GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Executive direction and staff operations: For necessary expenses in the performance of executive direction and staff operations for activities under the control of the General Services Administration; including not to exceed $97,385 for expenses of travel; not to exceed $250 for purchase of newspapers and periodicals; and processing and determining net renegotiation rebates; $4,140,750. Public Buildings Service: For necessary expenses of real property management, and related activities as provided by law; including the salary of the Commissioner of Public Buildings at the rate of $16,500 per annum so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; repair and improvement of public buildings and grounds (including furnishings and equipment) under the control of the General Services Administration; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving Government agencies in connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of building space; demolition of buildings; acquisition by purchase or otherwise and disposal by sale or otherwise of real estate and interests therein; purchase of not to exceed three passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and not to exceed $177,335 for expenses of travel; $101,046,030: Provided, That the foregoing appropriation shall not be available to effect the moving of Government agencies from the District of Columbia into buildings acquired to accomplish the dispersal of departmental functions of the executive establishment into areas outside of but accessible to the District of Columbia. 66 Stat. 400 Federal Supply Service: For necessary expenses of personal property management and related activities as provided by law; including not to exceed $250 for the purchase of newspapers and periodicals; not to exceed $77,600 for expenses of travel; and the purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; $2,154,100. National Archives and Records Service: For necessary expenses in connection with Federal records management and related activities as provided by law; including preparation of guides and other finding aids to records of the Second World War; purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; and not to exceed $23,340 for expenses of travel; $4,868,200. The appropriate foregoing appropriation to the General Services Administration shall be credited with (1) advances or reimbursements for salaries and administrative expenses chargeable against other appropriations of the General Services Administration, and such salaries and expenses may be paid from such foregoing Appropriation; (2) cost of maintenance, upkeep, and repair included as part of rentals received from Government corporations pursuant to law (40 U. S. C. 129); (3) reimbursements for services performed in respect to bonds and other obligations under the jurisdiction of the General Services Administration, issued by public authorities, States, or other public bodies, and such services in respect to such bonds or obligations as the Administrator deems necessary and in the public interest may, upon the request and at the expense of the issuing agencies, be provided from the appropriate foregoing appropriation; and (4) appropriations or funds available to other agencies, and transferred to the General Services Administration, in connection with property transferred to the General Services Administration pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1948 (50 U. S. C. 451ff), and such appropriations or funds may, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, be so transferred. During the current fiscal year, no part of any money appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used during any quarter of such fiscal year to purchase within the continental limits of the United States typewriting machines (except bookkeeping and billing machines) at a price which exceeds 90 per centum of the lowest net cash price, plus applicable Federal excise taxes, accorded the most-favored customer (other than the Government, the American National Red Cross, and the purchasers of typewriting machines for educational purposes only) of the manufacturer of such machines during the six-month period immediately preceding such quarter: Provided, That the purchase, utilization, and disposal of typewriting machines shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended. For necessary emergency expenses of the General Services administration not otherwise provided for, for operation, maintenance, protection, repair, alterations, and improvements of public buildings and grounds (including furnishings and equipment) to the extent that such buildings and grounds are under the control of the General Services Administration for such purposes as are provided for in Public Law 152, Eighty-first Congress, as amended; rental of buildings or parts thereof in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, including repairs, a Iterations, and improvements necessary for proper use by the government without regard to section 322 oi the Act of June 30, 1932, as amended (40 U. S. C. 278a); restoration of leased premises; moving Government, agencies in connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of building space; not to exceed $24,300 for expenses of travel; and payment of per diem employees employed in connection 66 Stat. 401 with any of the foregoing functions at rates approved by the Administrator of General Services or his designee, not exceeding current rates for similar services in places where such services are employed; $22,668,250: Provided, That of this amount, such sums as may be determined by the General Services Administrator to be necessary may be paid into other appropriations of the General Services Administration only for purposes of accounting: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be available to effect the moving of Government agencies from the District of Columbia to accomplish the dispersal of departmental functions. Renovation and improvement, of federally owned buildings outside the District of Columbia: For expenses necessary for continuing the program for the renovation and improvement of federally owned buildings outside the District of Columbia, for which funds are not otherwise available, including appurtenances and approaches thereto, that are under the control of the General Services Administration for repair and preservation, as authorized by title III of the Act of June 16, 1949 (Public Law 105), $4,750,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $37,550 shall be available for expenses of travel. Repair, preservation, and equipment, outside the District of Columbia: For expenses necessary for the repair, alteration, improvement, preservation, and equipment, not otherwise provided for, of completed Federal buildings, the grounds and approaches thereof, wharves, and piers, together with the necessary dredging adjacent thereto, and care and safeguarding of sites acquired for Federal buildings; the demolition of buildings thereon; and the purchase and repair of equipment and fixtures in buildings under the administration of the General Services Administration; $9,250,000, of which not to exceed $74,500 shall be available for expenses of travel. Refunds under Renegotiation Act: For refunds under section 201 (f) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951, $9,300,000, which, together with the unobligated balance of the appropriation granted under this head for the fiscal year 1952, shall remain available until June 30, 1954: Provided, That to the extent refunds are made from this appropriation of excessive profits collected under the Renegotiation Act and retained by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation or the appropriate subsidiary shall reimburse this appropriation. Expenses, general supply fund: For expenses necessary for operation of the general supply fund (except those authorized by law to lie charged to said fund), including contractual services incident to receiving, handling and shipping warehouse items, and including not to exceed $150 for purchase of newspapers and periodicals; and not to exceed $133,900 for expenses of travel; $14,536,500: Provided, That the general supply fund shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replacment only for the purposes of this appropriation. For necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions of the strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act of July 23, 1946, including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), not to exceed $160,425 for expenses of travel, and the purchase of not to exceed two passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $203,979,000 to remain available until expended, of which $70,000,000 is for liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority heretofore granted under this head: Provided, That any fluids received as proceeds from sale or other disposition of materials on account of the rotation of stocks under said Act shall be deposited to the credit, and be available for expenditure 66 Stat. 402 for the purposes, of this appropriation: Provided further, That during the current fiscal year, there shall be no limitation on the value of surplus strategic and critical materials which, in accordance with subsection 6 (a) of the Act of July 23, 1946 (50 U. S. C. 98e (a)), may be transferred to stockpiles established in accordance with said Act. reduction in contract authorizations Contract authorizations available to the General Services Administration under the headings hereinafter set forth are hereby reduced in the following amounts: “Construction of public buildings outside the District of Columbia”, $29,500,000. “Federal Courts Building, District of Columbia”, $3,875,000.