Fue l oil of foreign production No part of the funds of the United States Shipping Board Mer- . Purehase, use, etc., chant Fleet Corporation shall be available during the fiscal year restricted. 1937 for the purchase of any kind of fuel oil of foreign production for issue, delivery, or sale to ships at points either in they United States or its possessions, where oil of the production of the United States or its possessions is available, if the cost of such oil compared with foreign-oil costs be not unreasonable.