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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS-JULY 26, 1947 Appointments and compensation of ex- perts, etc. Expenses. July 26, 1947 [S. Con. Bes. 31] Delay in reporting as surplus or in dis- posing of certain lands or permanent struc- tures. Report to Commit- tees on Armed Serv- ices. July 26,1947 [S. Con. Res. 34] such expenditures as it deems advisable. The cost of stenographic services to report such hearings shall not be in excess of 25 cents per hundred words. (b) The Joint Committee on the Economic Report is empowered to appoint and fix the compensation of such experts, consultants, and clerical and stenographic assistants as it deems necessary and ad- visable, but the compensation so fixed shall not exceed the compen- sation prescribed under the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, for comparable duties. (c) The expenses of the subcommittees, which shall not exceed $25,000, shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate. Upon vouchers signed by the chairman of the Joint Committee on the Eco- nomic Report, disbursements to pay such expenses shall be made by the Secretary of the Senate out of the contingent fund of the Senate. Agreed to July 26, 1947. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN LANDS OR PERMANENT STRUCTURES Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the War Department, the Navy Department, and the War Assets Administration are requested to delay until March 15, 1948, in report- ing as surplus, or in disposing of (1) any lands or permanent structures located thereon declared by any State, municipal, or local government, or political subdivision thereof, through its proper authorities, to be suitable and desirable for its use for educational, recreational, medical, or scientific purposes, or for its use as a public park or place of historic interest; or (2) any lands or permanent structures located thereon which would be transferred for, or devoted to, such purposes or uses under the provisions of any bill or joint resolution pending in Congress if such bill or joint resolution should be enacted into law. This concur- rent resolution shall not be deemed to prevent or delay the disposition of any such lands or permanent structures to any State or political subdivision thereof under existing provisions of law. SEC. 2. The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy acting jointly, and the War Assets Administrator, acting individually, are requested to report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on or before January 15, 1948, the location, general description, and fair market value of any property described in the first section of this concurrent resolution which has been reported as surplus or which it is contemplated will be reported as surplus or disposed of. Agreed to July 26, 1947. SIGNING OF ENROLLED BILLS, ETC. Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That notwithstanding the adjournment of the two Houses until Janu- ary 2, 1948, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate be, and they are hereby, author- ized to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions duly passed by the two Houses and found truly enrolled. Agreed to July 26, 1947. 1026 [61 STAT.

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