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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 271-JULY 5, 1945 55 Stat. 768. 23 U. S. C., Supp. IV, I 110. Reimbursement of States. 68 Stat. 626. 48 U. 8. C., Supp. IV, § 1243. 41U. B.0.§. 42 Stat. 1488. 5U..C. 661; Supp. IV, i 661 et seq. Ante, p. 298 et seq. 44 Stat. 688. 5U..C.C 821; Supp. IV, § 823. Availability of ap- propriation. Ante, p. 82. Restriction on in- curring obligation. 58 Stat. 568. 68 Stat. 876. tat. 510. (23 U. S. C . 110), as follows: "The Commissioner of Public Roads is authorized to reimburse the several States for the necessary rehabilita- tion or repair of roads and highways of States or their subdivisions substantially damaged by the Army or the Navy, or both, by any other agency of the Government, and so forth," as fully set forth in Senate Document Numbered 61, and House Document Numbered 234, Seventy-ninth Congress, $212,114.10. FILIPINO REHABILITATION COMMISSION For necessary expenses of the Filipino Rehabilitation Commission as authorized by the Act of June 29, 1944 (Public Law 381), including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere without regard to the civil-service and classification laws; printing and bind- ing; lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals; newspapers, pur- chase, maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles; temporary employment of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended; travel expenses, when specifically authorized by the Commission, without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations or the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, as amended; fiscal year 1946, $50,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be construed as having been available for expenditure from July 1, 1944, but, except for the compensation of the United States members of the Commission, no expenditures shall be made from this appropriation until an amount equal thereto, after deducting the amount of such compensation, has been contributed by the Commonwealth of the Philippines. NATIONAL HOUSING AGENCY War housing: Subject to the other limitations under this head in the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1945, the availability of the appropriation "War housing", National Housing Agency, for obli- gation for new projects is hereby extended to December 31, 1945: Provided, That as to any project in which the War Department or the Navy Department does not have a paramount interest, no obli- gation shall be incurred unless and untit the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall have determined its essentiality to the prosecu- tion of the war. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD The transfer of not to exceed $60,000 from the appropriation "Printing and binding, National Labor Relations Board, 1945", to the appropriation "Salaries, National Labor Relations Board, 1945", is hereby authorized. UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION Penalty mail: The limitation in the First Supplemental Appro- priation Act, 1945, on the amount for penalty mail for the United States Maritime Commission and the War Shipping Administration, is hereby increased from "$83,250" to "$100,000". DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Board of Tax Appeals: For an additional amount for the "Board of Tax Appeals", fiscal year 1945, including the objects specified in the appropriation for this purpose in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1945, $285. 420 [59 STAT.

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