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 PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 182-JULY 1, 1943 Administrative ex- penses. 15 U. S. C. §601; Supp. II, oh. 14. 44 tat. 688 . 5 U. S.C., 8npp. II, 1823. Nonadministrative expenses. Payment, etc., of obligations. 47 Stat. 5. 15 U. S. 0. 1601; Supp. II, ch. 14. Pos, p. 620. Age and citizenship certification. 49 Stat. 620 . 42 U.S. C.§§301-1307; Supp. II, §§ 1101-1109. Ante, p. 47. Procedure for fur- nishing evidence of age. Pot, p. 620. Ante, p. 290. Post, p. 620. Attendance at meet- ings. RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION Not to exceed $9,583,000 of the funds of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, established by the Act of January 22, 1932 (47 Stat. 5), shall be available during the fiscal year 1944 for administrative ex- penses of the Corporation and of The RFC Mortgage Company, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; travel expenses, in accordance with the Standardized Government Travel Regulations and the Act of June 3. 1926, as amended (5 U. S. C. 821-833); printing and binding; lawbooks, books of reference, and not to exceed $500 for periodicals and newspapers; rent in the District of Columbia; use of the services and facilities of the Federal Reserve banks; and all other necessary administrative expenses: Provided, That all necessary expenses in connection with the acquisition, opera- tion, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of any real or personal property belonging to the Corporation or The RFC Mortgage Com- pany or in which they have an interest, including expenses of collec- tions of pledged collateral, shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof: Provided further, That notwith- standing any other provisions of this Act, except for the limitations in amounts hereinbefore specified, and the restrictions in respect to travel expenses, the administrative expenses and other obligations of the Corporation shall be incurred, allowed, and paid in accordance with the provisions of said Act of January 22, 1932, as amended. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS Salaries and expenses, age and citizenship certification: For salaries and expenses necessary for searching census records and supplying information incident to carrying out the provisions of the Social Security Act, and other statutory requirements with respect to citizen- ship, including personal services in the District of Columbia and binding records, $250,000: Provided, That the procedure hereunder for the furnishing from census records of evidence for the establish- ment of age of individuals shall be pursuant to regulations approved jointly by the Secretary of Commerce and the Social Security Board. (Cistoms statistics: For all salaries and expenses necessary for the collection, compilation, and periodic publication of statistics showing the United States exports and imports, including personal services in the District of Columbia, and items otherwise properly chargeable to the appropriation "Contingent expenses, Department of Commerce," $470,000. Compiling census reports and so forth: For salaries and expenses necessary for securing information for and compiling the census reports provided for by law, including personal services in the District of Columbia; temporary employees at per diem rates to be fixed by the Director of the Census; the cost of transcribing State, municipal, and other records; preparation of monographs on census subjects and other work of specialized character by contract or otherwise; purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of two motor-propelled station wagons; construction and repair of tabulating machines and other mechanical appliances, and the rental or purchase and exchange of necessary machinery, appliances, and supplies, $1,900,000. The appropriation in this title for traveling expenses shall be avail- able for the Census Bureau, in an amount not to exceed $500, for attendance at meetings concerned with the collection of statistics when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Commerce. 292 [57 STAT.

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