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 53 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 1ST SESS. -CH. 248-JUNE 29, 1939 No part of the funds appropriated by this title for salaries of judges, the Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, Solicitor General, district attorneys, marshals, and clerks of court shall be used for any other purpose whatsoever, but such salaries shall be allotted out of appropriations herein made for such salaries and retained by the Department and paid to such officials severally, as and when such salaries fall due and without delay. This title may be cited as the "Department of Justice Appropria- tion Act, 1940". TITLE III-DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Salaries: Secretary of Commerce, Under Secretary of Commerce, $10,000, two Assistant Secretaries, and other personal services in the District of Columbia, including the Chief Clerk and Superintendent, who shall be chief executive officer of the Department and who may be designated by the Secretary of Commerce to sign minor routine official papers and documents during the temporary absence of the Secretary and the Assistant Secretaries of the Department, $541,500: Provided, That not to exceed $100,000 of this appropriation shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary of Commerce for per- sonal services of experts and specialists at rates of compensation not in excess of $9,000 per annum without regard to the civil- service laws and regulations or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended: Provided further, That any person paid from the said $100,000 an annual salary of $7,500 or more shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. CONTINGENT EXPENSES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Contingent expenses: For contingent and miscellaneous expenses of the offices and bureaus of the Department, except the Patent Office and the Bureau of the Census, including those for which appropria- tions for contingent and miscellaneous expenses are specifically made, including professional and scientific books, lawbooks, books of ref- erence, periodicals, blank books, pamphlets, maps, newspapers (not exceeding $1,500); purchase of atlases or maps; stationery; furniture and repairs to same; carpets, matting, oilcloth, file cases towels ice, brooms, soap, sponges; fuel, lighting, and heating; purchase and exchange of motortrucks and bicycles; maintenance, repair, and operation of three motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles (one for the Secretary of Commerce and two for the general use of the Department), and motortrucks and bicycles, to be used only for official purposes; freight and express charges; postage to foreign countries; telegraph and telephone service; teletype service and tolls (not to exceed $1,000); typewriters, adding machines, and other labor- saving devices, including their repair and exchange; first-aid out- fits for use in the buildings occupied by employees of this Depart- ment; and all other necessary miscellaneous items including examina- tion of estimates of appropriation in the field not included in the foregoing, $94,500, which sum shall constitute the appropriation for contingent expenses of the Department, except the Patent Office and the Bureau of the Census, and shall also be available for the purchase of necessary supplies and equipment for field services of bureaus and offices of the Department for which contingent and miscellaneous appropriations are specifically made in order to facili- tate the purchase through the central purchasing office (Division of Purchases and Sales) as provided by law. 907 Restriction on use of designated funds. Short title. Department of Com- merce Appropriation Act, 1940. Salaries. Provios. Employment of ex- perts, etc. Senate approval of appointments at $7,500 or more. Contingent and mis- cellaneous expenses. Vehicles. 989 0 7°-3 9 -P-T 2-28

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