An Act making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and for other purposes
PL 92-351 (H.R.15585), enacted 07/13/1972

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PUBLIC LAW 92^351-JULY 13, 1972 
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Public Law 92-351 
AN ACT 
July 13, 1972 
FH R 155851 
Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal .. '
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Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
for the fiscal year ending June 30,1973, and for other purposes. 
Treasury, Postal 
Service, and Gen-
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representa,t'it:eH of the 
United States of ATnerica in Congi'ess assembled, That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise eraroovrrn'^rnt 
appropriated, for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Appropriation Act, 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and for other 
purposes, namely: 
TITLE 
I—TREASUEY 
DEPARTMENT 
OrricE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in the Office of the Secretary, including the 
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex there-
of ; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $7,5C0 for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses; $12,500,000. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $2,000,000. 
BUREAU or ACCOUNTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Accounts, $62,2-11.000. 
PAYMENT OF GOVERNMENT LOSSES I N S H I P M E N T 
For an additional amount for payment of Government losses in 
shipment, in accordance with section 2 of the Act approved July 8, 
1937 (40 U.S.C. 722), $300,000, to remain available until expended. 
so stat. 479. 
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
Firearms including purchase of (not to exceed tw^o hundred and 
seventy-six for replacement only, for police-type use), and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; and services of expert 
witnesses at such rate as may be determined by the Director, 
$73,727,000. 
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BUREAU OF CUSTOMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of tlie Bureau of Customs, including purchase 
of one hundred and eighty-four passenger motor vehicles for replace-
ment only, including one hundred and seventy-four for police-type 
use; acquisition (purchase of two), operation, and maintenance of 
aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; not to exceed 
$50,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character to be 
expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and 
accounted for solely on his certificate; and awards of compensation to 
informers as authorized by the Act of August 13, 1953 (22 U.S.C. 
67 Stat. 577. 
40I); $209,000,000. 
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING FUND 
For additional capital for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing 
3?u?c ma. 
^ ^ d established by the Act of August 4, 1950 (Public Law 656), 
$3,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
BUREAU OF THE MINT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of the Mint, including pur-
chase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; and not 
to exceed $2,500 for the expenses of the annual assay commission; 
$24,000,000. 
CONSTRUCTION OF MINT FACILITIES 
For expenses necessary for construction of Mint facilities, as auth-
77 Stat. 129. 
orjzed by the Act of A u ^ s t 20,1963, as amended (31 U.S.C. 291-294), 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT 
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT 
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt issues of 
the United States, $74,000,000. 
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service, not other-
wise provided for, including executive direction, administrative sup-
port, and internal audit and security; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
and services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by 
the Commissioner; $34,500,000. 
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ACCOUNTS, COLLECTION AND TAXPAYER SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for process-
ing tax returns, revenue accounting, providing assistance to taxpayers, 
securing unfiled tax returns, and collecting unpaid taxes; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; and services of expert witnesses at such rates 
as may be determined by the Commissioner, including not to exceed 
$50,000,000 for temporary employment and not to exceed $143,000 for 
salaries of personnel engaged in preemployment training of data 
transcriber applicants; $508,000,000. 
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COMPLIANCE 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for deter-
mining and establishing tax liabilities, and for investigation and 
enforcement activities, including purchase (not to exceed seventy-four 
for replacement only, for police-type use), and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; and services of expert witnesses at 
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such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; $590,000,000. 
O F F I C E OF THE TREASURER 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Treasurer, $11,300,000. 
CHECK FORGERY INSURANCE FUND 
To increase the capital of the "Check forgery insurance fund", in 
accordance with section 1 of the Act approved November 21,1941 (31 
U.S.C. 561), $1,800,000, to remain available until expended. 
ss stat. 777. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Secret 
Service, including purchase (not to exceed seventy-seven for police- 
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type use for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
hire of aircraft; and training and assistance requested by State and 
local governments which may be provided without reimbursement; 
and not to exceed $50,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential 
character, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the 
Treasury and accounted for solely on his certificate; $62,650,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—TREASURY DEPARTMENT 
SEC. 101. Appropriations in this Act to the Treasury Department 
shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as autliorized 
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-2) including maintenance, repairs, and clean- ^ so stat. sos; 
ing; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in for-
eign countries, and services as authorized by title 5, United States 
Code, section 3109. 
so stat. 4i6. 
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Citation of title. 
SEC. 102. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be available for expenses of Customs preclearance activities after 
March 31, 1973, in any country which does not grant to the United 
States Customs officers the same authority to search, seize, and arrest 
which such officers have in connection with persons, baggage, and 
cargo arriving in the United States or which does not provide ade-
quate facilities for the proper exercise of this authority, as may be 
approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. 
This title may be cited as the "Ti-easury Department Appropriation 
Act, 1973". 
