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 77TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 40-APR. 5, 1941 to the appropriation concerned: Provided further, That during the fiscal year 1942 the appropriations for the work of the Public Roads Administration shall be available for meeting the expenses of ware- house maintenance and the procurement, care, and handling of sup- plies, materials, and equipment stored therein for distribution to projects under the supervision of the Public Roads Administration, and for sale and distribution to other Government activities, the cost of such supplies and materials or the value of such equipment (includ- ing the cost of transportation and handling) to be reimbursed to appropriations current at the time additional supplies, materials, or equipment are procured, from the appropriation chargeable with the cost or value of such supplies, materials, or equipment: Provided further, That the appropriations available to the Public Roads Admin- istration may be used in emergency for medical supplies and services and other assistance necessary for the immediate relief of employees engaged on hazardous work under that Administration: Provided further, That the appropriations for the work of the Public Roads Administration shall be available (not exceeding $5.000) for the trans- fer of household goods and effects as provided by the Act of October 10, 1940 (Public, Numbered 839), and regulations promulgated thereunder; for necessary expenses (not exceeding $9,000) of attend- ance at meetings and conferences of highway departments, associa- tions, organizations, and other agencies concerned, and (not exceeding $15,000) for the temporary employment, by contract or otherwise, of technical consultants and experts without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, and classifications laws. INTER-AAMERICAN HIGHWAY For all necessary expenses to enable the President to utilize the services of the Public Roads Administration in fulfilling the obli- gations of the United States under the Convention on the Pan- American Highway between the United States and other American Republics, signed at Buenos Aires, December 23, 1936, and proclaimed September 16, 1937 (51 Stat. 152), for the continuation of coopera- tion with several governments, members of the Pan American Union, in connection with the survey and construction of the Inter-American Highway as provided in Public Resolution, approved March 4. 1929 (45 Stat. 1697), as amended or supplemented, and for performing engineering service in pan-American countries for and upon the request of any agency or governmental corporation of the United States, $100,000 to be derived from the administrative funds provided under the Act of July 11, 1916, as amended or supplemented (23 U. S . C. 21), or as otherwise provided. FEDERAL-AID SECONDARY OR FEEDER ROADS For secondary or feeder roads, including farm-to-market roads, rural free delivery mail roads, and public-school bus routes, $15,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which sum is the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1941, by section 2 of the Act approved June 8, 1938 (52 Stat. 634). ELIMINATION OF GRADE CROSSINGS For the elimination of hazards to life at railroad grade crossings, including the separation or protection of grades at crossings, the reconstruction of existing railroad grade-crossing structures, and the relocation of highways to eliminate grade crossings, $10,000,000, to Warehouse, main- tenance, etc. Medical supplies, etc., in emergencies. Transfer of house- hold effects, etc. 54 Stat. 1105 . 5U. S. C. §73c-1. 41U.S.C.§5. Fulfillment of U. S. obligations. 39 Stat. 355. 42 Stat. 217. 55 STAT.] 109

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