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(/us/bill/75/pl/94)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the followingLegislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1938. sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, namely: 170 Senate.SENATE Senators.salaries and mileage of senators Compensation.For compensation of Senators, $960,000.

Mileage.For mileage of the President of the Senate and of Senators, $51,000. Officers, clerks, messengers, etc.For compensation of officers, clerks, messengers, and others: Vice President’s office.office of the vice president Secretary to, and clerks.Salaries: Secretary to the Vice President, $4,620; clerk, $2,400; assistant clerks—one $2,280, one $2,160; in all, $11,460. chaplain Chaplain.Chaplain of the Senate, $1,680. Secretary’s office.office of the secretary Secretary, assistants, clerks, etc.Salaries:

Secretary of the Senate, including compensation as disbursing officer of salaries of Senators and of contingent fund of the Senate, $8,000; Chief Clerk, who shall perform the duties of reading clerk, $5,500 and $1,000 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; financial clerk, $5,000 and $2,000 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; assistant financial clerk, $4,500; Parliamentarian, $5,000 and $1,000 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent;

Journal Clerk, $3,780; principal clerk, $3,780; legislative clerk, $4,000 and $1,000 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; enrolling clerk, $4,000 and $1,000 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; printing clerk, $3,540; chief bookkeeper, $3,600; librarian, $3,360; assistant Journal Clerk, $3,360; executive clerk, $3,180; first assistant librarian, $3,120; keeper of stationery, $3,320; clerks—one at $3,180, one at $2,880 and $300 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent, three at $2,880 each, two at $2,640 each, clerk in Disbursing Office, in lieu of position created by resolution of May 12, 1932, $2,400, six at $2,400 each, three at $1,860 each, three at $1,740 each; special officer, $2,460; laborers—one at $1,740, one at $1,620, five at $1,380 each, one in Secretary’s office, $1,680, one, $1,560; in all, $136,880.

Document Room.document room Superintendent, etc.*Post*, p. 755.Salaries: Superintendent, $3,960; first assistant, $2,640; second assistant, $2,040: four assistants, at $2,040 each; skilled laborer, $1,380; in all, $18,180. Committee employees.committee employees Clerks and messengers.Clerks and messengers to the following committees: Agriculture and Forestry—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800.

Appropriations—clerk, $7,000 and $1,000 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; assistant clerk $4,800; assistant clerk, $3,900; three assistant clerks at $3,000 each; two assistant clerks at $2,220 each; messenger, $1,800. To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate—clerk, $3,900; *Post*, p. 325.assistant clerk, $2,800; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Banking and Currency—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2220.

Civil Service—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Claims—clerk, $3,900; assistant 171clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,580; two assistant clerks at $2,220 each. Commerce—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,400; two assistant clerks, at $2,220 each. Conference Majority of the Senate—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; two assistant clerks at $2,580 each; assistant clerk, $2,220.

Conference Minority of the Senate—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; two assistant clerks at $2,580 each; assistant clerk, $2,220. District of Columbia—clerk, $3,900; two assistant clerks at $2,880 each; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Education and Labor—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Enrolled Bills—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Expenditures in the Executive Departments—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800.

Finance—clerk, $4,200; special assistant to the committee, $3,600; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,700; assistant clerk, $2,400; two assistant clerks at $2,220 each; two experts (one for majority and one for the minority) at $3,600 each; messenger, $1,800. Foreign Relations—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800; messenger, $1,800. Immigration—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800.

Indian Affairs—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $3,600; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Interoceanic Canals—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Interstate Commerce—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $3,600; assistant clerk, $2,880; two assistant clerks at $2,580 each; assistant clerk, $2,220. Irrigation and Reclamation— clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,220; two additional clerks at $1,800 each.

Judiciary—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; two assistant clerks at $2,580 each; assistant clerk, $2,220. Library—clerk, $3,900; two assistant clerks, at $2,400 each; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk. $1,800. Manufactures— clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Military Affairs—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,400; two assistant clerks at $2,220 each. Mines and Mining—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; two additional clerks, at $1,800 each.

Naval Affairs—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,400; two assistant clerks at $2,220 each. Patents—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Pensions—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,580; four assistant clerks at $2,220 each. Post Offices and Post Roads—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; four assistant clerks at $2,220 each; additional clerk, $1,800. Printing—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800.

Privileges and Elections— clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Public Buildings and Grounds—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Public Lands and Surveys—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,580; two assistant clerks at $2,220 each. Revision of the Laws—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Rules—clerk, $3,900 and $200 toward the preparation biennially of the Senate Manual under theSenate Manual. direction of the Committee on Rules; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800.

Territories and Insular Affairs—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,580; two assistant clerks, at $2,220 each; assistant clerk, $2,000; additional clerk, $1,800; in all, $504,060.172 Clerical assistants to Senators.clerical assistants to senators Allowance to Senators not chairmen of specified committees.Clerical assistance to Senators who are not chairmen of the committees specially provided for herein, as follows: Seventy clerks at $3,900 each; seventy assistant clerks at $2,400 each; and seventy assistantEx-officio committee clerks. clerks at $2,220 each; such clerks and assistant clerks shall be ex-officio clerks and assistant clerks of any committee of which their Senator is chairman; seventy additional clerks at $1,800 each, one for each Senator having no more than one clerk and two assistant clerks for himself or for the committee of which he is chairman; messenger, $1,800; in all, $724,200.

Office of Sergeant at Arms, etc.office of sergeant at arms and doorkeeper Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, secretaries, etc.*Post*, p. 755.Salaries: Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $8,000; two secretaries (one for the majority and one for the minority), at $5,400 each; two assistant secretaries (one for the majority and one for the minority), at $4,320 each; Deputy Sergeant at Arms and storekeeper, Clerks, messengers, etc.$4,800; clerks—one $3,000, one $2,100, two, at $2,000 each, one $1,800, one to the secretary for the majority, $1,800; one to the secretary of the minority, $1,800, one $1,500; assistant doorkeeper, $2,880; messengers—three (acting as assistant doorkeepers), at $2,400 each; thirty-one (including four for minority), at $1,740 each; four, at $1,620 each; one at card door, $2,640, and $240 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; clerk on journal work for Congressional Record to be selected by the Official Reporters, $3,360; upholsterer and locksmith, $2,400; cabinetmaker, Laborers, etc.$2,040; three carpenters, at $2,040 each; janitor, $2,400; five skilled laborers, $1,680 each; laborer in charge of private passage, $1,740; three female attendants in charge of ladies’ retiring rooms, at $1,500 each; three attendants to women’s toilet rooms, Senate Office Building, at $1,500 each; telephone operators—chief, $2,460 and $280 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; fourteen, at $1,560 each; laborer in charge of Senate toilet rooms in Superintendent, press gallery.old library space, $1,200; press gallery—superintendent, $3,660; assistant superintendent, $2,520; messengers for service to press correspondents—one, $2,160; three at $1,440 each; laborers—three, at $1,380 each; thirty at $1,260 each; three, at $480 each; special Pages.employees—seven, at $1,000 each; twenty-one pages for the Senate Chamber, at the rate of $4 per day each, during the session, $15,204; in all, $261,104.

