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 22 February 25, 1937 [S. J .Res. 70] [Pub. Res., No. 81 International Ex- posi tion of Par is, 1937. Additional author- ity for housing, etc ., U. S. exhibits. 49 Stat. 1200 . C ontracts, etc. R.S. §3709. 41U.S.C.§5. T ran spo rtat ion of material, etc. P ersonal s ervices. 5U.S.C.§§661-674. E ffective date. Functions and au- thority. Expenditures, ac- counts, etc. 49 Stat. 1201. Antideficiency pro- vision. Appropriation. 49 Stat. 1633. Availability. Return of exhibits, etc ., at elose, Disposition of un- us ed proper ty, etc. 75TH CONGRESS, IsT SESSION-CH. 1 8-=FEBRUARY 25, 1937 [CHAPTER 18] JOIN T RES OLUTI ON Relating to the participation by the United States in the International Exposition of Paris, 1937. Resolved by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in addition to the authority heretofore granted by the joint resolution, approved April 10, 1936, relating to the participation by the United States in the International Exposition of Paris, 1937, the Commissioner Gen- eral and the Commissioner are hereby authorized to make such expenditu res as may be necess ary for th e purpose o f purchasi ng, con- structing, or renovating exhibits, for the proper housing of exhibits (including the decoration, operation, and maintenance of build- ings by contract without regard to the provisions of section 3709, Revised Statutes, or otherwise, and the payment of any obligations heretofore or hereafter incurred in connection .with the employment of architects and engineers and reimbursement of their necessary travel expenses), and for the transportation of material and exhibits from the United States to France, and from France to the United States after the close of such exposition. SEC. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of such resolu- tion of April 10, 1936, the Commissioner General is authorized, with- out reg ard to the civil-serv ice laws, to appoint, and with out regard to the Cl assificati on Act of 1923, as a mended, to fix the re asonable compensation of, such officers and employees as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this resolution and of such resolution of April 10, 1936. This section shall be effective as of April 10, 1936. SEC. 3. (a) Any functions granted to the Commissioner General and the Commissioner jointly may be exercised by either of them, and any authority herein granted to the Commissioner General may be delegated to the Commissioner or to any other person that the Commissioner General may designate for the purpose. (b) The approval and certification of expenditures under this reso- lution, and the submission of accounts and vouchers, shall bee made in the manner prescribed in section 4 of such resolution of April 10, 1936, exc ept that a ny functio ns of the Secretary o f State un der such section may, in his discretion, be d elegated, without r elease of respon- sibility, to any pe rson he ma y designat e for the p urpose. (c) Nothing in this resolution shall be construed to permit any indebtedness to be incurred in excess of the amount herein author- ized to be appropriated. SEc. 4 . There is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for carrying out the pur- poses of this resolution and of such resolution of April 10, 1936, the sum of $150,000, and the unexpended and unobligated balance of any sums heretofore appropriated pursuant to the authorization contained in such r esolution of April 1 0, 1936, sh all also b e avail- able for the purposes of this resolution. SEc. 5 . The Commissioner General and the Commissioner are, with the approval of the Secretary of -State, authorized to make available to any governmental agency such part of the sums here- tofore or hereafter a ppropriate d for the purposes o f this res olution and such resolution of April 10, 1936, as may be effectively used by such agency to aid in carrying out such purposes. SEc. 6. At the close of the exposition or when the connection of the Government of the United States therewith ceases, the Com- inissioner General and the Commissioner shall return all borrowed property a nd exhibits to their points of origin and shall dis pose of any portion of the material contributed as may be unused or any