An Act making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June lie 3f.), 1957, and for other purposes.
PL 84-635 (H.R.9720), enacted 06/29/1956

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Public Law 635 
PUBLIC LAW 636-JUNE 29, 1956 
AN ACT 
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CHAPTER 477 
June 29, 1956 
[H. R. 9720] 
Making appropriations for tlie Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, 
and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Sermte and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asse^nhled, That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Educa- tion Act, 195 
tion, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1957, namely: 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
Departments 
of 
Labor, and Health, 
E d u c a t i o n , 
and 
Welfare Appropria-
O r r i C E OF T H E SECRETARY 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the Office of the 
Secretary of Labor (hereafter in this title referred to as the Secre-
tary), including the conduct of a program of promoting employment 
of the older worker, and including services as authorized by section 15 
of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a) ; teletype news service; 
payment in advance when authorized by the Secretary for dues or 
fees for library membership in organizations whose publications are 
available to members only or to members at a price lower than to the 
general public; and not to exceed $4,000 for the purchase of one pas-
senger motor vehicle for replacement only; $1,751,000, of which not 
more than $154,490 shall be for international labor affairs. 
60 Stat. 810. 
OFFICE OF T H E SOLICITOR 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the Office of the 
Solicitor, $2,021,000. 
BUREAU o r LABOR STANDARDS 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the promotion 
of industrial safety, employment stabilization, and amicable industrial 
relations for labor and industry; performance of safety functions of 
the Secretary under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as 
amended (5 U. S. C, 784 (c)) ; performance of the functions vested 
in the Secretary by title I of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 
1947 (29 TJ. S. C. 159 (f) and ( g ) ) ; not to exceed $53,400 for improv-
ing the conditions of migratory labor; and not less than $155,900 for 
the work of the President's Committee on National Employ the Physi-
cally Handicapped Week, as authorized by the Act of July 11, 1949 
(63 Stat. 409), and provided further that no part of the appropria-
tion for the President's Committee shall be subject to reduction or 
transfer to any other department or agency under the provisions of 
any existing law; including purchase of reports and of material for 
informational exhibits and expenses of attendance of cooperating offi-
cials and consultants at conferences concerned with the work of 
the Bureau of Labor Standards; $911,500. 
63 Stat. 865. 
61 Stat. 136. 
BUREAU o r VETERANS REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary to render assistance 
in connection with the exercise of reemployment rights under section 8 
of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended (50 
U. S. C. App. 308), the Service Extension Act of 1941, as amended 
54 Stat. 890. 
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55 Stat. 626. 
/50 xj. S. C. App. 351), the Army Reserve and Retired Personnel 
54 Stat. 858. 
Service Law of 1940, as amended (50 U. S. C. App. 401), and section 
stll IT* ^^^'' " ^ of ^^^ Universal Military Training and Service Act (50 U. S. C. 
souse925note. App. 459), and the Reserve Forces Act of 1955 (69 Stat. 598), 
$383,000. 
BUREAU OF APPRENTICESHIP 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary to enable the Sec-
retary to conduct a program of encouraging apprentice training as 
50 Stat. 664. 
authoHzed by the Act of August 16,1937 (29 U. S. C. 50), $3,399,000. 
BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the general ad-
ministration of the employment service and unemployment compen-
sation programs, including temporary employment of persons, without 
regard to the civil-service laws, for the farm placement migratory la-
bor program; and not to exceed $10,000 for services as authorized 
60 Stat. 810. 
|jy section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); $5,558,000, 
of which $1,052,000 shall be for carrying into effect the provisions 
3lusc*6is.^95f of ^i*'^® I ^ (except section 602) of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act 
* of 1944. 
Grants to States for unemployment compensation and employment 
service administration: For grants in accordance with the provisions 
48 Stat. 113. 
of the Act of June 6,1933, as amended (29 U. S. C. 49-49n), for carry-
ing into effect section 602 of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 
1944, for grants to the States as authorized in title I I I of the Social 
49 stau 626^ 
Security Act, as amended (42 U. S. C. 501-503), including, upon the 
request of any State, the purchase of equipment, and the payment of 
rental for space made available to such State in lieu of grants for such 
purpose, for necessary expenses including purchasing and installing 
of air-conditioning equipment in connection with the operation of em-
ployment office facilities and services in the District of Columbia, and 
for expenses not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying out 
title IV of the Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952 (66 
f2"5sc^V^6^^ Stat. 684) and title XV of the Social Security Act, as amended (68 
1370. 