Police, Senate Office Building.Police force for Senate Office Building under the Sergeant at Arms: Lieutenant, $1,740; special officer, $1,740; thirty-one privates at $1,620; in all, $53,700. Post Office.post office Postmaster, assistant, etc.Salaries: Postmaster, $3,600; assistant postmaster, $2,880; chief clerk, $2,460; wagon master, $2,280; twenty-six mail carriers, at $1,620 each; in all, $53,340. Folding Room.folding room Salaries.Salaries: Foreman, $2,460; assistant, $2,160; clerk, $1,740; folders—chief, $2,040, fourteen at $1,440 each; in all, $28,560.

Legislative Pay Act of 1929, amended.[46 Stat. 32](/us/stat/46/32).[2 U. S. C. § 60a](/us/usc/t2/s60a).The provisions of the Legislative Pay Act or 1929 are hereby amended so as to correspond with the changes made by this Act in the designations and rates of salary of certain positions under the Senate.173 contingent expenses of the senatecontingent expenses For purchase, exchange, driving, maintenance, and operation ofAutomobile for Vice President. an automobile for the Vice President, $4,000.

For reporting the debates and proceedings of the Senate, payableReporting debates. in equal monthly installments, $60,340. For services in cleaning, repairing, and varnishing furniture,Furniture; cleaning, repairing, etc. $2,000. For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate,Inquiries and investigations. including compensation to stenographers of committees, at such rate as may be fixed by the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, but not exceeding 25 cents per hundred words, $150,000: *Provided,* That no part of this appropriation*Proviso*.Per diem and subsistence.[44 Stat. 688](/us/stat/44/688).[5 U. S. C. §§ 821–833](/us/usc/t5/s821–833). shall be expended for per diem and subsistence expenses except in accordance with the provisions of the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, approved June 3, 1926, as amended.

For payment of one-half of the salaries and other expenses of theJoint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation; one-half expenses.*Post*, p. 177.Folding, etc. Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation as authorized by law, $29,000. For folding speeches and pamphlets, at a rate not exceeding $1 per thousand, $18,000. For materials for folding, $1,500. For fuel, oil, cotton waste, and advertising, exclusive of labor,Fuel, oil, advertising, etc. $2,000. For repairs, improvements, equipment, and supplies for SenateSenate kitchens and restaurants. kitchens and restaurants, Capitol Building and Senate Office Building, including personal and other services, to be expended from the contingent fund of the Senate, under the supervision of the Committee on Rules, United States Senate, $35,000: *Provided,* That said*Proviso*.Increase in prices authorized.

Committee on Rules is hereby authorized and directed hereafter to add a minimum of 10 per centum to each order in excess of 10 cents served in the said restaurants and 20 per centum to all ordersOutside service. served outside of said restaurants, and the proceeds accruing therefrom shall be placed in a fund to be used in the payment of any deficit incurred in the management of such kitchens and restaurants. For maintaining, exchanging, and equipping motor vehicles forMotor vehicles. carrying the mails and for official use of the offices of the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms, $7,960.

For miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, $200,000.Miscellaneous items.Packing boxes.Postage stamps. For packing boxes, $970. Postage stamps: For office of Secretary, $250; office of Sergeant at Arms, $100; in all, $350. For the purchase of furniture, $5,000.Furniture; purchase, etc. For materials for furniture and repairs of same, exclusive of labor, $3,000. For stationery for Senators and for the President of the Senate,Stationery. including $7,500 for stationery for committees and officers of the Senate, $19,500.

For rent of warehouse for storage of public documents, $2,000.Warehouse rent. For payment to Honorable John H. Overton, a Senator from theHonorable John H. Overton.Contested election expenses. State of Louisiana, for expenses incurred, including counsel fees, in the contest resulting from the election held November 8, 1932, $2,593.78. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESHouse of Representatives. salaries and mileage of membersMembers, etc. For compensation of Members of the House of Representatives,Compensation.

Delegates from Territories, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, $4,385,000. 174 Mileage.For mileage of Representatives, the Delegate from Hawaii, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and for expenses of the Delegate from Alaska, $171,000. Officers, clerks, messengers, etc.For compensation of officers, clerks, messengers, and others: Speaker’s office.office of the speaker Secretary, etc.Salaries: Secretary to the Speaker, $4,620; three clerks to the Speaker, at $2,400 each; messenger to Speaker, $1,680; in all, $13,500.

Speaker’s table.the speaker’s table Parliamentarian, etc.Preparing Digest of Rules.Salaries: Parliamentarian $4,500, and $1,500 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent, and for preparing Digest of the Rules, $1,000 per annum; Assistant Parliamentarian, $2,760 and $750 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; messenger to Speaker’s Table, $1,740; in all, $12,250. chaplain Chaplain.Chaplain of the House of Representatives, $1,680.

Clerk’s office.office of the clerk Clerk of the House, clerks, etc.*Post*, p. 756.Salaries: Clerk of the House of Representatives, including compensation as disbursing officer of the contingent fund, $8,000; Journal clerk, two reading clerks, and tally clerk, at $5,000 each; enrolling clerk, $4,000; disbursing clerk, $3,960; file clerk, $3,780; chief bill clerk, $3,540; assistant enrolling clerk, $3,180; assistant to disbursing clerk, $3,120; stationery clerk, $2,880; librarian, $2,760; assistant librarian, and assistant file clerk, at $2,520 each; assistant Journal clerk, and assistant librarian, at $2,460 each; clerks—one at $2,460, three at $2,340 each; bookkeeper, and assistant in disbursing office, at $2,160 each; four assistants to chief bill clerk at $2,100 each; stenographer to the Clerk, $1,980; assistant in stationery room, $1,740; three messengers at $1,680 each; stenographer to Journal clerk, $1,560; laborers—three at $1,440 each, nine at $1,260 each; telephone operators—assistant chief, $1,620; twenty-three at $1,560 each; substitute telephone operator, when required, at $4 per day, $1,460; property custodian and superintendent of furniture and repair shop, who shall be a skilled cabinetmaker or upholsterer and experienced in the construction and purchase of furniture, $3,960; two assistant custodians at $3,360 each; locksmith and typewriter repairer, $1,860; messenger and clock repairer, $1,740; operation, maintenance, and repair of motor vehicles, $1,200; in all, $167,800.

Committee employees.committee employees Clerks, messengers, and janitors.*Post*, p. 756.Clerks, messengers, and janitors to the following committees: Accounts—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; janitor, $1.560. Agriculture—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; janitor, $1,560. Appropriations—clerk, $7,000 and $1,000 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; assistant clerk, $5.000 and $1,000 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; three assistant clerks at $3,900 each; assistant clerk, $3,600; two assistant clerks at $3,300 each; messenger, $1,680.

