Bureau of Foreign Commerce

Bureau of Foreign Commerce salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Foreign Commerce, including trade centers abroad; employment of aliens by contract for service abroad; rental of space, for periods not exceeding five years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; advance of funds under contracts abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28 of the United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; the purchase of commercial and trade reports and not to exceed $10,000 for representation expenses abroad; $4,900,000.