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 54 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 107-APR. 18, 1940 and operated by the Public Buildings Administration, $2,906,785: Provided, That in no case shall the rates of compensation for the " lboro . Mechanical labor mechanical labor force under this appropriation be in excess of the force, pay rates. rates current at the time and in the place where such services are employed: Provided further, That all furniture now owned by the Use of presentfurni- United States in other public buildings or in buildings rented by the United States shall be used, so far as practicable, whether or not it corresponds with the present regulation plan for furniture: Pro- vided further,That this appropriation shall be available for contracts Jcint telephone- for telephone switchboards or equivalent telephone-switching equip- ment jointly serving in each case two or more Governmental activities in buildings operated by the Public Buildings Administration where it is found that joint service is economical and in the interests of the Government, and any Government activity receiving such service shall icPJYent for serv pay promptly by check upon the written request of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, either in advance or after the service has been furnished, for deposit to the credit of this appropriation, all or part of the estimated or actual cost thereof, as the case may be, and proper adjustment upon the basis of the actual cost shall be made for service paid for in advance. Construction outside the District of Columbia: For continuation CsiondstUCOn out- of construction of, and acquisition of sites for, public buildings out- Pst, p.633. side of the District of Columbia, including the purposes and objects, and subject to the limitations, specified under this head in the Third Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1937 (50 Stat. 773), as supplemented by the Federal Public Buildings Act, 1938, and also 52Stat.818. including those increases in the limits of cost of certain authorized projects, twenty-five in number, as specified in House Document Numbered 177, Seventy-sixth Congress, $15,000,000: Provided, That Rentaoftemporary the provisions of section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. qu40rtrs. 412), shall not apply with respect to the rental of temporary quarters for housing Federal activities during the replacement or remodeling of buildings authorized under this or previous Acts. Social Security Board and Railroad Retirement Board Buildings: Socialn Seurit For completion of the acquisition of the necessary land and the con- Retirement Board struction of buildings for the Social Security Board and the Railroad Site and construc- Retirement Board, $3,250,000. tiot, p. 33. War Department Building: For continuation of the acquisition of ar Department land as a site for buildings for the War Department, and for continu- site and construc- ation of the construction of the first building unit, $2,000,000. tion. PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION General administrative expenses: For the employment of persons and means, including rent, advertising (including advertising in the city of Washington for work to be performed in areas adjacent thereto), printing and binding (not to exceed $32,000), purchase (including exchange) of law books, books of reference and peri- odicals, and the preparation, distribution, and display of exhibits, in the city of Washington and elsewhere for the purpose of conduct- ing research and investigational studies, either independently or in cooperation with State highway departments, or other agencies, including studies of highway administration, legislation, finance, economics, transport, construction, operation, maintenance, utiliza- tion, and safety, and of street and highway traffic control; investiga- tions and experiments in the best methods of road making, especially by the use of local materials; and studies of types of mechanical plants and appliances used for road building and maintenance, and of methods of road repair and maintenance suited to the needs of General administra- tive expenses. Post, p. 129. Printing and bind- ing. Display of exhibits. Road-making exper- iments, etc. 127

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