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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1 ST SESS.- CH. 591-DEC. 17, 1941 advancements in accordance with said Act and Executive Orders: Provided further, That the head of any department, establishment, or agency is hereby authorized to allocate from the sum herein appro- priated under any appropriation title administered by him to any subappropriation included under such title such amount as he may determine to be necessary to meet expenditures for within-grade salary advancements in accordance with the provisions of said Act or Execu- tive Orders. TITLE V-GENERAL PROVISIONS SEc. 501. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay out of funds made available in subsection (b) of this section such claims as are certified to him by the Comptroller General of the United States which were otherwise properly payable under the provisions of the following Acts: Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 115); the Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Act of 1936 (49 Stat. 1608) as amended by title I of the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1937 (50 Stat. 10)- the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937 (50 Stat. 352), as amended by the Act of March 2, 1938 (52 Stat. 83); and the Emer- gency Relief Appropriation Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 809), as amended by the joint resolutions of February 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 507), and April 13, 1939 (53 Stat. 578). (b) The sum of $1,500,000 of the unexpended balances which have been carried to surplus fund under the provisions of the Act of June 20, 1874, as amended (U. S. C., title 31, sec. 713), together with obli- gated balances not yet carried to surplus as of June 30, 1941, of the funds appropriated under the provisions of the Acts cited in subsec- tion (a), which have lapsed and are no longer available for expendi- ture is hereby reappropriated and shall be established under an appro- priation entitled "Emergency relief liquidation fund" which shall con- stitute one fund and remain available until expended only for the payment of the claims referred to in subsection (a): Provided,That any sums received subsequent to the effective date of this section by any agency of the United States representing repayments or recoveries of funds disbursed out of amounts allocated or made available pursu- ant to any of the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) and which have lapsed for expenditure purposes, shall forthwith be cov- ered into the general fund of the Treasury under appropriate non- revenue symbols and titles, except those repayments and recoveries which the Congress has specifically authorized to be deposited to trust funds and revolving funds. (c) This section shall become effective on the first day of the month next following the date of the enactment of this Act. SEO. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Pro- vided, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Provided further, That any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appro- priation in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 837 Allocations for within-grade advance- ments. Payment of claims under designated Acts. Emergency relief liq- uidation fund, estab- lishment. 18 Stat. 110. Proviso. Lapsed repayments and recoveries. Effective date ofsec- tion. Persons advocating overthrow of U. S. Government. Provisos. Affidavit. Penalty.

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