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 59 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 189-JUNE 13, 1945 OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL Salaries and expenses: For salaries and expenses of maintenance of the Office of Legislative Counsel, as authorized by law, $90,000, of which $42,000 shall be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and $48,000 by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS For preparation, under the direction of the Committees on Appro- priations of the Senate and House of Representatives of the state- ments for the first session of the Seventy-ninth Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts author- ized, together with a chronological history of the regular appropria- tion bills, as required by law, $4,000, to be paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to do the work. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Salaries: For the Architect of the Capitol, Assistant Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services at rates of pay provided by law; and the Assistant Architect of the Capitol shall act as Architect of the Capitol during the absence or disability of that official or whenever there is no Architect; $65,470. Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol shall be available for expenses of travel on official business not to exceed in the aggregate under all funds the sum of $750. Cost of handling penalty mail, Architect of the Capitol: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Architect of the Capitol as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $300. CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS Capitol Buildings: For necessary expenditures for the Capitol Building and electrical substations of the Senate and House Office Buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including minor improvements, maintenance, repair, equipment, sup- plies, material, fuel, oil, waste, and appurtenances; furnishings and office equipment; special clothing for workmen; waterproof wearing apparel; personal and other services; cleaning and repairing works of art; maintenance and driving of motor-propelled passenger- carrying office vehicle; not exceeding $300 for the purchase of tech- nical and necessary reference books, periodicals, and city directory: not to exceed $150 for expenses of attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol; and the compensation of the position of supervising engineer shall be at the rate of $6,000 per annum so long as the position is held by the person who was the incumbent thereof on May 15, 1941; $332,800. Capitol Grounds: For care and improvement of grounds surround- ing the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings; Capitol Power Plant; personal and other services; care of trees; planting; ferti- lizers; repairs to pavements, walks, and roadways; purchase of water- proof wearing apparel; maintenance of signal lights; and for snow removal by hire of men and equipment or under contract without compliance with section 3709 (41 U. S . C . 5) of the Revised Statutes, $109,000. Travel expenses. 58 Stat. 394. 39 U. 8. C., Supp. IV, § 321d. Post, p. 633. Supervising en- gineer.

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