84 Stat. 743. 
84 Stat. 739. 
Citation of title. 
TITLE II—UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND 
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for public service costs and 
for revenue foregone on free and reduced-rate mail, pursuant to 39 
U.S.C. 2401 (b) and (c), and for meeting the liabilities of the former 
Post Office Department to the Employees' Compensation Fund and to 
postal employees for earned and unused annual leave as of June 30, 
1971, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 2004, $1,410,000,000. 
This title may be cited as the "Postal Service Appropriation Act, 
1973". 
63 Stat. 4; 
83 Stat. 3. 
TITLE III—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF T H E PRESIDENT 
COMPENSATION or THE PRESIDENT 
For compensation of the President, including an expense allowance 
at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 102, 
$250,000. 
COUNCIL or ECONOMIC ADVISERS 
60 Stat. 23. 
84 Stat. 1744. 
42 u s e 4401 
note. 
80 Stat. 416. 
5 u s e 5332 
note. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its functions 
under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), $1,369,000. 
DISASTER RELIEF 
For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the Office of 
Emergency Preparedness under the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 (Pub-
Tic Law 91-606), authorizing assistance to States and local govern-
ments in major disasters, $92,500,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided^ That not to exceed 3 per centum of the foregoing 
amount shall be available for administrative expenses. 
DOMESTIC COUNCIL 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Domestic Council, including services 
as authorized by title 5, United States Code, section 3109, but at rates 
for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent of the rate for 
grade GS-18; and other personal services without regard to the provi-
sions of law regulating the employment and compensation of persons 
in the Government service; $1,800,000. 
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ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACTIVITIES 
475 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Economic Stabilization 
Act of 1970, as amended, including activities under Executive Orders 
Xo. 11615 of August 15, 1971, and No. 11627 of October 15, 1971, both 
as amended; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the 
per diem equivalent of the rate for GS-18, $26,000,000: Provided^ 
That advances or repayments from the above amounts may be made 
to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such 
activities. 
EMERGENCY FUND FOR THE PRESIDENT 
For expenses necessary to enable the President, through such officers 
or agencies of the Government as he may designate, and without regard 
to such provisions of law regarding the expenditure of Government 
funds or the compensation and employment of persons in the Govern-
ment service as he may specify, to provide in his discretion for 
emergencies affecting the national interest, security, or defense which 
may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, $1,000,000: 
Provided^ That no part of this appropriation shall be available for 
allocation to finance a function or project for which function or project 
a budget estimate of appropriation was transmitted pursuant to laAv 
during the Ninety-second Congress or the first session of the Ninety-
third Congress and such appropriation denied after consideration 
thereof by the Senate or House of Representatives or by the Committee 
on Appropriations of either body. 
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE 
85 Stat. 
12 use 
note. 
3 CFR 
Comp., p. 
218. 
80 Stat. 
, 743. 
1904 
1971 
199, 
416. 
5 u s e 5332 
note. 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, 
improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and fix-
tures, of the Executive Residence, and traveling expenses, to be 
expended as the President may determine, notwithstanding the pro-
visions of this or any other Act, and official entertainment expenses of 
the President, to be accounted for solely on his certificate, $1,872,000. 
EXPENSES OF MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT 
For expenses necessary to assist the President in improving the 
ma,nagement of executive agencies and in obtaining greater economy 
and efficiency through the establishment of more efficient business 
methods in Government operations, including services as authorized 
by title 5, United States Code, section 3109, by allocation to any agency 
or office in the executive branch for the conduct, under the general 
direction of the Office of Management and Budget, of examinations 
and appraisals of, and the development and installation of improve-
ments in, the organization and operations of such agency or of other 
agencies in the executive branch, $700,000, to remain available until 
expended, and to be available without regard to the provisions of sub-
section (c) of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended. 
31 u s e 665. 
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 
80 Stat. 416. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Security Council, including 
services as authorized by title 5, United States Code section 3109, 
$2,762,000. 
Omc'E OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Emergency Preparedness, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, reimbursement of 
the General Services Administration for security guard services, hire 
of passenger motor vehicles, and expenses of attendance of cooperating 
officials and individuals at meeting concerned with the work of emer-
gency planning, $6,404,000. 
DEFENSE MOBILIZATION FUNCTIONS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES 
For expenses necessary to assist other Federal agencies to perform 
civil defense and defense mobilization functions, including payments 
by the Department of Labor to State employment security agencies for 
the full cost of administration of defense manpower mobilization 
activities, $3,471,000. 
OFFICE or INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Intergovernmental Rela-
tions, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, $322,000. 
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Management and Budget, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized 
by title 5, United States Code, section 3109, $19,600,000. 
OFFICE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the conduct of telecommunications func-
tions assigned to the Director of Telecommunications Policy, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $3,000,000: Provided, That not 
to exceed $1,025,000 of the foregoing amount shall remain available 
for telecommunications studies and research until expended. 
