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 PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 294-JUNE 28,1944 41 U.. C.C5. tract or otherwise without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes and the civil service and classification laws; payment when specifically authorized by the Secretary of actual transportation and other necessary expenses and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence to persons serving while away from their home, without other compensation from the United States, in an advisory Administrative ex- capacity to the Secretary: Provided, That none of the funds made pe nses . available by this Act for administrative expenses of said agencies shall be obligated or expended unless and until an appropriate appropriation account shall have been established therefor pursuant Accounting. to an appropriation warrant or a covering warrant, and all such 31 St.'. c. § 1; expenditures shall be accounted for and audited in accordance with supp. II, § 16 d see. the Budget and Accounting Act, as amended. Post, p. 876. Administrative ex- penses. 15 U. S. C. 1601; 8upp. III, 601 et seq. 44 Stat. 688. 5U.S.C., Supp. m, 823. Nonadministrative expenses. Payment of obllga- tions. 47 Stat. 5. 15U..C.C 601; Supp. III, 601 td seq. Age and citizenship certification. 49 Stat. 620 . 42 U. . C. 1.301- 1307; Supp. III, 409 et seq. Ante, pp. 93; 188; post, pp. 719,789,790. Procedure for fur- nishing evidence of age. Ante, p. 414. RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION Not to exceed $11,500,000 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 1945 for administrative expenses 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 Dis- trict 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 acqui- sition, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of any real or personal property belonging to the Corporation or The RFC Mortgage Company or in which they have an interest, including expenses of collections of pledged collateral, shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof: Provided further, That notwithstanding 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 sal- aries and expenses necessary for searching census records and sup- plying information incident to carrying out the provisions of the Social Security Act, and other statutory requirements with respect to citizenship, including personal services at the seat of government, travel, and binding records, $165,000: Provided, That the procedure hereunder for the furnishing from census records of evidence for the establishment of age of individuals shall be pursuant to regula- tions approved jointly by the Secretary and the Social Security Board. Foreign trade 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 at the seat of government, travel, and items otherwise prop- erly chargeable to the appropriation "Contingent expenses, Depart- ment of Commerce," $1,200,000. Compiling census reports and so forth: For salaries and expenses necessary for securing information for and compiling the census [58 STAT.

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