Banking and Currency—clerk, $2,760; assistant clerk, $1,740; janitor, $1,260. Census—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Civil Service—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Claims—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $1,740; janitor, $1,260. Coinage, Weights, and Measures—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Disposition of Executive Papers—clerk, $2,760. District of Columbia—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; janitor, $1,260. 175 Education—clerk, $2,760. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress—clerk, $2,760, Elections Numbered 1— clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260.

Elections Numbered 2—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Elections Numbered 3—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Enrolled Bills—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Expenditures in Executive Departments—clerk, $3,300; janitor. $1,260. Flood Control—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Foreign Affairs—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; janitor, $1,260. Immigration and Naturalization—clerk, $3,300; janitor, $1,260, Indian Affairs—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; janitor, $1,260. Insular Affairs—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260.

Interstate and Foreign Commerce—clerk, $3,900; additional clerk, $2,640; assistant clerk, $2,100; janitor, $1,560. Irrigation and Reclamation—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Invalid Pensions—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,880; expert examiner, $2,700; stenographer, $2,640; janitor, $1,500. Judiciary—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,160; assistant clerk, $1,980; janitor, $1,560. Labor—clerk, $2,760; assistant clerk, $1,740; janitor, $1,260. Library—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260.

Merchant Marine and Fisheries—clerk, $2,760; assistant clerk, $1,740; janitor, $1,260. Military Affairs—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,100; janitor, $1,560. Mines and Mining—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Naval Affaire— clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,100; janitor, $1,560. Patents—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Pensions—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,160; janitor, $1,260. Post Office and Post Roads—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,100; janitor, $1,560. Printing—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,560.

Public Buildings and Grounds—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $1,740; janitor, $1,260. Public Lands—clerk, $2,760; assistant clerk, $1,740; janitor, $1,260. Revision of the Laws—clerk, $3,300; janitor, $1,260. Rivers and Harbors—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; janitor, $1,560. Roads—clerk, $2,760; assistant clerk, $1,740; janitor, $1,260. Rules—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,100; janitor, $1,260. Territories—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. War Claims—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $1,740; janitor, $1,260.

Ways and Means—clerk, $4,620; assistant clerk and stenographer, $2,640; assistant clerk, $2,580; clerk for minority, $3,180; janitors—one, $1,560; one, $1,260. World War Veterans’ Legislation—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; in all, $299,540. office of sergeant at armsOffice of Sergeant at Arms. Salaries: Sergeant at Arms, $8,000; Deputy Sergeant at Arms,Sergeant at Arms, Deputy, cashier, etc. $3,180; cashier, $6,000; assistant cashier, $4,000; two bookkeepers at $3,360 each;

Deputy Sergeant at Arms in charge of pairs, $3,600; pair clerk and messenger, $2,820; stenographer and typewriter, $1,800; skilled laborer, $1,380; hire of automobile, $600; in all, $38,100. Police force, House Office Building, under the Sergeant at Arms:Police, House Office Building. Lieutenant, $1,740; sergeant, $1,680; thirty-seven privates at $1,620 each; in all, $63,360. office of doorkeeperDoorkeeper’s office. Salaries: Doorkeeper, $6,000; special employee, $2,820; superintendentDoorkeeper, special employee, etc.*Post*, p. 756. of House press gallery, $3,660; assistant to the superintendent of the House press gallery, $2,520; chief janitor. $2,700; messengers—Janitors, messengers, etc.seventeen at $1,740 each, fourteen on soldiers’ roll at $1,740 each; laborers—seventeen at $1,260 each, two (cloakroom) at $1,380 each, one (cloakroom) $1,260, and seven (cloakroom) at $1,140 each; three female attendants in ladies’ retiring rooms at $1,680 each, attendant for the ladies’ reception room, $1,440; superintendent ofFolding room. folding room, $3,180; foreman of folding room, $2,640; chief clerk to superintendent of folding room, $2,460; three clerks at $2,160 each; 176janitor, $1,260; laborer, $1,260; thirty-one folders at $1,440 each;

Pages.shipping clerk, $1,740; two drivers at $1,380 each; two chief pages at $1,980 each; two telephone pages at $1,680 each; two floor managers of telephones (one for the minority) at $3,180 each; two assistant floor managers in charge of telephones (one for the minority) at $2,100 each; forty-seven pages, during the session, including ten pages for duty at the entrances to the Hall of the House, at $4 per day each, Document room.*Post*, p. 756.$34,028; press gallery page, $1,920; superintendent of document room (Elmer A.

Lewis), $3,960; assistant superintendent of document. room, $2,760 and $420 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; clerk, $2,320; assistant clerk, $2,160; eight assistants at $1,860 each; janitor, $1,440; messenger to pressroom, $1,560; maintenance and repair of folding room motor truck, $500; in all, $261,788. Special and minority employees.special and minority employees Minority employees.For the minority employees authorized and named in the House Resolutions Numbered 51 and 53 of December 11, 1931:

Two at $5,000 each, three at $2,820 each; one at $3,600 (minority pair clerk, House Resolution Numbered 313 of August 7, 1935); in all, $22,060. Special employees.Special employees: Assistant foreman of the folding room, authorized in the resolution of September 30, 1913, $1,980; laborer, authorized and named in the resolution of April 28, 1914, $1,380; laborer, $1,380; clerk, under the direction of the Clerk of the House, named in the resolution of February 13, 1923, $3,060; in all, $7,800.

Appointment of successors.Successors to any of the employees provided for in the two preceding paragraphs may be named by the House of Representatives at any time. Majority floor leader.Office of majority floor leader: Legislative clerk, $3,110; clerk, $2,530; two assistant clerks, at $1,800 each; for official expenses of the majority leader, as authorized by House Resolution Numbered 101, Seventy-first Congress, adopted December 18, 1929, $2,000; in all, $11,240. Conference minority.Conference minority:

Clerk, $3,180; legislative clerk, $3,060; assistant clerk, $2,100; janitor, $1,560; in all, $9,900. The foregoing employees to be appointed by the minority leader. Caucus rooms, messengers.Two messengers, one in the majority caucus room and one in the minority caucus room, to be appointed by the majority and minority whips, respectively, at $1,740 each; in all, $3,480. Post Office.post office Postmaster, assistant, etc.Salaries: Postmaster, $5,000; assistant postmaster, $2,880; two registry and money-order clerks, at $2,100 each; forty messengers (including one to superintend transportation of mails) at $1,740 each; substitute messengers and extra services of regular employees, when required, at the rate of not to exceed $145 per month each, $1,740; laborer $1,260; in all, $84,680.

Motor vehicles.For the purchase, exchange, maintenance, and repair of motor vehicles for carrying the mails, $2,500. official reporters of debates Official reporters, etc.Salaries: Six official reporters of the proceedings and debates of the House at $7,500 each; clerk, $4,000; assistant clerk, $2,000; six expert transcribers at $2,000 each; in all, $63,000. committee stenographers Stenographers to committees, etc.Salaries: Four stenographers to committees, at $7,000 each; clerk, $3,360; in all, $31,360. 177 Whenever the words “during the session” occur in the foregoing“During the session” construed. paragraphs they shall be construed to mean the one hundred and eighty-one days from January 1 to June 30, 1938, both inclusive. clerk hire, members, and delegatesMembers, etc.