Stat. 1130), $250,000,000, of which $12,000,000 shall be available only 
to the extent that the Secretary finds necessary to meet increased costs 
of administration resulting from changes in a State law or increases 
in the numbers of claims filed and claims paid or increased salary costs 
resulting from changes in State salary compensation plans embracing 
employees of the State generally over those upon wnich the State's 
basic grant (or the allocation for the District of Columbia) was based, 
which increased costs of administration cannot be provided for by 
normal budgetary adjustments: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
provision to the contrary in section 302 (a) of the Social Security Act, 
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j^g amended, the Secretary of Labor shall from time to time certify 
to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each State found to 
be in compliance with the requirements of the Act of June 6, 1933, 
and, except in the case of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with 
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^jjg provisions of section 303 of the Social Security Act, as amended, 
such amounts as he determines to be necessary for the proper and effi-
cient administration of its unemployment compensation law and of 
its public employment offices: Provided further, That such amounts 
as may be agreed upon by the Department of Labor and the Post 
Office Department shall be used for the payment, in such manner as 
said parties may jointly determine, of postage for the transmission of 
official mail matter in connection with the administration of unem-
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ployment compensation systems and employment services by States re-
ceiving grants herefrom. 
In carrying out the provisions of said Act of June 6, 1933, the pro-
visions of section 303 (a) (1) of the Social Security Act, as amended, 
relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards 
on the merit basis, shall apply. 
None of the funds appropriated by this title to the Bureau of 
Employment Security for grants-in-aid of State agencies to cover, in 
whole or in part, the cost of operation of said agencies including the 
salaries and expenses of officers and employees of said agencies, shall 
be withheld from the said agencies of any States which have estab-
lished by legislative enactment and have in operation a merit system 
and classification and compensation plan covering the selection, tenure 
in office, and compensation of their employees, because of any disap-
proval of their personnel or the manner of their selection by the 
agencies of the said States, or the rates of pay of said officers or 
employees. 
Grants to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after 
May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to States under title I I I 
of the Social Security Act, as amended, and under the Act of June 6, 
1933, as amended, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal 
year, such sums as may be necessary, the obligations incurred and 
the expenditures made thereunder for payments under such title and 
under such Act of June 6, 1933, to be charged to the appropriation 
therefor for that fiscal year. 
Unemployment compensation for veterans: For payments to unem-
ployed veterans as authorized by title IV of the Veterans' Readjust-
ment Assistance Act of 1952, $70,000,000. 
Unemployment compensation for veterans, next succeeding fiscal 
year: For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments 
to States, as authorized by title IV of the Veterans' Readjustment 
Assistance Act of 1952, such sums as may be necessary to pay benefits 
for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, and the obliga-
tions and expenditures thereunder shall be charged to the appropria-
tion therefor for that fiscal year. 
Unemployment compensation for Federal employees: For payments 
to unemployed Federal employees, either directly or through pay-
ments to States, as authorized by title XV of the Social Security Act, 
as amended, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
Unemployment compensation for Federal employees, next succeed-
ing fiscal year: For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, 
payments to States, as authorized by title XV of the Social Security 
Act, as amended, such amounts as may be required for payment to 
unemployed Federal employees for the first quarter of the next suc-
ceeding fiscal year, and the obligations and expenditures thereunder 
shall be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year. 
Salaries and expenses, Mexican farm labor program: For expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry out the functions of the 
Department of Labor under the Act of July 12,1951 (Public Law 78), 
as amended, including temporary employment of persons without 
regard to the civil service laws, $2,125,000. 
BUREAU o r 
E M P L O Y E E S ' 
C O M P E N S A T I O N 
Salaries and expenses: For necessary administrative expenses and 
not to exceed $120,000 for the Employees' Compensation Appeals 
Board, $2,347,000, together with not to exceed $78,500 to be derived 
from the War Claims Fund created by section 13 (a) of the War 
Claims Act of 1948 (50 U. S. C. 2012). 
42 u s e 503. 
49 Stat. 626. 
42 u s e 501-503. 
48 Stat. 113. 
29 u s e 49-4911. 
66 Stat. 684. 
38 u s e 991-999. 
68 Stat. 1130. 
42USe 1361-1370. 
65 Stat. 119. 
7 u s e 1461-1468. 
