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 PUBLIC LAWS-Ca 269-JULY 1, 1941 Railroad Retire- TITLE VI-RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD ment Board Appro- Salaries: For three members of the Railroad Retirement Board and other personal services of the Board in the District of Columbia and elsewhere necessary in performing the duties imposed by law or in pursuance of law, $2,445,000. Miscellaneous expenses (other than salaries): For all authorized and necessary expenditures, other than salaries, of the Railroad Retirement Board in performing the duties imposed by law or in pursuance of law, including rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; traveling expenses, including not to exceed $1,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Board when specifically authorized by the Board; not to exceed $2,500 for payment of actual transportation expenses, and per diem (not to exceed $10) in lieu of subsistence and other expenses, of persons serv- ing while away from their homes without other compensation in an advisory capacity to the Railroad Retirement Board; expenses of the transfer of household goods and effects, as provided by the Act 54 Stat. 1105. of October 10, 1940 (Public Numbered 839), and regulations promul- gated thereunder, to the extent that such expenses are determined by the Board to have been incurred in the administration of the Railroad 49 Stat. 967;50 Stat. Retirement Act; repairs and alterations; contract stenographic 45 .s.c.. 215- reporting services; other fees and compensation; office appliances and Sr. labor-saving devices; supplies and equipment (including photo- graphic equipment); not to exceed $5,000 for lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, and for payment in advance when authorized by the Board for library membership in organizations which issue publications to members only or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase (including exchange) of one motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicle; operation 2 maintenance, and repair of motor-propelledpassenger-carrying vehicles to be used only for official purposes in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; and expenses incident to moving the office of the Board from one building to another; $650,000. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Railroad Retirement Board, $55,000. Railroad retirement account: For an amount sufficient as an annual premium for the payments required under the Railroad Retirement 49 stat. 97;5stat. Act, approved August 29, 1935, and the Railroad Retirement Act, 45 . . cs .§i 21- approved June 24, 1937, and authorized to be appropriated to the 22r. railroad retirement account established under section 15 (a) of the Proiso. latter Act, $140,850,000: Provided, That such amount shall be avail- able until expended for making payments required under said retire- ment Acts, and the amount not required for current payments shall be invested by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with the provisions of said Railroad Retirement Act of June 24, 1937. itation of title. This title may be cited as the "Railroad Retirement Board Appro- priation Act, 1942". TITLE VII-GENERAL PROVISIONS Salaryrestriction. SEC. 701. In expending appropriations or portions of appropria- tions, contained in this Act, for the payment of personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act u.s. . t61-674. of 1923, as amended, with the exception of the Assistant Secretary Potp. el and the Second Assistant Secretary of Labor, the average of the salaries of the total number of persons under any grade in any bureau, office, or other appropriation unit shall not at any time exceed the average of the compensation rates specified for the grade by such 496 [56 STAT.

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