AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchase and repair of uniforms 73 Stat. 164 for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its Territories and possessions; not to exceed $70,000 for expenses of travel; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries when required by law of such countries; $1,295,000: Provided, That where station allowance has been authorized by the Department of the Army for officers of the Army serving the Army at certain foreign stations, the same allowance shall be authorized for officers of the Armed Forces assigned to the Commission while serving at the same foreign stations, and this appropriation is hereby made available for the payment of such allowance: Provided further, That when traveling on business of the Commission, officers of the Armed Forces serving as members or as secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses as provided for civilian members of the Commission: Provided further, That the Commission shall reimburse other Government agencies, including the Armed Forces, for salary, pay, and allowances of personnel assigned to it. construction of memorials and cemeteries Not to exceed $160,000 of funds heretofore appropriated under this head shall be available for necessary expenses of appropriate dedications of World War I and II memorials, erected under the authority of the Act of July 25, 1956 (36 U.S.C. 123), including travel and such other purposes as the Commission may deem necessary and proper, and such amount may be expended without regard to the provisions of other laws or regulations relating to the expenditure of public funds (except that this exemption shall not be construed as waiving the requirement for the submission of accounts and vouchers to the General Accounting Office for audit): Provided, That, when in the discretion of the head of any other Government agency it would be in the public interest, personnel, services, supplies, equipment, and facilities of such agency may be furnished without reimbursement to the Commission for the purposes of these dedications. During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $5,000 of funds heretofore appropriated under this head shall be available for travel expenses (other than in connection with dedications of memorials).