For clerk hire necessarily employed by each Member and Delegate,Clerk hire, etc.[46 Stat. 38](/us/stat/46/38).[2 U. S. C. § 60b](/us/usc/t2/s60b). and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, in the discharge of his official and representative duties, in accordance with the Act entitled “An Act to fix the compensation of officers and employees of the legislative branch of the Government”, approved June 20, 1929, $2,190,000. contingent expenses of the houseContingent expenses.

For furniture and materials for repairs of the same, includingFurniture, etc. not to exceed $27,500 for labor, tools, and machinery for furniture repair shops, $62,700, of which sum $23,000 shall be available immediately. For packing boxes, $3,500.Packing boxes. For miscellaneous items, exclusive of salaries unless specificallyMiscellaneous items. ordered by the House of Representatives, including reimbursement to the official stenographers to committees for the amounts actually paid out by them for transcribing hearings, and including materials for folding, $95,000, of which $35,000 shall be available immediately.

For stenographic reports of hearings of committees other thanReports of committee hearings. special and select committees, $30,000. For expenses of special and select committees authorized by theSpecial and select committees. House, $60,000. For payment of one-half of the salaries and other expenses of theJoint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation; one-half expenses.*Ante*, p. 173.Expenditures restricted. Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation as authorized by law, $29,000.

No part of the appropriations contained herein for the contingent expenses of the House of Representatives shall be used to defray the expenses of any committee consisting of more than six persons (not more than four from the House and not more than two from the Senate), nor to defray the expenses of any other person exceptFuneral expenses limited. the Sergeant at Arms of the House or a representative of his office and except the widow or minor children or both of the deceased, to attend the funeral rites and burial of any person who at the time of his or her death is a Representative, a Delegate from a Territory, or a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

For telegraph and telephone service, exclusive of personal services,Telegraph and telephone service. $95,000. For stationery for Representatives, Delegates, and the ResidentStationery. Commissioner from Puerto Rico, for the second session of the Seventy-fifth Congress, and for stationery for the use of the committees and officers of the House (not to exceed $5,000), $59,750. For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses for theEmergency room. emergency room and for the attending physician and his assistants, including an allowance of not to exceed $30 per month each to three assistants as provided by the House resolutions adopted July 1, 1930, and January 20, 1932, $3,000.

Postage stamps: Postmaster, $250; Clerk, $450; Sergeant at Arms,Postage stamps. $300; Doorkeeper, $150; in all $1,150. For folding speeches and pamphlets, at a rate not exceeding $1Folding, etc. per thousand, $13,500 to be available immediately. For preparation and editing of the laws as authorized by the ActUnited States Code, preparation, etc.[45 Stat. 1008](/us/stat/45/1008).[1 U. S. C. § 59](/us/usc/t1/s59). approved May 29, 1928 (U. S. C., title 1, sec. 59), $6,500, to be expended under the direction of the Committee on Revision of the Laws. 178 Assistants to Clerk of House.Specified objects, etc.For assistants in compiling lists of reports to be made to Congress by public officials; compiling copy and revising proofs for the House portion of the Official Register; preparing and indexing the statistical reports of the Clerk of the House; compiling the telephone and Members’ directories; preparing and indexing the daily calendars of business; preparing the official statement of Members’ voting records; preparing lists of congressional nominees and statistical summary of elections; preparing and indexing questions of order printed in Political committees, etc., recording of statements.[43 Stat. 1070](/us/stat/43/1070).[2 U. S. C. §§ 241–256](/us/usc/t2/s241–256).the Appendix to the Journal pursuant to House Rule III; for recording and filing statements of political committees and candidates for election to the House of Representatives pursuant to the Federal Corrupt Practices Act, 1925 (U.

S. C., title 2, secs. 241–256); and for such other assistance as the Clerk of the House may deem necessary and proper in the conduct of the business of his office, $5,000: *Proviso*.Restriction. *Provided,* That no part of this appropriation shall be used to augment the annual salary of any employee of the House of Representatives. Automobile for Speaker.For exchange, driving, maintenance, repair, and operation of an automobile for the Speaker, $4,000. CAPITOL POLICECapitol Police.

Salaries.Salaries: Captain, $2,700; three lieutenants, at $1,740 each; two special officers, at $1,740 each; three sergeants, at $1,680 each; fifty-two privates, at $1,620 each; one-half of said privates to be selected by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and one-half by the Sergeant *Proviso*.Standards prescribed.at Arms of the House; in all, $100,680: *Provided,* That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be paid as compensation to any person appointed after June 30, 1935, as an officer or member of the Capitol Police (including those for the Senate and House Office Buildings) who does not meet the standards to be prescribed for such appointees by the Capitol Police Board.

Uniforms, etc.For purchasing and supplying uniforms, purchase, exchange, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, contingent expenses, including $25 per month for extra services performed by a member of such force for the Capitol Police Board, $9,400, of which $360 shall be immediately available to pay for two vehicles heretofore exchanged during the fiscal year 1937. Division of disbursement.One-half of the foregoing amounts under “Capitol Police” shall be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and one-half by the Clerk of the House.

Joint Committee on Printing.JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING Clerk, assistant, etc.[28 Stat. 603](/us/stat/28/603).[44 U. S. C. § 49](/us/usc/t44/s49).Salaries: Clerk, $4,000 and $800 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; inspector under section 20 of the Act approved January 12, 1895 (U. S. C., title 44, sec. 49), $2,820; assistant clerk and stenographer, $2,640; for expenses of compiling, Congressional Directory.preparing, and indexing the Congressional Directory, $1,600; in all, 11,860, one-half to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and the other half to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House.

Office of Legislative Counsel.OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL Salaries and expenses.For salaries and expenses of maintenance of the office of Legislative Counsel, as authorized by law, $75,000, of which $37,500 shall be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and $37,500 by the Clerk of the House of Representatives.179 STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONSStatement of Appropriations. For preparation, under the direction of the Committees on AppropriationsPreparation, first session of Seventy fifth Congress. of the Senate and House of Representatives, of the statements for the first session of the Seventy-fifth Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a chronological history of the regular appropriation bills, as required by law, $4,000, to be paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to do the work.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOLArchitect of the Capitol. office of the architect of the capitol Salaries: For the Architect of the Capitol, Assistant Architect ofArchitect, assistant, and office personnel. the Capitol, and other personal services at rates of pay provided by law; and the Assistant Architect of the Capitol shall act as Architect of the Capitol during the absence or disability of that official or whenever there is no Architect; $54,500. capitol buildings and grounds Capitol Buildings:

For necessary expenditures for the CapitolCapitol Buildings and grounds.Maintenance, repair, etc. Building and electrical substations of the Senate and House Office Buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including minor improvements, maintenance, repair, equipment, supplies, material, fuel, oil, waste, and appurtenances; furnishings and office equipment; personal and other services; cleaning and repairing works of art; purchase or exchange (not to exceed $1,000), maintenance, and driving of motor-propelled passenger-carrying office vehicle; not exceeding $300 for the purchase of technical and necessary reference books, periodicals, and city directory; $296,199, of which sum $7,868 shall be available, for repairs, alterations, and equipment in the gallery area of the House wing of the Capitol for the accommodation of the press and construction changes incident thereto in accordance with plans prepared by the Architect of the Capitol.

Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the CapitolTravel, etc., expenses. shall be available for expenses of travel on official business not to exceed in the aggregate under all funds the sum of $1,500. Capitol Grounds: For care and improvement of grounds surroundingImproving Capitol grounds. the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings; Capitol power plant; personal and other services; care of trees; planting; fertilizers; repairs to pavements, walks, and roadways; purchase of waterproof wearing apparel; maintenance of signal lights; and for snow removal by hire of men and equipment or under contract without compliance with sections 3709 (U.

S. C., title 41, sec. 5)[R. S. 3709, 3744](/us/rs/3709/3644).[41 U. S. C. §§ 5, 16](/us/usc/t41/s5/16). and 3744 (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 16) of the Revised Statutes, $103,107. Legislative garage: For maintenance, repairs, alterations, personalLegislative garage. and other services, and all necessary incidental expenses, $9,280. Subway transportation, Capitol and Senate Office Buildings: ForSubway, Capitol and Senate Office Buildings. repairs, rebuilding, and maintenance of the subway cars connecting the Senate Office Building with the Senate wing of the United States Capitol and for personal and other services, including maintenance of the track and electrical equipment connected therewith, $2,000.

Senate Office Building: For maintenance, miscellaneous items andSenate Office Building, maintenance, etc. supplies, including furniture, furnishings, and equipment and for labor and material incident thereto and repairs thereof; and for personal and other services for the care and operation of the Senate 180Office Building, under the direction and supervision of the Senate Committee on Rules, acting through the Architect of the Capitol, who shall be its executive agent; in all, $292,069, of which $23,000 shall be for painting office and committee rooms, corridor and stairway walls, and interior woodwork in office and committee rooms; $5,000 for office and committee room rugs; $17,000 for repairing and reconditioning office doors, door frames, and door panels; and $5,000 for letter-filing cabinets and storage units.

House Office Buildings, maintenance, etc.Capitol power plant, maintenance, etc.House Office Buildings: For maintenance, including equipment, miscellaneous items, and for all necessary services, $351,370. Capitol power plant: For lighting, heating, and power for the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings, Supreme Court Building, Congressional Library Buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, legislative garage, and folding and storage rooms of the Senate; for heating the Government Printing Office and Washington City post office and for light and power therefor whenever available; personal and other services, engineering instruments, fuel, oil, materials, labor, advertising, and purchase of waterproof wearing apparel in connection with the maintenance and operation of the heating, lighting, and power plant, $947,870, of which sum $462,250 shall be immediately available.

Purchases Independent of Procurement Division, Treasury Department.[36 Stat. 531](/us/stat/36/531).[41 U. S. C. § 7](/us/usc/t41/s7).Reimbursement for heat, etc., to designated buildings.The appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol may be expended without reference to section 4 of the Act approved June 17, 1910 (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 7), concerning purchases for executive departments. The Government Printing Office and the Washington City post office shall reimburse the Capitol power plant for heat, light, and power whenever any such service is furnished during the fiscal year 1938, and the amounts so reimbursed shall be covered into the Treasury.

Library Building and grounds.Salaries.library building and grounds Salaries: For chief engineer and all personal services at rates of pay provided by law, $47,920. Sunday opening.Salaries, Sunday opening: For extra services of employees and additional employees under the Architect of the Capitol to provide for the opening of the Library Building on Sundays and on holidays, at rates to be fixed by such Architect, $2,139. Maintenance, repair, etc.For necessary expenditures for the Library Building and Grounds under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including minor improvements, maintenance, repair, equipment, supplies, material, and appurtenances, and personal and other services in connection with the mechanical and structural maintenance of such *Proviso*.Maintenance, etc., of elevators.[49 Stat. 470, 1225](/us/stat/49/470/1225).building and grounds, $24,500: *Provided,* That the unexpended balance on June 30, 1937, of the portion of the appropriation of $139,900 and of the reappropriation of $30,300 allocated for installation, replacement, and reconditioning of elevators, contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1936, and continued available for the fiscal year 1937, shall continue available for the same purposes until June 30, 1938.

Furniture, etc.For furniture, including partitions, screens, shelving, and electrical work pertaining thereto and repairs thereof, $14,000. Annex, construction, equipment, etc.[46 Stat. 583](/us/stat/46/583); [48 Stat. 202](/us/stat/48/202); [49 Stat. 326](/us/stat/49/326).Annex, Library of Congress: To complete carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the construction and equipment of an annex to the Library of Congress”, approved June 13, 1930 (46 Stat. 583), as amended by the Act approved June 6, 1935 (49 Stat. 326), $2,800,000, to remain available until expended.181 BOTANIC GARDENBotanic Garden.

Salaries: For personal services (including not exceeding $3,000Salaries. for miscellaneous temporary labor without regard to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended), $81,662; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library. Maintenance, operation, repairs, and improvements: For all necessaryMaintenance, repairs, etc. expenses incident to maintaining, operating, repairing, and improving the Botanic Garden, and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and equipment pertaining thereto, including procuring fertilizers, soils, tools, trees, shrubs, plants, and seeds; materials and miscellaneous supplies, including rubber boots and aprons when required for use by employees in connection with their work; not to exceed $25 for emergency medical supplies; disposition of waste; traveling expenses of the director and his assistants not to exceed $100; street-car fares not exceeding $25; office equipment and contingent expenses; the prevention and eradication or insect and other pests and plant diseases by purchase of materials and procurement of personal services by contract without regard to the provisions of any other Act; repair, maintenance, operation, purchase, and exchange, of motor trucks and a passenger motor vehicle (the cost of such passenger vehicle not to exceed $750, including the amount allowed on any vehicle given in part payment therefor); purchase of botanical books, periodicals, and books of reference, not to exceed $100; repairs and improvements to director’s residence; and all other necessary expenses; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library; $20,000.

The sum of $300 may be expended at any one time by the BotanicMinor purchases without advertising.[R. S. § 3709](/us/rs/3709).[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5). Garden for the purchase of plants, trees, shrubs, and other nursery stock, without reference to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, see 5). No part of the appropriations contained herein for the BotanicDistribution of nursery stock. Garden shall be used for the distribution, by congressional allotment, of trees, plants, shrubs, or other nursery stock.

The purchase of supplies and equipment and the procurement ofOpen-market purchases of supplies, etc.[R. S. §§ 3709, 3744](/us/rs/3709/3744).[41 U. S. C. §§ 5, 16](/us/usc/t41/s5/16). services at the Botanic Garden may be made in the open market without compliance with sections 3709 and 3744 of the Revised Statutes of the United States in the manner common among businessmen, when the aggregate amount of the purchase or the services does not exceed $50 in any instance. LIBRARY OF CONGRESSLibrary of Congress. salariesSalaries.