62 Stat. 1247. 
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Employees' compensation fund: For the payment of compensation 
and other benefits and expenses (except administrative expenses) 
authorized by law and accruing during the current or any prior fiscal 
3^ear, including payments to other Federal agencies for medical and 
hospital services pursuant to agreement approved by the Bureau of 
Employees' Compensation; continuation of payment of benefits as 
provided for under the head "Civilian War Benefits" in the Federal 
60 Stat. 696. 
Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the advancement of costs 
for enforcement of recoveries in third-party cases; the furnishing of 
medical and hospital services and supplies, treatment, and funeral 
and burial expenses, including transportation and other expenses 
incidental to such services, treatment, and burial, for such enroUees 
of the Civilian Conservation Corps as were certified by the Director 
of such Corps as receiving hospital services and treatment at Govern-
ment expense on June 30, 1943, and who are not otherwise entitled 
thereto as civilian employees of the United States, and the limitations 
and authority of the Act of September 7,1916, as amended (5 U. S. C. 
39 Stat. 742. 
796), shall apply in providing such services, treatment, and expenses 
in such cases; such amount as may be required during the current fiscal 
year: Provided^ That this appropriation shall be available for pay-
ments pursuant to sections 4 (c) and 5 (f) of the War Claims Act of 
2ooi20o4.^ ^^^' 1^48 (^0 U. S. C. 2012) and shall be credited with advances or reim-
bursements therefor from the War Claims Fund created by section 
20U. " ^ ^ *^*'* 1^ (^) of said War Claims Act of 1948. 
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the work of the 
Bureau of Ijabor Statistics, including advances or reimbursement 
to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services 
rendered, and not to exceed $15,000 for services as authorized by 
60 Stat. 810. 
section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), $6,887,000. 
WOMEN'S BUREAU 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the work of the 
Women's Bureau, as authorized by the Act of June 5,1920 (29 U. S. C. 
41 stau p87. 
11-16), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of 
60 Stat. 810. 
August 2,1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), and purchase of reports and material 
for informational exhibits, $403,000. 
WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for performing the 
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duties imposed by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 
and the Act to provide conditions for the purchase of supplies and 
the making of contracts by the United States, approved June 30, 
49 Stat. 2036. 
1936, as amended (41 U. S. C. 35^5), including reimbursement to 
State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspection 
services rendered, and not to exceed $3,000 for expenses of attendance 
of cooperating officials and consultants at conferences concerned with 
the work of the Division, $10,000,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 102. Appropriations under this title available for salaries and 
expenses shall be available for stenographic reporting services as 
60 Stat. 810. 
authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), 
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and for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the func-
tion or activity for which any such appropriation is made. 
This title may be cited as the "Department of Labor xYppropriation 
citauon of title. 
Act, 1957". 
TITLE 
II—DEPAKTMENT 
OF 
HEALTH, 
EDUCATION, 
AND WELFARE 
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 
Education of the blind: For carrying out the Act of August 4, 
^^ ^*** 272. 
1919, as amended (20 U. S. C. 101), $230,000. 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses for carrying out 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (21 U. S. C. gt" ^1* ^°4 stat^ 
301-392); the Tea Importation Act, as amended (21 U. S. C. 41-50); i io*i. i40 6; 4 2 
the Import Milk Act (21 U. S. C. 141-149); the Federal Caustic ^'^'' ^''^^' 
Poison Act (15 U. S. C. 401-411); and the Filled Milk Act, as 
amended (21 U. S. C. 61-64) ; including purchase of not to exceed 
eighty-seven passenger motor vehicles of which forty-seven are for 
replacement only; reporting and illustrating the results of investiga-
tions; purchase of chemicals, apparatus, and scientific equipment; 
payment in advance for special tests and analyses by contract; and 
payment of fees, travel, and per diem in connection with studies of 
new developments pertinent to food and drug enforcement operations; 
$6,779,000. 
Salaries and expenses, certification, inspection, and other services: 
For expenses necessary for the certification or inspection of certain 
products, and for the establishment of tolerances for pesticides, in 
accordance with sections 406, 408, 504^ 506, 507, 604, 702A, and 706 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (21 U. S. C. 
346, 348, 354, 356, 357, 364, 372a, and 376), the aggregate of the stiJ IMV ^
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advance deposits during the current fiscal year to cover payments of 463. 
fees for services in connection with such certifications, inspections, or 
establishment of tolerances, to remain available until expended. The 
total amount herein appropriated shall be available for personal 
services; purchase of chemicals, apparatus, and scientific equipment; 
purchase of not to exceed four passenger motor vehicles for replace-
ment only; expenses of advisory committees; and the refund of 
advance deposits for which no service has been rendered. 
FREEDMEN'S HOSPITAL 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for operation and 
maintenance, including repairs; furnishing, repairing, and cleaning 
of wearing apparel used by employees in the performance of their 
official duties; transfer of funds to the appropriation "Salaries and 
expenses, Howard University" for salaries of technical and profes-
sional personnel detailed to the hospital; payments to the appropria-
tion of Howard University for actual cost of heat, light, and power 
furnished by such university; $2,755,000: Provided, That no intern .Salary restric-
or resident physician receiving compensation from this appropriation **''"* 
on a full-time basis shall receive compensation in the form of wages 
or salary from any other appropriation in this title: Provided further, 
oufrfcT of coiJJr^ 
That the District of Columbia shall pay by check to Freedmen's "a. 
