Department of Commerce

Department of Commerce General administration: “Salaries and expenses”, $203,400; Bureau of the Census: “Salaries and expenses”, $600,300; “1958 censuses of business, manufacturers, and mineral industries”, $405,900, to remain available until December 31, 1961; “Eighteenth decennial census”, $351,000, to remain available until December 31, 1962; “Census of governments”, $28,800; Coast and Geodetic Survey: “Salaries and expenses”, $665,100; Business and Defense Services Administration: “Salaries and expenses”, $543,420; Bureau of Foreign Commerce: “Salaries and expenses”, $193,275; “Export control”, $113,400; Office of Business Economics: “Salaries and expenses”, $91,800; Maritime activities: “Maritime training”, $117,450; Bureau of Public Roads: “Limitation on general administrative expenses” (increase of $1,381,500 in the limitation on necessary expenses of administration); National Bureau of Standards: “Expenses”, $954,900; “Plant and equipment”, $31,950, to remain available until expended; Weather Bureau: “Salaries and expenses”, $2,514,600; General provisions: The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to transfer not to exceed $416,500 from the appropriation “Ship construction (liquidation of contract authorization) maritime activities”, to other appropriations of the Department of Commerce for the purpose of providing for increased pay costs in the fiscal year 1959.