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 336 Proviso. Minor purchases. 41U.S.C.°5. Printing and bind- ing. Interstate Com- merce Commission. Salaries and ex- pen ses. Commissioners, etc. Services in the Dis- trict. Bo oks, fur niture, etc. Enforcing account- ing by railroads . 34 Stat. 593; 36 Stat. 555;41Stat.493. 49U.S.C.°20 . Special examiners. Saf ety of em ployees, etc. Rep orts and investi- gations of accidents. Safety signals. 34 Stat. 838. 45U.S.C.°35. Te sting app liances. 35 Stat. 325. 45U.S.C.°°36,37. Ser vices in the Dis- trict. Signal safety sys- tems. 41 Stat. 498. 49U.S.C.°26. Automatic train- control devices. Post, p. 835. 34 Stat. 838. 45U.S.C.°35. 75 TH CON GRE SS, 1ST SESS ION -CH. 390--JUNE 28, 1937 other office appliances, including their development, repairs, and maintenance, including one motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle ; and miscellaneous items ; $272,140 : Provided, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U . S . C ., title 41, sec . 5) shall not be construed to apply to any purchase or service rendered for the General Accounting Office when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed the sum of $50. For a ll prin ting an d bind ing for the Ge neral A ccounti ng Offi ce, including monthly and annual editions of selected decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States, $79,800. Total, General Accounting Office, $5,306,540. INT ERS TAT E COM MER CE COM MIS SIO N SAL ARI ES AND EXPENSES General administrative expenses : For eleven commissioners, secre- tary, and for all other authorized expenditures necessary in the execution o f laws to regulate c ommerce, i ncluding o ne chief c ounsel, one director of fina nce, and one direct or of traffic at $1 0,000 each per annum, field hearings traveling expenses, and contract stenographic reporting services ; 2,544,000, of which amount not to exceed $2,350,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, exclusive of special counsel, for which the expenditure shall not exceed $50,000 ; not exceeding $3,000 for. purchase and exchange of necessary books, re ports, and periodica ls ; not exceeding $100 in the open mark et for the purchase of office furniture similar in class or kind to that listed in the general supply schedule. Regulating accounts : To enable the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion to enf orce compl iance with section 2 0 and othe r sections of the Interstate Commerce Act as amended by the Act approved June 29, 1906 (U . S . C ., title 49, sec . 20), and as amended by the Transporta- tion Act, 1920 (U . S . C ., title 49, sec . 20), including the employment of necessary special accounting agents or examiners, and traveling expenses, $852,000, of which amount not to exceed $190,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Safety of employees : To enable the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion to keep informed regarding and to enforce compliance with Acts to promote the safety of employ ees and tr avelers up on railroa ds Act requiring common carriers to make reports of accidents and authorizing investigations thereof ; and to enable the Interstate Com- inerce Commission to investigate and test appliances intended to promote the safety of railway operation, as authorized by the joint resolution approved June 30, 1906 (U . S . C., title 45, sec . 35), and the provision of the Sundry Civil Act approved May 27, 1908 (U . S . C ., title 45, sets . 36, 37), to investigate, test experimentally ., and repor t on the u se and nee d of any ap pliances o r systems intended to promote the safety of railway operation, inspectors, and for travel- ing expenses, $506,000, of which amount not to exceed $90,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Signal safety systems : For all authorized expenditures under section 26 of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended by the Transportation Act, 1920 (U . S . C ., title 49, sec . 26), with respect to the provisi on ther eof und er whic h carri ers by railroa d subje ct to the Act may be req uired to i nstall aut omatic tra in-stop or train- control device s which comply with s pecific ations and req uiremen ts prescribed by the Commission, including investigations and tests pertaining to block-signal and train-control systems, as authorized by the joint resolution approved June 30, 1906 (U . S . C ., title 45, sec . 35), and including the employment of the necessary engineers,
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