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 60 Printing and bind- ing. Supervision of ex- penditures. Delegation of pow- ers. Allotment of funds to executive depart- ments, etc. Approval of vouch- ers. Prev ailing wages for construction work. 46 Stat. 1494. 40U.S.C.§276a. Acceptance of con- tributions. Disposal of mate- rial, etc. Proviso. Public sale. Transfer of certain contracts. 49 Stat. 1136. Transfer of func- tions, funds, etc . Use of balances. Disposition of mon- umcnts, etc. 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CH. 72-AP RIL 9, 1937 repair, and operation, for the official use of said Commissioner Gen- eral in the District of Columbia or elsewhere as required ; for print- ing and binding ; for entertainment of distinguished visitors ; and for all other expenses as may be deemed necessary by the Com- mission to fulfill properly the purposes of this joint resolution. All pu rchase s, exp enditu res, and di sburse ments of an y mone ys mad e available by authority of this joint resolution shall be made under the d irection of t he Commission : Provided furth er, That the Com- mission, without release of responsibility as hereinbefore stipulated, may d elegate these powers and fu nctions to sa id Commission er Gen- eral, and said Commissioner General, with the consent of the Commission, may subdelegate them : Provided further, That the Commission or its delegated representative may allot funds made available herein to any executive department, independent office, or es tablis hment of the Gove rnment with the c onsent of th e head s thereof, for direct expenditure by such executive department, inde- pendent office, or establishment, for the purpose of defraying any expenditure which may be incurred by such executive department, independent office, or establishment in executing the duties and func- tions d elegated by t he Commission. All accoun ts and vouche rs cov- ering expenditures shall be approved by the said Commissioner General, or by such assistants as he may designate, except for such allotments as may be made to the various executive departments, independent offices and establishments for direct expenditure ; but these provisions shall not be construed to waive the submission of account s and voucher s to the Gener al Accounting Office for au dit, or permit any obligations to be incurred in excess of the amount authorized herein : And provided further, That in the construction of exhibits requiring skilled and unskilled labor, the prevailing rate of wages, as provided in the Act of March 3, 1931, shall be paid. SEC. 7. The Commissioner General, with the approval of the Com- mission, may receive contributions from any source to aid in carry- ing out the purposes of this joint resolution, but such contributions shall be expended and accounted for in the same manner as the funds made available by this joint resolution. The Commissioner General is also authorized to receive contributions of material, or to borrow materials or exhibits, and to accept the services of any skilled and unskilled labor that may be available through State or Federal relief organizations, to aid in carrying out the general purposes of this joint resolution. At the close of the exposition or when the con- nection of the Government of the United States therewith ceases, the Commi ssioner Genera l shall dispo se of any suc h portion of t he material contributed as may be unused, and return such borrowed property : Provided That all disposition of such materials and prop- erty shall be at public sale to the highest bidder, and the proceeds thereof shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. SEC. 8 . The rights and liabilities under existing contracts entered into by the United States Texas Centennial Commission under the authority granted to it by Public Resolution Numbered 69, Seventy- fourth Congress, approved February 11, 1936, shall be transferred to and assumed by the Commission established by this joint resolution. All authority, powers, and duties of the United States Texas Centen- nial Commi ssion under such Public Resol ution Numbe red 69, and all unexpended balances of appropriations available to said com- mission, shall be transferred to the United States Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition Commission to carry out the pro- visions of this joint resolution. Such unexpended balances of appropriations shall remain available until expended. Any monu- ments, statues, markers, buildings, and other structures, erected or constructed, and any lands, historic papers, and paintings purchased,