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PUBLIC LAW 176-JULY 31, 1953

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of surplus strategic and critical materials which, in accordance with 60 Stat. 598. subsection 6(a) of the Act of July 23, 1946 (50 U.S.C. 98e (a)), may be transferred to stockpiles established in accordance with said Act. Strategic and critical materials (liquidation of contract authorization): For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority heretofore granted under this head, to enter into contracts for the purpose of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act of so u*^* 98 note. July 23, 1946, not to exceed $30,000,000 may be expended from funds previously appropriated under the title "Strategic and critical materials": Provided, That this amount may be disbursed through the appropriation "Strategic and critical materials" but shall be accounted for separately therein. The appropriate foregoing appropriation to the General Services Administration shall be credited with (1) advances or reimbursements for salaries and administrative expenses chargeable against other appropriations of the General Services Administration, and such salaries and expenses may be paid from such foregoing appropriation; (2) cost of maintenance, upkeep, and repair included as part of rentals received from Government corporations pursuant to law (40 61 Stat. 584. \j g Q ^^d); (3) reimbursements for services performed in respect to bonds and other obligations under the jurisdiction of the General Services Administration, issued by public authorities, States, or other public bodies, and such services in respect to such bonds or obligations as the Administrator deems necessary and in the public interest may, upon the request and at the expense of the issuing agencies, be provided from the appropriate foregoing appropriation; and (4) appropriations or funds available to other agencies, and transferred to the General Services Administration, in connection with property transferred to the General Services Administration pursuant to the Act 62 Stat. 1225. of July 2, 1948 (50 U.S.C. 451ff), and such appropriations or funds may, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, be so transferred. ciiOT?!.'""^^ ""^ During the current fiscal year, no part of any money appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used during any quarter of such hscnl year to purchase within the continental limits of the United States typewriting machines (except bookkeeping and billing machines) at a price which exceeds 90 per centum of the lowest net cash price, plus applicable Federal excise taxes, accorded the most-favored customer (other than the Government^ the American National Red Cross, and the purchasers of typewriting machines for educational purposes only) of the manufacturer of such machines during the six-month period immediately preceding such quarter: Provided, That the purchase, utilization, and disposal of typewriting machines shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Property and f A friX\VJ'. Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended. 40 USC 471 note.

' REDUCTIONS I N APPROPRIATIONS

Amounts available to the General Services Administration from appropriations and other funds are hereby reduced in the sums hereinafter set forth, such sums to be carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury immediately upon the approval of this Act: Construction of public buildings, $160,000. Geophysical Institute, Alaska, $49,000. Acquisition of additional land in the District of Columbia, $1,075,000.

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