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 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 714-716-DEC. 23, 1944 payer, an agreement between such taxpayer and the Commission with respect to such construction and containing provisions deemed neces- sary or advisable by the Commission to carry out the purposes and policy of this section." Approved December 23, 1944. [CHAPTER 715] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works to construct, maintain, and operate a free high- way bridge across the Clinch River at the point where such river is crossed by United States Highway Numbered 25E. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the State of Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Clinch River in a manner suitable to the interests of navigation at the point where such river is crossed by United States Highway Numbered 25E, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters", approved March 23, 1906, as amended, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved December 23, 1944. [CHAPTER 716] AN ACT 921 December 23, 1944 [H. R. 5002] [Public Law 553] Clinch River bridge, Tenn. 34 Stat. 84. 33U. S. C. §§491- 498. December 23, 1944 To authorize certain transactions by disbursing officers of the United States, and [H. R . 5062] for other purposes. (Public Law 54] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subject to regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act, disbursing officers of the United States are hereby authorized, for official purposes, or for the accommodation of military, naval, and civilian personnel of the United States Government, and personnel of contractors and of authorized nongovernmental agencies operating with the armed forces of the United States, to cash and negotiate checks, drafts, bills of exchange, and other instruments payable in United States and foreign currencies, and to conduct exchange transactions involving United States and foreign currency and coin, checks, drafts, bills of exchange, and other instruments. Any official funds which are held by such disbursing officers and which are available for expenditure may, with the approval of the head of the agency having jurisdiction over such funds, be utilized for this purpose. SEC. 2. Any gains in the accounts of disbursing officers of the United States resulting from operations permitted by this Act shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. There are hereby author- ized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, such amounts as may be necessary to adjust any deficiencies in the accounts of disbursing officers of the United States which may result from such operations. SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Treasury and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Treasury, the heads of other executive depart- ments having jurisdiction over disbursing officers of the United States are hereby authorized respectively to issue such rules and regu- lations, governing the disbursing officers under their respective juris- Authorization of cer- tain transactions by U. S. disbursing of- ficers. Use of official funds. Resulting gains or deficiencies. Rules and regula- tions.

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