SEVE NTY -FI RST CONGRESS . SEss. III . CH. 280. 1931 .
1351 Durin g the fisca l year 1932 the head of any department or inde- tins Scientific pa p endent
for establishment of the Government having funds available etc., b y the bureau . f or scienti fic invest igations a nd requiri ng coopera tive work by the Bu reau of Mi nes on sci entific inv estigation s within t he scope o f the functions of that bureau and which it is unable to perform within the limits of its appropriations may, with the approval of the Sec- re tary of Comme rce, tr ansfer to the Bureau of Mine s such sums as may be necessary to carry on such investigations . The Secretary credit of Transfer of funds to of the Treasury shall transfer on the books of the Treasury Department any sums which may be authorized hereunder, and such amounts shall be placed to the credit of the Bureau of Mines for the performance of work for the department or establishment from which the transfer is made : Provided, That any sums transferred Preoiso . Expenditure of funds by any de partme nt or i ndepend ent est ablishm ent of the Gov ernment transferred . to the Bureau of Mines for cooperative work in connection with this appropri ation may be expended in the same manner as sums appropriated herein may be expended ;
Open market pur. The purchase of supplies and equipment or the procurement of chasesofminor supplies . se rvices for the Burea u of Mines, at the se at of gove rnment, as well u. s: s ee, P'i309 . ' ' as in the field outside of the District of Columbia, may be made in open market without compliance with section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, in the manner common among busi- ness men, when the aggregate amount of the purchase or the service does not exceed $100 in any instance ;
Purchase of books, For the purchase or exchange of professional and scientific books, etc . law books, and books to complete broken sets, periodicals, directories ; and other books of reference relating to the business of the Bureau of Mines, there is her eby mad e avail able fr om any appropr iations made for such bureau not to exceed $3,500 ;
Attendance upon For n ecessar y trave ling ex penses of the direct or and employe es meetings . of the burea u, acting under his d irection, for attend ance upon meet- ings of technical, prof essional, and scien tific societies, wh en required in connection with the authorized work of the Bureau of Mines and incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Commerce, there is hereby made available from any appropriations made to the Bureau of Mines not to exceed in all $3 ;000 ; Total, Bureau of Mines, $2, 278,765 . TITLE IV .-DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Secretary, Assistants, Salaries : Secretary of Labor, $15,000 ; Assistant Secretary, Second and office personnel . Assistant Secretary, and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $201,060 ; in all, $216,060. Commissioners of conciliation : To enable the Secretary of Labor conciliation . of . to exercise the authority vested in him by section 8 of the Act creat- vol.37, p. M . ing the Department of Labor (U. S. C., title 5, sec. 611) and to u .S.C.,p.61. appoint commissioners of conciliation, traveling expenses, and not to e xceed $16, 260 for pe rsonal ser vices in t he Distric t of Columb ia, an d telegrap h and tele phone servi ce, $205,0 00 . CONTINGENT EXPENSES, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR For contingent and miscellaneous expenses of the offices and bureaus of the department, for which appropriations for contingent and miscellaneous expenses are not specifically made, including the purchase of stationery, furniture, and repairs to the same, carpets, matting, oilcloth, file cases, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges, laun- dry, street-car fares not exceeding $200 ; lighting and heating ; pur- Dep art men t of Labor . Contingent expenses .
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