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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 700-JULY 30, 1946 Special conferences. Expenses of experts. Appropriation au- thorized. 42 Stat. 1488. 5U..c. §C661- 674; Supp. V, § 661 et seq. Ante, pp. 216, 219. 44 Stat. 688 . 5U. S.C. I§821- 823, 824-833; Supp. V , §823. 47 Stat. 1516. Post, p. 808. 46 Stat. 818 . Post, p.809. 40Stat. 1270. Supra. N'ew obligations, re- striction. Disclosure of infor- mation. Organization. The National Commission is further authorized to call special conferences of experts for the consideration of specific matters relating to the Organization by persons of specialized com- petences. Under such regulations as the Secretary of State may pre- scribe, the actual transportation expenses of experts attending such conferences shall be borne by the Department of State, and they shall be allowed a per diem of $10 in lieu of subsistence and other expenses, for the period of actual attendance and of necessary travel. SEC. 6. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually to the Department of State, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for the pay- ment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the Organization as apportioned by the General Conference of the Organization in accordance with article IX of the constitution of the Organization, and such additional sums as may be necessary to pay the expenses of participation by the United States in the activities of the Organization, including: (a) salaries of the rep- resentatives provided for in section 2 hereof, of their appropriate staffs, and of members of the secretariat of the National Commis- sion provided for in section 3 hereof, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, without regard to the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended; (b) travel expenses without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, as amended, the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, as amended, and section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (U. S . C., title 5, sec. 73b), and, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, travel expenses of families and transportation of effects of United States representatives and other personnel in going to and returning from their post of duty; (c) allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light, as authorized by the Act approved June 26, 1930 (U. S. C ., title 5, sec. 118a); (d) cost of living allowances under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, including allowances to persons temporarily stationed abroad; (e) communication services; (f) stenographic reporting, translating, and other services, by contract, if deemed neces- sary, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S . C ., title 41, sec. 5); (g) local transportation; (h) equipment; (i) trans- portation of things; (j) rent of offices; (k) printing and binding with- out regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (U. S . C., title 44, sec. 111), and section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S . C., title 41, sec. 5); (1) official entertainment; (m) stationery; (n) purchase of newspapers, periodicals, books, and documents; and (o) such other expenses as may be authorized by the Secretary of State. SEC. 7. Unless Congress by law authorizes such action, neither the President nor any person or agency shall on behalf of the United States approve any amendment under article XIII of the constitution of the Organization involving any new obligation for the United States. SEC. 8. In adopting this joint resolution, it is the understanding of the Congress that the constitution of the Organization does not require, nor does this resolution authorize, the disclosure of any information or knowledge in any case in which such disclosure is prohibited by any law of the United States. Approved July 30, 1946. [60 STAT.

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