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 270 In ter nat ion al Boundary Com mis- sion, United Sta tes and C anada and Alaska and Canada. Exp enses, un der trea ty obl igatio ns. 44 Stat. 2102. Boun dary line s, United States and Canada and Alaska and Canada. 36 Stat. 2448. Provisos. Salary restriction. T raveling expens es. 44 Stat. 688. 5 U.S. C. °° 821-833. Special or technical investigations. Personal services . 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CH. 350JUNE 16, 1937 INTERNATIONAL BOUN DARY COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND CANADA AND A LASKA AND CANAD A To enable the President to perform the obligations of the United States under the treaty between the United States and Great Britain in respect of Canada, signed February 24, 1925 ; for salaries and expenses, including the salary of the Commissioner and salaries of the nece ssary engin eers, cler ks, an d oth er emp loyee s for duty at th e seat of government and in the field ; cost of office equipment and s up p li e s ; ne cessa ry tr avelin g exp enses ; commutation of subsistence to employees while on field duty, not to exceed $4 per day each, but not to exceed $1 .75 per day each when a member of a field party and subsisting in camp ; for payment for timber necessarily cut in keep- ing the boundary line clear, not to exceed $500 ; and for all other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the United States in maintaining an effective demarcation of the international boundary line between the United States and Canada and Alaska and Canada und er the term s of t he tr eaty afores aid, inclu ding t he co mpleti on of such remaining work as may be required under the award of the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal and existing treaties between the United States and Great Britain, and including the hire of freight- and passenger-carrying vehicles from temporary field employees, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of State, $41,500. International Joint WATE RWAYS TREA TY, UNITE D STA TES AND GR EAT BRITAIN : INT ERNA - Commission, United States and Great TIONAL JOINT COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN Britain. Salaries, expenses, etc. F or sal aries and e xpens es, i ncludi ng sa larie s of c ommis sioner s and salaries of clerks and other employees appointed by the commis- sioners on the part of the United States, with the approval solely of the Secretary of State ; for necessary traveling expenses, and for expe nses i ncide nt to holdi ng he arings and confe rences at s uch p laces in Canada and the United States as shall be determined by the Com- mission or by the American commissioners to be necessary, including travel expense and compensation of necessary witnesses, making necessary transcript of testimony and proceedings ; for cost of law books, boo ks of refer ence a nd pe riodi cals, offic e equ ipment and sup- plies ; and for one-half of all reasonable and necessary joint expenses of the International Joint Commission incurred under the terms of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain concerning the use of boundary waters between the United States and Canada, and for other purposes, signed January 11, 1909 ; $37,100, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of State : Provided, That the salaries of the American Commissioners shall not exceed $7,500 ea ch per an num : Provided further, That traveling expenses of the commissioners, secretary, and necessary employees shall be allow ed in accor dance with the p rovis ions o f the Subs istenc e Exp ense Act of 1926, as amended (U. S. C., title 5, sees . 821-833). For an additional amount for necessary special or technical. inves- tigations in connection with matters which fall within the scope of the jurisdiction of the International Joint Commission, including personal services in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, travelin expenses, procurement of technical and scientific equipment, an the purchase, exchange, hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles, $65,000, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of State, who is authorized to transfer to any department or independ- ent establishment of the Government ., with the consent of the head thereof, any part of this amount for direct expenditure by such department or establishment for the purposes of this appropriation .