For the Librarian, Chief Assistant Librarian, and other personalLibrarian and personnel. services, $940,485. For the Register of Copyrights, assistant register, and otherRegister of Copyrights, etc. personal services, $251,900. legislative reference serviceLegislative Reference Service. To enable the Librarian of Congress to employ competent personsPersonnel. to gather, classify, and make available, in translations, indexes, digests, compilations, and bulletins, and otherwise, data for or bearing upon legislation, and to render such data serviceable to Congress and committees and Members thereof, and for printing and binding the digests of public general bills, and including not to exceed $5,700 for employees engaged on piecework and work by the day or hour at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, $100,490.182 Card indexes.distribution of card indexes Distribution, etc.For the distribution of card indexes and other publications of the Library, including personal services, freight charges (not exceeding $500), expressage, postage, traveling expenses connected with such distribution, expenses of attendance at meetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian, and including not to exceed $58,500 for employees engaged in piecework and work by the day or hour and for extra special services of regular employees at rates to be fixed by the Librarian; in all, $197,190, of which sum $15,000 shall be available immediately. temporary services Temporary services.For special and temporary service, including extra special services of regular employees, at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, $3,000.

State legislation.index to state legislation Preparation of index and digest of.To enable the Librarian of Congress to prepare an index to the legislation of the several States, together with a supplemental digest of the more important legislation, as authorized and directed by the Act entitled “An Act providing for the preparation of a biennial [44 Stat. 1066](/us/stat/44/1066).[2 U. S. C. §§ 164, 165](/us/usc/t2/s164/165).index to State legislation”, approved February 10, 1927 (U.

S. C., title 2, secs. 164, 165), including personal and other services within and without the District of Columbia, including not to exceed $2,500 Temporary service.for special and temporary service at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, travel, necessary material and apparatus, and for printing and binding the indexes and digests of State legislation for official distribution only, and other printing and binding incident to the work of compilation, stationery, and incidentals, $39,700. sunday opening Sunday, etc., opening, expenses.To enable the Library of Congress to be kept open for reference use on Sundays and on holidays within the discretion of the Librarian, including the extra services of employees and the services of additional employees under the Librarian, at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, $17,000.

Union Catalogues.union catalogues Development, maintenance, etc.To continue the development and maintenance of the Union Catalogues, including personal services within and without the District of Columbia (and not to exceed $1,400 for special and temporary service, including extra special services of regular employees, at rates to be fixed by the Librarian), travel, necessary material and apparatus, stationery, photostat supplies, and incidentals, $24,000. increase of the libraryIncrease of the Library.

Purchase of books, etc.For purchase of books, miscellaneous periodicals and newspapers, and all other material for the increase of the Library, including payment in advance for subscription books and society publications, and for freight, commissions, and traveling expenses, including expenses of attendance at meetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian in the interest of collections, and all other expenses incidental to the acquisition of books, miscellaneous periodicals and newspapers, and all other material for the increase of the Library, by purchase, gift, bequest, or exchange, to continue available during the fiscal year 1939, $100,000. 183 For the purchase of books and for periodicals for the law library,Law books, etc. including payment for legal society publications and for freight, commissions, and all other expenses incidental to the acquisition of law books, $70,000, to continue available during the fiscal year 1939.Availability.

For the purchase of books and periodicals for the Supreme Court,Reference books for Supreme Court. to be a part of the Library of Congress, and purchased by the Marshal of the Supreme Court, under the direction of the Chief Justice, $7,000. To enable the Librarian of Congress to carry out the provisionsBooks tor adult blind.[46 Stat. 1487](/us/stat/46/1487).[2 U. S. C. § 135a](/us/usc/t2/s135a). of the Act entitled “An Act to provide books for the adult blind”, approved March 3, 1931 (U.

S. C., title 2, sec. 135a), as amended, $175,000, including not exceeding $500 for necessary traveling expenses connected with such service and for expenses of attendance at meetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian. printing and binding For miscellaneous printing and binding for the Library of Congress,Printing and binding. including the Copyright Office, and the binding, rebinding, and repairing of library books, and for the Library Building, $250,000.

For the publication of the Catalogue of Title Entries of the CopyrightCatalogue of Title Entries. Office and the decisions of the United States courts involving copyright, $47,000. For the printing of catalog cards, $150,000.Catalog cards. contingent expenses of the library For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, stationery, office supplies,Contingent expenses. stock, and materials directly purchased, miscellaneous traveling expenses, postage, transportation, incidental expenses connected with the administration of the Library and Copyright Office, includingAttendance at meetings. not exceeding $500 for expenses of attendance at meetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian, $9,000.

For paper, chemicals, and miscellaneous supplies necessary for thePhotoduplicating expenses. operation of the photoduplicating machines of the Library and the making of photoduplicate prints, $5,000. library buildingLibrary Building. Salaries: For the superintendent, disbursing officer, and other personalSalaries. services, in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, $167,800. For extra services of employees and additional employees underSunday, etc., opening. the Librarian to provide for the opening of the Library Building on Sundays and on holidays, at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, $5,100.

For special and temporary services in connection with the custody,Special and temporary services. care, and maintenance of the Library Building, including extra special services of regular employees at the discretion of the Librarian, at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, $500. For mail, delivery, and telephone services, rubber boots, rubberIncidentals, etc. coats, and other special clothing for workmen, uniforms for guards and elevator conductors, medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses for the emergency room, stationery, miscellaneous supplies, and all other incidental expenses in connection with the custody and maintenance of the Library Building, $7,000.

For any expense of the Library of Congress Trust Fund BoardTrust Fund Board, expenses. not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $500.184 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICEGovernment Printing Office. Printing and binding.To provide the Public Printer with a working capital for the following purposes for the execution of printing, binding, lithographing, mapping, engraving, and other authorized work of the Government Printing Office for the various branches of the Government:

Public Printer, Deputy, etc.For salaries of Public Printer and Deputy Public Printer; for salaries, compensation, or wages of all necessary officers and employees additional to those herein appropriated for, including employees necessary to handle waste paper and condemned material for sale; Leaves of absence, etc.to enable the Public Printer to comply with the provisions of law granting holidays and half holidays and Executive orders granting holidays and half holidays with pay to employees; to enable the Public Printer to comply with the provisions of law granting leave to employees with pay, said pay to be at the rate for their regular positions at the time the leave is granted; rental of buildings and equipment, fuel, gas, heat, electric current, gas and electric fixtures;

