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 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CH. 359-JUNE 16, 1937 voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been expended ; and includin g not to exceed $1 ,640,000 for pers onal serv ices in t he Distri ct of Columbia ; $6,000,000 : Provided, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (17 . S . C ., title 41, sec . 5) shall not be construed to apply to any purch ase or servi ce ren dered for the Feder al Bur eau of Inves - tigation in the field when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed the sum of $50. MI SCELLANEOUS OBJECTS, D EPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Conduct of customs cases : Assi stant Atto rney Gene ral, speci al attorneys and counselors at law in the conduct of customs cases, to be employed and their compensation fixed by the Attorney General necessary clerical assistance and other employees at the seat of gov- ernment and elsewhere, to be employed and their compensation fixed by the Attorney General, including experts at such rates of compensation as may be authorized or approved by the Attorney General ; expenses of procuring evidence, supplies, Supreme Court Repo rts and D igest s, a nd Fe deral Repo rter and Diges ts, and o ther miscellaneous and incidental expenses, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General ; in all, $130,000. Taxes and Penalties Division : For salaries and expenses in con- necti on wit h the enforc ement of lia bility for in ternal -reven ue tax es and penalties involving violation of the National Prohibition Act, as amended and supplemented, the determination of the remission or mitigation of forfeitures under the internal-revenue laws and of liability for internal-revenue taxes and penalties in connection with violations of the National Prohibition Act occurring prior to the repeal of the eighteenth amendment, the institution of suits upon any cause of action under the National Prohibition Act or under the internal-revenue laws involving a violation of the National Prohibition Act arising prior to, and not affected by the repeal of the eighteenth amendment, and the compromise of any such cause of action before or after suit is brought, personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and such other expenditures (not exceeding $50 for any one item) as may be necessary, $203,000. Examination of judicial offices : For the investigation of the official acts, records, and accounts of marshals, attorneys, clerks of the Unite d Stat es cou rts an d Terr itoria l court s, pro bation offic ers, a nd United States commissioners, for which purpose all the official papers, records, and dockets of said officers, without exception, shall be examined by the agents of the Attorney General at any time ; and also, when req uested by the pres iding ju dge, the official acts, rec ords, and accounts of referees and trustees of such courts ; for copying, in the Distri ct of Columb ia or elsewh ere, re ports of exa miners at fo lio rates ; in all, $46,000, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General. BUREAU OF PRISONS Salaries : For salaries in the District of Columbia and elsewhere in connection with the supervision of the maintenance and care of United States prisoners, $236,700. The ap propri ation under title II for travel ing ex penses, shal l be available in an amount not to exceed $3,500, for expenses of attend- ance at meetings concerned with the work of the Bureau of Prisons when incurred on the written authorization of the Attorney General. VET ERAN S' I NSUR ANCE LIT IGAT ION Salaries and expenses : For salaries and expenses incident to the defense of suits against the United States under section 19, of the Service s in th e Dis- trict. Proviso. Minor purchases. R.S.° 3700. 41U.S.C.°5. Miscellaneous. Conduct of customs cases. 275 Taxes and Penalties Division. Enforcing desig- nated Acts, etc ., under. Examination of ju- dic ial off ices. Bureau of Prisons. Salaries and ex- penses. Attendance at meet- ings. Ante, p. 274. Veterans' insurance litigation. Salaries and ex- penses.