INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce Commission, including not to exceed $5,000 for the employment of special counsel; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at rates not to exceed $50 per diem for individuals; newspapers (not to exceed $200); purchase of not to exceed sixty passenger motor vehicles, of which nineteen shall be for replacement only; and not to exceed $1,085,000 for expenses of travel; $14,879,696 of which (a) not less than $1,230,178 shall be available for expenses necessary to carry out railroad safety activities and not less than $849,500 shall be available for expenses necessary to carry out locomotive inspection activities, (b) $100,000 shall be available for expenses necessary to carry out such defense mobilization functions as may be delegated pursuant to law: Provided, That Joint Board members and cooperating State commissioners may use Government transportation requests when traveling in connection with their duties as such.