Hospital, upon the Surgeon General's request, in advance at the begin-
ning of each quarter, such amount as the Surgeon General calculates 
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will be earned on the basis of rates approved by the Bureau of the 
Budget for the care of patients certified by the District of Columbia. 
Bills rendered by the Surgeon General on the basis of such calculations 
shall not be subject to audit or certification in advance of payment; but 
proper adjustment of amounts which have been paid in advance on the 
basis of such calculations shall be made at the end of each quarter: 
Provided further^ That the Surgeon General may delegate the respon-
sibilities imposed upon him by the foregoing proviso. 
GALLAUDET COLLEGE 
Salaries and expenses: For the partial support of Gallaudet College, 
including personal services and miscellaneous expenses, and repairs 
and improvements, as authorized by the Act of June 18, 1954 (Public 
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1025 10*31-1032. " replacement only, $615,000: Promded^ That Gallaudet College shall 
be paid by the District of Columbia, in advance at the beginning of 
each quarter, at the rate of $1,295 per school year for each student 
attending and receiving instruction in elementary or secondary educa-
31 Stat. 844. 
^j^n pursuaut to the Act of March 1,1901 (31 D. C. Code 1008). 
Construction: For the construction and equipment of buildings and 
facilities on the grounds of Gallaudet College, as authorized by the 
Act of June 18, 1954 (Public Law 420), under the supervision of the 
General Services Administration, including planning, architectural, 
and engineering services, $2,547,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, as follows: For a classroom and laboratory building, together 
with alterations, installations, and equipment in connection with such 
construction. 
For a speech and hearing clinic, together with altera-
tions, installations, and equipment in connection with such construc-
tion. 
For boiler and laundry equipment, and roads, walks, and grad-
ing in connection with such construction. 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY 
Salaries and expenses: For the partial support of Howard Univer-
sity, including personal services and miscellaneous expenses and repairs 
to'buildings and grounds, $3,300,000. 
Construction of buildings: For equipping the dental school building 
under the supervision of General Services Administration, $100,000, 
to remain available until expended, and such amount shall be in addi-
tion to the limitation of cost established by Public Law 452, Eighty-' 
second Congress. 
Construction of men's dormitory (liquidation of contract authoriza-
66 Stat. 363. 
tiou) : For payment of obligations incurred under authority previ-
ously provided, to enter into contracts for the construction of the 
men's dormitory, $286,200. 
OFFICE OF EDUCATION 
Promotion and further development of vocational education: For 
carrying out the provisions of section 3 of the Vocational Education 
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Act of 1946 (20 U. S. C. 15h), section 4 of the Act of March 10,1924 
4 3 stat. 18; 46 (20 U. S. C. 29), section 1 of the Act of March 3,1931 (20 U. S. C. 30), 
Stat. 1489;64 Stat. ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^f March 18, 1950 (20 U. S. C. 31), $29,442,081: Pro-
vided. That the apportionment to the States under the Vocational 
Education Act of 1946 shall be computed on the basis of not to exceed 
$29,267,081 for the current fiscal year: Provided 
further^ That the 
amount of allotment which States and territories are not prepared to 
use may be reapportioned among other States and territories apply-
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in^ therefor for use in the programs for which the funds were 
originally apportioned. 
Further endowment of colleges of agriculture and the mechanic 
arts: For carrying out the provisions of section 22 of the Act of June 
49 stat, 439. 
29,1935, as amended (7 XL S. C. 329), $2,501,500. 
Paj^ments to school districts: For payments to local educational 
agencies for the maintenance and operation of schools as authorized by 
the Act of September 30, 1950, as amended (20 U. S. C. 236-245), 
^^ stau iioo. 
$79,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall also be available 
for carrying out the provisions of section 6 of such Act. 
