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 80TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CH. 36-JAN. 27, 1948 11 (e) The President shall designate a chairman for each Commission Chairman. from among members of the Commission. (f) The members of the Commissions shall receive no compensation Compensation. for their services as such members but shall be entitled to reimburse- ment for travel and subsistence in connection with attendance of meet- ings of the Commissions away from their places of residences, as provided in subsection (6) of section 801 of this Act. Post, p. 12. (g) The Commissions are authorized to adopt such rules and regu- .TRules and regula- lations as they may deem necessary to carry out the authority con- ferred upon them by this title. (h) The Department is authorized to provide the necessary secre- tarial and clerical assistance for the Commissions. RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS SEC. 603. The Commissions shall meet not less frequently than once each month during the first six months after their establishment, and thereafter at such intervals as the Commissions find advisable, and shall transmit to the Secretary a quarterly report, and to the Con- gress a semiannual report of all programs and activities carried on under the authority of this Act, including appraisals, where feasible, as to the effectiveness of the several programs, and such recommenda- tions as shall have been made by the Commissions to the Secretary for effectuating the purposes and objectives of this Act and the action taken to carry out such recommendations. TITLE VII-APPROPRIATIONS GENERAL AUTHORIZATION SEC. 701. Appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act are hereby authorized. TRANSFER OF FUNDS SEC. 702. The Secretary shall authorize the transfer to other Gov- ernment agencies for expenditure in the United States and in other countries, in order to carry out the purposes of this Act, any part of any appropriations available to the Department for carrying out the purposes of this Act, for direct expenditure or as a working fund, and any such expenditures may be made under the specific authority contained in this Act or under the authority governing the activities of the Government agency to which a part of any such appropriation is transferred, provided the activities come within the scope of this Act. TITLE VIII-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES THE SECRETARY SEC. 801. In carrying out the purposes of this Act, the Secretary is authorized, in addition to and not in limitation of the authority otherwise vested in him- (1) In carrying out title II of this Act, within the limitation of such appropriations as the Congress may provide, to make grants of money, services, or materials to State and local govern- mental institutions in the United States, to governmental institu- tions in other countries, and to individuals and public or private nonprofit organizations both in the United States and in other countries; Post, pp. 22,312. Grants of funds, et. Ante, p. 7. 62 STAT. ]

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