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SPECIAL ACTION OFFICE FOR DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse 
Prevention, including grants and contracts for drug abuse preven-
tion and treatment programs, $6,856,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT 
For expenses necessary to enable the Vice President to provide 
assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned 
functions, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed ®
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the per diem equivalent of the rate for grade GS-18, compensation ^^^^^^ ^^^^ 
for one position at a rate not to exceed the rate of Level II of the 
Executive schedule, and other personal services without regard to the |\,|'c's3f'*" 
provisions of law regulating the employment and compensation of note. 
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persons in the Government service, $773,000. 
SPECIAL PROJECTS 
For expenses necessary to provide staff assistance for the President 
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in connection with special projects, to be expended in his discretion 
and without regard to such provisions of law regarding expenditure 
of Government funds or the compensation and employment of persons 
in the Government service as he may specify, $1,500,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed 20 per centum of this appropriation may be used to 
reimburse the appropriation for "Salaries and expenses. The White 
House Office", for administrative services: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $10,000 shall be available for allocation within the Executive 
Office of the President for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
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For expenses necessary for the White House Office, including not to 
exceed $2,250,000 for services as authorized by title 5, United States 
Code, section 3109, at such per diem rates for individuals as the 
President may specify, and other personal services without regard to 
the provisions of law regulating the employment and compensation 
of persons in the Government service; newspapers, periodicals, tele-
type news service, and travel (not to exceed $75,000), and official 
entertainment expenses of the President, to be accounted for solely on 
his certificate; $9,767,000. 
This title may be cited as the "Executive Office Appropriation Act, citation o
f title. 
1973". 
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TITLE IV—INDEPEJS^DENT AGENC:iES 
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES 
80 Stat. 388; 
83 Stat. 446. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the 
United States, established by the Administrative Conference Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. 571 et seq.), $450,000. 
ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 
80 Stat. 1162. 
42 u s e 4271 et 
eg. 
SALARIES A N D 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of tlie Act of 
September 24,1959 (73 Stat. 703-706), $794,000. 
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 
80 Stat. 416. 
22 u s e 287 
note. 
3 CFR 1943-
1948 eomp., 
p. 256. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, inchiding services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; medical examinations performed for veterans by private physi-
cians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for 
official reception and representation expenses; and advances or reim-
bursements to applicable funds of the Commission and the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order 
10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; $65,859,000, together with not 
to exceed $12,000,000 for current fiscal year administrative expenses: 
for the retirement and insurance programs to be transferred from the 
appropriate trust funds of the Commission in amounts determined 
by the Commission without regard to other statutes: Provided, That 
the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to 
use applicable trust funds for administrative expenses of effecting 
statutory annuity adjustments. No part of the appropriation herein 
made to the Civil Service Commission shall be available for the salaries 
and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of the Commission, estab-
lished pursuant to Executive Order 9358 of July 1, 1943 or any 
successor unit of like purpose. 
58 
Stat. 257; 
70 
Stat. 607. 
64 
Stat. 518, 
520. 
80 Stat. 599; 
84 Stat. 869. 
5 u s e 8901. 
ANNUITIES UNDER SPECIAL ACTS 
For payment of annuities authorized by the Act of May 29, 1944, 
as amended (48 U.S.C. 1373a), and the Act of August 19, 1950, as 
amended (33 U.S.C. 771-775) $1,144,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
(iOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS 
For- payment of Government contributions with respect to retired 
employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, 
and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), 
as amended. $137,608,000, to remain available until expended. 
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PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND 
For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity 
benefits becoming effective on or after October 20,1969, as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 8348, $546,570,000, to be credited to the Civil Service retire- ga^sta^Va?!^' 
ment and disability fund. 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ASSISTANCE 
For grants to improve State and local personnel administration, as 
authorized by the Intergovernmental 
Personnel Act of 1970, 84 stat^. i909 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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42 u s e 4701 
note. 
2 u s e 351 et 
seq. 
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out functions of the Civil Service 
Commission under Executive Order No. 11491 of October 29, 1969, J^^^^ ^^"^ 
$764,000: Provided^ That public members of the Federal Service 
Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses per diem in lieu of sub-
sistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed 
^^ stat. 499; 
intermittently in the Government service, and compensation at the rate 
of not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for grade 
GS-18. 
5 use 5332 
note. 
COMMISSION ON EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL SALARIES 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Executive, Legisla-
tive, and Judicial Salaries, authorized by section 225 of the Postal 
Revenue and Federal Salary Act of 1967 (81 Stat. 642-645), $100,000. 
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OF THE BLIND 
AND O T H E R SEVERELY HANDICAPPED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase of Products 
and Services of the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped, estab-
lished by the^ Act of June 23,1971 (Public Law 92-28), including hire 
f f stat. 77. 
of passenger motor vehicles, $200,000. 
