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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 366, 373, 374-JUNE 1, 2 , 3, 1948 [62 STAT. to be held on January 20, 1949, but such use shall not continue after January 22, 1949. Authority granted by this joint resolution may be exercised notwithstanding the provisions of the Legislative, Execu- tive, and Judicial Appropriation Act for the fiscal year ending June 420Stt. 31. 30, 1903, approved April 28, 1902, prohibiting the use of public build- ings in connection with inaugural ceremonies. Approved June 1, 1948. [CHAPTER 373] AN ACT June 2, 1948 [H. R. 4426] To provide basic authority for certain functions and activities of the Weather [Public Law 673] Bureau, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Weather Bureau. United States of America in Congress assembled, That appropriations Availability of ap- rpriations. now or hereafter provided for the Weather Bureau shall be available Post, pp. 3271040. for (a) furnishing food and shelter, without repayment therefor, to employees of the Government assigned to Arctic stations; (b) equipment and maintenance of meteorological offices and stations, and maintenance and operation of meteorological facilities outside the United States by contract or otherwise; (c) repairing, altering, and improving of buildings occupied by the Bureau, and care and preser- vation of grounds, including the construction of necessary outbuildings and sidewalks on public streets abutting Weather Bureau grounds; (d) arranging for communication services at rates to be fixed by the Secretary of Commerce by agreement with the companies performing the services when determined to be advantageous to the Government; and (e) purchasing tabulating cards and continuous form tabulating paper. Printing office. SEC. 2. When so specified in appropriation Acts, the Weather Bureau is authorized to maintain a printing office in the city of Washington for the printing of weather maps, bulletins, circulars, forms, and other publications: Provided, That no printing shall be done by the Weather Bureau which could be done at the Government Printing Office without impairing the service of said Bureau. Employees of other SEC. 3. The Weather Bureau ishereby authorized to (a) grant extra genc es. compensation to employees of other Government agencies for taking Investigations in and transmitting meteorological observations, and (b) appoint em- Lrctic region. ployees for the conduct of meteorological investigations in the Arctic region without regard to the civil-service and classification laws and 59 Stat. 296. titles II and III of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, both at 5 U.S. C. § 911-913, 21,922; Supp. i, l922 base rates which shall not exceed such maximum rates as may be speci- ote. fied from time to time in the appropriation concerned. eitansd supplie SEC. 4. Subject to approval of the Bureau of the Budget, and with- out charge to the Weather Bureau, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Navy are author- ized to transfer to the Weather Bureau equipment and supplies which are surplus to the needs of their respective Departments and necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of Arctic weather stations. Approved June 2, 1948. [CHAPTER 374] JOTNT RTFRnT.TTTTTTN June 3,1948 . v .. [H. J. Res. 3791 To provide for the maintenance of public order and the protection of life and [Public Law 5741 property in connection with the Presidential inaugural ceremonies of 1949. ar Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Wam, 1g. eem o- States of America in Congress assembled, That $37,100, or so much pi a A 9 n n 286

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