General Administration

General Administration salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the general administration of the Department of Commerce, including not to exceed $1,500 for official entertainment, $8,000,000. administration of economic development assistance programs For necessary expenses of administering the economic development assistance programs, not otherwise provided for, $19,000,000, of which not to exceed $800,000 may be advanced to the Small Business Administration for processing of loan applications: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise available for expenditure by the Department of Commerce shall be used to discontinue or phase out the economic development assistance programs (including Regional Action Planning Commissions) undertaken under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended. special foreign currency program For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States for the necessary expenses for the promotion of foreign commerce and for scientific and technological research and development, as authorized by law, $2,940,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appropriations to the Department of Commerce, for payments in the foregoing currencies.