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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 266--JULY 1, 1941 Proviso. Projects excepted. Medical, etc., facili- ties. Proriso. Costs borne by proj- ect employees. Fraud, etc., on part of sponsor. Liability. Administrative ex- penses, maximum. Statements of per- sonnel, etc., to Con- gress. Extension to June 30, 1942. Administrative ex- penses of designated agencies. State and its political subdivisions, or by the Territory, possession, or the District of Columbia, as the case may be: Provided, That the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to projects (1) which have been certified by the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, respectively, as being important for military or naval purposes, or (2) which authorize necessary temporary measures to avert danger to life, property, or health in the event of disaster or grave emergency caused by flood, storm, fire, earthquake, drought, or similar cause. The facts constituting compliance with the requirements of this sub- section shall be determined by the Commissioner, and his determina- tions, made in conformity with rules and regulations prescribed by him, shall be final and conclusive. (e) The funds appropriated in section 1 (a) hereof shall be avail- able to provide, under regulations to be prescribed by the Commis- sioner, for medical and hospital facilities for work camp project employees and burial expenses of deceased work camp project employees, including the transportation of remains to place of burial: Provided, That deductions shall be made from the earnings of all project employees quartered in such camps in an amount sufficient to offset the estimated cost to the United States for furnishing the foregoing. (f) When it is found that as a result of bad faith, fraud, or misrepresentation on the part of the sponsor, any land, building, structure, facility, or other project, or any part thereof, upon which funds appropriated in this joint resolution have been expended, is used, transferred, or disposed of without retention and control for public use, the sponsor of the project and the person or organization to which the land, building, structure, facility, or project has been sold, leased, or given, shall be liable, jointly and severally, upon demand of the Commissioner or his duly authorized representative, to pay over to the United States an amount equal to the amount of Federal funds expended on such land, building, structure, facility, or project. (g) The amount which may be obligated for administrative expenses of the Work Projects Administration in the District of Columbia and in the field shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum of $35,466,000 during the fiscal year 1942, of which sum the amounts so to be obligated for the following respective purposes shall not exceed these sums: Salaries, $29,016,000; communication service $500,000; travel, $2,800,000; and printing and binding, $300,000. (h) The Federal Works Administrator shall transmit to Congress, on the first day of each regular session thereof, a statement showing for each State the names, addresses, positions, and compensation of all employees of the Work Projects Administration whose compensa- tion is at the rate of $1,200 per annum or more. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "State" shall include the Territories, possessions, and the District of Columbia. (i) The Work Projects Administration is hereby extended to June 30, 1942, to carry out the purposes of this joint resolution and the Commissioner, with the approval of the Federal Works Adminis- trator, is authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out its functions in connection therewith. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES SEC. 2. (a) In order to provide for administrative expenses inci- dental to carrying out the purposes of this joint resolution, there is hereby appropriated to the following agencies, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending [5S STAT.

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