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PUBLIC LAW 428-JUNE 24, 1954 F U N D S A P P K O P K I A T E D TO THE

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PRESIDENT

EMERGENCY F U N D FOR TH2 PRESIDENT NATIONAL D E F E N S E

For expenses necessary to enable the President, through such officers or agencies of the Government as he may designate, and without regard to such provisions of law regarding the expenditure of Government funds or the compensation and employment of persons in the Government service as he may specify, to provide in his discretion for emergencies affecting the national interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, $150,000, together with not to exceed $600,000 of the unobligated balance in such fund on June 30, 1954: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for allocation to finance a function or project for which function or project a budget estimate of appropriation was transmitted pursuant to law during the Eighty-third Congress, second session, and Eighty-fourth Congress, first session, and such appropriation denied after consideration thereof by the Senate or House of Representatives or by the Committee on Appropriations of either body.


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EXPENSES OF MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT

60 Stat. 810.

31 USC 665.

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, $300,000, to remain available until expended, and which shall be available without regard to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended. r,.

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INDEPENDENT OFFICES

ADVISORY COMMIII'EE ON WEATHER CONTROL SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Advisory Committee on Weather 15 USC 311 note. Coutrol, established by the Act of August 13, 1953 (67 Stat. 559), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 60 Stat. 810. 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), $120,000. ,, AMERICA N B A T T L E MONUMENTS COMMISSION 60 Stat. 317.

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Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses, as authorized by the Act of Juue 26, 1946 (36 U.S.C. 121, 123-132, 138), including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchase and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its Territories and possessions at a cost not exceeding $500; not to exceed $12,000 for expenses of travel; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; and

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