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 286 Proviso. Report to Congress. Domes tic c ommer ce and raw-materials in- vestigations. District and cooper- ative office service. Pro vis o. Report to Congress. Customs statistics. Expenses of collect- ing, etc. 42 Stat .I109 . 15U.S.C.°194. Proviso. Repor t to Congress. Sum imm ediat ely ava ila bl e. Export industries. Investigations and rep ort s. 75T13 CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CH. 359-JUNE 16, 1937 foreign trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, includ- ing con tract stenographi c reporting servic es and fees for m ileage of witnesses ; purchases for use in Washington or the field offices of furniture, equipment, stationery and supplies, typewriting, adding and computing, mimeographing, multigraphing, photostat, and other duplicating machines and devices, 'including their exchange and rep air, tel egra ph a nd t elep hone serv ice, acc esso ries and repa irs, boo ks of reference, newspapers, periodicals, reports, documents, plans and specifications, freight, express, and drayage, streetcar fares, $54 3,800 : Provided, That a statement of expenditures from this appropriation shall be reported to Congress in the annual Budget. Domestic commerce and raw-materials investigations : For personal services of officers and employees to enable the Bureau of Foreign and Domest ic Comm erce to colle ct and compile inform ation r egard- ing the disposition and handling of raw materials and manufactures within the United States ; and to investigate the conditions of pro- duction and marketing of foreign raw materials essential for Ameri- can industries, $330,000. District and cooperative office service : For all expenses necessary to operate and maintain district and cooperative offices, including personal services, rent outside of the District of Columbia, purchase of furniture and equipment, stationery and supplies, typewriting, adding, and computing machines, accessories, and repairs, purchase of maps, books of reference, and periodicals, reports, documents, plans, speci ficati ons, ma nuscrip ts, new spapers , both foreig n and domestic (not exceeding $300), and all other publications necessary for the promotion of the commercial interests of the United States, and all other necessary incidental expenses (not exceeding $50 in any one case) not included in the foregoing, $323,00 0 : Pro vid ed, Th at a statement of expenditures from this appropriation shall be reported to C ongress in the annua l Budge t. Customs statistics : For all expenses necessary for the operation of the section of customs statistics transferred to the Department of Commerce from the Treasury Department by the Act approved January 5, 1923 (U . S . C., title 15, sec . 194) and expenses connected with the monthly publication of statistics showing the United States exports and imports by customs districts and destinations, including personal services in the District of Columbia (not to exceed $120,000) and elsewhere ; rent of or purchase of tabulating, punch- ing, sorting, and other mechanical labor-saving machinery or devices, inclu ding ad ding, typewri ting, b illing, comput ing, mi meogra phic, multigraphing, photostat, and other duplicating machines and devices, including their exchange and repair ; telegraph and telephone serv- ice ; freight, express, drayage ; tabulating cards, stationery, and miscellaneous office supplies ; books of reference and periodicals ; furniture and equipment ; ice, water, heat, light, and ower ; street- car fare ; and all other necessary incidental expenses (not exceeding $50 in any one case) not included in the foregoing ; $403,000 : Pro- vi ded, That a statement of expenditures from this appropriation shall be rep orted to Cong ress in the an nual Bu dget, o f whic h sum not to exceed $20,000 shall be available immediately. Export industries : To enable the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to investigate and report on domestic as well as foreign problems relating to the production, distribution, and marketing, insofar as they relate to the important export industries of the United States, including personal services, purchase of furniture and equip- ment, statio nery an d suppl ies, ty pewriti ng, add ing an d compu ting machines, accessories and repairs, books of reference and periodicals,