Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
PL 93-162 (H.R.8916), enacted 11/27/1973

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PUBLIC LAW 93-162-NOV. 27, 1973 
[87 STAT. 
November 27, 1973 
[H. R. 8916] 
Departments of 
State, Justice, 
and Commerce, 
the Judiciary, and 
Related Agencies 
Appropriation 
Act, 1974. 
Public Law 93-162 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for tlie Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, 
the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, 
the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1974, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE ~ 
ADMINISTRATION or FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
60 Stat. 999. 
80 Stat. 510. 
80 Stat. 416. 
70 Stat. 890; 
76 Stat. 263. 
62 Stat. 825. 
70 Stat. 891. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State, not otherwise 
provided for, including expenses authorized by the Foreign Service 
Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801-1158), and allowances as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5921-5925; expenses of binational arbitrations 
arising under international air transport agreements; expenses neces-
sary to meet the responsibilities and obligations of the United States 
in Germany (including those arising under the supreme authority 
assumed by the United States on June 5, 1945, and under contractual 
arrangements with the Federal Republic of Germany) ; hire of passen-
ger motor A^ehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; dues for 
library membership in organizations which issue publications to mem-
bers only, or to members at a price lower than to others; expenses 
authorized by section 2 of the Act of August 1,1966 (22 U.S.C. 2669), 
as amended; refund of fees erroneously charged and paid for pass-
ports; radio communications; payment in advance for subscriptions 
to commercial information, telephone and similar services abroad; 
care and transportation of prisoners and persons declared insane; 
expenses, as authorized by law (18 U.S.C. 3192), of bringing to the 
United States from foreign countries persons charged with crime; 
expenses necessary to provide maximum physical security in Govern-
ment-owned and leased properties abroad; and procurement by con-
tract or otherwise, of services, supplies, and facilities, as follows: (1) 
translating. (2) analysis and tabulation of technical information, and 
(3) preparation of special maps, globes, and geographic aids; 
$302.800.000: Provided^ That passenger motor vehicles in possession of 
the Foreign Service abroad may be replaced in accordance with sec-
tion 7 of the Act of August 1, 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2674), and the cost, 
including the exchange allowance, of each such replacement shall not 
exceed $4,900 in the case of the chief of mission automobile at each 
diplomatic mission (except that four such vehicles may be purchased 
at not to exceed $9,000 each) and such amounts as may be otherwise 
provided by law for all other such vehicles: Provided further^ That 
in addition, this appropriation shall be available for the purchase (not 
to exceed thirty-three), replacement, rehabilitation, and modification 
of passenger motor vehicles for protective purposes without regard 
to any maximum price limitations otherwise established by law. 
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REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES 
For representation allowances as authorized by section 901 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1131), $1,200,000. 
^4 stat. soi. 
ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS ABROAD 
For necessary expenses of carrying into effect the Foreign Service 
Buildings Act, 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C. 292-300), including per- go'^stat^ss'i"^' 
sonal services in the United States and abroad; salaries and expenses §4 stat! isvs. 
of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service 
Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801-1158); allowances as author- 
^o stat. 999. 
ized by 5 U.S.C. 5921-5925; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
so stat. 510. 
3109; $21,173,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
so stat. 4i6. 
not to exceed $1,550,000 may be used for administrative expenses dur-
ing the current fiscal year. 
ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS ABROAD 
(SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM) 
For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Depart-
ment determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United 
States for the purposes authorized by section 104(b) (4) of the Agri-
cultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended 
(7 U.S.C. 1704), to be credited to and expended under the appropria- 
so stat. 1528. 
tion account for "Acquisition, operation, and maintenance of build-
ings abroad", to remain available until expended, $5,138,000. 
EMERGENCIES I N T H E DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE 
For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State to meet 
unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Serv-
ice, to be expended pursuant to the requirement of section 291 of the 
Kevised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 107), $2,100,000. 
PAYMENT TO FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund, as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended 
(22 U.S.C. 1105-1106), $2,972,000. 
84 stat. 17. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to meet annual 
obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations, 
pursuant to treaties, conventions, or specific Acts of Congress, 
$200,000,000. 
MISSIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For expenses necessary for permanent representation to certain 
international organizations in which the United States participates 
pursuant to treaties, conventions, or specific Acts of Congress, includ-
ing expenses authorized by the pertinent Acts and conventions pro-
vided for such representation; salaries and expenses of personnel and 
dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 801-1158); allowances as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5921-5925; and expenses authorized by section 2 (a) and (e) of the 
Act of August 1, 1956, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2669) ; $5,725,000. 
7o stat. 89o. 
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STAT. 
60 Stat. 999. 
80 Stat. 510. 
70 Stat. 890. 
74 Stat. 801. 
INTERNATIONAL 
CONFERENCES AND 
CONTINGENCIES 
For necessary expenses of participation by the United States, upon 
approval by the Secretary of State, 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 
without regard to civil service and classification laws; salaries and 
expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign 
Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801-1158) ; allowances as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5921-5925; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
contributions for the share of the United States in expenses of inter-
national organizations; and expenses authorized by section 2(a) of 
the Act of August 1, 1956, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2669) ; $4,500,000, 
of which not to exceed a total of $100,000 may be expended for rep-
resentation allowances as authorized by section 901 of the Act of 
August 13, 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1131) and for official 
entertainment. 
INTERNATIONAL 
TRADE 
NEGOTIATIONS 
For necessary expenses of participation by the United States in 
international trade negotiations, including not to exceed $10,000 for 
representaticm allowances, as authorized by section 901 of the Act of 
August 13, 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1131), and for official enter-
tainment, $1,700,000: Provided^ That this appropriation shall be avail-
able in accordance with the authority provided in the current 
appropriation for "International conferences and contingencies". 
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
24 Stat. 1101; 
26 Stat. 1512; 
35 Stat. 1863; 
34 Stat. 2953; 
48 Stat. 1621; 
59 Stat 
1219; 
15 UST 21. 
64 Stat. 846. 
80 Stat. 508; 
81 Stat. 206. 
I N T E R N A T I O N A L B O U N D A R Y A N D WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND 
MEXICO 
For expenses necessary to enable the United States to meet its 
obligations under the treaties of 1884,1889,1905,1906,1933,1944, and 
1963 between the United States and Mexico, and to comply with the 
other laws applicable to the United States Section, International 
Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, includ-
ing operation and maintenance of the Rio Grande rectification, canal-
ization, flood control, bank protection, water supply, power, irrigation, 
boundary demarcation, and sanitation projects; detailed plan prepa-
ration and construction (including surveys and operation and main-
tenance and protection during construction) ; Rio Grande emergency 
flood protection; expenditures for the purposes set forth in sections 
101 through 104 of the Act of September 13,1950 (22 U.S.C. 277d-l— 
277d-4); purchase of four passenger motor vehicles for replacement 
only; purchase of planographs and lithographs; uniforms or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ; and leasing 
of private property to remove therefrom sand, gravel, stone, and 
other materials, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, 
as amended (41 U.S.C. 5) ; as follows: 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses not otherwise provided for, including 
examinations, preliminary surveys, and investigations, and operation 
and maintenance of projects or parts thereof, as enumerated above, 
including gaging stations, $4,284,000: Provided^ That expenditures 
for the Rio Grande bank protection project shall be subject to the pro-
visions and conditions contained in the appropriation for said project 
as provided by the Act approved April 25, 1945 (59 Stat. 89). 
