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 57 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 1ST SESS. -CH. 228-JULY 12, 1943 persons serving while away from their homes without other compen- sation from the United States in an advisory capacity, and (3) expenses outside the United States without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations and the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, as amended (5 U. S . C . 821-833), and section 901 of the Act of June 29, 1936 (46 U. S . C. 1241); preparation and transportation of the remains of officers and employees who die abroad or in transit, while in the dispatch of their official duties, to their former homes in this country or to a place not more distant for interment, and for the ordinary expenses of such interment; purchase and exchange of law- books and books of reference; rental of news-reporting services; pur- chase of or subscription to commercial and trade reports, newspapers, and periodicals; the rendering of such gratuitous services and the free distribution of such materials as the Director deems advisable; pur- chase or rental and operation of photographic, reproduction, duplicat- ing and printing machines, equipment, and devices and radio-receiving and radio-sending equipment and devices; maintenance, operation, repair, and hire of motor-propelled or horse-drawn passenger-carry- ing vehicles and vessels of all kinds; printing and binding; payment of living and quarters allowances to employees with official head- quarters located abroad in accordance with regulations approved by the President on December 30, 1942; exchange of funds without regard to section 3651, Revised Statutes (31 U. S . C . 543); purchase and free distribution of firearms, guard uniforms, special clothing, and other personal equipment; the use of and payment for compartments or other superior accommodations considered necessary by the Director of Strategic Services or his designated representatives for security rea- sons or the protection of highly technical and valuable equipment; $35,000,000, of which amount such sums as may be authorized by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget may be transferred to other departments or agencies of the Government, either as advance pay- ment or reimbursement of appropriation, for the performance of any of the functions or activities for which this appropriation is made: Provided, That $23,000,000 of this appropriation may be expended without regard to the provisions of law and regulations relating to the expenditure of Government funds or the employment of persons in the Government service, and $21,000,000 of such $23,000,000 may be expended for objects of a confidential nature, such expenditures to be accounted for solely on the certificate of the Director of the Office of Strategic Services and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the amount therein certified. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT-OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 527 44 Stat. 688. 6U. . C., Supp. II, 1823. 49 Stat. 2015. Transportation of remains of officers and employees. Vehiclesand vessels. Exchange of funds. Transfer of funds. Ohjects of a confl- dentlal nature. Poet,pp. 838, 13. DIVISION OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Salaries and Expenses: For all necessary expenses of the Division of Central Administrative Services, including traveling expenses (not to exceed $165,000); printing and binding (not to exceed $100,000); $8,817,200: Provided, That there may be transferred to this appro- priation from appropriations available to the constituent agencies of the Office for Emergency Management and to the Office of Price Administration such amounts as may be necessary for the procurement of supplies, equipment, and services for such agencies and such Admin- istration, and funds so transferred shall be consolidated with and shall be expendable in the same manner as this appropriation: Pro- sided further, That the constituent agencies (except the War Shipping Transfer of funds. OG]ari r-vim rW - oUtt -WW

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