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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 467-JUNE 14, 1948 Distribution of nurs- ery stock. 60 Stat. 903 . Digests of public general bills. soils, tools, trees, shrubs, plants, and seeds; materials and miscel- laneous supplies, including rubber boots and aprons, when required for use by employees in connection with their work; not to exceed $25 for emergency medical supplies; disposition of waste; traveling expenses of the Director and his assistants, not to exceed $250; street- car fares, not exceeding $25; office equipment and contingent expenses; the prevention and eradication of insect and other pests and plant diseases by purchase of materials, and procurement of personal serv- ices by contract without regard to the provisions of any other Act; repair, maintenance, operation, purchase, and exchange of motor- trucks; maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; purchase of botanical books, periodicals, and books of ref- erence, not to exceed $100; repairs and improvements to Director's residence; and all other necessary expenses; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $20,000. No part of the appropriations contained in this Act for the Botanic Garden shall be used for the distribution, by congressional allotment, of trees, plants, shrubs, or other nursery stock. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Salaries, Library proper: For the Librarian, the Librarian Emeritus, Chief Assistant Librarian, and other personal services, including investigations of Library employees with regard to loyalty, and including special and temporary services and extra special services of regular employees (not exceeding $5,000) at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, $2,474,571, 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, and for health service program as authorized by law (5 U. S . C . 150). COPYRIGHT OFFICE Salaries: For the Register of Copyrights, assistant register; and other personal services, $675,000. LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE Salaries and expenses: 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 bearing 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, mis- cellaneous 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, $475,000: 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, $400,400. 432 [62 STAT.

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