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CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of projects author-
ized by the convention concluded February 1,1933, between the United 
States and Mexico, the Acts approved August 19, 1935, as amended 
(22 U.S.C. 277-277f), August 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 961), June 4, 1936 
49 stat. eeo. 
(49 Stat. 1463), June 28, 1941 (22 U.S.C. 277f), September 13, 1950 
ss stat. 338. 
(22 U.S.C. 277d-l-9), October 10,1966 (80 Stat. 884), and the project 
64 stat. 846. 
stipulated in the treaty between the United States and Mexico signed 
^^ ^^*^ 277d-32. 
at Washington on February 3, 1944, $3,800,000, to remain available 
59 stat. 1219. 
until expended: Provided^ That no expenditures shall be made for 
the Lower Kio Grande flood-control project for construction on any 
land, site, or easement in connection Avith this project except such as 
has been acquired by donation and the title thereto has been approved 
by the Attorney General of the United States: Provided 
further, 
That the Anzalduas diversion dam shall not be operated for irrigation 
or water supply purposes in the United States unless suitable arrange-
ments have been made with the prospective water users for repayment 
to the Government of such portions of the costs of said dam as shall 
have been allocated to such purposes by the Secretary of State. 
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For expenses necessary to enable the President to perform the obli-
gations of the United States pursuant to treaties between the United 
States and Great Britain, in respect to Canada, signed Januarv 11,1909 
(36 Stat. 2448), and February 24,1925 (44 Stat. 2102); and the treaty 
between the United States and Canada, signed February 27, 1950; 
1 UST 694. 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger 
so stat. 416. 
motor vehicles; $950,000, to be disbursed under the direction of the 
Secretary of State and to be available also for additional expenses of 
the American Sections, International Commissions, as hereinafter 
set forth: 
International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, the 
salary of the Commissioners on the part of the United States who 
shall serve at the pleasure of the President; salaries of clerks and other 
employees appointed by the Commissioners on the part of the United 
States with the approval solelj^ of the Secretary of State; travel 
expenses and compensation of witnesses in attending hearings of the 
Commission at such places in the United States and Canada as the 
Commission or the American Commissioners shall determine to be 
necessary; and special and technical investigations in connection with 
matters falling within the Commission's jurisdiction: Provided, That 
transfers of funds may be made to other agencies of the Government 
for the performance of work for which this appropriation is made. 
International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, 
the completion of such remaining work as may be required under the 
award of the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal and the existing treaties 
between the United States and Great Britain; commutation of sub-
sistence to employees while on field dutv at not to exceed the author-
ized prevailing daily rate; hire of freight and passenger motor 
vehicles from temporarv field emplovees; and payment for timber nec-
essarily cut in keeping the boundary line clear. 
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES 
COMMISSIONS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the 
United States to meet its obligations in connection with participation 
in international fisheries commissions pursuant to treaties or conven-
tions, and implementing Acts of Congress, $3,517,000: Provided, That 
80 Stat. 416. 
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the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the 
respective commissions. 
EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE 
MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the 
Secretary of State to carry out the functions of the Department of 
State under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
75 Stat. 527. 
Exchauge Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451-2458), and the Act 
53 Stat. 1290. 
of August 9, 1939 (22 U.S.C. 501), including expenses authorized by 
60 Stat. 999. 
^jie Foreigu Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801-1158); 
expenses of the National Commission on Educational, Scientific, and 
Cultural Cooperation as authorized by sections 3, 5, and 6 of the Act of 
^/o^stat^.^713; 
j^jy 30^ 1946 (22 U.S.C. 287o, 287q, 287r) ; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; not to exceed $10,000 for representation expenses; not to 
exceed $1,000 for official entertainment within the United States; serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and advance of funds notwith-
standing section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 
529); $49,800,000, of which not less than $2,000,000 shall be used for 
payment in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department deter-
mines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States: 
Provided^ That not to exceed $2,968,000 may be used for administrative 
expenses during the current fiscal year. 
CENTER rOR CULTLTRAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND 
WEST 
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the 
provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange 
74 Stat. 141. 
Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to any appropriate 
agency of the State of Hawaii, $6,700,000: Provided^ That none of the 
funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary, or to enter 
into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the 
highest rate authorized in the General Schedule of the Classification 
Act of 1949, as amended. 
OTHER 
PAYMENT TO INTERNATIONAL CENTER 
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
22 u s e 2054 
note 
5 use 5332 
note. 
82 Stat. 959. 
For payment to the special account authorized by section 6 of Public 
Law 90-553, as amended, $2,200,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
PAYMENT TO THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall cause to be paid annually (in 
lieu of the annual payment provided under this head in the Supple-
86 Stat. 1515. 
mental Appropriation Act, 1973), as a payment to the Republic of 
Panama in accordance with article I of the Treaty of 1955 (6 U.S.T. 
2275), $2,328,200. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
services. 
ol!f"IL'^ ^"^'^'^ 
SEC. 102. Appropriations under this title for "Salaries and 
expenses", "International conferences and contingencies", and "Mis-
sions to international organizations" are available for reimbursement 
of the General Services Administration for security guard services for 
protection of confidential files. 
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SEC. 103. No part of any appropriation contained in this title shall 
salaries and 
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expenses, restric-
be used to pay the salary or expenses oi any person assigned to or 
serving in any office of any of the several States of the United States 
or any political subdivision thereof. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated in this title shall be used 
(1) to pay the United States contribution to any international organi- tllei 
zation which engages in the direct or indirect promotion of the 
principle or doctrine of one world government or one world citizen-
ship; (2) for the promotion, direct or indirect, of the principle or 
doctrine of one world government or one world citizenship. 
This title may be cited as the "Department of State Appropriation 
Act, 1974". 
tion. 
