CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed $10,000 for medical examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; payment in advance for library membership in societies whose publications are available to members only or to members at a price lower than to the general public-; rental of conference, rooms in the District of Columbia; not to exceed $300,000 for performing the duties imposed upon the Commission by chapter 15 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses; $47,577,000, including funding of Interagency Boards of Examiners, together with not to exceed $8,173,000 for necessary expenses incurred during the current fiscal year in the administration of the retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the trust funds “Civil Service retirement and disability fund”, “Employees life insurance fund”, “Employees health benefits fund”, and “Retired employees health benefits fund”, m such amounts as may be determined by the Civil Service Commission, without regard to the provisions of any other Act, but this provision shall not affect the authority of 5 U.S.C. 8348(a) and section 1(b) of Public Law 89–205 (79 Stab 840), providing for additional administrative expenses to effect annuity adjustments under 5 U.S.C. 8340, section 1(c) of Public Law 89–205 (79 Stat. 840) and section 1 of Public Law 89–314 (79 Stat. 1162): Provided, That $600,000 of this appropriation shall be available to carry out the provisions of Executive Order 10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended, prescribing procedures for making available to the Secretary General of the United Nations, and the executive heads of other international organizations, certain information concerning United States citizens employed, or being considered for employment by such organizations, including advances or reimbursements to the applicable appropriations or funds of the 84 Stat. 1443Civil Service Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred by such agencies under said Executive Order: Provided further, That members of the International Organizations Employees Loyalty Board may be paid actual transportation expenses, and per diem in lieu of subsistence under 5 U.S.C. 5702, while traveling on official business away from their homes or regular places of business, including periods while en route to and from and at the place where their services are to lie performed. No part of the appropriation herein made to the Civil Service Commission shall be available for the salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit in the Examining and Personnel Utilization Division of the Commission, established pursuant to Executive Order 9358 of July 1, 1943. Annuities Under Special Acts For payment of annuities authorized by the Act of May 29, 1944, as amended (48 U.S.C. 1373a), and the Act of August 19, 1959, as amended (33 U.S.C. 771–775), $1,180,000. Government Payments for Annuitants, Employees Health Benefits For payment of Government contributions with respect to retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), as amended, $4(5,523,000, to remain available until expended. Federal Labor Relations Council, Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary to carry out functions of the Civil Service Commission under Executive Order No. 11491 of October 29, 1969, $700,000: Provided, That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed intermittently in the Government service, and compensation at the rate of not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for grade GS–18. COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Commission on Government Procurement, $1,500,000, to remain available until June 30, 1972. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); not to exceed $35,000 for land and structures; not to exceed $10,000 for improvement and cure of grounds and repairs to buildings; not to exceed $500 for official reception and representation expenses; special counsel fees: and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $24,900,000: Provided, That not to exceed $500,000 of the foregoing amount shall remain available until June 30, 1972, for research and policy studies. 84 Stat. 1444 FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary for the work of the Commission, as authorized by law, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $500 for official reception and representation expenses, $18,210,000. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $20,500,000: Provided, That no part of the foregoing appropriation shall be expended upon any investigation hereafter provided by concurrent resolution of the Congress until funds are appropriated subsequently to the enactment of such resolution to finance the cost of such investigation. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Operating Expenses, Public Buildings Service For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of real property management and related activities as provided by law; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving Government agencies (including space adjustments) in connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of building space; acquisition by purchase or otherwise of real estate and interests therein; and contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings and moving; $340.35(1,000; Provided, That this appropriation shall be available to provide such fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to title 18, U.S.C. 3056. Repair and Improvement of Public Buildings For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to alter public buildings and to acquire additions to sites pursuant to the Public Buildings Act of 1959. as amended (40 U.S.C. 601–615), and to alter other federally owned buildings and to acquire additions to sites thereof, including grounds, approaches and appurtenances, wharves and piers, together with the necessary dredging adjacent thereto; and care and safeguarding of sites; preliminary planning of projects by contract or otherwise; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; $83,280,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That for the purposes of this appropriation, buildings constructed pursuant to the Public Buildings Purchase Contract Act of 1954 (40 U.S.C. 356) and the Post Office Department Property Act of 1954 (39 U.S.C. 2104 et seq.), and buildings under the control of another department or agency where alteration of such buildings is required in connection with the moving of such other department or agency from buildings then, or thereafter to be, under the control of General Services Administration shall be considered to be public buildings. 