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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 1ST SESS. -CH. 235-JUNE 22, 1949 use of all employees in the Government Printing Office who may be taken suddenly ill or receive injury while on duty; other necessary contingent and miscellaneous items authorized by the Public Printer; for expenses authorized in writing by the Joint Committee on Print- ing for the inspection of printing and binding equipment, material and supplies and Government printing plants in the District of Columbia or elsewhere (not exceeding $1,000); payment of claims pursuant to section 403 of the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U. S . C . 921); for salaries and expenses of preparing the semimonthly and session indexes of the Congressional Record under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing (chief indexer at $5,281, one cataloger at $4,867, two catalogers at $3,874 each, and one cataloger at $3,347); and for all the necessary labor, paper, materials, and equipment needed in the prosecution and delivery and mailing of the work; in all, $15,500,000; to which sum shall be charged the printing and bind- ing authorized to be done for Congress, including supplemental and deficiency estimates of appropriations; the printing, binding, and distribution of the Federal Register in accordance with the Act approved July 26, 1935 (44 U. S . C . 301-310) (not exceeding $450,000); the printing and binding of the Code of Federal Regulations and supplements thereto, as authorized by the Act of July 26, 1935, as amended (44 U. S. C . 311) (not exceeding $125,000); the printing and binding for use of the Government Printing Office; the printing and binding (not exceeding $5,000) for official use of the Architect of the Capitol upon requisition of the Secretary of the Senate; in all to an amount not exceeding $8,000,000: Provided, That not less than $7,500,000 of such working capital shall be returned to the Treas- ury as an unexpended balance not later than six months after the close of the current fiscal year: Provided further, That notwithstanding the provisions of section 73 of the Act of January 12, 1895 (44 U. S . C . 241), no part of the foregoing sum of $8,000,000 shall be used for print- ing and binding part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary of Agri- culture (known as the Year-book of Agriculture). Printing and binding for Congress chargeable to the foregoing appropriation, when recommended to be done by the Committee on Printing of either House, shall be so recommended in a report con- taining an approximate estimate of the cost thereof, together with a statement from the Public Printer of estimated approximate cost of work previously ordered by Congress within the fiscal year for which this appropriation is made. During the current fiscal year any executive department or inde- pendent establishment of the Government ordering printing and binding or blank paper and supplies from the Government Printing Office shall pay promptly by check to the Public Printer upon his written request, either in advance or upon completion of the work, all or part of the estimated or actual cost thereof, as the case may be, and bills rendered by the Public Printer in accordance herewith shall not be subject to audit or certification in advance of payment: Provided,That proper adjustments on the basis of the actual cost of delivered work paid for in advance shall be made monthly or quarterly and as may be agreed upon by the Public Printer and the department or establishment concerned. All sums paid to the Public Printer for work that he is authorized by law to do; all sums received from sales of wastepaper, other waste material, and condemned property; and for losses or damage to Government property; shall be deposited to the credit, on the books of the Treasury Department, of the appro- priation made for the working capital of the Government Printing Office and be subject to requisition by the Public Printer. No part of any money appropriated in this Act shall be paid to any person employed in the Government Printing Office while detailed 229 60 Stat. 843; 62 Stat. 1008. 28 U. S. C., Supp. II, § 2672. Ante, pp. 62, 106. Congressional Reo ord indexes. Federal Register. 49 Stat. 500 . Code of Federal Regulations. 49 Stat. 503. 44 U. S. C., Supp. II, § 311 note. Unexpended bal- ance. Year-book of Agri- culture. 28 Stat. 612. Payment for work ordered by depart- ments, etc. Adjustments. Credit of payments to working capital. Employees detailed for service in executive branch.

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