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 238 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 173-JUNE 28, 1943 [57 STAT. Cumulative supple- binding of a cumulative supplement to the Code of Federal Regula- ment to Code of Federal Regulations. tions as authorized by the Act approved December 10, 1942 (Public 56 Stat. 1045. 44 U.S. C ., Supp. Law 796, Seventy-seventh Congress, not exceeding $165,000; the n. §31ia. printing and binding for use of the Government Printing Office; the printing and binding (not exceeding $3,000) for official use of the Architect of the Capitol upon requisition of the Secretary of the Senate; in all to an amount not exceeding $4,225,000: Provided, Unexpended bal- That not less than $3,000,000 of such working capital shall be an c . returned to the Treasury as an unexpended balance not later than six months after the close of the fiscal year 1944: Provided further, Restriction on use That notwithstanding the provisions of section 73 of the Act of 28Stat. 612 . January 12, 1895 (44 U. S. C. 241), no part of the foregoing sum of $4,225,000 shall be used for printing and binding part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture (known as the Year- book of Agriculture). Printing and bind- Printing and binding for Congress chargeable to the foregoing ng for Conress. appropriation, when recommended to be done by the Committee on Printing of either House, shall be so recommended in a report con- taining an approximate estimate of the cost thereof, together with a statement from the Public Printer of estimated approximate cost of work previously ordered by Congress within the fiscal year for which this appropriation is made. Payment for work During the fiscal year 1944 any executive department or independent ordered by depart- dprmn mentsetc. establishment of the Government ordering printing and binding from the Government Printing Office shall pay promptly by check to the Public Printer upon his written request, either in advance or upon completion of the work, all or part of the estimated or actual cost thereof, as the case may be, and bills rendered by the Public Printer in accordance herewith shall not be subject to audit or Adjustments. certification in advance of payment: Provided, That proper adjust- ments on the basis of the actual cost of delivered work paid for in advance shall be made monthly or quarterly and as may be agreed upon by the Public Printer and the department or establishment con- Credit of payments cerned. All sums paid to the Public Printer for work that he is t working ca pit a l. authorized by law to do shall be deposited to the credit, on the books of the Treasury Department, of the appropriation made for the working capital of the Government Printing Office for the year in which the work is done, and be subject to requisition by the Public Printer. rEmployee detailed No part of any money appropriated in this Act shall be paid to fr service in execu- tive branch. any person employed in the Government Printing Office while detailed for or performing service in the executive branch of the public service of the United States unless such detail be authorized by law. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTrS Salaries: For the Superintendent of Documents, assistant superin- tendent, and other personal services in accordance with the Classifica- 2Stat. 1488 . 6 tion Act of 1923, as amended, and compensation of employees paid Supp. I, 5 661 e seq. by the hour who shall be subject to the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate and fix rates of pay for employees and officers of the Government Printing Office", approved June 7, 1924 (44 U. S. 43 tat. 658 . C. 40), $852,500. General expenses: For furniture and fixtures, typewriters, carpets, labor-saving machines and accessories, time stamps, adding and num- bering machines, awnings, curtains, books of reference; directories, books, miscellaneous office and desk supplies, paper, twine, glue, envelopes, postage, carfares, soap, towels, disinfectants, and ice; dray- age, express, freight, telephone, and telegraph service; traveling

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