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 78TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CH. 301 -JUNE 28, 1944 from their homes to their first post of duty in a foreign country; rent, including heat, light, and power, outside the District of Colum- bia; necessary advance payments in foreign countries; and the employment, on a contract or fee basis, of persons, firms, or corpora- tions for the performance of special services, including legal services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes or the civil- service and classification laws: Provided, That when vessels are transferred or assigned permanently by the War Shipping Adminis- trator to other departments or agencies of the United States Govern- ment for operation by them, funds for the operation, loading, discharging, repairs, and alterations, or other use of such vessels may be transferred from this fund to the applicable appropriations of the department or agency concerned in such amounts as may be approved by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to transfer the sum of $100,000,000 from the marine and war risk insurance fund to the War Shipping Administration, revolving fund. Maritime training fund, War Shipping Administration: For the training, recruitment, repatriation, rehabilitation, and placement of personnel for the manning of the merchant marine, and the establish- ment and maintenance of policies respecting maritime labor relations and conditions, and for administrative expenses (not to exceed $4,000,000) including all the administrative items of expenditure for which the appropriation "War Shipping Administration, revolv- ing fund", is available, and not to exceed $2,500 for contingencies for the Superintendent, United States Merchant Marine Academy, to be expended in his discretion, $80,000,000, of which $2,700,000 shall be available for payment of obligations incurred in the fiscal year 1944: Provided,That the amount which may be expended for admin- istrative expenses in the fiscal year 1944 is hereby increased from $2,600,000 to $2,700,000. State marine schools? War Shipping Administration: To reimburse the State of California $50,000; the State of Maine, $50,000; the State of Massachusetts, $50,000; the State of New York, $50,000; and the State of Pennsylvania, $50,000; for expenses incurred in the maintenance and support of marine schools in such States as provided in the Act authorizing the establishment of marine schools, and so forth, approved March 4, 1911, as amended (34 U. S. C . 1121-1123) and for the maintenance and repair of vessels loaned by the United States to the said States for use m connection with such State marine schools, $100,000; in all, $350,000. OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-GEEIAL PROVISIONS (a) The head of any constituent agency may delegate to any official in such agency or in the field offices of the Division of Central Admin- istrative Services the authority to make appointments of personnel and he may also delegate to any official in the agency of which he is the head the authority to make other determinations necessary for the conduct of the administrative management within such agency. (b) Any employee of any of the constituent agencies is authorized, when designated for the purpose by the head of such agency, to admin- ister to or take from any person an oath, affirmation, or affidavit, when such instrument is required in connection with the performance of the functions or activities of such agency. (c) The head of any of the constituent agencies is authorized, in connection with the operations of such agency, to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and certify claims against the United States in 58 STAT.] 543 pecial services. 41U.8.C.§5. Transfer offunds for operation of vessels. Transfer of funds. Personnel for man- ning merchant marine. Ante, p. 642. U. 8.Merchant Ma- rine Academy, oon- tingences. Administrative ex- penses. Maintenance of ma- rine schools and ves- sels. 36 Stat. 1353. 34 U. 8. C., Supp. III, §1121, 1122. Delegation of au- thority. Adminstration of oaths. d-k

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