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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 660-DEC. 22, 1944 Ante, p. 402. INTERATIONAL OBLIGATIONS Salaries and expenses, International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico: For an additional amount for salaries and expenses, International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, fiscal year 1945, including the objects specified under this An, p. 40. head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1945, $35,000. Cultural relations with China and the neighboring countries and countries of the Near East and Africa: For all expenses, without 41Ur.s.S .O. regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, necessary to enable the Secretary of State independently or in cooperation with other agencies of the Government to carry out a program of cultural relations with China and the neighboring countries and with countries of the Near East and Africa, fiscal year 1945, $600,000 (payable from the appropriation "Emergency fund for the President", contained in stat. 432. the First Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1943, Antep. M. as supplemented and amended), including the purchase of books, publications, scientific and other equipment, and educational and cul- tural materials- contributions of money and materials to, and con- tracts with, educational, cultural, and nonprofit institutions and organizations of the United States and the above countries, directly or through independent agencies; compensation, allowances, and grants to citizens of the United States and the above countries who are students, professors, or technical experts, at such rates and under such regulations as may be determined by the Secretary of State, including expenses incurred by such persons in traveling between places of residence, Washington, District of Columbia, and posts of duty abroad, and including travel expenses of citizens of the above countries without regard to the Standardized Government Travel U.8ta. c. 821; Regulations and the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, as amended; Su3pp.IIc,823. advance of moneys without regard to section 3648 of the Revised A Statutes; printing and binding without regard to section 11 of the 44 U.s. .§4, 1 Act of March 1, 1919 (40 Stat. 1270); and not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for temporary employment of persons or organiza- tions, by contract or otherwise, without regard to the civil-service and classification laws. Conference of Allied Ministers of Education in London: For all necessary expenses of the participation by the United States in the Conference of Allied Ministers of Education in London, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere without regard to civil-service and classification laws; travel expenses without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations and the 5 u. 6 .c. 821; Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, as amended; allowances for living 8upp. III, §823. and quarters for temporary and permanent personnel in accordance with standardized regulations prescribed by the President for civilian stat. 8 officers and employees of the Government temporarily stationed in 5U. s.c. 118a; foreign countries and in accordance with the Acts of June 26, 1930, 22.s.c. 112. and February 23, 1931; entertainment, stenographic reporting, and other services by contract, books of reference and periodicals, and 41 U. .c.. rent of office space without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes; printing and binding; and the share of the United States in the expenses of the secretariat of the Conference; fiscal year 1945, $43,000, payable from the appropriation "Emergency fund for the 57 stat4. 704, ; President", contained in the First Supplemental National Defense 57 Ptar. 432. Anmt, p. 5. Appropriation Act, 1943, as supplemented and amended. unsidas. n o Cooperation with the American republics: The sum of $300,000 of 67stat. 28L the $400,000 of the appropriation for this purpose for 1944 which was continued available for 1945 in the Department of State Appropria- A.07. * tion Act for 1945 is consolidated with and made a part of the appro- priation for 1945 as of July 1, 1944. 870 [58 STAT.

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