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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 437-JUNE 27, 1940 Salaries. Ante, p. 181. Contingent ex- penses, Foreign Serv- ice. 53 Stat. 889. Ante, p. 185. Emergencies, Diplo- matic and Consular Service. Ante, p. 186. Ante, p. 12. 22U.. C ., 8pp.V, §§ 2451-245J-9. Rio Grande canali- zation project. Ante, p. 151. gates designated from the Post Office Department by the Postmaster General to the Fifth Congress of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain, to be expended in the discretion of the Postmaster Gen- eral and accounted for on his certificate notwithstanding the provi- sions of any other law. DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Salaries: For an additional amount for "Salaries, Department of State, 1941", including the same objects and under the same limita- tions specified under this head in the Department of State Appro- priation Act, 1941, $50,000. FOREIGN INTERCOURSE Contingent expenses, Foreign Service: The limitation of $35,000 on the amount which may be expended during each of the fiscal years 1940 and 1941, for reimbursement of appropriations for the Navy Department for the purposes specified in the last proviso con- tained under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Acts for 1940 and 1941, is increased to $40,000. Emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service: For an additional amount to enable the President to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, and to extend the commercial and other interests of the United States and to meet the necessary expenses attendant upon the execution of the Neutrality Act, to be expended pursuant to the requirement of sec- tion 291 of the Revised Statutes (31 U. S. C. 107), fiscal year 1941, $1,000,000; of which $50,000 shall, in the discretion of the President, be available for personal services in the District of Columbia. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION, UNrIED STATES AND MEXICO Rio Grande canalization project: For an additional amount for Rio Grande canalization, Department of State, including the recon- struction or replacement of certain bridges over the Rio Grande within the Rio Grande canalization project, as authorized by and subject to the provisions of the Act approved April 22, 1940 (Public, Numbered 472, Seventy-sixth Congress), fiscal year 1941, to remain available until expended, $310,000. INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN Salaries and ex. Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount for salaries and expenses, International Joint Commission, United States and Great Britain, fiscal year 1941, including the objects specified under the Ante, p. 190. appropriation for such purpose in the State Department Appropria- Commissioner. tion Act, 1941, and includg also the salary of one Commissioner on the part of the United States, notwithstanding the provision to the contrary contained in such Act, who shall serve at the pleasure of the President, $7,500. Mixed Claims Com- mission, U. S. and Germany. 49 Stat. 1631. MISCELLANEOUS INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES, CONFERENCES, AND COMMISSIONS Mixed Claims Commission, United States and Germany: For the Mixed Claims Commission, United States and Germany, fiscal ear 1941, including the objects specified under this head in the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1936, $15,500. 650 [54 STAT.

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