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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG. , 1IT SESS.-CHS. 128, 133-MAY 19, 21 , 1949 The proration and total cost per annum of thirteen thousand ($13,000.00) dollars, above mentioned, is estimative only, for initial operations, and may be changed when found necessary by the com- mission and approved by the legislatures of the respective states. Each state party hereto agrees to provide in the manner most accept- able to it, the travel costs and necessary expenses of its commissioners and other representatives to and from meetings of the commission or its duly constituted sections or committees. ARTICLE XIII This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each compacting state until renounced by act of the legislature of such state, in such form as it may choose; provided that such renunci- ation shall not become effective until six months after the effective date of the action taken by the legislature. Notice of such renuncia- tion shall be given to the other states party thereto by the secretary of state of the compacting state so renouncing upon passage of the act. Approved May 19, 1949. [CHAPTER 133] AN ACT AN ACT May 21,1949 To provide that all employees of the Veterans' Canteen Service shall be paid S. 1185] from funds of the Service, and for other purposes. [Public Law 67] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsections (d) and (e) of section 2 of the Act of August 7, 1946 (60 Stat. 888, 38 U. S . C . 13a), are amended to read as follows: "(d) To transfer to the Service without charge, rental, or reim- bursement such necessary equipment as may not be needed for other purposes, and furnish the Service such services and utilities, including light, water, and heat, as may be available and necessary for its use: Provided, That reasonable charges, to be determined by the Admin- istrator, shall be paid annually by the Service for the utilities so furnished. "(e) To employ such persons as are necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the Service, and to pay the salaries, wages, and expenses of all such employees from the funds of the Service. Such personnel shall be excluded from the determinations and reports required by section 607 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended (5 U. S. C. 947), with respect to personnel ceilings. Personnel necessary for the transaction of the business of the Service at canteens, warehouses, and storage depots shall be appointed, compensated from funds of the Service, and removed by the Administrator without regard to civil-service laws and the Classi- fication Act of 1923, as amended: Provided, That such employees shall be subject to the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944, the Civil Service Retirement Acts, and laws administered by the Bureau of Employees Compensation applicable to civilian employees of the United States." SEC. 2. Section 2 of the Act of August 7, 1946 (60 Stat. 888, 38 U. S. C. 13a), is amended by adding a new subsection (k) at the end thereof as follows: "(k) To authorize the use of funds of the Service when available, subject to such regulations as he may deem appropriate, and without regard to the provisions of sections 3639 and 3651, Revised Statutes Veterans' Canteen Service. Equipment and utilities. Personnel. 59 Stat. 304 . 5 U.S. C., Supp. II. §947 note. 42 Stat. 1488 . 5U. S.C.§661-674; Supp. II, §662 et seq. Post, p. 972. 58 Stat. 387. 5 U.S. C. §§851-869: Supp. II, § 851 et seq. Use of funds for cashing checks, etc. 73

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