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 57 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 179-JUNE 30, 1943 Refunds and drawbacks: For the refund or payment of customs collections or receipts, and for the payment of debentures or draw- backs, bounties, and allowances, as authorized by law, $19,000,000. OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY Salaries: Comptroller of the Currency and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $230,000. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, $18,000. BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE Salaries and expenses: For salaries and expenses in connection Po.e 6.3 with the assessment and collection of internal-revenue taxes and the administration of the internal-revenue laws, including the adminis- tration of such provisions of other laws as are authorized by or pursuant to law to be administered by or under the direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, including one stamp agent (to be reimbursed by the stamp manufacturers) and the employment of experts; the securing of evidence of violations of the Acts, the cost of chemical analyses made by others than employees of the United States and expenses incident to such chemists testifying when neces- sary; telegraph and telephone service, postage, freight, express, neces- sary expenses incurred in making investigations in connection with the enrollment or disbarment of practitioners before the Treasury Department in internal-revenue matters, expenses of seizure and sale, and other necessary miscellaneous expenses, including stenographic reporting services; for the acquisition of property under the provi- sions of title III of the Liquor Law Repeal and Enforcement Act, approved August 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 872-881), and the operation, 40u.s a.o r- maintenance, and repair of property acquired under such title III; 3 m - for the purchase (not to exceed thirty-four), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled or horse-drawn passenger- carrying vehicles when necessary, for official use of the Alcohol Tax and Intelligence Units in field work; printing and binding (not to Printing anti hind- exceed $1,606,850); and the procurement of such supplies, stationery "i (not to exceed $675,800), equipment, furniture, mechanical devices, laboratory supplies, periodicals, and newspapers for the Alcohol Tax Unit, ammunition, lawbooks and books of reference, and such other articles as may be necessary, $94,821,735, of which amount not to exceed $11,111,885 may be expended for personal services in the Dis- trict of Columbia: Provided, That not more than $100,000 of the Detection and total amount appropriated herein may be expended by the Commis- t ion f - sioner of Internal Revenue for detecting and bringing to trial per- sons guilty of violating the internal-revenue laws or conniving at the same, including payments for information and detection of such violation. Refunds and payments of processing and related taxes: For refunds and payments of processing and related taxes as authorized by titles IV and VII, Revenue Act of 1936, as amended; for refunds 4 Stat. 1739, 17471 . of taxes collected (including penalties and interest) under the Cotton 60 644-659; Supp. II, Act of April 21, 1934, as amended (48 Stat. 598), the Tobacco Act 7; 4s6 71-725. of June 28, 1934, as amended (48 Stat. 1275), and the Potato Act 751-766 .801 -833. of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 782), in accordance with the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1938 (52 Stat. 1150), as amended, and as otherwise authorized by law; and for redemption Redemption of ta of tax stamps purchased under the aforesaid Tobacco and Potato Acts, there is hereby continued available, during the fiscal year 1944, 81077° -4 4 -PT. I -- -17 257

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