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 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 2n SESS.-CH. 286 -JUNE 27, 1944 Locomotive inspection: For all authorized expenditures under the provisions of the Act of February 17, 1911, entitled "An Act to pro- mote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by com- pelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their locomotives with safe and suitable boilers and appurtenances thereto" (45 U. S . C . 22), as amended by the Act of March 4, 1915, extending "the same powers and duties with respect to all parts and appurtenances of the locomotive and tender" (45 U. S . C . 30), and amendment of June 7, 1924 (45 U. S. C . 27), providing for the appointment from time to time by the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion of not more than fifteen inspectors in addition to the num- ber authorized in the first paragraph of section 4 of the Act of 1911 (45 U. S. C. 26), and the amendment of June 27, 1930 (45 U. S. C. 24, 26), including such legal, technical, stenographic, and clerical help as the business of the offices of the director of locomotive inspec- tion and his two assistants may require and for traveling expenses, $548,000, of which amount not to exceed $81,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Valuation of property of carriers: To enable the Interstate Com- merce Commission to carry out the objects of the Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to regulate commerce', approved February 4, 1887, and all Acts amendatory thereof, by providing for a valuation of the several classes of property of car- riers subject thereto and securing information concerning their stocks, bonds, and other securities", approved March 1, 1913, as amended by the Act of June 7, 1922 (49 U. S. C. 19a), and by the "Emergency Railroad Transportation Act, 1933" (49 U. S. C . 19a), including traveling expenses, $500,000. Motor transport regulation: For all authorized expenditures neces- sary to enable the Interstate Commerce Commission to carry out the provisions of part II of the Interstate Commerce Act and section 5, part I, of the Interstate Commerce Act insofar as applicable to com- mon carriers subject to part II (Transportation Act of 1940), including one director at $10,000 per annum and other personal serv- ices in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; traveling expenses; supplies; services and equipment; not to exceed $1,000 for purchase and exchange of books, reports, newspapers, and periodicals; contract stenographic reporting services; maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; not to exceed $5,000 for the purchase of evidence in connection with investigations of apparent violations of said Act, $3,250,000: Provided, That Joint Board members may use Government transportation requests when traveling in connection with their duties as Joint Board members. Not to exceed $2,500 of the appropriations herein made for the Interstate Commerce Commission shall be available for expenses, except membership fees, for attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Commission. For all printing and binding for the Interstate Commerce Com- mission, including not to exceed $17,000 to print and furnish to the States, at cost, blank annual report forms of common carriers, and the receipts from such sales shall be credited to this appropriation, $157,700. Salaries and expenses, emergency: For necessary expenses, includ- ing traveling expenses, to enable the Interstate Commerce Commission, for the purpose of promoting the national security and defense, to adopt measures for preventing shortages of railroad equipment and congestion of traffic, and expediting the movement of cars by rail- roads through terminals, and related activities, $338,000. 373 36 Stat. 913; 38 Stat. 1192. 43 Stat. 659. 36 Stat. 914; 46 Stat. 822. Traveling expenses. 37 Stat. 701; 42 Stat. 624; 48 Stat. 221. 49 Stat. 543; 24 Stat. 380. 49U. S.. § 301, 5; Supp. III, §§ 301-319, 8. 54 Stat. 919. Transportation re- quests. Attendance at meet- ings. Printing and bind- ing.

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