Office of the Secretary

Office of the Secretary salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $24,500 for allocation within the Department for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine; $9,800,000: Provided, That whenever the Secretary determines that staff functions being performed elsewhere in the Department could be performed more economically and effectively by the Office of the Secretary, he may, during the fiscal year 1969, transfer such functions to the Office of the Secretary. transportation research For necessary expenses for conducting transportation research activities, including the collection of national transportation statistics, $6,000,000, of which $1,600,000 shall be available only for the study of the existing motor vehicle accident compensation system authorized in Public Law 90–313, to remain available until expended.