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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 524 -JULY 25, 1942 modity a price in conformity with section 3 (c) of said Act: Provided Maximum prices further, That in the case of a maximum price or maximum prices here- eretoforeestabshe tofore established the provisions of the foregoing proviso shall not apply until the expiration of sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act. INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE AGENCIES BOARD OF INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH--TRANSPORTATION Board of Investigation and Research: For an additional amount for the Board of Investigation and Research, fiscal year 1943, includ- ing the objects specified under this head in the Third Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1942, and including not to exceed $14,000 for the temporary employment of persons or organi- zations, by contract or otherwise, without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, or the civil service and classification law, $500,000, which amount shall be added to and merged with the unexpended balance, as of June 30, 1942, of the appropriation under said head; and such total amount shall be so used as to complete the studies, investigations, and reports authorized and required by part I, title III, of the Transportation Act of 1940: Provided, That said section 3709, Revised Statutes, shall not apply to any purchase hereunder when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed the sum of $50. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION National defense activities: For national defense activities, Civil Service Commission, to be supplemental to the appropriation made for this purpose for the fiscal year 1943, and to be available for the same objects, $4,147,476: Provided, That the limitation upon the amount which may be expended for travel expenses under this head for the fiscal year 1943 is hereby increased to $912,020. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION National defense activities: For national defense activities, Federal Communications Commission, to be supplemental to the appropria- tion made for this purpose for the fiscal year 1943, and to be available for the same objects, $2,149,876: Provided, That the limitation upon the amount which may be expended for travel expenses under this head for the fiscal year 1943 is hereby increased to $157,340 and the limitation of thirty-six passenger vehicles is hereby increased to forty-nine. FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY Public Works Administration: For an additional amount for administrative expenses of the Public Works Administration, fiscal year 1943 including the objects specified under this head in the Inde- pendent Offices Appropriation Act, 1943, $93,160, of the funds appro- priated by the Public Works Administration Appropriation Act of 1938. Public Roads Administration: For flight strips, to be additional to the appropriation under this head in the Third Supplemental Na- tional Defense Appropriation Act, 1942, $5,000,000. SMALLER WAR PLANTS CORPORATION Smaller War Plants Corporation: Not to exceed $7,500,000 of the funds of the Smaller War Plants Corporation acquired in accordance with the Act of June 11, 1942 (Public Law 603), shall be available during the fiscal year 1943 to the Corporation for the payment of the 55 Stat. 819. 41U.S.C. c6. 54 Stat. 952. 49U.S.C., ch.1 prec. §1 note. 7F. R.4809. PrAoiso. Ante, p. 397. Provio. Ante, p. 398. Proviso. Pot, p. 998. Ante, p. 410. 52 Stat. 816 . 55 Stat. 822. Administrative ex- penses. Ante, p. 351; post, p. 719. 713

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