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 75T H CON GRES S, 1ST SESSION-CH, 81&-AUGUST 20, 1937 of the exposition. The Secretary of Commerce may contract with the Florida Fair and Gasparilla Association, Incorporated, for the designing and erection of such building or buildings and/or for the rental of such space as shall be deemed proper. The remaining portion of the appropriation authorized under this resolution shall be available for the selection, purchase, preparation, assembling, transportation, installation, arrangement, safekeeping, exhibition, demonstration, and return of such articles and materials as the Secretary of Commerce may decide shall be included in such Gov- ernment exhibit and in the exhibits of the Pan American Exposition ; for the compensation of the employees of the Secretary of Commerce in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, for the payment of salaries of officers and employees of the Government, emp loyed by or detailed for duty with the Secretary of Commerce, and for their actual traveling expenses and subsistence at not to exceed $6 per day Provided, That no such official or employee so designated shall receive a salary in excess of the amount which he has been receiving in the department or branch where employed plus such reasonable allowance for subsistence expenses as may be deemed prope r by the commissioner ; for telephone service, purchase of furniture and equipment, stationery and supplies, typewriting, adding, duplicat- ing, and computing machines, their accessories and repair s, books of reference and periodicals, uniforms, maps, reports, do cuments, plans, specifications, manuscripts, newspapers and all other publica- tions, ice and drinking water for office purposes : Provided further, That payment for telephone service, rents, subscriptions to news- papers and periodicals, and other simi lar purposes may be made in advance ; for the hire of a passenger-carrying automobile, its main- tenance, repair, and operation, for the official use of the commissioner ; fo r prin ting and b inding ; for ente rtainment of distinguis hed visitor s, and all other expenses as may be deemed necessary by the Secretary of Commerce, to fulfill properly the p urposes of this resolution. All purchases, expenditures, and disbursements, under any appro- priations which may be provided by authority of this resolution, shall be made under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce, as hereinbefore stipulated, may delegate these powers and functions to the commis- sioner, and the commissioner, with the consent of the Secretary of Commerce, may subdelegate them : Provided further, That the Secre- tary of Commerce or his delegated representative may authorize the allotment of funds to any executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government with the consent of the heads thereof for direct expenditure by said executive department, inde- pendent office, or establishment for the purpose of defraying any expenditure which may be incurred by said executive department, independent office, or establishment in executing the duties and functions delegated to said office by the Secretary of Commerce ; and all accounts and vouchers covering the expenditures under these a ppropr iatio ns sh all be appr oved b y the comm ission er or such assis t- ants as he may delegate, except for such allotments as may be made to the various executive departments and establishments for direct e xpen dit ure ; but these provisions shall not be construed to waive the submission of a ccounts and vouchers to the General Accounting Office for audit or permit any obligations to be incurred in excess of the amount authorized to be appropriated : And provided further, That in the construction of buildings or exhibits requiring skilled and unskilled labor, the prevailing rate of wages, then existing, shall be paid. 125151'-37	53, Salaries, etc. Provisos. L imit ati on. 333 Contracts for de- signing and erection of buildings . Payments in ad- vance. Delegation and sub- delegation of powers. Allotment of fund& Supe rvi sion of ex- penditures . Labor wa ge rates.