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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 621-OCT. 6, 1949 the fiscal year 1950 for the military functions of the Department of Post, P. 1017. the Army shall apply to expenditures made by that Department from this appropriation: Provided further, That expenditures from this appropriation may be made outside continental United States, 50 U. s. c. 1 75; 1 when necessary to carry out its purposes, without regard to sections U.S. C. 1 1339; 31 U. S. C. § 529; 40 355, 1136 3648, and 3734, Revised Statutes, as amended, civil service 267. C .* 257 ' or classification laws, or provisions of law prohibiting payment of any person not a citizen of the United States: Provided further, That expenditures from this appropriation may be made, when neces- A41 n s.C 5. sary to carry out its purposes, without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, as amended, and the Armed Services Procurement Act of 41U.s.t.'up. 1947 (Public Law 413, Eightieth Congress): Provided further, That §11-161; 5U.S. ., expenditures may be made hereunder for the purposes of economic Supp. U, 0§ 219b, 412b , 626e. ,§ 2b rehabilitation in the occupied areas in such manner as to be consistent 62 Stat. 137. 22 U.B. c., Supp. with the general objectives of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, i, 11501 etsq. as amended: Provided further, That funds appropriated hereunder Procurement of and unexpended at the time of the termination of occupation by the nicdercee^ntC - United States, of any area for which such funds are made available, may be expended by the President for the procurement of such com- modities and technical services, and commodities procured from funds herein or heretofore appropriated for government and relief in occu- pied areas and not delivered to such an area prior to the time of the termination of occupation, may be utilized by the President, as may be necessary to assist in the maintenance of the political and economic Biateralgreement stability of such areas: Providedfurther, That before any such assist- ance is made available, an agreement shall be entered into between the United States and the recognized government or authority with respect to such area containing such undertakings by such government or authority as the President may determine to be necessary in order to assure the efficient use of such assistance in furtherance of such purposes: Providedfurther, That such agreement shall, when appli- cable, include requirements and undertakings corresponding to the requirements and undertakings specified in sections 5, 6, and 7 of the Foreign Aid Act of 1947 (Public Law 389, approved December 22 U.a. C., Supp. 17, 1947): Provided further, That funds appropriated hereunder "IIPnt1ote.r may be used, insofar as practicable and under such rules and regu- tran port aton lations as may be prescribed by the head of the department or agency carges. concerned, to pay ocean transportation charges from United States ports, including territorial ports, to ports in Japan and the Ryukyus for the movement of supplies donated to, or purchased by, United States voluntary nonprofit relief agencies registered with and recom- mended by the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid or of relief packages consigned to individuals residing in such countries: ransprtatCon Provided further, That under the rules and regulations to be pre- rates on relief packr ages. scribed, the head of the department or agency concerned shall fix and pay a uniform rate per pound for the ocean transportation of all relief packages of food or other general classification of com- modities shipped to Japan or the Ryukyus regardless of methods of shipment and higher rates charged by particular agencies of trans- Transferof portation, but this proviso shall not apply to shipments made by Triandferdfund individuals to individuals: Providedfurther, That the President may transfer to any other department or agency any function or func- tions provided for under this appropriation, and there shall be transferred to any such department or agency such unobligated bal- ances of this appropriation and, without reimbursement and without regard to the appropriation from which procured, such property as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine to relate primarily to any function or functions so transferred; and any funds 712 [63 STAT.

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