Assistance for school construction: The amount made available 
under this head in the Department of Health, Education, and Wel-
fare Appropriation Act, 1956, for necessary expenses of technical 
^^ stat. 403. 
services rendered by other agencies is increased from "$750,000" to 
"$1,025,000." 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the Office of 
Education, including surveys, studies, investigations, and reports 
regarding libraries; fostering coordination of public and school li-
brary service; coordination of library service on the national level 
with other forms of adult education; developing library participation 
in Federal projects; fostering nationwide coordination of research 
materials among libraries, interstate library coordination and the 
development of library service throughout the country; purchase, 
distribution, and exchange of educational documents, motion-picture 
films, and lantern slides; collection, exchange, and cataloging of edu-
cational apparatus and appliances, articles of school furniture and 
models of school buildings illustrative of foreign and domestic sys-
tems and methods of education, and repairing the same; and coopera-
tive research, surveys, and demonstrations in education as authorized 
by the Act of July 26, 1954 (20 U. S. C. 331-332); $5,000,000, of 
e* stat. 533. 
which not less than $550,000 shall be available for the Division of 
Vocational Education as authorized: Provided, That all receipts from 
non-Federal agencies representing reimbursement for expenses of 
travel of employees of the Office of Education performing advisory 
functions to the said agencies shall be deposited in the Treasury of 
the United States to the credit of this appropriation. 
OFFICE OF VOCATIOXAL REHABILITATION 
Grants to States and other agencies: For grants to States and other 
agencies in accordance with the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as 
6§ stat. 6S2. 
amended, $37,000,000, of which $33,500,000 is for vocational rehabili-
tation services under section 2 of said Act; $1,500,000 is for extension 
and improvement projects under section 3 of said Act; and $2,000,000 
is for special projects under section 4 of said Act: Provided, 
That 
allotments under section 2 of said Act to the States for the current 
fiscal year shall be made on the basis of $45,500,000, and this amount 
shall be considered the sum available for allotments under such section 
for such fiscal year. 
Grants to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after 
May 31 of the current fiscal year, grants to States under sections 
2 and 3 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, for the first 29 use 32, 33. 
quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be neces-
sary, the obligations incurred and the expenditures made thereunder 
to be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year: 
Provided, That the payments made pursuant to this paragraph shall 
not exceed the amount paid to the States for the first quarter of the 
current fiscal year. 
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Training and traineeships: For training and traineeships pursuant 
to section 4 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, and for 
carrying out the training functions provided for in section 7 of said 
29 use 34, 37. ^ct, $2,950,000, of which not less than $200,000 shall be available only 
for a prosthetics education program. 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary in carrying out the 
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provisions of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, and 
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^f ^^ie Act approvcd June 20,1936 (20 U. S. C, ch. 6A), as amended, 
including not to exceed $3,000 for production, purchase, and distribu-
tion of educational films; $1,160,000. 
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Public Health Service 
58 Stat. 682. 
^^.^^ ^g amended (42 U. S. C , ch. 6A) (hereinafter referred to as the 
Act), and other Acts, including expenses for active commissioned 
officers in the Reserve Corps and for not to exceed one thousand five 
hundred commissioned officers in the Regular Corps; and except as 
otherwise authorized by the Act of September 30, 1950 (20 U. S. C. 
64 stau 1100. 
236-244), for expenses of primary and secondary schooling of depend-
ents of Public Health Service personnel stationed in foreign countries, 
in amounts not to exceed an average of $250 per student, when it is 
determined by the Secretary that the schools, if any, available in the 
locality are unable to provide adequately for the education of such 
dependents, and for the transportation of such dependents between 
such schools and their places of residence when the schools are not 
accessible to such dependents by regular means of transportation; and 
for the payment of compensation to consultants or individual scientists 
appointed for limited periods of time pursuant to section 207 (e) or 
section 207 (f) of the Act at rates established by the Surgeon General 
not to exceed $15,000 per annum: Provided, That subsection (g) of 
section 208 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, is amended 
by striking out "$15,000", and inserting in lieu thereof "$20,000"; as 
follows: 
Assistance to States, general: To carry out the purposes not other-
wise specifically provided for, of section 314 (c) of the Act; to provide 
consultative services to States pursuant to section 311 of the Act; to 
make field investigations and demonstrations pursuant to section 301 
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morbidity, and vital statistics; and not to exceed $1,000 for entertain-
ment of officials of other countries when specifically authorized by the 
Surgeon General; $16,461,000. 
Venereal diseases: To carry out the purposes of sections 314 (a) 
42 use 246,266. ^nd 363 of the Act with respect to venereal diseases including the 
operation and maintenance of centers for the diagnosis and treatment 
of persons afflicted with venereal diseases; and for grants of money, 
services, supplies, equipment, and use of facilities to States, as defined 
in the Act, and with the approval of the respective State health 
authorities, to counties, health districts, and other political subdivi-
sions of the States, for the foregoing purposes, in such amounts and 
upon such terms and conditions as the Surgeon General may deter-
mine; $4,140,000. 
