Expenses of Defense Production

Expenses of Defense Production For an additional amount for “Expenses of defense production”. $27,331,895: Provided, That appropriations under this head for the fiscal year 1951 shall be available for rental of buildings or parts thereof in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, including repairs, alterations, and improvements necessary for the proper use by the Government, without regard to section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932, as amended (40 U. S. C. 278a): Provided further, That the 65 Stat. 61 appropriation to the President for Emergencies (National Defense) shall be reimbursed from funds contained herein for allocations made therefrom to any agency of the Government for carrying out the provisions of the Defense Production Act of 1950 after March 31, 1951: Provided further, That the aggregate of borrowings from the Treasury pursuant to section 304 (b) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 which may be outstanding at any one time is increased from “$600,000,000” to “$1,600,000,000”: Provided further, That any appropriation to any department, agency, or corporation, in the executive branch of the Government, for salaries and expenses, shall be available for the discharge of responsibilities, relating to the national defense, assigned to such department, agency, or corporation by or pursuant to law and transfers may be made between appropriations or allocations within any such department, agency, or corporation as may be necessary to carry out this proviso, and no allocation shall be made to any agency which can perform such defense activities as may have been or hereafter be assigned to such agency which can be performed by its regular personnel by use of the foregoing authority to realign its regular programs.