GENERAL SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION 
PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of real prop-
erty management and related activities as provided by law; rental 
of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased prem-
ises; moving Government agencies (including space adjustments) in 
connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of building 
41 u s e 48c. 
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65 Stat. 122; 
84 Stat. 1892. 
Ante, p. 218. 
84 Stat. 739. 
Unimproved real 
property, acquisi-
tion, prohibition. 
space; acquisition by purchase or otherwise of real estate and inter-
ests therein; and contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing 
buildings and moving; $437,500,000: Provided, That this appropria-
tion shall be available to provide such fencing, lighting, guard booths, 
and other facilities on private or other property not in Government 
ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the United 
States Secret Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to 
title 18, U.S.C. 3056: Provided further, That this appropriation and 
the "Buildings Management Fund" (40 U.S.C. 490(f)), and the 
"Postal Service Fund" (39 U.S.C. 2003), shall be available for 
employment of guards for all buildings and areas owned or occupied 
by the United States or the Postal Service and under the charge and 
control of the General Services Administration or the Postal Service, 
and such guards shall have, with respect to such property, the powers 
of special policemen provided by the first section of the Act of Jime 1, 
1948 (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318), but shall not be restricted to certain 
Federal property as otherwise required by the proviso contained in 
said section, and, as to property owned or occupied by the Postal 
Service, the Postmaster General may take the same actions as the 
Administrator of General Services may take under the provisions of 
sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 1, 1948 (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 
318a, 318b) attaching thereto penal consequences under the authority 
and within the limits provided in section 4 of the Act of June 1, 1968 
(62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318c) : Provided 
further, That none of the 
funds made available under this head shall be available for the acquisi-
tion of unimproved real property or real property having improve-
ments of negligible valuei for Government purposes. 
Ante, p. 216. 
68 Stat. 518. 
REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS 
For expenses,, not otherwise provided for, necessary to alter public 
buildings pursuant to the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended 
(40 U.S.C. 601-615), and to alter other federally owned buildings, 
including grounds, approaches and appurtenances, wharves and piers, 
together with the necessary dredging adjacent thereto; and care and 
safeguarding of sites; preliminary planning of projects by contract 
or otherwise; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; 
$88,045,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That for 
the purposes of this appropriation, buildings constructed pursuant to 
the Public Buildings Purchase Contract Act of 1954 (40 U.S.C. 356) 
and buildings under the control of another department or agency 
where alteration of such buildings is required in connection with the 
moving of such other department or agency from buildings then, or 
thereafter to be, under the control of General Services Administration 
shall be considered to be public buildings: Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available under this head shall be available for the 
acquisition of unimproved real property or real property having 
improvements of negligible value for Government purposes. 
CONSTRUCTION, PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROJECTS 
For an additional amount for expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
necessary to construct and acquire public buildings orojects and alter 
public buildings by extension or conversion where the estimated cost 
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for a project is in excess of $500,000, pursuant to the Public Buildings 
Act of 1959, as amended (40 U.S.C. 601-615), including fallout shelters 
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and equipment for such buildings, $203,312,000, and not to exceed 
$500,000 of this amount shall be available to the Administrator for 
construction or alteration of small public buildings outside the Dis-
trict of Columbia as the Administrator approves and deems necessary, 
all to remain available until expended: Provided^ That the foregoing 
amount shall be available for public buildings projects at locations and 
at maximum construction improvement costs (excluding funds for 
sites and expenses), as follows: 
Border station facility numbered 2, Nogales, Arizona, $2,368,000; 
Federal office building, Tucson, Arizona, $5,533,000; 
Courthouse, Federal office building, and parking facility, San Diego, 
California, $44,955,000; 
Federal office building, Dover, Delaware, $1,577,000; 
Post office and Federal office building, Iowa City, Iowa, $4,497,000: 
Patrick V. McNamara Federal office building, Detroit, Michigan, 
$56,459,000; 
Courthouse and Federal office building, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 
$2,636,000; 
Courthouse, Federal office building, and parking facility, Lincoln, 
Nebraska, $21,307,000; 
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Courthouse and Federal office building, Syracuse, New York. 
$19,087,000; 
Courthouse, Federal office building, and parking facility, Akron. 
Ohio, $16,168,000; 
. 
Courthouse and Federal office building, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 
$20,471,000; 
Peace Arch border station, Blaine, Washington, $1,657,000; and 
Post office and courthouse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, $6,097,000: Pro-
vided further^ That the foregoing limits of costs may be exceeded to 
the extent that savings are effected in other projects, but by not to 
exceed 10 per centum. 
Appropriations herein and heretofore granted under this heading 
shall be available without regard to the second proviso under this 
heading in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972. 
Ante, p. 175. 