One-world-
govemment advo-
Citation of title. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES, GENERAL 
ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of 
Justice and for examination of judicial offices, including purchase (one 
for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and mis-
cellaneous and emergency expenses authorized or approved by the 
Attorney General or the Assistant Attorney General for Administra-
tion; $15,834,000, of which $2,800,000 is for the Watergate Special 
Prosecution Force. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of 
Justice, not otherwise provided for, including miscellaneous and emer-
gency expenses authorized or api^roved by the Attorney General or 
the Assistant Attorney General for Administration; not to exceed 
$30,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the 
direction of the Attorney General and accounted for solely on his cer-
tificate; and advances of public moneys pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 
529) ; $50,111,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $170,000 may be 6° stat. sog. 
transferred to this appropriation from the "Alien Property Fund, 
World War II", for the general administrative expenses of alien prop-
erty activities, including rent of private or Government-owned space 
in the District of Columbia. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION 
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust, consumer 
protection and kindred laws, $13,019,000: Provided, That none of this 
appropriation shall be expended for the establishment and mainte-
nance of permanent regional offices of the Antitrust Division. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS AND MARSHALS 
For necessary expenses of the offices of the United States attorneys 
and marshals, including purchase of firearms and ammunition; 
$99,300,000: Provided, That of the amount herein appropriated not 
to exceed $200,000 shall be available for payment of compensation 
and expenses of Commissioners appointed in condemnation cases 
under Rule 7lA(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 
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22-150 O - 75 - 43 
63 Stat. 686. 
78 Stat. 267. 
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FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES 
For expenses, mileage, and per diems of witnesses and for per diems 
in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law, and not to exceed $1,000,000 
for such compensation and expenses of expert witnesses pursuant to 
80 Stat. 615. 
section 524 of title 28, United States Code, and sections 4244-48 of title 
18, United States Code; $12,500,000: Provided^ That no part of the 
sum herein appropriated shall be used to pay any witness more than 
one attendance fee for any one calendar day. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service estab-
lished by title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000g-
2000g-2), $2,818,000. 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES A N D 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the detection and prosecution of crimes 
against the United States; protection of the person of the President 
of the United States; acquisition, collection, classification and pres-
ervation of identification and other records and their exchange with, 
and for the official use of, the duly authorized officials of the Federal 
Government, of States, cities, and other institutions, such exchange 
to be subject to cancellation if dissemination is made outside the 
receiving departments or related agencies; and such other investiga-
tions regarding official matters under the control of the Department 
of Justice and the Department of State as may be directed by the Attor-
ney General, including purchase for police-type use without regard 
to the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year not 
to exceed one thousand and forty-three (for replacement only) and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft as temporarily 
needed in specific criminal investigations; firearms and ammunition; 
not to exceed $10,000 for taxicab hire to be used exclusively for the 
purposes set forth in this paragraph; payment of rewards; and not 
to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential 
character, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney Gen-
eral, and to be accounted for solely on his certificate; $366,506,000. 
None of the funds appropriated for the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation shall be used to pay the compensation of any civil-service 
employee. 
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the admin-
istration and enforcement of the laws relating to immigration, 
naturalization, and alien registration, including advance of cash to 
aliens for meals and lodging while en route; payment of allowances 
(at a rate not in excess of $1 per day) to aliens, while held in custody 
under the immigration laws, for work performed; payment of 
rewards; not to exceed $50,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a 
confidential character, to be expended under the direction of the 
Attorney General and accounted for solely on his certificate; purchase 
for police-type use without regard to the general purchase price limi-
tation for the current fiscal year (not to exceed three hundred and ten 
for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase 
and maintenance and operation of aircraft; firearms and ammuni-
tion, attendance at firearms matches; refunds of head tax, main-
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tenance bills, immigration fines, and other items properly returnable, 
except deposits of aliens who become public charges and deposits to 
secure payment of fines and passage money; operation, maintenance, 
remodeling, and repair of buildings and the purchase of equipment 
incident thereto; acquisition of land as sites for enforcement fence 
and construction incident to such fence; reimbursement of the General 
Services Administration for security guard services for protection 
of confidential files; $139,698,000: Provided, 
That of the amount 
herein appropriated, not to exceed $50,000 may be used for the 
emergency replacement of aircraft upon certificate of the Attorney 
General. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, BUREAU OF PRISONS 
For expenses necessary for the administration, operation, and 
maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, including 
supervision of United States prisoners in non-Federal institutions; 
purchase of (not to exceed thirty, of which eighteen are for replace-
ment only), and hire of passenger motor vehicles; compilation of 
statistics relating to prisoners in Federal penal and correctional 
institutions; assistance to State and local governments to improve 
their correctional systems; firearms and ammunition; medals and 
other awards; payment of rewards; purchase and exchange of farm 
products and livestock; construction of buildings at prison camps; 
and acquisition of land as authorized by section 4010 of title 18, 
United States Code, $128,271,000: Provided, 
That there may be 
so stat. eio. 
transferred to the Health Services and Mental Health Administra-
tion such amounts as may be necessary, in the discretion of the Attor-
ney General, for direct expenditures by that Administration for 
medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional 
institutions. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new facilities 
and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and 
facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including 
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, 
$14,800,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That labor 
of United States prisoners may be used for work performed under this 
appropriation. 
SUPPORT o r 
UNITED STATES 
PRISONERS 
For support of United States prisoners in non-Federal institutions, 
including necessary clothing and medical aid, payment of rewards, 
and reimbursement to St. Elizabeths Hospital for the care and treat-
ment of United States prisoners, at per diem rates as authorized by 
law (24 U.S.C. 168a), $21,500,000. 
61 Stat. 75t. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For grants, contracts, loans, and other law enforcement assistance 
authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968, as amended, including departmental salaries and other 
expenses in connection therewith, $870,675,000, to remain available ""4ruscr7o"i 
until expended. 
82 Stat. 197; 
84 Stat. 1881, 
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DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Drug- Enforcement Administration, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; payment in advance for 
special tests and studies by contract; not to exceed $70,000 to meet 
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended 
under the direction of the Attorney General, and to be accounted for 
solely on his certificate; purchase of not to exceed 344 passenger motor 
vehicles (of which 210 are for replacement only) for police-type use 
without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current 
fiscal year; payment of rewards; payment for publication of technical 
and informational material in professional and trade journals; pur-
chase of chemicals, apparatus, and scientific equipment; payment for 
necessary accommodations in the District of Columbia for conferences 
and training activities; lease, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; 
employment of aliens by contract for services abroad; research related 
to enforcement and drug control; $107,230,000, of which not to exceed 
$4,500,000 for such research shall remain available until expended. 
Attorneys, 
qualifications. 
Reimbursement 
to U.S. 
Meetings, 
attendance. 
Experts and 
consultants. 
80 Stat. 416. 
Uniforms. 
80 Stat. 508; 
81 Stat. 206. 
Government 
motor vehicles, 
insurance. 
Citation of title. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title may be used 
to pay the compensation of any person hereafter employed as an 
attorney (except foreign counsel employed in special cases) unless 
such person shall be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an 
attorney under the laws of a State, territory, or the District of 
Columbia. 
