logical science; for repair, alterations, and improvements to existing buildings and care and preservation of grounds, including the con- struction of necessary outbuildings and sidewalks on public streets, abutting Weather Bureau grounds; for the erection of temporary buildings for living quarters of observers for telephone rentals, and Telegraphing,et. for telegraphing, telephoning, and cabling reports and messages, rates to be fixed by the Secretary of Commerce by agreement with the companies performing the service; for the establishment, equip- ment, and maintenance of meteorological offices and stations and for the issuing of weather forecasts and warnings of storms, cold waves, frosts, and heavy snows, the gaging and measuring of the flow of rivers and the issuing of river forecasts and warnings; for observa- ePromotingsafety, tions and reports relating to crops; for promoting the safety and efficiency of f acrcra, as provided by section 803 of the Civil Aero- 49 USat. l4 603. nautics Act of 1938, and for observing, measuring, and investigating atmospheric phenomena; and for other necessary observations and reports, including cooperation with other bureaus of the Govern- ment and societies and institutions of learning as follows: General administrative expenses: For necessary expenses for gen- eral administrative purposes, including the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $147,800. Observations, warnings, and general weather service: For necessary expenses incident to collecting and disseminating meteorological, aerological, climatological, and marine information, and for investi- gations in meteorology, climatology, seismology, evaporation, and aerology in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $8,761,135, of International Mete- which not to exceed $1,500 may be expended for the contribution oroogica ommittee. of the United States to the cost of the office of the secretariat of the Printing office. International Meteorological Committee, and not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for the maintenance of a printing office in the city of Washington for the printing of weather maps, bulletins, circulars, Provio. forms, and other publications: Provided, That no printing shall be done by the Weather Bureau that can be done at the Government Printing Office without impairing the service of said Bureau. Total, salaries and expenses, Weather Bureau, $8,908,935, of which amount not to exceed $900,880 may be expended for departmental arttime employ- personal services in the District of Columbia: Provided, That ees. Weather Bureau part-time employees, appointed by designation or otherwise, under regulations of the Civil Service Commission, for observational work, may perform odd jobs in the installation, repair, improvement, alteration, cleaning, or removal of Government prop- erty and receive compensation therefor at rates of pay to be fixed by the Secretary of Commerce. Minor purchases. Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U. S. C . 5) shall not be construed to apply to any purchase or service rendered for the Weather Bureau when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $50. corveringofdesignated Of the total amount available under this title for traveling expenses, sums into surplus with the exception of the amount for traveling expenses of the Civil nd. Aeronautics Administration, the Secretary of Commerce is authorized and directed, on or before August 1, 1942, to cover into the surplus fund of the Treasury the sum of $64,804, which shall be in addition to reductions in amounts available for traveling expenses resulting from decreases in the appropriations made by this title below the Budget estimates. itationof title. This title may be cited as the "Department of Commerce Appro- priation Act, 1943". [56 STAT. 500 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 472-JULY 2, 1942
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