Public Law 166.

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(/us/bill/75/pl/165)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That in carryingFederal Surplus Commodities Corporation, continuation of.[49 Stat. 774](/us/stat/49/774).Transfer of funds. out the provisions of clause

(2)of section 32 of the Act approved August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 774), as amended, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, which Corporation is hereby continued, until June 30, 1939, as an agency of the United States under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, such funds, appropriated by said section 32, as may be necessary for the purpose of effectuating said clause

(2)of section 32: *Provided*, That such transferred funds, together with other funds*Proviso*.Use in effectuating purposes of section. of the Corporation, may be used for purchasing, exchanging, processing, distributing, disposing, transporting, storing, and handling of agricultural commodities and products thereof and inspection costs, commissions, and other incidental costs and expenses, without regard to the provisions of existing law governing the expenditure of public funds and for administrative expenses, including rent, printing andAdministrative, etc., expenses. binding, and the employment of persons and means, in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, such employment of persons to be in accordance with the provisions of law applicable to the employment of persons by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. In carrying out clause

(2)of section 32, the funds appropriatedPurchase and donation of agricultural commodities for relief purposes. by said section may be used for the purchase, without regard to the provisions of existing law governing the expenditure of public funds, of agricultural commodities and products thereof, and such commodities, as well as agricultural commodities and products thereof purchased under the preceding paragraph hereof, may be donated for relief purposes. Approved, June 28, 1937. To further amend an Act entitled “An Act to authorize the collection and editing of official papers of the Territories of the United States now in the national archives”, approved March 3, 1925, as amended. 1937-06-28 50 Stat. 323 386 Chapter 75 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 public [CHAPTER 386] AN ACT To further amend an Act entitled “An Act to authorize the collection and editing of official papers of the Territories of the United States now in the national archives”, approved March 3, 1925, as amended. June 28, 1937[[S. 2242](/us/bill/75/s/2242)][[Public, No. 166](/us/bill/75/pl/166)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 168dTerritorial papers of the United States.Amount authorized for collecting, editing, etc., increased.[43 Stat. 1104](/us/stat/43/1104); [45 Stat. 1412](/us/stat/45/1412); [49 Stat. 1139](/us/stat/49/1139).[5 U. S. C., Supp. II, § 168a](/us/usc/t5/s168a). of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the collection and editing of official papers of the Territories of the United States now in national archives”, approved March 3, 1925, as amended by the Act approved February 28, 1929 (U. S. C., Supp. 7, title V, sec. 168a), and by the Act approved February 14, 1936 (49 Stat. 1139), be, and the same 324is hereby, amended by striking out the words “there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not more than the sum of $125,000, and under this authorization not more than $50,000 shall be appropriated for any Limitation on annual appropriations.one year” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not more than the sum of $250,000, and under this authorization not more than $25,000 shall be appropriated for any one year.” Approved, June 28, 1937. Making an appropriation to defray expenses incident to the dedication of chapels and other World War memorials erected in Europe, and for other purposes. 1937-06-28 50 Stat. 324 387 Chapter 75 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 public [CHAPTER 387] JOINT RESOLUTION Making an appropriation to defray expenses incident to the dedication of chapels and other World War memorials erected in Europe, and for other purposes. June 28, 1937[[H. J. Res. 415](/us/bill/75/hjres/415)][[Pub. Res., No. 45](/us/bill/75/pubres/45)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, World War memorials in Europe.Appropriation for defraying dedication expenses.[42 Stat. 1509](/us/stat/42/1509).[36 U. S. C. § 121](/us/usc/t36/s121). That for the purpose of providing for the dedication of the chapels and other World War memorials erected in Europe under the authority of the Act of March 4, 1923 (42 Stat. 1509), there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $175,000, to remain available until June 30, 1938, and to be available for expenditure by the American Battle Monuments Commission for such objects and in such manner as the Commission may deem necessary and proper to accomplish the purposes hereof without regard to the provisions of other laws or regulations relating to the expenditure of public funds except that this exemption shall not be construed as waiving the requirement for the submission of accounts and vouchers to the General Accounting Office for audit. The Commission may utilize the services, materials, supplies, equipment, and other facilities of any other agency of the Government when, in the discretion of such other agency, it is convenient and practicable to furnish the same, the cost thereof to be paid from this appropriation, except that when, in the discretion of the furnishing agency, the public interest will be subserved thereby such services, materials, supplies, equipment, and other facilities may be furnished free of charge to the Commission. The Commission may, within such limits and under such terms and conditions as it may prescribe, delegate to its chairman, secretary, or other designated representatives such of its authority as it may deem necessary and proper in carrying out the Official delegation.purposes hereof. The official delegation designated by the Commission to attend such dedication shall include three Members of the United States Senate, to be appointed by the Vice President or the President pro tempore of the Senate, and three Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker. Sec. 2. Transfer of funds.[49 Stat. 1337](/us/stat/49/1337). The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed, upon the request of the Secretary of Commerce, to transfer, during the fiscal year 1937, from the appropriation “Salaries and general expenses for the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, fiscal year 1937”, to the appropriation “Departmental salaries, Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, fiscal year 1937”, not to exceed $8,000. Sec. 3. [49 Stat. 1326, 1327](/us/stat/49/1326/1327). There is hereby transferred from the appropriation “Fees of jurors and witnesses, United States courts, 1937” to the appropriation “Pay of special assistant attorneys, United States courts, 1937”, the amount of $40,000. 325 Sec. 4. The appropriation in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Committee to Audit and Control Contingent Expenses of the Senate.Salary of assistant clerk.*Ante*, p. 170.Act, 1938 (Public Act Numbered 94, Seventy-fifth Congress), for an assistant clerk at $2,800 for the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, is hereby amended to make the salary of such assistant clerk read “$2,880”. Sec. 5. The Comptroller General of the United States is authorized Stinson Aircraft Corporation.Payment to.and directed to approve payment for nine airplanes obtained from the Stinson Aircraft Corporation, Wayne, Michigan, under contract Cc–2510, dated October 1, 1936, out of an allotment of $83,000 made by the President of the United States on March 23, 1937, for this purpose from the Emergency Relief Appropriation[49 Stat. 115](/us/stat/49/115). Act of 1935. Approved, June 28, 1937. To provide for the establishment of a Coast Guard station at or near Menominee, Michigan. 1937-06-28 50 Stat. 325 390 Chapter 75 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 public [CHAPTER 390] AN ACT To provide for the establishment of a Coast Guard station at or near Menominee, Michigan. June 28, 1937[[S. 119](/us/bill/75/s/119)][

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