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 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2 D SESS.- CH. 302-JUNE 28, 1944 of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, be transferred by the Administrator to any other of such appropriations, but no appropria- tion may be increased more than 5 per centum thereby. None of the moneys appropriated by this Act to the Social Security Board or to the Children's Bureau of the Department of Labor for grants-in-aid of State agencies to cover, in whole or in part, the cost of operation of said agencies, including the salaries and expenses of officers and employees of said agencies, shall be withheld from the said agencies of any States which have established by legislative enactment and have in operation a merit system and classification and compensation plan covering the selection, tenure in office, and compensation of their employees, because of any disapproval of their personnel or the manner of their selection by the agencies of the said States, or the rates of pay of said officers or employees. OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL REHBILrTATION For payments, for carrying out the provisions of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, to States (including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico) which have submitted and had approved by the Federal Security Administrator State plans for vocational rehabilita- tion, as authorized by and in accordance with said Act, $8,000,000, of which not to exceed $81,000 shall be available to the Federal Security Administrator for providing rehabilitation services to disabled resi- dents of the District of Columbia, as authorized by section 6 of said Act, which latter amount shall be available for administrative expenses in connection with such rehabilitation in the District of Columbia, including printing and binding, and travel and subsistence: Provided, That not to exceed 15 per centum of the appropriation shall be used for administrative purposes: And provided further, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes shall not apply to any purchase made or serv- ice rendered hereunder when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $400. For general administrative expenses in carrying out the provisions of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere and not to exceed $3,000 for temporary employment of specialists in the fields of medi- cine and surgery, by contract or otherwise, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes and the civil-service and classification laws; expenses incident to courses of instruction, tuition, and books for Federal and State personnel detailed to attend courses of instruc- tion authorized by section 7 of said Act; purchase of reprints of scientific and technical articles published in periodicals and journals; and purchase and exchange of books of reference and periodicals; $400,000. OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR Salaries, Office of the Administrator, $181,291, including $9,100 for personal services incident to the liquidation of the Civilian Conserva- tion Corps in accordance with the applicable provisions under the head "Civilian Conservation Corps" in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1944: Provided, That the salary of the Adminis- trator shall be at the rate of $12,000 per annum so long as the incum- bent thereof is Chairman of the War Manpower Commission: Provided further, That of the sum herein appropriated the Administrator may expend not to exceed $2,500 for temporary employment of persons, by contract or otherwise, for special services determined necessary by the Administrator, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes and the civil-service and classification laws. 563 Withholding of moneys from State agencies, restriction. Payments. 41 Stat. 735. 29 U. 8. C., Supp. III, I§31-41. Residents of D. C. 57 Stat. 378. 29 U. S. C., Supp. III, §36. 41U. .C. i5. 41U.S.C. 5. 57 Stat. 378. 29 U. 8. C., Supp. III, 37. CCC, liquidation expenses. Salary of Adminis- trator. Temporary employ- ment.

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