Tuberculosis: To carry out the purposes of section 314 (b) of the 
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Act, $6,625,000, of which not less than $4,500,000 shall be available 
only for grants to States, to be matched by an equal amount of State 
and local funds expended for the same purpose, for direct expenses of 
prevention and case-finding projects including salaries, fees, and 
travel of personnel directly engaged in prevention and case-finding 
and the necessary equipment and supplies used directly in prevention 
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and case-finding operations, but excluding the purchase of care in 
hospitals and sanatoria. 
Communicable diseases: To carry out, except as otherwise provided 
for, those provisions of sections 301, 311, and 361 of the Act relating ^^^^ use241,243, 
to the prevention and suppression of communicable and preventable 
diseases, and the interstate transmission and spread thereof, including 
the purchase, erection, and maintenance of portable buildings; pur-
chase of not to exceed eighteen passenger motor vehicles for replace-
ment only; and hire, maintenance, and operation of 
aircraft; 
$5,210,000. 
Sanitary engineering activities: For expenses, not otherwise pro-
vided, necessary to carry out those provisions of sections 301, 311, 
314 (c), and 361 of the Act relating to sanitation and other aspects 346^ use 241,243, 
of environmental health, including enforcement of applicable quaran-
tine laws and interstate quarantine regulations, and for carrying out 
the purposes of the Act of July 14, 1955 (Public Law 159), including 
4^2^^sc^i*8s> 
the hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; and the purchase i8S7f. 
of not to exceed eight passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 
$6,000,000, to remain available only until June 30, 1957. 
Disease and sanitation investigations and control, Territory of 
Alaska: To enable the Surgeon General to conduct, in the Service, 
and to cooperate with and assist the Territory of Alaska in the conduct 
of, activities necessary in the investigation, prevention, treatment, and 
control of diseases, and the establishment and maintenance of health 
and sanitation services pursuant to and for the purposes specified in 
sections 301, 311, 314 (without regard to the provisions of subsections 
(d), (f), (h), and (j) and the limitations set forth in subsection (c) 
of such section), 361 and 363 of the Act, including the hire, operation, j/e^ Yff lek^^^' 
and maintenance of aircraft, and the purchase, erection, and mainte-
nance of portable buildings, $1,145,000. 
Grants for hospital construction: For payments under parts C and 
G, title VI, of the Act, as amended, to remain available until ex- 
so stat. 1042,. 
pended, $125,000,000, of which $102,800,000 shall be for payments for 29 ih. 
hospitals and related facilities pursuant to part C, $1,200,000 shall be 
for the purposes authorized in section 636 of the Act, and $21,000,000 
shall be for payments for facilities pursuant to part G, as follows: 
$6,500,000 for diagnostic or treatment centers, $6,500,000 for hos-
pitals for the chronically ill and impaired, $4,000,000 for rehabilita-
tion facilities, and $4,000,000 for nursing homes: Provided^ That 
allotments under such parts C and G to the several States for the 
current fiscal year shall be made on the basis of amounts equal to 
the limitations specified herein. 
Salaries and expenses, hospital construction services: For salaries 
and expenses incident to carrying out title VI of the Act, as amended, 
$1,381,000. 
Hospitals and medical care: For carrying out the functions of the 
Public Health Service under the Act of August 8, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 
150), and under sections 321, 322, 324, 326, 331, 332, 341, 343, 344, 502, 
Jo stBugos.^^ ^ 
504, and 710 of the Public Health Service Act, Private Law 419 of the 251, 253, 25^257* 
Eighty-third Congress, as amended, and Executive Order 9079 of llt'nl^e-^f^ use 
February 26,1942, including purchase and exchange of farm products '^^|1 „ ' 
-. 
and livestock; conducting research on technical nursing standards and 
3 CFR 1
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4
3 cum. 
furnishing consultative nursing services; purchase of not to exceed ^"PP*'?• noi* 
twelve passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only; and purchase 
of firearms and ammunition; $35,736,000, of which $1,000,000 shall 
be exclusively available for payments to the Territory of Hawaii for 
care and treatment of persons afflicted with leprosy: Provided, That 
when the Public Health Service establishes or operates a health service 
program for any department or agency, payment for the estimated 
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cost shall be made in advance for deposit to the credit of this appro-
priation. 
Foreign quarantine service: For carrying out the purposes of sec-
42 use 264-272. tions 361 to 369 of the Act, relating to preventing the introduction of 
communicable diseases from foreign countries, the medical examina-
tion of aliens in accordance with section 325 of the Act, and the care 
and treatment of quarantine detainees pursuant to section 322 (e) of 
42 trsc252,249. ^j^g ^^.^ jj^ private or other public hospitals when facilities of the 
Public Health Service are not available, including insurance of official 
motor vehicles in foreign countries when required by law of such coun-
tries ; purchase of not to exceed twelve passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only; $3,245,000. 