84 Stat. 1445 Construction, Public Buildings Projects For an additional amount for expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to construct and acquire public buildings projects and alter public buildings by extension or conversion where the estimated cost for a project is in excess of $200,000, pursuant to the Public Buildings Act of 1059, as amended (40 U.S.C. 601–615), including fallout shelters and equipment for such buildings, $133,560,300, and not to exceed $500,000 of this amount shall be available to the Administrator for construction or alteration of small public buildings outside the District of Columbia as the Administrator approves and deems necessary, including $6,000,000 to replace funds previously used in accordance with the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1969, all to remain available until expended: Provided, That a total amount of $59,974,800 heretofore appropriated for projects located at Honolulu, Hawaii, Indianapolis, Indiana, Albany, New York, and Bronx, New York, under this heading in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1967, and the Independent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Acts of 1968 and 1970, respectively, are hereby made available for the purposes of this appropriation: Provided further, That the foregoing amounts shall lie available for public buildings projects at locations and at maximum construction improvement costs (excluding funds for sites and expenses), as follows: Post office and Federal office building, Petersburg, Alaska, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated, $488,000; Federal office building, Los Angeles County, California, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated, $1,098,000; Border station, San Diego, California, formerly Border station, San Ysidro, California, $5,430,000; Post Office and Federal office building, Fort Collins, Colorado, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated, $864,000; Courthouse, customhouse, and Federal office building, Wilmington, Delaware, $9,127,000; Post office and courthouse, West Palm Bench, Florida, $6,089,000; Post office and Federal office building, Augusta, Georgia, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated, $2,694,000; Courthouse and Federal office building, Alton, Illinois, $1,500,000; Federal office building (superstructure), Chicago, Illinois, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated, $9,195,000; Courthouse and Federal office building, Frankfort, Kentucky, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated, $850,000; Post office and Federal office building, Houma, Louisiana, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated, $2,064,000; Post office and courthouse (construction and alteration), New Orleans, Louisiana, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated, $181,500; Courthouse and Federal office building, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Post office and Federal office building, Keene, New Hampshire, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated, $477,000; Federal office building, Gallup, New Mexico, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated, $193,000; Courthouse and Federal office building (superstructure), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $61,800,000; Post office and Federal office building, Barrington, Rhode Island, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated, $96,000; Post office and Federal office building, Providence, Rhode Island, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated, $1,355,600; 84 Stat. 1446 Post office, courthouse and Federal office building (construction and alteration), Brattleboro, Vermont, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated, $530,000; Post office and Federal office building, Morgantown, West Virginia, $3,792,000; and Federal Bureau of Investigation building (superstructure), District of Columbia, $69,800,000: Provided further, That the foregoing limits of costs may be exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other projects, but by not to exceed 10 per centum. Sites and Expenses, Public Buildings Projects For an additional amount for expenses necessary in connection with the construction of public buildings projects not otherwise provided for, including preliminary planning by contract or otherwise, $14,000,000, to remain available until expended. Payments, Public Buildings Purchase Contracts For payments of principal, interest, taxes, and any other obligations under contracts entered into pursuant to the Public Buildings Purchase Contract Act of 1954 (40 U.S.C. 356), $2,400,000. Expenses, United States Court Facilities For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to provide directly or indirectly, additional space for the United States Courts incident to expansion of facilities (including rental of buildings in the District of Columbia and elsewhere and moving and space adjustments), and furniture and furnishings, $1,000,000. Operating Expenses, Federal Supply Service For expenses, not otherwise provided, necessary for supply distribution, procurement, inspection, operation of the stores depot system (including contractual services incident to receiving, handling, and shipping warehouse items), and other supply management and related activities, as authorized by law, $83,346,000. Operating Expenses, National Archives and Records Service For necessary expenses in connection with Federal records management and related activities, as provided by law, including reimbursement for security guard services, and contractual services incident to movement or disposal of records, $24,485,000. National Historical Publications Grants For allocation to Federal agencies, and for grants to State and local agencies and nonprofit organizations and institutions, for the collecting, describing, preserving and compiling, and publishing of documentary sources significant to the history of the United States, $350,000, to remain available until expended. Operating Expenses, Transportation and Communications Service For necessary expenses of transportation, communications, and other public utilities management and related activities, as provided by law, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $6,478,000. 84 Stat. 1447 Operating Expenses, Property Management and Disposal Service For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying out the functions of the Administrator with respect to the utilization of excess property: the disposal of surplus property: the rehabilitation of personal property; the appraisal of real and personal property; the national stockpile established by the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98–98h); the supplemental stockpile established by section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 456, as amended by 73 Stat, 607); the national industrial reserve established by the National Industrial Reserve Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. 