SITES AND EXPENSES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROJECTS 
For an additional amount for expenses necessary in connection with 
the construction of public buildings projects not otherwise provided 
for, including preliminary planning by contract or otherwise, and the 
alteration of public buildings and other federally owned buildings 
(including buildings constructed pursuant to the Public Buildings 
Purchase Contract Act of 1954 (40 U.S.C. 356) and buildings under 
the control of another department or agency where alteration of such 
buildings is required in connection with the moving of such depart-
ment or agency from buildings then, or thereafter to be, under the 
control of the General Services Administration) not otherwise pro-
vided for, $25,031,000, to remain available until expended. 
68 Stat. 518. 
PAYMENTS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS PURCHASE CONTRACTS 
For payments of principal, interest, taxes, and any other obligations 
under contracts entered into pursuant to the Public Buildings Pur-
chase Contract Act of 1954 (40 U.S.C. 356), $2,450,000. 
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EXPENSES, UNITED STATES COURT FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to provide 
directly or indirectly, additional space for the United States Courts 
incident to expansion of facilities (including rental of buildings in 
the District of Columbia and elsewhere and moving and space adjust-
ments) , and furniture and furnishings, $5,344,000. 
FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, necessary for supply distribu-
tion, procurement, inspection, operation of the stores depot system 
(including contractual services incident to receiving, handling, and 
shipping warehouse items), and other supply management and related 
activities, as authorized by law, $93,000,000. 
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND KECORDS SERVICE 
OPERATING E X P E N S E S 
For necessary expenses in connection with Federal records manage-
ment and related activities, as provided by law, including reimburse-
ment for security guard services, contractual services incident 
to movement or disposal of records, and acceptance and utilization of 
voluntary and uncompensated services, $31,245,000, of which $500,000 
for allocations and grants for historical publications as authorized by 
82 Stat. 1294. 
44 XJ.S.C. 2504 shall remain available until expended. 
RECORDS DECLASSIFICATION 
For expenses necessary for the review and declassification of docu-
ments, and related records management activities, pursuant to Execu-
tive Order 11652, directives issued pursuant thereto, and other appli-
cable authorities, including expenses not otherwise provided for, and 
acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated services, 
$1,200,000. 
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of transportation, communications, and 
other public utilities management and related activities, as provided 
by law, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $7,500,000. 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying 
out the functions of'the Administrator with respect to the utilization 
of excess property; the disposal of surplus property; the rehabilita-
tion of personal property; the appraisal of real and personal property; 
50 u s e 401 
note. 
80 Stat. 416. 
86 STAT 
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483 
the national stockpile established by the Strategic and Critical Mate-
rials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h); the supplemental stockpile 
ssltll^^^^' 
established by section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Development 
and Assistance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 456, as amended by 73 Stat. 607); 
?°u?c'"i704*' 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and reimbursement 
so stat. 416*. 
for security guard services, $41,000,000, of which $33,000,000 shall be 
derived from proceeds from transfers of excess property, disposal of 
surplus property, and sales of stockpile materials: Provided, 
That 
$8,000,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall remain available 
until expended for expenses of sale of rare silver dollars authorized by 
section 205 of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970: 
|J ^^^^- ^l^^-
Provided 
further, 
That during the current fiscal year the General note. 
Services Administration is authorized to acquire leasehold interests in 
property, for periods not in excess of twenty years, for the storage, 
security, and maintenance of strategic, critical, and other materials in 
the national and supplemental stockpiles provided said leasehold inter-
ests are at nominal cost to the Government: Provided further, 
That 
during the current fiscal year there shall be no limitation on the value 
of surplus strategic and critical materials which, in accordance with 
section 6 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
U.S.C. 98e), may be transferred without reimbursement to the national 
6o stat. 598. 
stockpile: Provided further, That during the current fiscal year mate-
rials in the inventory maintained under the Defense Production Act of 
1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061-2166), and excess materials in 
^^ S'^*- '^8-
the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile, the disposition 
of which is authorized by law, shall be available, without reimburse-
ment, for transfer at fair market value to contractors as payment for 
expenses (including transportation and other accessorial expenses) of 
acquisition of materials, or of refining, pjrocessing, or otherwise bene-
ficiating materials, or of rotating materials, pursuant to section 3 of 
the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b), 
and of processing and refining materials pursuant to section 303(d) 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 
2093(d)). 
65 Stat. 133. 
O F F I C E OF ADMINISTRATOR 
SALARIES AXD EXPENSES 
For expenses of executive direction for activities under the control 
of the General Services Administration, $1,450,000: Provided, 
That 
not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for reception and representation 
expenses. 
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958, as 
amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), %^0%0Q0: Provided, That the Adminis- 87^at°V/^*' 
trator of General Services shall transfer to the Secretary of the 
'* ^*^*' ^^^^' 
Treasury such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 
of sections (a) and (e) of such Act. 
