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PUBLIC LAW 73-JUNE 18, 1953

accordance with regulations of the Postmaster General in effect at the time the services are rendered or information furnished; and expenses of delegates designated by the Postmaster General to attend meetings and congresses for the purpose of making postal arrangements with foreign governments pursuant to law; and the expenses of delegates provided for herein and not to exceed $20,000 for rewards, as provided for herein, shall be paid in the discretion of the Postmaster General and accounted for solely on his certificate; $22,000,000. 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 at least $500,000 to be available exclusively for manufacture and procurement of improved devices for postal operations and other activities; 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 the postal service, and not in excess of $500,000 to carry out the purposes of Public Law 513, approved July 11, 1952; $2,229,450,000: Provided, That not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation available to the Post Office Department for the current fiscal year may be transferred, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, to any other such appropriation or appropriations; but the appropriation "General Administration" shall not be increased by more than $10,000,000 as a result of such transfers: Provided further, That functions financed by the appropriations for the current fiscal year for "General Administration and for "Postal Operations," and the amounts appropriated therefor, may be transferred, in addition to the appropriation transfers otherwise authorized in this Act and with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, between such appropriations to the extent necessary to improve administration and operations.

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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; $573,620,000. 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-delivery charges (5 U.S.C. 372; 39 U.S.C. 244, 245a-l, 245b-l, 245d-l, 381, 382, 387); and domestic money orders more than one year old (31 U.S.C. 725k); $7,180,000. 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 Post-

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