INDEPENDENT OFFICES

INDEPENDENT OFFICES Federal Civil Defense Administration operations For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in carrying out the provisions of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (Public Law 920, 81st Congress), including purchase (not to exceed five) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); reimbursement of the Civil Service Commission for full field investigations of employees occupying positions of critical importance from the standpoint of national security; and expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with civil defense functions; $1,750,000: Provided, That $110,000 shall be available for providing civil defense communications systems pursuant to subsection (c) of section 201 of said Act. federal contributions For financial contributions to the States pursuant to subsection (i) of section 201 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, $25,000,000, to be equally matched with State funds, of which $20,000,000 shall be for medical supplies and equipment and $5,000,000 for training and education, to remain available to June 30, 1952. civil defense procurement fund For working capital for the “Civil defense procurement fund”, which is hereby established for the purpose of financing the procurement, by the Administrator, of materials or organizational equipment for which financial contributions to the States are otherwise authorized to be made on a matching basis by subsection (i) of section 201 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, $5,000,000. Said fund shall be charged with the purchase price of said materials or equipment, and shall be paid therefor in advance, or by reimbursement, in equal amounts from (1) applicable appropriations and (2) funds provided by the States. Such materials or organizational equipment may be delivered to any State, and the Federal share of the purchase price of materials or organizational equipment so delivered shall be in lieu of equivalent financial contributions therefor.