DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Office of Education payments to school districts For an additional amount for “Payments to school districts”, $20,000,000. assistance for school construction For an additional amount for “Assistance for school construction”, $48,500,000; and said appropriation and the unexpended balances of amounts heretofore appropriated under this head and under the head “School construction” shall, to the extent that they are or may become unobligated, be merged and such amounts shall be available, and remain available until expended, for the program of school construction as authorized by the Act of September 23, 1950, as amended by the Act of August 8, 1953, and the Act of August 31, 1954 (20 U. S. C. 271–311): Provided, That the limitations under this head in the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1954, and in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1955, on the amounts available for carrying out title IV of Public Law 815, as amended, are repealed: Provided further, That nothing herein shall (1) increase the amounts previously available for title II of Public Law 815, or (2) otherwise than as expressly herein provided affect the limitation imposed by section 8 of the Act of August 31; 1954 (Public Law 731). Public Health Service assistance to states, general The limitation under this head in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1955, on the amount available for personal services, is increased from “$2,400,000” to “$2,418,000”. 69 Stat. 35 indian health activities For expenses necessary to enable the Surgeon General to curry out the purposes of the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 IT. S. C. 55a); hire of passenger motor vehicles; and the purposes set forth in sections 321 and 509 of the Public Health Service Act; $100,000, to be derived by transfer from “Retired pay of commissioned officers”, fiscal year 1955. Social Security Administration grants to states for public assistance For an additional amount for “Grants to States for public assistance”, $238,000,000. salaries and expenses, bureau of old-age and survivors insurance The amount authorized by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1955, and the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1955, to be expended from the Federal old-age and survivor’s insurance trust fund for “Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance”, is increased from “$69,400,000” to “$80,020,000”: Provided, That such amounts as are required shall be available to pay the cost of necessary travel incident to medical examinations for verifying disabilities of individuals who tile applications for disability determinations under title II of the Social Security Act, as amended.