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 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION CH. 359-JUNE 16, 1937 FOR EI GN SER VIC E RETIREMENT AND DIS ABI LIT Y FUND For financing the liability of the United States, created by the Act approved February 23, 1931 (U . S . C., title 22, sec . 21), $188,000, which amount shall be placed to the credit of the "Foreign Service retirement and disability fund ." SALARIES OF CLERKS IN 'ritE FOREIGN SERVICE For salaries of clerks in the Foreign Service, as provided in the Act approved February 23, 1931 (U . S . C., title 22, sec . 23a), includ- ing salaries during transit to and from homes in the United States upon the begin ning and a fter termi nation of service $2 ,305,000. M ISC ELL ANE OUS SA LARI ES AND ALL OWANCES, FOREIGN SERVICE For salaries or compensation of kavasses, guards, dragomans, porters, interpreters, prison keepers, translators, archive collators, Chinese writers, messengers, couriers, telephone operators, super- visors of construction, and custodial and operating force for main- tenance and operation of Government-owned and leased diplomatic and consular properties in foreign countries ; compensation of agents and employees of dispatch agencies at London, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and New Orleans, including salaries during tr ansit to a nd from th eir homes in the Unit ed States upon the b egin- ning and after termination of service in foreign countries of motor-propelled and other passenger- and non-passenger-carrying v eh ic l es ; for allowances to consul ar officer s, who are paid in w hole or in part by fees, for services necessarily rendered to American vessels and seamen, as provided in the Act of June 26, 1884 (U . S . C ., title 22, sec. 89; title 46, sec. 101) ; a nd such other miscell aneous pe rsonal servic es as t he Pres ident m ay deem necess ary, $6 57,000
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Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for salaries or wages of persons not American citizens performing cler- ical services (except interpreters, translators, and messengers), whether officially designated as clerks or not, in any foreign mission Provided further, That the Secretary of the Navy is authorized, upon request by the Secretary of State, to assign enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps to serve as custodians, under the immediate supervision of the Secretary of State or the chief of mission, which- ever the Secretary of State shall direct, at embassies, legations, or consulates of the United States located in foreign countries. CONTINGENT EXPENSES, FOREIGN SERVICE For stationery ; blanks ; record and other books ; seals ; presses ; flags ; signs ; repairs and any alterations ; repairs, preservation, and ma inten ance o f Gov ernme nt-ow ned d iploma tic a nd co nsula r pro p- erties in foreign countries, including water, materials, su plies, tools, seeds, plants, shrubs, and similar objects ; newspapers (foreign and domestic) ; freight ; postage ; telegrams ; advertising ; ice and drink- ing water for office purposes ; purchase (at not to exceed $750 for any one a utomobi le), ma intenan ce, and hire o f motor -propel led or horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles, and purchase, maintenance, and hire of other passenger-carrying vehicles ; funds for establish- ment and maintenance of commissary service ; uniforms ; furniture, household furniture and furnishings, except as provided by the Act of May 7, 1926, as amended, for Government-owned or rented build- ings, when, in the judgment of the Secretary of State, it would be in the public interest to do so, not to exceed $135,500 265 Foreign Service re- tirement, etc ., fund. Federal contribu- tion. 46 Stat. 1211. 22 U. S. C.°21. Clerks in Foreign Service. Salaries. 46 Stat. 1207. 22U.S.C.°23a. Miscellaneous sal- aries and allowanc es. Dispatch agencies. Salaries during tran sit. Vehicles. S erv ices to Ame ri- can seamen, etc. 23 Stat .66. 22U.S.C.°89;46 U.S.C .°101. Provisos. Citizenship require- ments. N aval ass ignment s as custodians. C onting ent ex- ' penses, Foreign Serv- ice. Vehicles. G over nme nt buil d- ings abroad. 44 Stat. 403. 22U.S.C.°°292- 299.
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