451–462); including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and reimbursement for security guard services. $31,000,000, to be derived from proceeds from transfers of excess property, disposal of surplus property, and sales of stockpile materials : Provided, That during the current fiscal year the General Services Administration is authorized to acquire leasehold interests in property, for periods not in excess of twenty years, for the storage, security, and maintenance of strategic, critical, and other materials in the national and supplemental stockpiles provided said leasehold interests are at nominal cost to the Government: Provided further,That during the current fiscal year there shall be no limitation on the value of surplus strategic and critical materials which, in accordance with section 6 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98e), may be transferred without reimbursement to the national stockpile: Provided further, That during the current fiscal year materials in the inventory maintained under the Defense Production Art of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061–2166), and excess materials in the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile, the disposition of which is authorized by law. shall be available, without reimbursement, for transfer at fair market value to contractors as payment for expenses (including transportation and other accessorial expenses) of acquisition of materials, or of refining, processing, or otherwise beneficiating materials, or of rotating materials. pursuant to section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b), and of processing and refining materials pursuant to section 303(d) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2093(d)). Salaries and Expenses, Office of Administrator For expenses of executive direction for activities under the control of the General Services Administration. $1,215,000: Provided, That not to exceed $500 shall be available for reception and representation expenses. Allowances and Office Staff for Former Presidents For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), $303,000: Provided, That the Administrator of General Services shall transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections (a) and (e) of such Act. Administrative Operations Fund Funds available to General Services Administration for administrative operations, in support, of program activities, shall be expended and accounted for, as a whole, through a single fund: Provided, That costs and obligations for such administrative operations for the re-84 Stat. 1448spective program activities shall be accounted for in accordance with systems approved by the General Accounting Office: Provided further,That the total amount deposited into said account for the current fiscal year from funds made available to General Services Administration from any source shall not exceed $28,500,000: Provided further, That amounts deposited into said account for administrative operations for each program shall not exceed the amounts included in the respective program appropriations for such purposes. General Provisions The appropriate appropriation or fund available to the General Services Administration shall be credited with (1) cost of operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, repair, and improvement, included as part of rentals received from Government corporations pursuant to law (40 U.S.C. 129); (2) reimbursements for services performed in respect to bonds and other obligations under the jurisdiction of the General Services Administration, issued by public authorities, States, or other public bodies, and such services In respect to such bonds or obligations as the Administrator deems necessary and in the public interest may, upon the request and at the expense of the issuing agencies, be provided from the appropriate foregoing appropriation; and (3) appropriations or funds available to other agencies, and transferred to the General Services Administration, in connection with property transferred to the General Services Administration pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1948 (50 U.S.C. 45111), and such appropriations or funds may be so transferred, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget. Appropriations to the General Services Administration under the heading “Construction, Public Buildings Projects” shall be available, subject to the provisions of the Public Buildings Act of 1959 for (1) acquisition of buildings and sites thereof by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, including prepayment of purchase contracts, (2) extension or conversion of Government-owned buildings, and (3) construction of new buildings, in addition to those set forth under that appropriation: Provided, That nothing herein shall authorize an expenditure of funds for acquisition, extension or conversion, or construction without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives. Funds available to the General Services Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. No part of any money appropriated by this or any other Act for any agency of the executive branch of the Government shall be used during the current fiscal year for the purchase within the continental limits of the United States of any typewriting machines except in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended. Not to exceed 2 per centum of any appropriation made available to the General Services Administration for the current fiscal year by this Act may be transferred to any other such appropriation, but no such appropriation shall be increased thereby more than 2 per centum: Provided, That such transfers shall apply only to operating expenses, and shall not exceed in the aggregate the amount of $2,000,000. Appropriations available to any department or agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for (a) reimbursement to the General Services Administration for those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which constitute public 84 Stat. 1449improvements, performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1951) (73 Stat. 479) or other applicable law, and (b) transfer or reimbursement to applicable appropriations to said Administration for rents and related expenses, not otherwise provided for, of providing subject to Executive Order 11035, dated July 9, 1962, directly or indirectly, suitable general purpose space for any such department or agency, in the District of Columbia or elsewhere. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for the payment of rental on lease agreements for the accommodation of Federal agencies in buildings and improvements which are to be erected by the lessor for such agencies at an estimated cost of construction in excess of $200,000 or for the payment of the salary of any person who executes such a lease agreement; Provided, That, the foregoing proviso shall not be applicable to projects for which a prospectus for the lease construction of space has been submitted to the Congress and approval made in the same manner as for the public buildings construction projects pursuant to the Public Buildings Act of 1959. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Research and Development For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including research, development, operations, services, minor construction, maintenance, repair, and alteration of real and personal property; and purchase, hire, main ten an ce, and operation of other than administrative aircraft necessary for the conduct and support of aeronautical and space research and development activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $2,565,000,001), to remain available until expended. Construction of Facilities For advance planning, design, and construction of facilities for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for the acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, $24,950,000, to remain available until expended. Research and Program Management For necessary expenses of research in Government laboratories, management of programs and other activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); minor construction; awards; purchase of not to exceed one and hire, maintenance and operation of administrative aircraft; purchase (not to exceed thirty-nine for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and maintenance, repair, and alteration of real and personal property; $678,725,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be available only for use at the Mississippi Test Facility/Slidell Computer Complex and at other NASA facilities which can accommodate earth environmental studies to furnish, on a nonreimbursable basis, basic institutional and technical services to Federal agencies, resident at the complexes, in pursuit of space and environmental missions: Provided, That contracts may be entered into under this appropriation for maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other services, to be provided during the next fiscal year. 84 Stat. 1450 General Provisions Not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation made available to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by this Act may be transferred to any other such appropriation. Not to exceed $35,000 of the appropriation “Research and Program Management” in this Act for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall be available for scientific consultations or extra-ordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Administrator and his determination shall be final and conclusive. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON CONSUMER FINANCE Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of title IV of the Act of May 29, 1968 (Public Law 90–321), $500,000, and the unobligated balance under this head for the fiscal year 1970 shall remain available until June 30, 1971. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), Title IX of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 1876–1879), the National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966, (33 U.S.C. 1121–1124), and the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880–1881), including award of graduate fellowships; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of four aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed $20,500,000 for program development and management; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services; $511,000,000, to remain available until expended : Provided, That of the foregoing amount not less than $9,500,000 shall be available for first- year graduate traineeships: Provided further, That of the foregoing amount not less than $23,300,000 shall be available for tuition, grants, and allowances in connection with a program of summer institutes for secondary school science and mathematics teachers : Provided further,That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the National Research Centers may be credited to this appropriation: And provided further, That if an institution of higher education receiving funds hereunder determines after affording notice and opportunity for hearing to an individual attending, or employed by, such institution, that such individual has, after the date of enactment of this Act, willfully infused to obey a lawful regulation or order of such institution and that such refusal was of a serious nature and contributed to the disruption of the administration of such institution, then the institution shall deny any further payment to, or for the benefit of, such individual. Scientific Activities (Special Foreign Currency Program) For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United 84 Stat. 1451States, for scientific activities, as authorized by section 104(b) (3) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704(b) (3)), $2,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available in addition to other appropriations to the National Science Foundation, for payments in the foregoing currencies. RENEGOTIATION BOARD Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Renegotiation Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $4,235,000. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902), and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $21,716,000, including necessary funds to complete the Institutional investors Study. SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Selective Service System, as authorized by title I of the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 (62 Stat. 604), as amended, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 2301–2318) for civilian employees; hire of motor vehicles; purchase of thirteen passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; not to exceed $82,000 for the National Selective Service Appeal Board; and $75,000 for the National Advisory Committee on the Selection of Physicians, Dentists, and Allied Specialists; $75,000,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of subsection (c) of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes-, as amended, whenever he deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION Compensation and Pensions For the payment of compensation, pensions, gratuities, and allowances, including burial awards, burial nags, subsistence allowances for vocational rehabilitation, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, as authorized by law; and for payment of amounts of compromises or settlements under 28 U.S.C. 26(7 of tort claims potentially subject to the offset provisions of 38 U.S.C, 351, $5,456,600,000, to remain available until expended. Readjustment Benefits For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 31 (except section 1504), and 33–39), $1,354,500,000, to remain available until expended. 