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PUBLIC LAW 176-JULY 31, 1953

Buildings management fund: For working capital for the "Buildings management fund", authorized by the Act approved July 12, 1952 (66 Stat. 594), $3,000,000, to remain available without fiscal year limitation. Remodeling the Congress Street Post Office, Chicago, Illinois: For remodeling the Congress Street Post Office building and facilities in Chicago, Illinois, including ramps and approach roadways,'as authorized by section 408 of the Public Buildings Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 176), to permit Congress Street to be developed, by the City of Chicago, as a superhighway through said post office, and including not to exceed $800 for expenses of travel, $576,200, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available until the city of Chicago shall have paid to the United States the sum of $600,000 as its contribution to the cost of the project appropriated for herein, and said amount may be credited to this appropriation and shall be available for the purposes thereof. Operating expenses. Federal Supply Service: For necessary expenses of personal property management and related activities as provided by law; including not to exceed $300 for the purchase of newspapers and periodicals; and not to exceed $80,430 for expenses of travel; $2,605,000. Expenses, general supply fund: For expenses necessary for operation of the general supply fund (except those authorized by law to be charged to said fund), including contractual services incident to receiving, handling, and shipping warehouse items; not to exceed $250 for purchase of newspapers and periodicals; and not to exceed $157,450 for expenses of travel; $13,924,500: Provided, That funds available to the General Services Administration for the current fiscal year shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. Operating expenses. National Archives and Records Service: For necessary expenses in connection with Federal records management and related activities as provided by law; and not to exceed $30,750 for expenses of travel; $5,625,000, of which $200,000 shall remain available until expended for nitrate film conversion. Administrative operations: For necessary expenses of executive direction for activities under the control of the General Services Administration, of administrative operations for activities under regular appropriations for "Operating expenses," and of processing and determining renegotiation rebates; including not to exceed $93,400 for expenses of travel; and not to exceed $250 for purchase of newspapers and periodicals; $4,200,000. Refunds under Renegotiation Act: For refunds under section 201(f) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951, $9,000,000, which, together with the unobligated balance of the appropriations granted under this head for the fiscal years 1952 and 1953, shall remain available until June 30, 1955: Provided, That to the extent refunds are made from this appropriation of excessive profits collected under the Renegotiation Act and retained by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation or the appropriate subsidiary shall reimburse this appropriation. Strategic and critical materials: Funds available for this purpose during the current fiscal year shall be available for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), and not to exceed $176,275 of such funds shall be available for expenses of travel: Provided, That any funds received as proceeds from sale or other disposition of materials on account of the rotation of stocks under said Act shall be deposited to the credit, and be available for expenditure for the purposes, of this appropriation: Provided further, That during the current fiscal year, there shall be no limitation on the value

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