Indian health activities: For expenses necessary to enable the Sur-
geon General to carry out the purposes of the Act of August 5, 1954 
68 Stat. 674. 
(42 U. S. C. 2001), including services as authorized by section 15 of 
60 Stat. 810. 
^.j^g ^^^ ^f August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a) (including not to exceed 
$10,000 for such services at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for indi-
viduals, when authorized by the Surgeon General) ; purchase of not 
to exceed seventy-five passenger motor vehicles, of which fifty shall be 
for replacement only; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; 
purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private resi-
dences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the 
Secretary; and the purposes set forth in sections 321 and 509 of the 
42 use 248.227. p^^ij^j Health Service Act; $38,125,000. 
Construction of Indian health facilities: For construction, major 
repair, improvement, and equipment of health and related auxiliary 
facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, 
specifications, and draw^ings; acquisition of sites; purchase and erec-
tion of portable buildings; and purchase of trailers; $8,762,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided^ That such expenditures 
may be made through the Department of the Interior. 
National Institutes of Health, operating expenses: For the activities 
of the National Institutes of Health, not otherwise provided for, in-
cluding research fellowships and grants for research projects pursu-
42 use 241. 
ant to section 301 of the Act; regulation and preparation of biologic 
products, and conduct of research related thereto; purchase of not to 
exceed eleven passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; not to 
exceed $2,500 for entertainment of visiting scientists when specifically 
approved by the Surgeon General; erection of temporary structures; 
and grants of therapeutic and chemical substances for demonstrations 
and research; $11,922,000: Provided^ That the Surgeon General is 
authorized to advance to this appropriation from other appropriations 
to the Public Health Service such amounts as are determined to be 
necessary for the foregoing purposes and for activities performed on 
a centralized basis: Provided further^ That the Surgeon General is 
authorized to operate facilities at the National Institutes of Health for 
the sale of meals to employees and others at rates determined by him 
to be sufficient to recover the cost of such operation and the proceeds 
thereof shall be credited to this appropriation. 
National Cancer Institute: To enable the Surgeon General, upon 
the recommendations of the National Advisory Cancer Council, to 
make grants-in-aid for research and training projects relating to 
cancer; to cooperate with State health agencies, and other public and 
private nonprofit institutions, in the prevention, control, and eradica-
tion of cancer by providing consultative services, demonstrations, and 
grants-in-aid; and to contract for supplies and services by negotiation, 
41 tree 5. 
without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, in connection 
with the chemotherapy program; and to otherwise carry out the pro-
42 use 281-286. ^isions of title IV, part A, of the Act; $48,432,000. 
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Mental health activities: For expenses necessary for carrying out 
the provisions of sections 301,302,303,304,311,312, and 314 (c) of the ^^l use 241-244. 
Act with respect to mental diseases, and including erection of tempo-
rary structures, $35,197,000. 
National Heart Institute: For expenses necessary to carry out the 
purposes of the National Heart Act, including the purchase of one 
52usc*287ioi:e. 
passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, $33,396,000. 
Dental health activities: For expenses not otherwise provided for, 
necessary to enable the Surgeon General to carry out the purposes of 
the Act with respect to dental diseases and conditions, $6,026,000. 
Arthritis and metabolic disease activities: For expenses necessary 
to carry out the purposes of the Act relating to arthritis, rheumatism, 
and metabolic diseases, $15,885,000. 
Microbiology activities: For expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act relating to microbiology, 
$13,299,000. 
Neurology and blindness activities: For expenses necessary to carry 
out the purposes of the Act relating to neurology and blindness, 
$18,650,000.^ 
Construction of surgical facilities: For the construction and equip-
ment of additional Clinical Center surgical facilities. National Insti-
tutes of Health, including the remodeling of existing surgical facili-
ties, and for planning, architectural, and engineering services, 
$1,630,000. 
Gorgas Memorial Laboratory: For payment to the Gorgas Memo-
rial Institute for maintenance and operation of the Gorgas Memorial 
Laboratory, $147,000. 
Retirexi pay of commissioned officers: For retired pay of commis-
sioned officers, as authorized by law, and payments under the Uni- 
Irusc'afinote. 
formed Services Contingency Option Act of 1953, $1,450,000. 
Salaries and expenses: For the divisions and offices of the Office of 
the Surgeon General and for miscellaneous expenses of the Public 
Health Service not appropriated for elsewhere, including preparing 
information, articles, and publications related to public health; and 
conducting studies and demonstrations in public health methods; 
$3,172,000. 
