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 74T H C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 725. JUN E 23, 1936 . 1847 appropriations for the service in connection with which the travel is performed, and appropriations for the fiscal year 1937 of the character heretofore used for such purposes shall be available therefor : Provi ded fu rther, That appropriations hereinafter made, except such as are exclusively for payment of compensation, shall be immediately available for expenses in connection with the exami- nati on of es timates for appr opriatio ns in th e field includi ng per-d iem allo wances i n lieu o f actual expense s of sub sistenc e. FIELD SERVICE, POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT OFFI CE OF THE POST MASTER GENERAL OFFICE OF CHIEF INSPECTOR Salaries of inspectors : Fo r salari es of fi fteen in spectors in char ge of divisions and five hundred and seventy-five inspectors, $2,219,500. Traveling and miscellaneous expenses : For traveling expenses of inspecto rs, insp ectors i n charge, the ch ief post -office inspect or, and the assistant chief post-office inspector, and for the traveling expenses of fou r cler ks per formin g sten ograph ic and cleri cal as sistan ce to post-office inspectors in the investigation of important fraud cases for tests, exhibits, documents, photographs, office and other neces- sary expenses incurred by post-office inspectors in connection with the ir official investigations, including necessary miscellaneous expenses of division headquarters, and not to exceed $500 for tech- nical and sc ientif ic boo ks and other books of re ferenc e need ed in Foe in ex amining field estimates. Field Service. Postmaster General. Rewards to postal employees for inventions : The Postmaster Gen- Rewards to employ ees for inventions im- eral is hereby authorized to pay a cash reward for any invention, proving the service. suggestion, or series of suggestions for an improvement or economy in device, design, or process applicable to the Postal Service sub- mitted by one or more employees of the Post Office Department or the Postal Service which shall be adopted for use and will clearly effect a material economy or increase efficiency, and for that purpose the i re :--see. sum of $200 is hereby appropriated : Provided, That. the sums Additional to regular so paid to employees in accordance with this Act shall be in addition pay. to their usual compensation : Provided further, ~ That no employee Agreement for re d. ernment use required. shall be paid a reward under this appropriation until he has properly executed an agreement to the effect that the use by the United States of the invention, suggestion, or series of suggestions made by him shall not form the basis of a further claim of any nature upon the United States by him, his heirs, or assigns. Travel expenses, Postmaster General and Assistant Postmasters Ge ner al : For tr avel and miscell aneous e xpenses in the P ostal S ervice, offices of the Postmaster General and Assistant Postmasters General, $5,000 . Personal or property damage claims : To enable the Postmaster General to pay claims for damages, occurring during the fiscal year 1937, or in prior fiscal years, to persons or property in accordance Vol. 42, p.63; Vol.4s, with the provisions of the Deficiency Appropriation Act approved p-1207 ° Jun e 16, 1921 (U. S. C., title 5, sec. 392), as amended by the Act u .S.C ., p.67. approved June 22, 1934 (48 Stat., 1207), $30 .000. Adjusted losses and Adjusted losses and cont ingencie s, posta l funds : T o en ab le th e Po st - co ntin genc ies. master General to pay to postmasters, Navy mail clerks, and assist- ant Navy mail clerks or credit them with the amount ascertained to have been lost or destroyed during the fiscal year 1937, or prior fiscal years, through burglary, fire, or other unavoidable casualty resulting from no , fault or negligence on their part, as authorized by the Act approved March 17, 1882, as amended, $60,000. Travel, etc. Damage claims. Chief Inspector's Of fice. Insp ecto rs. Traveling expenses, investigations, etc.