SEC. 203. Seventy-five per centum of the expenditures for the offices 
of the United States attorney and the United States marshal for the 
District of Columbia from all appropriations in this title shall be 
reimbursed to the United States from any funds in the Treasury of 
the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia : Provided^ 
That notwithstanding the provisions of this section, not to exceed 
$7,821,000 from any funds in the Treasury of the United States to the 
credit of the District of Columbia shall be available for reimbursement 
to the United States pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 204. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title which 
are available for expenses of attendance at meetings shall be expended 
for such purposes in accordance Avith regulations prescribed by the 
Attorney General. 
SEC. 205. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title for 
salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by 
5U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 206. Appropriations for the current fiscal year for "Salaries and 
expenses, general administration", "Salaries and expenses. United 
States attorneys and marshals", "Salaries and expenses. Federal 
Bureau of Investigation", "Salaries and expenses. Immigration and 
Naturalization Service", and "Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Pris-
ons", shall be available for uniforms and allowances therefor as author-
ized by law (5 U.S.C 5901-5902). 
SEC. 207. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for the 
purchase of insurance for motor vehicles operated on official Govern-
ment business in foreign countries. 
This title may be cited as the "Department of Justice Appropriation 
Act, 1974". 
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TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
t. 
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 Adminis-
tration 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. 
J^ ^*|^- ^^'^^ 
note. 
SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM 
For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department 
detei-mines 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 author-
ized by law, $2,940,000 to remain available until expended: Provided^ 
That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appro-
priations to the Department of Commerce, for payments in the fore-
going currencies. 
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, analyzing, prepar-
ing, and publishing statistics, provided for by law, and modernization 
or development of automatic data processing equipment, $38,300,000. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary to prepare for taking, compiling, and pub-
lishing the censuses of business, transportation, manufactures, and min-
eral industries; the census of governments; the census of agriculture; 
the census of population and housing; and periodic surveys, as pro-
vided for by law, $17,800,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That any unexpended balances as of June 30,1973 appropri-
ated for the "1972 census of governments", the "1972 economic cen-
suses", and the "1974 census of agriculture" shall be transferred to and 
merged with this appropriation. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES 
For grants and loans for development facilities as authorized by 
titles I, II, and IV of the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965, as amended (79 Stat. 552; 81 Stat. 266; 83 Stat. 219; 
646 
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[87 STAT. 
42 u s e 3131, 
3141, 3161. 
84 Stat. 375; 85 Stat. 166), $159,000,000 of which not more than 
$25,000,000 shall be for grants and loans to Indian tribes, as authorized 
by title I, section 101 (a) and title II, section 201 (a) of such Act: Pro-
vided^ That upon the enactment of the Indian Tribal Government 
Grant Act the unobligated balances of the amounts appropriated for 
Indian tribes under title I, section 101(a) and title II, section 201(a) 
shall be transferred to carry out such purposes of the Indian Tribal 
Government Grant Act. 
42 u s e 3141, 
3161. 
42 u s e 3151. 
42 u s e 3181. 
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT LOANS AND GUARANTEES 
For loans and guarantees of working capital loans for industrial 
development, pursuant to titles II and IV of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (79 Stat. 552; 81 
Stat. 690; 83 Stat. 219; 84 Stat. 375; 85 Stat. 166), $5,000,000. 
P L A N N I N G , TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND RESEARCH 
For payments for technical assistance, research, and planning 
grants, as authorized by title I I I of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965,^as amended (79 Stat. 558; 81 Stat. 266; 83 
Stat. 219; 84 Stat. 375; 85 Stat. 166), $20,000,000. 
REGIONAL ACTION PLANNING COMMISSIONS 
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by title 
V of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as 
amended, $42,000,000. 
DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
82 Stat. 1243, 
1305. 
80 Stat. 306. 
86 Stat. 644. 
50 u s e app. 
2401 note. 
67 Stat. 577. 
75 Stat. 531, 
534. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of domestic business activities of the Depart-
ment of Commerce; necessary expenses for international business 
activities, including trade promotional activities abroad without regard 
to the provisions of law set forth in 41 U.S.C. 5 and 13, and 44 U.S.C. 
501,3702, and 3703; purchase of commercial and trade reports; employ-
ment of aliens by contract for services abroad; rental of space abroad, 
for periods not exceeding five years, and expenses of alteration, repair, 
or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary demountable 
exhibition structures for use abroad; advance of funds under contracts 
abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first 
paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign coun-
tries; and, not to exceed $4,200 for official representation expenses 
abroad; and necessary expenses for carrying out the Export Admin-
istration Act of 1969, as amended and extended by the Equal Export 
Opportunity Act, including awards of compensation to informers 
under said Act and as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 401 (b) ; $49,000,000, 
of which not to exceed $600,000 may be advanced to the Bureau of 
Customs, Treasury Department, for enforcement of the export control 
program, and of whicn $15,212,000 shall remain available for inter-
national business activities until June 30, 1975: Provided, 
That the 
provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 
108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out the 
activities concerned with international business activities. 
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64? 
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT REGULATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of Executive 
Order 11387, January 1,1968, $2,600,000. 
12 use 95a 
note. 
MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE 
MINORITY 
B U S I N E S S 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering, 
promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, $35,231,000 
of which $25,681,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided^ 
That not to exceed $9,550,000 shall be available for program develop-
ment and management. 
UNITED STATES TRAVEL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
75 Stat. 129; 
1071. 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Interna-
tional Travel Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2121-2124) includ- g/l^a!! 
ing employment of aliens by contract for service abroad; rental of 
space abroad, for periods not exceeding five years, and expenses of 
alteration, repair, or improvement; advance of funds under contracts 
abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first 
paragraph of section 2672 of title 28 of the United States Code, when 
so stat. 306, 
such claims arise in foreign countries; and not to exceed $3,500 for 
representation expenses abroad; $9,000,000. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For expenses necessary for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, including research and development; testing and 
evaluation of new operational systems and equipment; maintenance, 
operation, and hire of aircraft; acquisition and installation of research 
instrumentation; expenses of an authorized strength of 358 commis-
sioned officers on the active list; pay of commissioned officers retired 
in accordance with law and payments under the Retired Serviceman's 
Family Protection Plan; observation of environmental conditions yg^gfat^'^sVo 
from space satellites, and reporting and processing of the data 82 stat! 751! 
obtained for use in environmental forecasting; and construction of 
10 use 1431 
facilities, including initial equipment; alteration, modernization, and 
relocation of facilities; and acquisition of land for 
facilities; 
$341,642,000, to remain available until expended: Provided^ That this 
appropriation shall be reimbursed for at least press costs and costs of 
paper for navigational charts furnished for official use of other Gov-
ernment departments and agencies: Provided 
further^ 
That this 
appropriation shall be available for payment to the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration for procurement, in accordance with 
the authority available to that Administration, of such equipment or 
facilities as may be necessary, for the purposes of this appropriation: 
Provided further^ That unobligated balances as of June 30, 1973 in 
appropriations heretofore made to the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration for "Research, development, and facilities" and 
"Satellite operations" shall be merged with this appropriation on 
July 1,1973. 
