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PUBLIC LAW 93-162-NOV. 27, 1973

TITLE III — DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

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SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the general administration of the Department of Commerce, including not to exceed $1,500 for official entertainment, $8,000,000. ADMINISTRATION OF E C O N O M I C DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses of administering the economic development assistance programs, not otherwise provided for, $19,000,000, of which not to exceed $800,000 may be advanced to the Small Business Administration for processing of loan applications: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise available for expenditure by the Department of Commerce shall be used to discontinue or phase out the economic development assistance programs (including Regional Action Planning Commissions) undertaken under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended.

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SPECIAL FOREIGN C U R R E N C Y PROGRAM

For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States for the necessary expenses for the promotion of foreign commerce and for scientific and technological research and development, as authorized by law, $2,940,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appropriations to the Department of Commerce, for payments in the foregoing currencies. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION SALARIES A N D E X P E N S E S

For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by law, and modernization or development of automatic data processing equipment, $38,300,000. PERIODIC C E N S U S E S A N D PROGRAMS

For expenses necessary to prepare for taking, compiling, and publishing the censuses of business, transportation, manufactures, and mineral industries; the census of governments; the census of agriculture; the census of population and housing; and periodic surveys, as provided for by law, $17,800,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That any unexpended balances as of June 30, 1973 appropriated for the "1972 census of governments", the "1972 economic censuses", and the "1974 census of agriculture" shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES

For grants and loans for development facilities as authorized by titles I, II, and IV of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (79 Stat. 552; 81 Stat. 266; 83 Stat. 219;

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