EXPENSES, PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Presiden-
tial Transition Act of 1963, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102, note), $900,000, 
^s stat. 153. 
to remain available until June 30,1974. 
484 
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[86 STAT. 
47 Stat. 417; 
57 Stat. 219. 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
OPERATIONS 
FUND 
Funds available to General Services Administration for adminis-
trative operations, in support of program activities, shall be expended 
and accounted for, as a whole, through a single fund: Provided^ That 
costs and obligations for such administrative operations for the respec-
tive program activities shall be accounted for in accordance with 
systems approved by the General Accounting OiRce: Provided further^ 
That the total amount deposited into said account for the current fiscal 
year from funds made available to General Services Administration 
from any source except advances and reimbursements received from 
other agencies under Section 601 of the Economy Act of 1932, as 
amended (31 U.S.G. 686), shall not exceed $37,100,000: PromWerf 
further, That amounts deposited into said account for administrative 
operations for each program shall not exceed the amounts included 
in the respective program appropriations for such purposes. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
61 Stat. 589. 
62 Stat. 1225. 
50 u s e 451 and 
note. 
73 Stat. 479. 
40 u s e 601 
note. 
Transfer of 
funds. 
SEC. 1 The appropriate appropriation or fund available to the 
General Services Administration shall be credited with (1) cost of 
operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, repair, and improvement, 
included as part of rentals received from Government corporations 
pursuant to law (40 U.S.C. 129); and (2) appropriations or funds 
avBfilable to other agencies^ and transferred to the General Services 
Administration, in connection with property transferred to the Gen-
eral Services Administration pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1948 (50 
U.S.C. 451ff), and such appropriations or funds mays be so transferred, 
with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget. 
SEC. 2. Appropriations to the General Services Administration 
under the heading "Construction, Public Buildings Projects" shall be 
available, subject to the provisions of the Public Buildings Act of 
1959 for (1) acquisition of buildings and sites thereof by purchase, 
condemnation, or otherwise, including prepayment of purchase con-
tracts, (2) extension or conversion of Government-owned buildings, 
and (3) construction of new buildings, in addition to those set forth 
under that appropriation: Provided, That nothing herein shall author-
ize an expenditure of funds for acquisition, extension or conversion, 
or construction without the approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and House of Kepresentatives. 
SEC. 3. Funds available to the General Services Administration shall 
be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. 
SEC. 4. Not to exceed 2 per centum of any appropriation made avail-
able to the General Services Administration for the current fiscal 
year by this Act may be transferred to any other such appropriation, 
but no such appropriation shall be increased thereby more than 2 per 
centum: Provided, That such transfers shall apply only to operating 
expenses, and shall not exceed in the aggregate the amount of 
$2,000,000. 
f/'m^^^n". 
80 Stat. 416. 
86 STAT. ] 
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485 
UNITED STATES TAX COURT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including contract stenographic reporting, 
and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $3,954,000: Provided^ 
That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written 
certificate oi the judge. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
CIVIL DEFENSE PREPAREDNESS AGENCY 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying 
out civil defense activities, including the hire of motor vehicles; and 
financial contributions to the States for civil defense purposes, as 
authorized by law; $60,335,000: Provided^ 
That not to exceed 
$25,000,000 shall be available for allocation under section 205 of the 
Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended: Provided 
further^ 
il^tluiU^' 
That $29,041,000 of the amount appropriated is contingent upon 
so use app. 
enactment of authorizing legislation. 
^^®^* 
RESEARCH, SHELTER SURVEY, AND MARKING 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessaij for studies and 
research to develop measures and plans for civil defense; continuing 
shelter surveys, marking, stocking, and equipping surveyed spaces; 
and financial contributions to the States under section 201 (i) of the 
Federal Civil Defense Act, which shall be equally matched, for emer- 
64 stat. i248; 
lyency operating centers and civil defense equipment: $23,200,000, to ^^ ^*"*- ^'^^• 
remain available until expended. 
2 as i. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—CIVIL DEFENSE 
SEC. 1. Appropriations contained in this Act for carrying out civil 
defense activities shall not be available in excess of the limitations on 
appropriations contained in section 408 of the Federal Civil Defense 
Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2260). 
,.^.^!*^V,!i"^' 
SEC. 2. No j)art of any appropriation in this Act shall be available for 
the construction of warehouses or for the lease of warehouse space in 
any building which is to be constructed specifically for civil defense 
activities. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE 
HEALTH SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
EMERGENCY HEALTH 
For expenses necessary for carrying out emergency planning and 
preparedness functions of the Health Services and Mental Health 
Administration, and procurement, storage (including underground 
storage), distribution, and maintenance of emergency civil defense 
medical supplies and equipment, as authorized by section 201(h) of 
72 Stat. 534. 
486 
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[86 STAT. 