84 Stat. 1452 Veterans Insurance and Indemnities For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, and service-disabled veterans insurance, to remain available until expended, $12,100,000, of which $7,000,000 shall be derived from the Veterans Special Life Insurance Fund. Medical Care For expenses necessary for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration, and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies and equipment; maintenance and operation of farms and burial grounds; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowance therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902) ; and aid to State homes as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 641) ; $1,857,200,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That allotments and transfers may be made from this appropriation to the Public Health Service of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force of the Department of Defense, for disbursements by them under the various headings of their applicable appropriations, of such amounts as are necessary for the care and treatment of beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration. Medical and Prosthetic Research For expenses necessary for carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development, as authorized by law, to remain available until expended, $59,200,000. Medical Administration and Miscellaneous Operating Expenses For expenses necessary for administration of the medical, hospital, domiciliary, construction and supply, research, employee education and training activities, as authorized’by law, and for carrying out the provisions of section 5055, title 38, United States Code, relating to pilot programs and grants for exchange of medical information, $19,100,000. General Operating Expenses For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Administration, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there-for, as authorized by law; not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle (medium sedan for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services; $239,200,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay in excess of twenty-two persons engaged in public relations work. Construction of Hospital and Domiciliary Facilities For hospital and domiciliary facilities, for planning and for major alterations, improvements, and repairs and extending any of the facilities under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration or for 84 Stat. 1453any of the purposes set forth in sections 5001, 5002, and 5004, title 38, United States Code, including necessary expenses of administration, $59,000,000, to remain available until expended. Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities For grants to assist the several States to construct State nursing home facilities and to remodel, modify or alter existing hospital and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans, as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 644 and 5031–5037), $7,500,000, to remain available until June 30, 1973. Grants to the Republic of the Philippines For payment to the Republic of the Philippines of grants, as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 631–634), $2,000,000. Payment of Participation Sales Insufficiencies For the payment of such insufficiencies as may be required by the Government National Mortgage Association, as trustee, on account of outstanding beneficial interests or participations in Direct loan revolving fund assets or Loan guaranty revolving fund assets, authorized by the Independent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriation Act, 1968, to be issued pursuant to section 302(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1717(c) ), $6,128,000. Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund During the current fiscal year, the Loan guaranty revolving fund shall be available for expenses, but not to exceed $350,000,000, for property acquisitions and other loan guaranty and insurance operations under Chapter 37, title 38, United States Code, except administrative expenses, as authorized by section 1824 of such title : Provided, That the unobligated balances including retained earnings of the Direct loan revolving fund shall be available, during the current fiscal year, for transfer to the Loan guaranty revolving fund in such amounts as may be necessary to provide for the timely payment of obligations of such fund and the Administrator of Veterans Affairs shall not be required to pay interest on amounts so transferred after the time of such transfer. Administrative Provisions Not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation for the current fiscal year for “Compensation and pensions”, “Readjustment benefits”, and “Veterans insurance and indemnities” may be transferred to any other of the mentioned appropriations, but not to exceed 10 per centum of the appropriations so augmented. Appropriations available to the Veterans Administration for the current fiscal year for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. The appropriation available to the Veterans Administration for the current, fiscal year for “Medical care” shall he available for funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto (except burial awards authorized by 38 U.S.C. 902), for beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration receiving care under such appropriations. No part of the appropriations in this Act for the Veterans Administration (except the appropriation for “Construction of hospital and domiciliary facilities”) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. 84 Stat. 1454 No part of the foregoing appropriations shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any persons except beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, unless reimbursement of cost is made to the appropriation at such rates as may be fixed by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs.