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 416 Federal Communi- cations Commission. Salaries and ex- penses. 48 Stat. 1064 . 47U.S.C.§151; Supp. m, § 151. 36 Stat. 629. 46U.S.C.i§ 484- 487; Supp. III, §§ 484 - 487. 45 Stat. 2760 . Submarine cable li- censes. 50 Stat. 1146. Minor purchases. R. S. §3709. 41 U.S. C. §5. Maintenance, etc. Attendance at meet- ings. Transmittal of in- formation by U. S. ships; reimburse- ment. 50 Stat. 195. 47U. S. C., Supp. III, § 357. Transportation of household goods, etc. Services in the Dis- trict. Radio requirements for ships navigating Great Lakes, etc. 50 Stat. 197. 47 U. S. C., Supp III, §602. Travel expenses, etc. Printing and bind- ing. Federal Power Com- mission. Expenses. Post, p. 1116. Vehicles PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 259--AY 23, 1938 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [52 STAT. For seven Commissioners, and for all other authorized expenditures of the Federal Communications Commission in performing the duties imposed by the Communications Act of 1934, approved June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1064), the Ship Act of 1910, approved June 24, 1910, as amended (46 U. S . C. 484-487), the International Radiotelegraphic Convention (45 Stat., pt. 2, p. 2760), Executive Order Numbered 3513, dated July 9, 1921, as amended under date of June 30, 1934, re- lating to applications for submarine cable licenses, and the radio- telegraphy provisions of the Convention for Promoting Safety of Life at Sea, ratified by the President of the United States, July 7, 1936, including personal services, contract stenographic reporting services, rental of quarters, newspapers, periodicals, reference books, law books, special counsel fees, supplies and equipment, including purchase and exchange of instruments, which may be purchased with- out regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C. 5) when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $25, improve- ment and care of grounds and repairs to buildings, not to exceed $5,000, traveling expenses, including expenses of attendance at meet- ings which in the discretion of the Commission are necessary for the efficient discharge of its responsibilities, reimbursement to ships of the United States for charges incurred by such ships in transmitting information in compliance with section 357 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, expenses of packing, crating, drayage, and transportation of household goods and other personal effects (not to exceed in any case five thousand pounds) of officers and employees when transferred from one official station to another for per- manent duty upon specific authorization by the Commission. and other necessary expenses, $1,700,000, of which amount not to exceed $1,108,449 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Special study of radio requirements necessary for ships navigating the Great Lakes and inland waters of the United States: To enable the Federal Communications Commission to study and report to Congress the radio requirements necessary or desirable for safety purposes for ships navigating the Great Lakes and the inland waters of the United States, as provided in section 15 of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Communications Act of 1934, approved June 19, 1934, for the purpose of promoting safety of life and property at sea through the use of wire and radio communications, to make more effective the International Convention for the Safetv of Life at Sea, 1929, and for other purposes", approved May 20, 1937 (50 Stat. 189-198), including personal services in the District of Colum- bia and elsewhere; travel expenses, supplies and equipment, and such other contingent and miscellaneous expenses as may be neces- sary; $20,000. For all printing and binding for the Federal Communications Com- mission, $25,000. Total, Federal Communications Commission, $1,745,000. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION For every expenditure requisite for and incident to the work of the Federal Power Commission as authorized by law, including traveling expenses; expenses of attendance at meetings which in the discretion of the Commission are necessary for the efficient discharge of its responsibilities; contract stenographic reporting services; rent outside the District of Columbia; purchase and exchange (not to exceed $2,250), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-

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