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 53 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 252-JUNE 30, 1939 SEC. 13. (a) The various agencies for which appropriations are Dipositionofs made in this joint resolution are authorized to receive from sponsors sors of non-Fe of non-Federal projects contributions in services, materials, or money, projects. such money to be deposited with the Treasurer of the United States. Such contributions shall be expended or utilized as agreed upon between the sponsor and such agencies. (b) All receipts and collections of Federal agencies by reason of reatment of operations in consequence of appropriations made in this Joint resolu- incidenttooperat tion, except cash contributions of sponsors of projects and amounts credited to revolving funds authorized by this joint resolution, shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. (c) Except as authorized in this joint resolution, no alloca- Federal agenc3 tion of funds shall be made to any other Federal agency from other Federal age the appropriation in this joint resolution for any Federal agency. SEC. 14. Agencies receiving appropriations under this joint resolu- Rul es to be tion are authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as may s be necessary to carry out the purposes for which such appropriations are made. SEC. 15. (a) The Commissioner shall fix a monthly earning schedule schonhl ear for persons engaged upon work projects financed in whole or in part from funds appropriated by section 1 which shall not substantially affect the current national average labor cost per person of the Work Projects Administration. After August 31, 1939, such monthly earn- sDiferentials ing schedule shall not be varied for workers of the same type in dif- ferent geographical areas to any greater extent than may be justified by differences in the cost of living. The Commissioner shall require Hors of work. that the hours of work for all persons engaged upon work projects financed in whole or in part by funds appropriated by section 1 shall (1) be one hundred and thirty hours per month except that the Com- missioner, in his discretion, may require a lesser number of hours of work per month in the case of relief workers with no dependents and the earnings of such workers shall be correspondingly reduced, and (2) not exceed eight hours in any day and shall not exceed forty hours in any week. (b) The Commissioner may authorize exemptions from the above ize',nlltios aul limitations of monthly earnings and hours of work to protect work already done on a project; to permit making up lost time; in the case of an emergency involving the public welfare and in the case of super- visory personnel employed on work projects. SEC. 16. (a) In employing or retaining in employment on Work Preferences in Projects Administration work projects, preference shall be deter- ployment. mined, as far as practicable, on the basis of relative needs and shall, where the relative needs are found to be the same, be given in the following order: (1) Veterans of the World War and the Spanish- American War and veterans of any campaign or expedition in which the United States has been engaged (as determined on the basis of the laws administered by the Veterans' Administration) who are in need and are American citizens; and (2) other American citizens, Indians and other persons owing allegiance to the United States who are in need. (b) There shall be removed from employment on Work Projects reoaefleprrovi Administration projects all relief workers, excepting veterans, who uously employed have been continuously employed on such projects for more than exceptin ls mon eighteen months, and any relief worker so removed shall be ineligible to be restored to employment on such projects until after (a) the expiration of thirty days after the date of his removal, and (b) recer- tification of his eligibility for restoration to employment on such projects. In the case of relief workers whose period of eighteen ums spon- deral re- tions ions. r al- any ency. pre- ning re- thor- em. ions, itin- for iths; 933

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