Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the detection and prosecution of crimes against the United States; protection of the person of the President of the United States; acquisition, collection, classification and preservation of identification and other records and their exchange with the duly authorized officials of the Federal Government, of States, cities, and other institutions; and such other investigations regarding official matters under the control of the Department of Justice and the Department of State as may be directed by the Attorney General, including purchase (not to exceed four hundred for replacement only) and hire or passenger motor vehicles; purchase of not to exceed $10, 000, for replacement only, of one armored motor vehicle; firearms and ammunition; not to exceed $150, 000 for repairs and alterations at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Training Center, Quantico, Virginia; not to exceed $10, 000 for taxicab hire to be used exclusively for the purposes set forth in this paragraph; not to exceed $4, 500 for expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the purposes of this appropriation; payment of rewards when specifically authorized by the Attorney General for information leading to the apprehension of fugitives from justice; and not to exceed $70, 000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General and to be accounted for solely on his certificate; $90, 000, 000, of which not to exceed $78, 473, 211 shall be available for personal services: Provided, That of the amount herein appropriated $100, 000 is to be held as a reserve for emergencies arising in connection with kidnapping, extortion, and bank robbery, to 65 Stat. 584 be released for expenditure in such amounts and at such times as the Attorney General may determine: Provided further, That the compensation of the Director of the Bureau shall be $20, 000 per annum so long as the position is held by the present incumbent. None of the funds appropriated for the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be used to pay the compensation of any civil-service employee.