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 76TH CONG., 1ST SESS. - CHI. 11 -MAR. 16, 1939 of garage, including labor, special services, and miscellaneous items to be expended in the discretion of the President, $50,000. For printing and binding, $2,700. Traveling expenses: For traveling and official entertainment expenses of the President of the United States, to be expended in his discretion and accounted for on his certificate solely, $25,000. Total, Executive Office proper, $304,200. EXECUTIVE MANSION AND GROUNDS For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including electric power and fixtures of the Executive Mansion, the Executive Mansion green- houses, including reconstruction, and the Executive Mansion grounds, and traveling expenses, to be expended as the President may deter- mine, notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act, $146,750. Total, Executive Office, $450,950. INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENTS AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION For every expenditure requisite for or incident to the work of the American Battle Monuments Commission authorized by the Act of March 4, 1923 (36 U. S. C. 121-138), and by Executive Order Num- bered 6614 of February 26, 1934, including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries for carrying out the purposes of said Act and Executive order without submission to the Attorney General of the United States under the provisions of section 355 of the Revised Statutes (34 U. S. C. 520; 40 U. S. C. 255); employment of personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; including not to exceed $3,000 for allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light, as authorized by the Act approved June 26, 1930 (5 U. S . C . 118a); purchase and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments in Europe at a cost not exceeding $600; travel expenses; rent of office space in for- eign countries; tile maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-pro- pelled passenger-carrying vehicles which may be furnished to tile Commission by other departments of the Government or acquired by purchase; printing, binding, engraving, lithographing, photograph- ing, and typewriting, including the publication of information con- cerning the American activities, battlefields, memorials, and ceme- teries in Europe; the purchase of maps, textbooks, newspapers and periodicals, $140,000: Provided, That notwithstanding the require- ments of existing laws or regulations, and under such terms and con- ditions as the Commission may in its discretion deem necessary and proper, the Commission may contract for work, supplies, materials, and equipment in Europe and engage, by contract or otherwise, the services of architects firms of architects, and other technical and professional personnel: Provided further, That the Commission may purchase supplies and materials in the United States without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C. 5) when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $500: Provided further, That when traveling on business of the Commission, officers of the Army serving as members or as secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses as provided for civilian members of the Commission: And provided further, That the Commission may dele- gate to its chairman, secretary, or officials in charge of either its Washington or Paris offices, under such terms and conditions as it may prescribe, such of its authority as it may deem necessary and proper. Printing and bind- ing. Traveling, etc., ex- penses. Post, p. 981. Care, repair, etc. All expenses. 42 Stat. 1509. 36U.S.C.ch.8; Supp. IV, ch. 8. Acquisition of land abroad. R. S.§ 355. 34U.S.C.§520; 40U.S. C. §255. Living quarters. 46 Stat. 818. 5U.S.C. §118a. Uniforms for care- takers. Vehicles. Printing, binding, etc. Prorisos. Technical, etc., work in Europe. Minor purchases. R. S. §3709. 41U.S.C.§5. Traveling expenses. Delegation of au- thority. 525 53 STAT.]

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