Vehicles.bicycles, motor-propelled vehicles for the carriage of printing and printing supplies, and the maintenance, repair, and operation of the same, to be used only for official purposes, including operation, repair, and maintenance of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and the purchase or exchange of two such passenger vehicles (at a cost, including the allowance on any vehicle given in part payment therefor, of not to exceed $1,000 and $750, respectively), for official use of the officers of the Government Printing Office when in writing ordered by the Public Printer; freight, expressage, telegraph and telephone service, furniture, typewriters, and carpets; traveling expenses; stationery, postage, and advertising; directories, technical books, newspapers and magazines, and books of reference (not exceeding $500); adding and numbering machines, time stamps, and other machines of similar character; rubber boots, coats, and Machinery, etc.gloves; machinery (not exceeding $300,000); equipment, and for repairs to machinery, implements, and buildings, and for minor alterations to buildings; necessary equipment, maintenance, and supplies for the emergency room for the use of all employees in the Government Printing Office who may be taken suddenly ill or receive injury while on duty; other necessary contingent and miscellaneous items authorized by the Public Printer; for expenses authorized in writing by the Joint Committee on Printing for the inspection of printing and binding equipment, material, and supplies and Government printing plants in the District of Columbia or elsewhere (not exceeding Indexes, Congressional Record.$1,000); for salaries and expenses of preparing the semimonthly and session indexes of the Congressional Record under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing (chief indexer at $3,480, one cataloguer at $3,180, two cataloguers at $2,460 each, and one cataloguer Federal Register.[49 Stat. 500](/us/stat/49/500).[44 U.

S. C., Supp. II, §§ 301–314](/us/usc/t44/s301–314).at $2,100); for the printing and distribution of the Federal Register in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved July 26, 1935; and for all the necessary labor, paper, materials, and equipment needed in the prosecution and delivery and mailing of the work; in all, $3,800,000; to which sum shall be charged the printing and binding authorized to be done for Congress including supplemental and deficiency estimates of appropriations, the printing and distribution of the Federal Register (not exceeding $100,000), the printing and binding for use of the Government Printing Office, and printing and binding (not exceeding $2,000) for official use of the Architect of the Capitol upon requisition of the Secretary of the Senate, in all to an *Proviso*.Working capital, return of portion as unexpended balance.amount not exceeding $2,800,000: *Provided,* That not less than $1,000,000 of such working capital shall be returned to the Treasury as an unexpended balance not later than six months after the close of the fiscal year 1938. 185 Printing and binding for Congress chargeable to the foregoingCongressional work. appropriation, when recommended to be done by the Committee on Printing of either House, shall be so recommended in a report containing an approximate estimate of the cost thereof, together with a statement from the Public Printer of estimated approximate cost of work previously ordered by Congress within the fiscal year for which this appropriation is made.

During the fiscal year 1938 any executive department or independentPayment for work ordered by departments, etc. establishment of the Government ordering printing and binding from the Government Printing Office shall pay promptly by check to the Public Printer upon his written request, either in advance or upon completion of the work, all or part of the estimated or actual cost thereof, as the case may be, and bills rendered by the Public Printer in accordance herewith shall not be subject to audit or certification in advance of payment: *Provided,* That proper*Proviso*.Adjustments of accounts. adjustments on the basis of the actual cost of delivered work paid for in advance shall be made monthly or quarterly and as may be agreed upon by the Public Printer and the department or establishment concerned.

All sums paid to the Public Printer for work thatSums paid for work to be credited to working capital. he is authorized by law to do shall be deposited to the credit, on the books of the Treasury Department, of the appropriation made for the working capital of the Government Printing Office for the year in which the work is done, and be subject to requisition by the Public Printer. All amounts in the Budget for the fiscal year 1939 for printingEstimates for departments, etc., to be incorporated in a single item. and binding for any department or establishment, so far as the Bureau of the Budget may deem practicable, shall be incorporated in a single item for printing and binding for such department or establishment and be eliminated as a part of any estimate for any other purpose.

And if any amounts for printing and binding, including the total cost of work produced on the multilith, multigraph, and other similar equipment, are included as a part of any estimates for any other purposes, such amounts shall be set forth in detail in a note immediately following the general estimate for printing and binding: *Provided*, That the foregoing requirements*Proviso*.Engraving and Printing Bureau excepted. shall not apply to work to be executed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

No part of any money appropriated in this Act shall be paid toRestriction on paying detailed employees. any person employed in the Government Printing Office while detailed for or performing service in the executive branch of the public service of the United States unless such detail be authorized by law. office of superintendent of documentsOffice of Superintendent of Documents.Superintendent and personnel.[5 U. S. C. §§ 601–674](/us/usc/t5/s601–674).Pay rates. For the Superintendent of Documents, assistant superintendent, and other personal services in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and compensation of employees paid by the hour who shall be subject to the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate and fix rates of pay for employees and officers of the Government Printing Office”, approved June 7, 1924 (U.

S. C.,[43 Stat. 658](/us/stat/43/658).[44 U. S. C. § 40](/us/usc/t44/s40).*Proviso*.Item a separate unit. title 44, sec. 40), $600,000: *Provided,* That for the purpose of conforming to section 3 of this Act this appropriation shall be considered a separate appropriation unit. For furniture and fixtures, typewriters, carpets, labor-savingContingent expenses. machines and accessories, time stamps, adding and numbering machines, awnings, curtains, books of reference; directories, books, miscellaneous office and desk supplies, paper, twine, glue, envelopes, postage, car fares, soap, towels, disinfectants, and ice; drayage, express, freight, telephone and telegraph service; traveling expenses (not to exceed $200); repairs to buildings, elevators, and machinery; 186preserving sanitary condition of building; light, heat, and power; stationery and office printing, including blanks, price lists, bibliographies, catalogues and indexes; for supplying books to depository *Proviso*.Supplying depository libraries, restriction.libraries; in all, $215,000: *Provided,* That no part of this sum shall be used to supply to depository libraries any documents, books, or other printed matter not requested by such libraries, and the requests therefor shall be subject to approval by the Superintendent of Documents.

Printing reports of departments.In order to keep the expenditures for printing and binding for the fiscal year 1938 within or under the appropriations for such fiscal year, the heads of the various executive departments and independent establishments are authorized to discontinue the printing of annual or special reports under their respective jurisdictions:*Proviso*.Originals to be kept on file. *Provided,* That where the printing of such reports is discontinued the original copy thereof shall be kept on file in the offices of the heads of the respective departments or independent establishments for public inspection.

Purchases independent of Procurement Division, Treasury Department.[28 Stat. 601](/us/stat/28/601); [36 Stat. 531](/us/stat/36/531).[41 U. S. C. § 7](/us/usc/t41/s7).Purchases may be made from the foregoing appropriation under the “Government Printing Office”, as provided for in the Printing Act approved January 12, 1895, and without reference to section 4 of the Act approved June 17, 1910 (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 7), concerning purchases for executive departments. Sec. 2. Private vehicle restriction.

