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 [54 STAT. PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 189-MAY 14, 1940 Department contin- gent expenses. Post, p. 1044. Microfilming equip- ment. Post, p. 1109. Objects for presen- tation in American republics. Books, periodicals, etc. Vehicles. Attendance at meet- ings. Refund of passport fees erroneously charged. 41 Stat. 750. CONTINGENT EXPENSES (DEPARTMENTAL) Contingent expenses: For contingent and miscellaneous expenses, including stationery, furniture, fixtures; typewriters, adding ma- chines, and other labor-saving devices, including rental, exchange, and repair thereof (not to exceed $27,500); microfilming equipment, including rental and repair thereof; translating services by contract without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S. C. 5); flags, books, pictures, portraits, and other objects of like character appropriate for presentation (through diplomatic and con- sular offices) to governments, schools, and other similar organiza- tions in the American republics; purchase and exchange of books, maps, and periodicals, domestic and foreign, and, when authorized by the Secretary of State, dues for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only, or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members, newspapers, teletype rentals, and tolls (not to exceed $12,500); pur- chase, including exchange, of one passenger-carrying automobile; maintenance, repair, and storage of motor-propelled vehicles, to be used only for official purposes (including one passenger-carrying vehicle for the Secretary of State and two for the general use of the Department); streetcar fare; traveling expenses, including not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Department of State when authorized by the Secre- tary of State; refund of fees erroneously charged and paid for the issue of passports to persons who are exempted from the payment of such fee by section 1 of the Act making appropriations for the Diplomatic and Consular Service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1921, approved June 4, 1920 (22 U. S . C . 214, 214a); the examination of estimates of appropriations in the field; and other miscellaneous items not included in the foregoing, $143,000, of which $2,000 shall be available immediately. PRINTING AND BINDING Printing and bind- ing. Passport agencies. Collecting, etc., of- ficial papers of the Territories for publica- tion. 45 Stat. 1412 . 5U.S.C., Supp. V, §§ 168a, 168c. Printing and binding: For all printing and binding in the Department of State, including all of its bureaus, offices, institutions, and services, located in Washington, District of Columbia, and else- where, $237,000. PASSPORT AGENCIES Passport agencies: For salaries and expenses of maintenance, rent, cost of insurance covering shipments of money by messenger, regis- tered mail, or otherwise, and traveling expenses not to exceed $500, for not to exceed five passport agencies, $57,500. COLLECTING AND EDITING OFFICIAL PAPERS OF TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES Collecting and editing official papers of Territories of the United States: For the expenses of collecting, editing, copying, and arrang- ing for publication the official papers of the Territories of the United States, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, printing and binding, and contingent and traveling expenses, as provided by the Act approved February 28, 1929 (5 U. S . C . 168-168b), as amended by the Act approved June 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 323), $25,000. 182

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