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factorily completed his period of active military or naval service and has within ninety days after his release from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than one year made application for restoration to his former position and has been certified by the Civil Service Commission as still qualified to perform the duties of his former position and has not been restored thereto. Attendance at SEC. 105. Appropriations contained in this title, available for exmeetings* penses of travel shall be available, when specifically authorized by the head of the activity or establishment concerned, for expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation concerned is made. Real estate SEC. 106. No part of any appropriations made available by the prosales, etc. visions of this title shall be used for the purchase or sale of real estate or for the purpose of establishing new offices outside the District of Columhisi: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to programs which have been approved by the Congress and appropriations made therefor. Personnel work. SEC. 107. No part of any appropriation contained in this title shall be used to pay the compensation of any employee engaged in personnel work in excess of the number that would be provided by a ratio of one such employee to one hundred and thirty-five, or a part thereof, fulltime, part-time, and intermittent employees of the agency concerned: Provided, That for purposes of this section employees shall be considered as engaged in personnel work if they spend half time or more in personnel administration consisting of direction and administration of the personnel program; employment, placement, and separation; job evaluation and classification; employee relations and services; training; wage administration; and processing, recording, and reporting. Non^piicabuity. gsc. 108. Nouc of the sectious under the head "Independent Offices, General Provisions" in this title shall apply to the Housing and Home Finance Agency or the Tennessee Valley Authority. TITLE II—CORPORATIONS

61 Stat. 584. 31 USC 849.

The following corporations and agencies, respectively, are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and m accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Budget for the fiscal year 1955 for each such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided: H O U S I N G AND H O M E F I N A N C E AGENCY Federal National Mortgage Association: Not to exceed $3,238,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, which shall be on an accrual basis, and shall be exclusive of interest paid, depreciation, properly capitalized expenditures, fees for servicing mortgages, expenses (including services performed on a force account, contract, or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, protection, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of real or personal property belonging to said Association or in which it has an interest, cost of salaries, wages, travel, and other expenses of persons employed outside of the continental United States, expenses of services performed on a contract or fee basis in

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