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PUBLIC LAW 207-AUG. 7, 1953 CHAPTER

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT F U N D S APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT EXPENSES OF MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT

For expenses necessary to assist the President in improving the management of executive agencies and in obtaining greater economy and efficiency through the establishment of more efficient business methods in Government operations, including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates for individuals not to exceed $50 per diem, by allocation to any agency or office in the executive branch for the conduct, under the general direction of the Bureau of the Budget, of examinations and appraisals of, and the development and installation of improvements in, the organization and operations of such agency or of other agencies in the executive branch, $500,000, to remain available until expended, and vrhich shall be available without regard to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended,

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COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), including newspapers and periodicals (not exceeding $200); not exceeding $15,000 for expenses of travel; and press clippings (not exceeding $300); $275,000, together with the unobligated balance of funds appropriated for "Salaries and expenses. The White House Office", in the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1953: Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of section 1761 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (5 U.S.C. 56), this appropriation shall be available for payment of salary to persons appointed as members of the Council during the recess of the Senate immediately following the current session.

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COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT POLICY FOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Committee on Retirement Policy for Federal Personnel, created by the Act of July 16, 1952 (66 Stat. 723), $225,000, of which not to exceed $3,800 shall be available for expenses of travel. RELIEF AND REHABILITATION IN KOREA

There are hereby made available out of the funds available to the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 1954 and certified by the Secretary of Defense to be saved as a result of the armistice in Korea, not to exceed $200,000,000 to be available, under such terms and conditions as the President may specify and through such officers or agencies of the United States as he may designate, for relief and rehabilitation in Korea: Provided, That funds made available hereunder shall be used only in such parts of Korea as the President deems to be not under Communist control.

5 USC 736c.

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