108; 
1455. 
648 
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[87 STAT. 
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT 
For carrying out the provisions of Public Law 92-583, approved 
?6uscH5^°* 
October 27, 1972, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
note. 
This appropriation shall be in addition to the appropriations other-
wise made to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by 
this Act and expenditures of such other appropriations shall not be 
reduced on account of expenditures of this appropriation: Provided^ 
That States eligible for grants under the requirements of section 305 
^
1
^
6 use 1454, 
oj. 306 of Public Law 92-583 shall be entitled to receive a pro rata 
share of the amounts appropriated for uses according to the provisions 
of such sections of such Act. No finding of invalidity or absence of 
rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to such Act shall be con-
strued to prevent obligation or expenditure of funds appropriated 
under this Act to such eligible States: Provided further^ That this 
appropriation shall not be used by a recipient coastal State for areas 
outside its coastal zone which it has included in an application for 
Federal financial assistance under a national land use policy and 
planning assistance Act which may hereafter be enacted. 
ADMINISTRATION OF PRIBILOF ISLANDS 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of November 2, 1966 
^^16 use 1151 
(80 Stat. 1091-1099), $3,113,000, of which so much as may become 
available during the current fiscal year shall be derived from the 
Pribilof Islands fund. 
FISHERMAN'S GUARANTY FUND 
For payment to the Fisherman's Guaranty Fund, established pur-
22 use 1971 
suant to the Act of August 12, 1968 (82 Stat. 729), $61,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
note 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Patent Office, including defense of 
suits instituted against the Commissioner of Patents; the National 
Bureau of Standards, including the acquisition of buildings, grounds 
and other facilities; the National Technical Information Service; and 
^ 
the Office of Telecommunications; to remain available until expended, 
$129,864,000, of which not to exceed $1,335,000 may be transferred to 
the "Working Capital Fund," National Bureau of Standards, for addi-
tional capital: Provided. That the unexpended balances as of June 30, 
1973, of the appropriations for (a) experimental technology and 
applications in "Eesearch and technical services," (b) "Plant and facil-
ities," and (c) "Research, engineering, analysis and technical serv-
ices" shall be merged with this appropriation. 
, 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
SHIP CONSTRUCTION 
For construction-differential subsidy and cost of national-defense 
features incident to construction of ships for operation in foreio-n 
84'*stat!Vo\9^^' 
commerce (46 U.S.C. 1152,1154); for construction-differential subsidy 
1021.^ " 
' 
and cost of national-defense features incident to the reconstruction 
and reconditioning of ships under title V of the Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1154) ; and for acquisition of used 
87 STAT. ] 
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649 
53 Stat. 11S3. 
46 u s e 124.5. 
ships pursuant to section 510 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as 
amended (46 U.S.C. 1160); to remain available until expended, 
$275,000,000: Provided^ That unobligated balances previously appro-
priated under this head for purchase of modern or reconstructed 
United States flag vessels for lay-up in the National Defense Eeserve 
Fleet, may also be used for construction-differential subsidy. 
OPERATING-DIFrERENTIAL SUBSIDIES (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT 
AUTHORITY) 
For the payment of obligations incurred for operating-differential 
subsidies granted on or after January 1, 1947, as authorized by the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, and in appropriations hereto- 
49 stau i985. 
fore made to the United States Maritime Commission, $221,515,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For expenses necessary for research, development, fabrication, and 
test operation of experimental facilities and equipment; collection and 
dissemination of maritime technical and engineering information; 
studies to improve water transportation systems; $19,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided^ That transfers may be made from 
this appropriation to the "Vessel operations revolving fund" for losses 
resulting from expenses of experimental ship operations. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For expenses necessary for carrying into effect the Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936, as amended, and the training of cadets as officers of the 
Merchant Marine, including not to exceed $1,125 for entertainment of 
officials of other countries when specifically authorized by the Mari-
time Administrator; not to exceed $1,250 for representation allow-
ances ; not to exceed $2,500 for contingencies for the Superintendent, 
United States Merchant Marine Academy to be expended in his discre-
tion; and uniform and textbook allowances for cadet midshipmen 
at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at an average yearly cost of 
not to exceed $575 per cadet, $35,027,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided^ That reimbursement may be made to this appro-
priation for expenses in support of activities for National Maritime 
Research Centers financed from the appropriation for "Research and 
development": Provided further^ That reimbursements may be made 
to this appropriation from receipts to the "Federal ship 
financing 
fund" for administrative expenses in support of that program. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
No additional vessel shall be allocated under charter, nor shall any 
vessel be continued under charter by reason of any extension of char-
tering authority beyond June 30,1949, unless the charterer shall agree 
that the Maritime Administration shall have no obligation upon 
redelivery to accept or pay for consumable stores, bunkers, and slop-
chest items, except with respect to such minimum amounts of bunkers as 
the Maritime Administration considers advisable to be retained on the 
vessel and that prior to such redelivery all consumable stores, slopchest 
items, and bunkers over and above such minimums shall be removed 
from the vessel by the charterer at his own expense. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Maritime 
Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make 
necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy 
50 Stat. 839. 
46 u s e 1116. 
80 Stat. 416. 
Citation of 
title. 
650 
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[87 STAT. 
involving Government property under control of the Maritime Admin-
istration and payments received by the Maritime Administration for 
utilities, services, and repairs so furnished or made shall be credited 
to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided^ That 
rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy on 
account of items other than such utilities, services, or repairs shall be 
covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
No obligations shall be incurred during the current fiscal year from 
the construction fund established by the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, 
or otherwise, in excess of the appropriations and limitations contained 
in this Act, or in any prior appropriation Act, and all receipts which 
otherwise would be deposited to the credit of said fund shall be covered 
into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT or 
COMMERCE 
SEC. 302. During the current fiscal year applicable appropriations 
and funds available to the Department of Commerce shall be avail-
able for the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 
63 Stat. 907. 
U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by said Act. 
SEC. 303. During the current fiscal year appropriations to the 
Department of Commerce which are available for salaries and expenses 
shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms, or allowances therefor, as 
silt^uioe!'' 
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902). 
SEC. 304. No part of any appropriation contained in this title shall 
be used for construction of any ship in any foreign country. 
This title may be cited as the "Department of Commerce Appropria-
tion Act, 1974". 
TITLE IV—THE JUDICIARY 
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES 
For the Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices, and all other 
officers and employees, whose compensation shall be fixed by the 
Court, except as otherwise provided by law, and who may be employed 
and assigned by the Chief Jutice to any office or work of the Court, 
$3,964,000. 
PRINTING AND BINDING SUPREME COURT REPORTS 
For printing and binding the advance opinions, preliminary prints, 
and bound reports of the Court, $515,000. 