64 Stat. 1248; 
82 Stat. 175. 
58 Stat. 691. 
42 u s e 241, 
243. 
Citation of title. 
the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2281 (h)), and, 
except as otherwise provided, sections 301 and 311 of the Public Health 
Service Act with respect to emergency health services, $3,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
This title may be cited as the "Independent Agencies Appropriation 
TITLE V—GENERAL PEOVISIONS 
Employees, 
military leave, 
position restora-
tion. 
Offices -outside 
D.C., limitation. 
Fiscal year 
limitation. 
Foreign-made 
tools, procurement 
restriction. 
THIS ACT 
SEC. 501. Where appropriations in this Act are expendable for travel 
expenses of employees and no specific limitation has been placed 
thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not exceed the 
amounts set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted for the 
appropriations: Provided^ That this section shall not apply to travel 
performed by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal 
boards of the Selective Service System; to travel performed directly 
in connection with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the 
Veterans Administration; or to payments to interagency motor pools 
where separately set forth in the budget schedules. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be available to pay the salary of any person filling a position, other 
than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left 
to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily 
completed his period of active military or naval service and has within 
ninety days after his release from such service or from hospitalization 
continuing after discharge for a period of not more than one year made 
application for restoration to his former position and has been certified 
by the Civil Service Commission as still qualified to perform the duties 
of his former position and has not been restored thereto. 
SEC. 503. No part of any appropriation made available in this Act 
shall be used for the purchase or sale of real estate or for the purpose 
of establishing new offices outside the District of Columbia: Provided, 
That this limitation shall not apply to programs which have been 
approved by the Congress and appropriations made therefor. 
SEC. 504. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 505. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be available for the procurement of or for the payment of the salary 
of any person engaged in the procurement of any hand or measuring 
tool(s) not produced in the United States or its possessions except to 
the extent that the Administrator of General Services or his designee 
shall determine that a satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of 
hand or measuring tools produced in the United States or its posses-
sions cannot be procured as and when needed from sources in the 
United States and its possessions or except in accordance with proce-
dures prescribed by section 6-104.4 (b) of Armed Services Procure-
ment Regulation dated January 1, 1969, as such regulation existed on 
June 15, 1970. This section shall be applicable to all solicitations for 
bids opened after its enactment. 
86 STAT. ] 
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TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
487 
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND 
CORPORATIONS 
SEC. 601. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum 
amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with 
section 16 of the Act of August 2,1946 (60 Stat. 810), for the purchase 
of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses and ambulances), 
is hereby fixed at $2,100 except station wagons for which the maximum 
shall be $2,400: Provided^ That these limits may be exceeded by not 
to exceed $900 for police-type vehicles. 
SEC. 602. Unless otherwise specified and during the current fiscal 
year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act 
shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of 
the Government of the United States (including any agency the 
majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the 
United States) whose post of duty is in continental United States 
unless such person (1) is a citizen of the United States, (2) is a person 
in the service of the United States on the date of enactment of this 
Act, who, being eligible for citizenship, had filed a declaration of 
intention to become a citizen of the United States prior to such date, 
(3) is a person who owes allegiance to the United States, or (4) is an 
alien from Poland or the Baltic countries lawfully admitted to the 
United States for permanent residence: Provided, That for the purpose 
of this section, an affidavit signed by any such person shall be considered 
prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect 
to his status have been complied with: Provided further^ That any 
person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon 
conviction, shall be fined not more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not 
more than one year, or both: Provided further. That the above penal 
clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other 
provisions of existing law: Provided further^ That any payment made 
to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall 
be recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This section shall 
not apply to citizens of the Republic of the Philippines or to nationals 
of those countries allied with the United States in the current defense 
effort, or to temporarv employment of translators, or to temporary 
employment in the field service (not to exceed sixty days) as a result 
of emergencies. 
SEC. 603. Appropriations of the executive departments and inde-
pendent establishments for the current fiscal year, available for 
expenses of travel or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are 
hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allow-
ances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924. 
SEC. 604. No part of any appropriation for the current fiscal year 
contained in this or any other Act shall be paid to any person for the 
filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated after 
the Senate has voted not to approve the nomination of said person. 
SEC. 605. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act for the current fiscal year shall be used to pay in excess of 
$4 per volume for the current and future volumes of the United States 
Code, Annotated, and such volumes shall be purchased on condition 
and with the understanding that latest published cumulative annual 
pocket parts issued prior to the date of purchase shall be furnished 
Motor vehicle 
purchase. 
31 u s e 638a. 
Police-type 
vehicles. 
Employee com-
pensation, U.S. 
citizenship re-
quirement. 
Penalty. 
Exceptions. 
Quarters allow-
ances. 
