58 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 294-JUNE 28, 1944 to be necessary to pay, in foreign currencies, the quotas and contribu- tions required by the several treaties, conventions, or laws establish- ing the amount of the obligation. International conferences (emergency): For all necessary expenses of participation by the United States, upon approval by the Presi- dent, in international activities which arise from time to time in the conduct of foreign affairs and for which specific appropriations have not been provided pursuant to treaties, conventions, or special Acts of Congress, including personal services in the District of Columbia or elsewhere without regard to civil service and classification laws; employment of aliens; travel expenses without regard to the Stand- ardized Government Travel Regulations and the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, as amended; transportation of families and effects under such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe; steno- graphic and other services and rent of quarters by contract or other- wise, purchase or rental of equipment, purchase of supplies, books, maps, periodicals and newspapers, and transportation of things, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes; contribu- tions for the share of the United States in expenses of international organizations; printing and binding; entertainment; allowances for living quarters as authorized by the Act of June 26, 1930 (5 U. S . C . 118a); and cost of living and representation allowances as authorized by the Act of February 23, 1931, as amended (22 U. S. C . 12, 23c); $1,500,000. Salaries and expenses, International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico: For expenses of meeting the obligations of the United States under the treaties of 1884, 1889, 1905, 1906, and 1933 between the United States and Mexico, and of compliance with the Act approved August 19, 1935, as amended (49 Stat. 660, 1370), operation and maintenance of the Rio Grande rectification, canaliza- tion, flood control, and western land boundary fence projects; con- struction and operation of gaging stations where necessary and their equipment; personal services in the District of Columbia and else- where; rent; fees for professional or expert services at rates and in amounts to be determined by the Secretary of State; expenses of attendance at meetings which, in the discretion of the Commissioner, may be necessary for the efficient discharge of the responsibilities of the Commission (not to exceed $500); traveling expenses; printing and binding; lawbooks and books of reference; subscriptions to foreign and domestic newspapers and periodicals; purchase, mainte- nance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger- and freight-carrying vehicles, machinery and equipment and parts thereof and map-reproduction machines; hire with or without personal services, of work animals, and animal-drawn and motor-propelled vehicles and equipment; reimbursement to other agencies of the Government for expenses incurred by them in connection with the making of maps or making of photographs by airplane; purchase of rubber boots and waders, asbestos gloves and welders' goggles, for official use of employees; purchase of ice and drinking water; inspec- tion of equipment, supplies, and materials by contract; advertising in newspapers and technical publications without regard to section 3828 of the Revised Statutes; drilling and testing of foundations and dam sites, by contract if deemed necessary, purchase in the field of planographs and lithographs, and leasing of private property to remove therefrom sand, gravel, stone, and other materials without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statues (41 U. S . C . 5); equipment and such other miscellaneous expenses as the Secretary of State may deem proper, $348,000. 403 International con- ferences (emergency). 44 Stat. 688. 5U.S.C.§821 Supp. III, § 823. 41U.S.C. 6. 46 Stat. 818. 46 Stat. 1209. International Boundary Commis- sion, U. S . and Mexico. Post, p. 870. 24 Stat. 1011; 26 Stat. 1512; 35 Stat. 1863; 34 Stat. 2953; 48 Stat. 1621 . 22U. S.C. §1277- 277d. 44U. S. C.5324.
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