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 
For miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice 
may approve, $560,000. 
AUTOMOBILE FOR THE CHIEF JUSTICE 
For purchase, exchange, lease, driving, maintenance, and operation 
of an automobile for the Chief Justice of the United States, $15,000. 
BOOKS FOR THE SUPREME COURT 
For books and periodicals for the Supreme Court to be purchased 
by the Librarian of the Supreme Court, under the direction of the 
Chief Justice, $63,000. 
48 Stat. 668. 
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651 
CARE OF T H E BUILDING AND GROUNDS 
, 
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect 
of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon him by the Act 
approved May 7, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a-13b), including improvements, 
maintenance, repairs, equipment, supplies, materials, and appurte-
nances ; special clothing for workmen; and personal and other services 
(including temporary labor without reference to the Classification 
and Retirement Acts, as amended), and for snow removal by hire 
63 stat. 954; 
of men and equipment or under contract without compliance with 
5 use 5101 et 
section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5) ; seq., 8331 et seq. 
$1,100,000: Provided, That not to exceed $75,000 of the unobligated 
balance of the appropriation under this head for the fiscal year 1973 
is hereby continued available until June 30, 1974. 
COURT or CUSTOMS AND PATENT APPEALS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries of the chief judge, four associate judges, and all other 
officers and employees of the court, and necessary expenses of the 
court, including exchange of books, and traveling expenses, as may 
be approved by the chief judge, $677,000. 
CUSTOMS COURT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges; salaries of the 
officers and employees of the court; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; and necessary expenses of the court, including exchange of books 
and traveling expenses, as may be approved by the court; $2,341,000: 
Provided, That traveling expenses of judges of the Customs Court 
shall be paid upon written certificate of the judge. 
COURT OF CLAIMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries of the chief judge, six associate judges, and all other 
officers and employees of the court, and for other necessary expenses, 
including stenographic and other fees and charges necessary in the 
taking of testimony, and travel, $2,154,000. 
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER JUDICAL SERVICES 
SALARIES OF JUDGES 
For salaries of circuit judges; district judges (including judges of 
the district courts of the Virgin Islands, the Panama Canal Zone, and 
Guam); justices and judges retired or resigned under title 28, United 
States Code, sections 371, 372, and 373; and annuities of widows of 
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States in accordance with 
title 28, United States Code, section 375; $27,300,000. 
SALARIES OF SUPPORTING PERSONNEL 
For salaries of all officials and employees of the Federal Judiciary, 
not otherwise specifically provided for, $83,450,000: Provided, That 
the salaries of secretaries to circuit and district judges shall not exceed 
80 Stat. 416. 
68 Stat. 12. 
86 Stat. 579. 
84 Stat. 1946. 
5 u s e 5301. 
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[87 STAT. 
the compensation established in chapter 51 of title 5, "United States 
80 Stat. 443. 
Qode, for General Schedule grade (GS) 5, 6, Y, 8, 9, or 10, and that 
5332^note. 
' 
the Salaries of law clerks to circuit and district judges shall not exceed 
the compensation established in chapter 51 of title 5, United States 
Code, for General Schedule grade (GS) 7, 8, 9,10,11, or 12: Provided 
further^ That (exclusive of step increases corresponding with those 
provided for by chapter 53 of title 5 of the United States Code, and of 
compensation paid for temporary assistance needed because of an 
emergency) the aggregate salaries paid to secretaries and law clerks 
appointed by each of the circuit and district judges shall not exceed 
$43,453 and $33,377 per annum, respectively, except in the case of the 
chief judge of each circuit and the chief judge of each district court 
having five or more district judges, in which case the aggregate salaries 
shall not exceed $56,228 and $42,897 per annum, respectively. 
REPRESENTATION 
BY 
COURT-APPOINTED 
COUNCIL 
AND 
OPERATION 
OF 
DEFENDER 
ORGANIZATIONS 
For the operation of Federal Public Defender and Community 
Defender organizations, and the compensation and reimbursement 
of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under the 
Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (18 U.S.C. 3006A, as amended by Public 
84 Stat. 916. 
Law 91-447, October 14, 1970), $16,500,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $1,000,000 of the funds contained in this title shall be avail-
able for compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys 
appointed by judges of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals or 
by Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. 
FEES OF JURORS 
For fees, expenses, and costs of jurors; and compensation of jury 
commissioners; $18,500,000. 
TRAVEL AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 
i 
For necessary travel and miscellaneous expenses, not otherwise pro-
vided for, incurred by the Judiciary, including the purchase of firearms 
and amnmnition, $12,909,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF T H E UNITED STATES COURTS 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts, including travel, advertising, and rent in the District 
of Columbia and elsewhere, $3,906,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
$100,000 of the appropriations contained in this title shall be available 
for the study of rules of practice and procedure. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF UNITED STATES 
MAGISTRATES 
For compensation and expenses of United States Magistrates, 
including secretarial and clerical assistance, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
634-635, $7,837,000. 
SALARIES OF REFEREES 
82 Stat. 1112. 
60 Stat. 326; 
83 Stat. 864. 
For salaries of referees as authorized by the Act of June 28, 1946, 
as amended (11 U.S.C. 68), not to exceed $6,991,000, to be derived 
from the Eeferees' salary and expense fund established in pursuance 
of said Act, and, to the extent of any deficiency in said fund, from any 
monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. 
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653 
EXPENSES OF REFEREES 
For expenses of referees as authorized by tlie Act of June 28, 1946, 
as amended (11 U.S.C. 68,102), not to exceed $12,660,000, to be derived 
from the Keferees' salary and expense fund established in pursuance 
of said Act, and, to the extent of any deficiency in said fund, from 
any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated: Provided^ 
That $440,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for "Adminis-
trative Office of the United States Courts" for general administrative 
expense of the bankruptcy system. 
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER 
SALARIES A N D 
EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as authorized 
by Public Law 90-219, $2,000,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY 
SEC. 402. The reports of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
District of Columbia shall not be sold for a price exceeding that 
approved by the court and for not more than $9.00 per volume. 
SEC. 403. None of the funds contained in this title shall be available 
for the salaries or expenses of deputy clerks in any office that has dis-
continued the taking of applications for passports subsequent to Octo-
ber 31, 1968, and has not resumed such service on a permanent basis. 
This title may be cited as the "Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1974". 
TITLE V—RELATED AGENCIES 
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 
60 Stat. 326, 
329. 
81 Stat. 664. 
28 u s e 620. 