No part of the funds herein appropriated shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles. Sec. 3. Average salaries in designated offices not to be exceeded.[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674](/us/usc/t5/s661–674). In expending appropriations or portions of appropriations contained in this Act, for the payment for personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, the average of the salaries of the total number of persons under any grade in the Botanic Garden, the Library of Congress, or the Government Printing Office, shall not at any time exceed the average of the compensation rates specified for the grade by such Act, as amended, and in grades in which only one position is allocated the salary of such position shall not exceed the average of the compensation rates for the grade, except that in unusually meritorious cases of one position in a grade, advances may be made to rates higher than the average of the compensation rates of the grade, but not more often than once in any fiscal year, and then only *Proviso*.Not applicable to clerical-mechanical service.[42 Stat. 1490](/us/stat/42/1490).[5 U. S. C. § 666](/us/usc/t5/s666).to the next higher rate: *Provided,* That this restriction shall not apply

(1)to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical-mechanical service;

(2)to require the reduction in salary of any person whose compensation was fixed as of July 1, 1924, in accordance with the rules of Transfers without reduction.section 6 of such Act;

(3)to require the reduction in salary of any person who is transferred from one position to another position in the same or different grade in the same or a different bureau, office, Higher salary rates allowed.or other appropriation unit;

(4)to prevent the payment of a salary under any grade at a rate higher than the maximum rate of the grade when such higher rate is permitted by the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and is specifically authorized by other law; If only one position in a grade.or

(5)to reduce the compensation of any person in a grade in which only one position is allocated. Sec. 4. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1938. Approved, May 18, 1937. Providing for the importation of articles free from tariff or customs duty for the purpose of exhibition at the Golden Gate International Exposition to be held at San Francisco, California, in 1939, and for other purposes. 1937-05-18 224 Chapter 50 Stat. 187 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 75 1 public 187 [CHAPTER 224] JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for the importation of articles free from tariff or customs duty for the purpose of exhibition at the Golden Gate International Exposition to be held at San Francisco, California, in 1939, and for other purposes. May 18, 1937[[H. J. Res. 310](/us/bill/75/hjres/310)][[Pub. Res., No. 29](/us/bill/75/pubres/29)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all articles which Golden Gate International Exposition.Dutiable articles imported for exhibition, etc., purposes, admitted free under regulations.shall be imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Golden Gate International Exposition to be held at San Francisco, California, in the year 1939, by the San Francisco Bay Exposition, or for use in constructing, installing, or maintaining foreign building, or exhibits at the said exposition, upon which articles there shall be a tariff or customs duty shall be admitted without payment of such tariff, customs duty, fees, or charges under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe; but it Sales permitted.shall be lawful at any time during or within three months after the close of the said exposition to sell within the area of the exposition any articles provided for herein, subject to such regulations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: *Provided*, That all *Provisos*.Duty on articles withdrawn.such articles, when withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, shall be subject to the duties, if any, imposed upon such articles by the revenue laws in force at the date of their withdrawal; and on such articles which shall have suffered diminution or deterioration Deterioration allowance.from incidental handling or exposure the duties, if payable, shall be assessed according to the appraised value at the time of withdrawal from entry hereunder for consumption or entry under the general tariff law: *Provided further*, That imported articles provided Marking provisions.for herein shall not be subject to any marking requirements of the general tariff laws, except when such articles are withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, in which case they shall not be released from customs custody until properly marked, but no additional duty shall be assessed because such articles were not sufficiently marked when imported into the United States: *Provided further*, Abandonment permitted and duties remitted.That at any time during or within three months after the close of the exposition any article entered hereunder may be abandoned to the Government or destroyed under customs supervision, whereupon any duties on such article shall be remitted: *Provided further*, Articles previously entered and in continuous customs custody, etc., transfer privileges.That articles which have been admitted without payment of duty for exhibition under any tariff law and which have remained in continuous customs custody or under a customs exhibition bond and imported articles in bonded warehouses under the general tariff law may be accorded the privilege of transfer to and entry for exhibition at the said exposition under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: *And provided further*, Exposition deemed sole consignee of merchandise.That the San Francisco Bay Exposition shall be deemed, for customs purposes only, to be the sole consignee of all merchandise imported under the provisions of this Act, and that the actual Expenses reimbursable.and necessary customs charges for labor, services, and other expenses in connection with the entry, examination, appraisement, release, or custody, together with the necessary charges for salaries of customs officers and employees in connection with the supervision, custody of, and accounting for articles imported under the provisions of this Act, shall be reimbursed by the San Francisco Bay Exposition to the Government of the United States under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and that receipts from such Deposit of receipts.[46 Stat. 741](/us/stat/46/741).[19 U. S. C. § 1524](/us/usc/t19/s1524).reimbursements shall be deposited as refunds to the appropriation from which paid, in the manner provided for in section 524 of the Tariff Act or 1930. Approved, May 18, 1937. To authorize cooperation in the development of farm forestry in the States and Territories, and for other purposes. 1937-05-18 226 Chapter 50 Stat. 188 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 75 1 public 188 [CHAPTER 226] AN ACT To authorize cooperation in the development of farm forestry in the States and Territories, and for other purposes. May 18, 1937[[H. R. 4728](/us/bill/75/hr/4728)][[Public, No. 95](/us/bill/75/pl/95)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Cooperative Farm Forestry Act.Federal cooperation in developing farm forestry in the States and Territories. That in order to aid agriculture, increase farm-forest income, conserve water resources, increase employment, and in other ways advance the general welfare and improve living conditions on farms through reforestation and afforestation in the various States and Territories, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized in cooperation with the land-grant colleges and universities and State forestry agencies, each within its respective field of activities, according to the statutes, if any, of the respective States, wherever such agencies can and will cooperate, or in default of such cooperation to act directly, to produce or procure Investigations and advice.and distribute forest trees and shrub planting stock; to make necessary investigations; to advise farmers regarding the establishment, protection, and management of farm forests and forest and shrub plantations and the harvesting, utilization, and marketing of the Cooperative agreements.products thereof; and to enter into cooperative agreements for the establishment, protection, and care of farm- or other forest-land tree Nursery sites, etc.and shrub plantings within such States and Territories; and, whenever suitable Government-owned lands are not available, to lease, purchase, or accept donations of land and develop nursery sites for the production of such forest planting stock as is needed to effectuate the purposes of this Act, but not including ornamental or other stock for landscape plantings commonly grown by established commercial nurserymen, and no stock grown in Government and cooperating Land to be planted to be made available without charge.nurseries shall be allowed to enter regular trade channels. No cooperative reforestation or afforestation shall be undertaken pursuant to this Act unless the cooperator makes available without Annual appropriation authorized.charge the land to be planted. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually not to exceed $2,500,000 for carrying out the Title of Act.purposes of this Act. This Act shall be known as the Cooperative Farm Forestry Act. Approved, May 18, 1937. Amending section 2 of Public Law Numbered 716 of the Seventy-fourth Congress, being an Act entitled “An Act to relieve restricted Indians whose lands have been taxed or have been lost by failure to pay taxes, and for other purposes.” 1937-05-19 227 Chapter 50 Stat. 188 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 75 1 [CHAPTER 227] AN ACT Amending section 2 of Public Law Numbered 716 of the Seventy-fourth Congress, being an Act entitled “An Act to relieve restricted Indians whose lands have been taxed or have been lost by failure to pay taxes, and for other purposes.” May 19, 1937[[S. 150](/us/bill/75/s/150)][

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