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PUBLIC LAW 425- JUNE 30, 1952 POSTAL

OPERATIONS

For expenses necessary for postal operations, not otherwise provided for, and for other activities conducted by the Post Office Department pursuant to law, including $500,000 to be available exclusively for manufacture and procurement of improved devices for postal operations and other activities; $510,000 to be available exclusively for the purchase of trucks, tractors, and trailers; and storage and repair of vehicles owned by, or under control of, units of the National Guard and departments and agencies of the Federal Government where repairs are made necessary because of utilization of such vehicles in inventory of vethe postal service; $2,150,000,000: Provided, That during the current hicles. fiscal year the inventory of trucks and tractors of the Post Office Department shall not exceed eighteen thousand such vehicles at any time. TRANSPORTATION OF MAILS

For payments for transportation of domestic and foreign mails by air, land, and water transportation facilities, including current and prior fiscal years settlements with foreign countries for handling of mail; and for expenses, exclusive of personal services, necessary for operation of Government-owned highway post office transportation service; $616,000,000. CLAIMS

For settlement of claims, pursuant to law, current and prior fiscal years, for damages (28 U.S.C. 2672; 31 U.S.C. 224c); losses resulting from unavoidable casualty (39 U.S.C. 4 9); loss of or damage to mail, and failure to remit collect-on-deliverv charges (5 U.S.C. 372; 39 U.S.C. 244, 245a, 245b, 245d, 381, 382, 387); and domestic money orders more than one year old (31 U.S.C. 725k); $5,800,000.

62 Stat. 22 39

Stat. 983; 48 1207. Stat. 29. u s e 49 note.

37 Stat. 558; 62 Stat. 1265; 41 Stat. 581; 48 Stat. 1229.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC, 202. Appropriations made in this title for general administration and for postal operations shall be available for examination of estimates of appropriations in the field. SEC. 203. Appropriations made in this title, except those for payment of claims, shall be available for expenditures in connection with accident prevention. SEC. 204. Appropriations made in this title available for expenses of travel shall be available, under regulations prescribed by the Postmaster General, for expenses of attendance at meetings of technical, scientific, professional, or other similar organizations concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation concerned is made. SEC. 205. This title may be cited as the "Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1953". TITLE III - O O V E K N M E N T CORPORATION The following corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Con-

Citation of title.

Export-Import Bank of Washint;ton Appropriation Act, 1953.

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