Citation of title. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Amer-
ican Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land 
or interest in land in foreign countries; purchase and repair of uni-
forms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments, outside 
of the United States and its territories and possessions; not to 
exceed $67,000 for expenses of travel; rent of office and garage space 
in foreign countries; purchase (one for replacement only) and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; and insurance of official motor vehicles in 
foreign countries when required by law of such countries; $3,800,000 : 
Provided, 
That where station allow^ance has been authorized by 
the Department of the Army for officers of the Army serving the 
Army at certain foreign stations, the same allowance shall be author-
ized for officers of the Armed Forces assigned to the Commission 
.while serving at the same foreign stations, and this appropriation 
is hereby made available for the payment of such allowance: Pro-
vided further, That when traveling on business of the Commission, 
officers of the Armed Forces serving as members or as secretary of 
the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses as provided for civil-
ian members of the Commission: Provided further, That the Com-
mission shall reimburse other Government agencies, including the 
Armed Forces, for salary, pay, and allowances of personnel assigned 
to it. 
654 
PUBLIC LAW 9a-162-NOV. 27, 1973 
[87 STAT. 
75 Stat. 631. 
46 u s e 1151 
note. 
ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY 
ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for arms control 
and disarmament activities authorized by the Act of September 26, 
1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2551 et seq.), $7,735,000. 
COMMISSION ON AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on American Shipbuild-
ing, as authorized by section 41 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 
(84 Stat. 1037-1038), $205,000, to remain available until expended. 
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Commission on Civil Eights, includ-
ing hire of passenger motor vehicles, $5,700,000. 
COMMISSION ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE 
CONDUCT OF FOREIGN POLICY 
86 Stat. 497. 
22 u s e 2821. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on the Organization of 
the Government for the Conduct of Foreign Policy, authorized by 
title VI of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1972, $1,050,000 
to remain available until June 30,1975. 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
78 Stat. 253; 
86 Stat. 103. 
42 u s e 2000e. 
80 Stat. 416. 
80 Stat. 508; 
81 Stat. 206. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission established by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and not to exceed $1,700,000 for payments to State and 
local agencies for services to the Commission pursuant to title VII of 
the Civil Rights Act, $43,000,000. 
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 5901-5902, $6,000,000. 
FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION 
60 Stat. 1025; 
81 Stat. 671. 
22 u s e 1131. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry on the activities of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; allowances and benefits similar to those provided by 
title I X of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended, as deter-
86 Stat. 1043. 
16 u s e 1401 et 
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655 
mined by the Commission; expenses of packing, shipping, and storing 
personal effects of personnel assigned abroad; rental or lease, for such 
periods as may be necessary, of office space and living quarters for 
personnel assigned abroad; maintenance, improvement, and repair of 
properties rented or leased abroad, and furnishing fuel, water, and 
utilities for such properties; insurance on official motor vehicles 
abroad; advances of funds abroad; advances or reimbursements to 
other Government agencies for use of their facilities and services in 
carrying out the functions of the Commission; hire of motor vehicles 
for field use only; and employment of aliens; $800,000. 
INTERNATIONAL RADIO BROADCASTING 
INTERNATIONAL RADIO BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES 
For grants to Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, as authorized 
by law, $45,000,000. 
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission to carry 
out the provisions of title I I of the Act of October 21, 1972 (Public 
Law 92-522), establishing the Marine Mammal Commission, $412,000, 
of which not to exceed $1,725, shall be available for expenses incurred seq 
in fiscal year 1973. 
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE REVIEW or FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS 
RELATING TO WIRETAPPING AND ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Commission for the Review 
of Federal and State Laws Relating to Wiretapping and Electronic 
Surveillance, established by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (84 Stat. 224), $332,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small 
Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
and not to exceed $5,000,000 for expenses necessary to carry out the 
provisions of section 406 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, 
as amended, $22,150,000, and in addition there may be transferred to 
^i stat^. m^^ 
this appropriation not to exceed a total of $69,700,000 from the "Dis-
aster loan fund", the "Business loan and investment fund", and the 
"Lease and surety bond guarantees revolving fund", in such amounts 
as may be necessary for administrative expenses in connection with 
activities respectively financed under said funds: Provided, That 10 
per centum of the amount authorized to be transferred from these 
revolving fimds shall be apportioned for use, pursuant to section 3679 
bi the Revised Statutes, as amended, only in such amounts and at 
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such times as may be necessary to carry out the business and disaster 
loan, and lease and surety bond guarantee programs. 
82 Stat. 223; 
84 Stat. 1892. 
81 Stat. 431. 
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PUBLIC LAW 93-162-NOV. 27, 1973 
[87 STAT. 
PAYMENT OF PAETICIPAirON SALES INSUmCIENCIES 
For the payment of such insufficiencies as may be required by the 
Gov^ernnient National Mortgage Association, as trustee, on account of 
outstanding beneficial interests or participations in obligations of the 
Small Business Administration authorized by the Departments of 
State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Eelated Agencies 
Appropriation Act, 1968, to be issued pursuant to section 302(c) of 
the Government National Mortgage Association Charter Act, as 
sJltT'ieT' 
amended, $973,000. 
; 
12 use 1717. 
DISASTER LOAN PUND 
BUSINESS LOAN AND INVEST3IENT FUND 
LEASE AND SURETY BOND GUARANTEES REVOLVING FUND 
The Small Business Administration is hereby authorized to make 
such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to the following funds, and in accord with the law, and to 
make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corpora-
31 us^c 849' 
^^^^ Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the 
programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the 
"Disaster loan fund," the "Business loan and investment fund," and 
the "Lease and surety bond guarantees revolving fund." 
BUSINESS LOAN AND INVESTMENT FUND 
For additional capital for the "Business loan and investment fund," 
72sta^-384. 
authorized by the Small Business Act, as amended, $225,000,000, to 
remain available without fiscal year limitation. 
15 u s e 631 
note 
80 Stat. 416. 
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR TRADE NEGOTIATIONS 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Special Representative for Trade 
Negotiations, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,500,000: Provided, That none of 
the funds contained in this paragraph shall be made available for the 
collection and preparation of information which will not be available 
to Committees of Congress in the regular discharge of their duties. 
TARIFF COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Tariff Commission, not to exceed 
$115,000 for expenses of travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $7,100,000: 
Provided, 
That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay the salary 
of any member of the Tariff Commission who shall hereafter partici-
pate in any proceedings under sections 336, 337, and 338 of the 
19 u^^c u°3^6- 
Tariff Act of 1930, wherein he or any member of his family has any 
1338. 
special, direct, and pecuniary interest, or in which he has acted as 
attorney or special representative: Provided further. 
That no part 
of the foregoing appropriation shall be used for making any special 
study, investigation, or report at the request of any other agency of 
the executive branch of the Government unless reimbursement is 
made for the cost thereof. 
87 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-162-NOV. 27, 1973 
657 
UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to enable the United States Information 
Agency, as authorized by Keorganization Plan No. 8 of 1953, the 
^7 st^a^ M^2^. 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (22 U.S.C. 2451 et note, 
seq.), and the United States Information and Educational Exchange 
75 stat. S27. 
Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), to carry out international 
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information activities, including employment, without regard to the 
civil service and classification laws, of persons on a temporary basis 
(not to exceed $20,000), and aliens within the United States; salaries, 
expenses, and allowances of personnel and dependents as authorized 
by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801-1158) ; ^,%ll%^^^' 
entertainment within the United States not to exceed $500; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; advance 
so stat. 4 le. 
of funds notwithstanding section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as 
amended (31 U.S.C. 529); dues for library membership in organiza-
tions which issue publications to members only, or to members at a 
price lower than to others; purchase of uniforms for not to exceed 
fifteen guards; radio activities and acquisition and production of 
motion pictures and visual materials and purchase or rental of tech-
nical equipment and facilities therefor, narration, script-writing, trans-
lation, and engineering services, by contract or otherwise; and 
purchase of objects for presentation to foreign governments, schools, or 
organizations; $196,000,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $135,000 
may be used for representation abroad: Provided further, That passen-
ger motor vehicles used abroad exclusively for the purposes of this 
appropriation may be exchan^fed or sold pursuant to section 201 (c) of 
the Act of June 30, 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481(c)), and the exchange allow- 
63 stat. 383. 
ances or proceeds of such sales shall be available for replacement of an 
equal number of such vehicles and the cost, including the exchange 
allowance of each such replacement, shall not exceed such amounts as 
may be otherwise provided by law: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing the provisions of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as 
amended (31 U.S.C. 665), the United States Information Agency is 
authorized, in making contracts for the use of international shortwave 
radio stations and facilities, to agree on behalf of the United States to 
indemnify the owners and operators of said radio stations and facili-
ties from such funds as may be hereafter appropriated for the purpose 
against loss or damage on account of injury to persons or property 
arising from such use of said radio stations and facilities. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(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 necessary expenses of the United States Information Agency, as 
authorized by law, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL 
EXHIBITIONS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the United 
States Information Agency under section 102(a)(3) of the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2541 et 
seq.), $4,336,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
75 stat. 528. 
not to exceed a total of $6,000 may be expended for reiDresentation. 
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PUBLIC LAW 93-162-NOV. 27, 1973 
[87 STAT. 
SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS (SPECIAL FOREIGN 
CURRENCY 
PROGRAM) 
For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Depart-
ment determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United 
States, for necessary expenses of the United States Information 
Agency in connection with special international exhibitions under the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2451 et seq.), $78,000, to remain available until expended: Provided^ 
That not to exceed $1,250 may be expended for representation. 
75 Stat. 527. 
47 Stat. 412, 
1517. 
ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF RADIO FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for the purchase, rent, construction, and 
improvement of facilities for radio transmission and reception, pur-
chase and installation of necessary equipment for radio transmission 
and reception, without regard to the provisions of the Act of June 30, 
1932 (40 U.S.C. 278a), and acquisition of land and interests in land 
by purchase, lease, rental, or otherwise, $1,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided^ That this appropriation shall be available 
for acquisition of land outside the continental United States without 
regard to section 355 of the Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 255) and 
title to any land so acquired shall be approved by the Director of the 
United States Information Agency. 
TITLE VI—FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, 
INCORPORATED 
The following corporation is hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to such corporation, and in accord with the law, and to 
make such contracts and commitments, without regard to fiscal year 
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation 
31 use 849. 
Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the 
program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such 
corporation, including purchase of not to exceed five (for replacement 
only), and hire of passenger motor vehicles, except as hereinafter 
provided: 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING EXPENSES, 
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
Not to exceed $1,552,000 of the funds of the corporation shall be 
available for its administrative expenses, and not to exceed $5,500,000 
for the expenses of vocational training of prisoners, both amounts to 
be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and to be 
computed on an accrual basis and to be determined in accordance with 
the corporation's prescribed accounting system in effect on July 1,1946, 
and shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims, expendi-
tures which the said accounting system requires to be capitalized 
or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced, including 
selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acqui-
sition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, 
or disposition of facilities and other property belonging to the corpora-
tion or in which it has an interest. 
80 Stat. 416. 
87 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-163-NOV. 27, 1973 
6 » 
TITLE VII—GENEPAL PKOVISIONS 
SEC. 701. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall rr""L"i^da °' 
be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the 
Congress. 
SEC. 702. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall ^ ^?''^'^" currency 
be used to administer any program which is funded in whole or in "" ^ programs. 
part from foreign currencies or credits for which a specific dollar 
appropriation therefor has not been made. 
SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall lij^ta^fo/^^*^ 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 704. No part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
convicted ri-
nsed to pay the salary of any Federal employee who is finally con- prohlbi^fo^!" 
victed in any Federal, State, or local court of competent jurisdiction, 
of inciting, promoting, or carrying on a riot resulting in material dam-
age to property or injury to persons, found to be in violation of Fed-
eral, State, or local laws designed to protect persons or property in 
the community concerned. 
SEC. 705. No part of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be ^15""*^^/^ ''^'"f"^ 
used to provide a loan, guarantee of a loan, a grant, the salary of, or hiwtions.' 
any remuneration whatever to any individual applying for admission, 
attending, employed by, teaching at or doing research at an institu-
tion of higher education who has engaged in conduct on or after 
August 1, 1969, which involves the use of (or the assistance to others 
in the use of) force or the threat of force or the seizure of property 
under the control of an institution of higher education, to require or 
prevent the availability of certain curriculum, or to prevent the fac-
ulty, administrative officials or students in such institution from engag-
ing in their duties or pursuing their studies at such institution. 
This Act may be cited as the "Departments of State, Justice, and 
^''°'"* ""^• 
Commerce, the Judiciary^ and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 
1974". 
Approved November 27, 1973. 
Public Law 93-163 
A N A C T 
November27, 1973 
To provide for the conveyance of certain lands of tlie United States to the State 
[H. R. 9295] 
of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Umted States of Ameiica in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
state o
f Louisi-
of Agriculture shall convey, without monetary consideration, to the ^"L^nd conve -
State of Louisiana, for the use of Louisiana State University, all ance. 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property 
at Robson, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, containing 99.956 acres in section 
19, township 16 north, range 12 west, and sections 24 and 25, township 
16 north, range 13 west, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, being a part of lot 
3 (Martin survey) Robson Plantation and described as follows: 
Begining at a point 260 feet south and 230 feet west of northwest 
corner section 30, township 16 north, range 12 west, thence north 42 
degrees 37 minutes east, 2,986 feet to Harts Island Road, thence along 
road north 44 degrees 55 minutes west, 1,381 feet to intersection with 
Robson-Forbing Road; thence along latter road south 30 degrees 25 
minutes west, 523 feet south 51 degrees 40 minutes west, 832.5 feet 
south 48 degrees 15 minutes west, 1,008.4 feet south 24 degrees 40