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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 262-JULY 17, 1947 Gross salary aug- mented by honorar- ium. Digests of Public General Bills. 44 Stat. 1066 regular employees (not exceeding $5,000) at rates to be fixed by Librarian, $2,350,000, of which so much as may be necessary may be transferred to other agencies of the Government for the purpose of investigating the loyalty of Library employees: Provided, That here- after the gross salary of any position in the Library which is aug- mented by payment of an honorarium from other than appropriated funds shall not exceed such rate as, combined with such honorarium, will not exceed $10,000. COPYRIGHT OFFICE Salaries: For the Register of Copyrights, assistant register; and other personal services, $591,925. LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE Salaries: To enable the Librarian of Congress to employ competent persons to gather, classify, and make available, in translations, indexes, digests, compilations, and bulletins, and otherwise, data for or bear- ing upon legislation, and to render such data serviceable to Congress, and committees and Members thereof, and for printing and binding the digests of public general bills, miscellaneous printing, supplies and materials, and including not to exceed $20,000 for employees engaged on piecework and work by the day or hour at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, $450,000: Provided, That not more than $25,000 of this sum shall be used for preparation and reproduction of copies of the Digest of General Public Bills. DISTRIBUTION OF PRINTED CARDS Salaries and expenses: For the distribution of printed cards and other publications of the Library, including personal services, freight charges (not exceeding $500), expressage, postage, traveling expenses connected with such distribution, expenses of attendance at meetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian, and including not to exceed $30,000 for employees engaged in piece work and work by the day or hour and for extra special services of regular employees at rates to be fixed by the Librarian; in all, $350,000. INDEX TO STATE LEGISLATION Salaries and expenses: To enable the Librarian of Congress to prepare an index to the legislation of the several States, together with a supplemental digest of the more important legislation, as authorized and directed by the Act entitled "An Act. providing for the preparation of a biennial index to State legislation", approved February 10, 1927 (2 U. S . C . 164, 165), including personal and other services within and without the District of Columbia, including not to exceed $2,500 for special and temporary services at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, travel, necessary material and apparatus, and for printing and binding the indexes and digests of State legislation for official distribution only, and other printing and binding incident to the work of compilation, stationery, and incidentals, $50,000, to continue available during the fiscal year 1949. UNION CATALOGUES Salaries and expenses: To continue the development and main- tenance of the Union Catalogues, including personal services within and without the District of Columbia (and not to exceed $700 for special and temporary services, including extra special services of 372 [61 STAT.

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