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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 471, 472-JULY 2, 1942 54 Stat. 1091. 50 U. S. C., app. §713. Duration of author- ity. July 2, 1942 [H. R. 6599] [Public Law 644] Department ofState Appropriation Act, 1943. Post, p. 718. Pot, p. 718. Objects for presen- tation to foreign gov- ernments. Books, periodicals, etc. materials, or any portion thereof, to a person or a corporation of the United States whenever he shall determine such action to be in the public interest." SEC. 2. That section 3 of said Act of October 10, 1940, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 3 . The authority granted in this Act shall remain in force until June 30, 1944, or until such earlier time as the Congress by concurrent resolution or the President by proclamation may designate." Approved, July 2, 1942. [CHAPTER 472] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of State, the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce, and the Federal Judiciary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, for the Department of State, the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce, and the Federal Judiciary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943, namely: TITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Salaries: For Secretary of State; Under Secretary of State, $10,000; counselor, $10,000; and other personal services in the Dis- trict of Columbia, including temporary employees, and not to exceed $6,500 for employees engaged on piece work at rates to be fixed by the Secretary of State; $4,975,000. CONTINGENT EXPENSES (DEPARTMENTAL) Contingent expenses: For contingent and miscellaneous expenses, including stationery, furniture, fixtures; typewriters, adding machines, and other labor-saving devices, including rental, exchange, and repair thereof (not to exceed $50,000) ; microfilming equipment, includilg rental and repair thereof; translating services by contract without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C. 5); purchase and presentation of various objects of a cultural nature suitable for presentation (through diplomatic and consular offices) to foreign governments, schools, or other cultural or patriotic organizations, the purchase, rental, distribution, and operation of motion-picture projection equipment and supplies, including rental of halls, hire of motion-picture projector operators, and all other necessary services by contract or otherwise without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes; purchase and exchange of books, maps, and periodicals, domestic and foreign, and, when authorized by the Secretary of State, dues for library membership in societies or asso- ciations which issue publications to members only, or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members, newspapers, teletype rentals, and tolls (not to exceed $13,400); purchase of one passenger-carrying automobile; maintenance and repair of motor- trucks and motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; streetcar fare; traveling expenses, including not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Depart- 468 [56 STAT.

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