80 Stat. 510. 
82-081 O - 73 - 34 
488 
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[86 STAT. 
free of charge, or in excess of $4.25 per volume for the current or future 
volumes of the Lifetime Federal Digest, or in excess of $6.50 per 
volume for the current or future volumes of the Modern Federal 
Practice Digest. 
SEC. 606. Funds made available by this or any other Act for admin-
istrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and 
agencies subject to the Government Corporation Control Act, as 
59 Stat. 597. 
amended (31 U.S.C. 841), shall be available, in addition to objects for 
which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of 
80 Stat. 416. 
Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects 
specified under this head, all the provisions of which shall be appli-
cable to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in 
the Act by which they are made available: Provided^ That in the 
event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subse-
quently transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on 
administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced. 
Foreign credits. 
gp^. 607. Pursuaut to scction 1415 of the Act of July 15, 1952 (66 
31 use 724. 
gj-at. 662), foreign credits (including currencies) owed to or owned 
by the United States may be used by Federal agencies for any pur-
pose for which appropriations are made for the current fiscal year 
(including the carrying out of Acts requiring or authorizing the use 
of such credits), only when reimbursement therefor is made to the 
Treasury from applicable appropriations of the agency concerned: 
Provided^ That such credits received as exchange allowances or pro-
ceeds of sales of personal property may be used in whole or part pay-
ment for acquisition of similar items, to the extent and in the manner 
authorized by law, without reimbursement to the Treasury. 
SEC. 608. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act, or of the funds available for expenditure by any corpora-
tion or agency, shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress. 
seVvfce^e°m'"ii - 
(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be 
eeB^ commun°ca- 
available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of 
Con « « 
*^® United States Postal Service, who— 
ongress. 
^^^ prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or 
prevent, any officer or employee of the United States Postal Service 
from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with 
any Member or committee of Congress in connection with any matter 
pertaining to the employment of such officer or employee or pertaining 
to the United States Postal Service in any way, irrespective of whether 
such communication or contact is at the initiative of such officer or 
employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member or 
committee; or 
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pav, demotes, reduces in 
rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies 
promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discrimi-
nates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or 
any term or condition of employment of, any officer or employee of the 
United States Postal Service, or attempts or threatens to commit any 
of the foregoing actions with respect to such officer or employee, by 
reason of any communication or contact of such officer or employee 
with any Member or committee of Congress as described in paragraph 
(1) of this subsection. 
, ^ 
86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC L
A
W 92-352-JULY 13,1972 
489 
SEC. 609. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other 
Act, shall be available to finance interdepartmental boards, commis-
sions, councils, committees, or similar groups under section 214 of the 
Independent Offices Appropriations Act, 1946 (31 U.S.C. 691) which 
do not have prior and specific congressional approval of such method 
of financial support. 
SEC. 610. Appropriations available to any department or agency 
during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including main-
tenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for (a) reim-
bursement to the General Services Administration for those expenses 
of renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which consti-
tute public improvements, performed in accordance with the Public 
Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 749) or other applicable law, and (b) 
transfer or reimbursement to applicable appropriations to said 
Administration for rents and related expenses, not otherwise pro-
vided for, of providing subject to Executive Order 11512, dated 
February 27, 1970, directly or indirectly, suitable general purpose 
space for any such department or agency, in the District of Columbia 
or elsewhere. 
This Act may be cited as the "Treasury, Postal Service, and Gen-
eral Government Appropriation Act, 1973". 
Approved July 13, 1972. 
Interdepartmen-
tal groups, 
expenses. 
59 Stat. 134. 
Buildings and 
facilities, im-
provements. 
73 Stat. 479. 
40 u s e 601 
note. 
40 u s e 490 
note. 
Short title. 
Public Law 92-352 
AN ACT 
To provide anthorlzatioiw for certain agencies conducting the foreign relations 
of the United States, and for other purposes. 
July 13, 1972 
[H. R.14734] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and Houae of Repfeaentativea of the 
United Staten ofjAmerlca m CongreHH oaHembled^ That this Act may tionrAuthwfia-
be cited as the "Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1972". 
tion*Act'of'"9^2. 
TITLE 1—DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 101. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
I )'epartment of State for fiscal year 1973, to carry out the authorities, 
functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign 
affairs of the United States, and other purposes authorized by law, 
tlie following amounts: 
(1) for the "Administration of Foreign Affairs", $289,453,000; 
(2) for 
"International 
Organizations and 
Conferences", 
$188,263,000; 
(3) for "International Commissions", $18,226,000; 
(4J for "Educational Exchange", $59,200,000; and 
(5) for "Migration and Refugee Assistance", $8,212,000. 
(b) The Secretary of State is authorized to furnish, ojn terms and 
conditions he considers appropriate, assistance to Israel or another 
suitable country, including assistance for the resettlement in Israel or 
Russian refugee 
assistance.