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PUBLIC LAW 137—AUG. 31, 1951

Public Law 137

[65 STAT. CHAPTER

376

AN ACT August 31, 1951

[ii. R. 3880]

Making appropriations for the Executive OflSce and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, corporations, agencies, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Approp^hftionAc't'! United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following 1952. sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, corporations, agencies, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, namely:

TITLE I EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT

63 Slat. i.

For compensation of the President, including an expense allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum, as authorized by the Act of January 19^ 1949 (3 Yj S. C. 102), $150,000. THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE

Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for The White House Office, including not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by 60 Stat. 810.

section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 5 5 a), a t such p e r

diem rates for individuals as the President may specify, and other personal services without regard to the provisions of law regulating the employment and compensation of persons in the Government service; and travel and official entertainment expenses of the President, to be accounted for solely on his certificate; $1,883,615. DISASTER RELIEF

For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act of 64 Stat. 1109. g^g. September 30, 1950 (Public Law 875), authorizing assistance to States 42 U.S.C. §§ 1855i855g." '" and local governments in major disasters, $800,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the appropriation "Emergency Fund for the President" shall not be available for obligation after June 30, 1951, and any unobligated balance remaining on that date shall be disposed of pursuant to the provisions of the Surplus Fund63 s^^at^407. ^^^^ Certified Claims Act of 1949: Provided further, That not exceeding note. ' 2 per centum of the foregoing amount shall be available for administrative expenses. EXECUTIVE MANSION A N D GROUNDS

For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures^ of the Executive Mansion and the Executive Mansion grounds, and traveling expenses, to be expended as the President may determine, notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act, $315,600. BUREAU OF THE BUDGET

Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the Bureau of the Budget, including newspapers and periodicals (not exceeding $200); teletype news service (not exceeding $900); and not to exceed

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