ST. ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the maintenance 
and operation of the hospital, including purchase of one passenger 
motor vehicle, clothing for patients, and cooperation with organiza-
tions or individuals in the scientific research into the nature, causes, 
prevention and treatment of mental illness, $2,737,000. 
Major repairs and preservation of buildings and grounds: For 
miscellaneous construction, alterations, repairs, and equipment, on 
the grounds of the hospital, including preparation of plans and speci-
fications, advertising, and supervision of construction, $270,000, to 
remain available until June 30,1958: Provided^ That any part of this 
amount may be transferred to the General Services Administration. 
Construction and equipment, maximum security building: For 
construction and equipment of a maximum security building at Saint 
ElizaJ3eths Hospital, $6,821,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided,, That any part of this amount may be transferred to the 
General Services Administration. 
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SOCIAL SECUKITY ADMINISTRATION 
Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance: 
For necessary expenses, including the purchase of one passenger 
motor vehicle for replacement only; and payments, not to exceed 
$3,800, to Bureau employees to reimburse such employees for expenses 
incurred by reason of the failure to relocate the Bureau in the District 
of Columbia; not more than $97,000,000 may be expended from the 
Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund: Provided^ That 
such amounts as are required shall be available to pay the cost of 
necessary travel incident to medical examinations for verifying dis-
abilities of individuals who file applications for disability determina-
te u#c 4"u'422. tions under title I I of the Social Security Act, as amended: Provided 
further^ That hereafter funds available for administrative expenses 
of the Bureau shall be available for payment of rent for quarters for 
district offices in the District of Columbia. 
Advances to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after 
May 31 of the current fiscal year, advances to States under section 221 
42us^c'42u 
(^) ^^ ^^1^ Social Security Act, as amended, for the first quarter of 
the next succeeding fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary from 
the above authorization may be expended from the Federal old-age 
and survivors insurance trust fund. 
Grants to States for public assistance: For grants to States for 
old-age assistance, aid to dependent children, aid to the blind, and 
aid to the permanently and totally disabled, as authorized in titles 
1, IV, X, and XIV of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U. S. C , 
stS. llsV"^' ^^ ^'h- "^^ subchs. I, IV, X, and XIV), $1,300,000,000, of which such 
amount as maj be necessary shall be available for grants for any pe-
riod in the prior fiscal year subsequent to March 31 of that year. 
Salaries and expenses. Bureau of Public Assistance: For expenses 
necessary for the Bureau of Public Assistance, $1,748,000. 
Salaries and expenses. Children's Bureau: For necessary expenses 
in carrying out the Act of April 9, 1912, as amended (42 U. S. C , ch. 
6), and title V of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U. S. C, 
49 itau 629. 
*^^- ^' subch. V), iucludiug purchase of reports and material for the 
publications of the Children's Bureau and of reprints for distribution, 
$1,822,000: Provided^ That no part of any appropriation contained in 
this title shall be used to promulgate or carry out any instructions, 
order, or regulation relating to the care of obstetrical cases which 
discriminate between persons licensed under State law to practice 
obstetrics: Provided further^ That the foregoing proviso shall not be 
so construed as to prevent any patient from having the services of any 
practitioner of her own choice, paid for out of this fund, so long as 
State laws are complied with: Provided further^ That any State plan 
which provides standards for professional obstetrical services in ac-
cordance with the laws of the State shall be approved. 
Grants to States for maternal and child welfare: For grants to 
States for maternal and child-health services, services for crippled 
children, and child-welfare services as authorized in title V, parts 1, 
2, and 3, of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U. S. C, ch. 7, 
49 Stat. 629. 
g^^^j^ y ) ^ $39^361,000, of which $15,000,000 shall be available for 
services for crippled children, $16,000,000 for maternal and child 
health services, and $8,361,000 for child welfare services: Provided^ 
That any allotment to a State pursuant to section 502 (b) or 512 (b) 
of such Act shall not be included in computing for the purposes of 
704^"i^ 702,712, gubgections (a) and (b) of sections 504 and 514 of such Act an amount 
expended or estimated to be expended by the State: Provided 
further^ 
That $1,000,000 of the amount available under section 502 (b) of such 
xVct shall be used only for special projects for mentally retarded 
children. 
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436 
Salaries and expenses, Office of the Commissioner: For expenses 
necessary for the Office of the Commissioner of Social Security, $212,-
000, together with not to exceed $160,000 to be transferred from the 
Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund. 
Grants to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after 
May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to States under titles I, 
IV, V, X, and XIV, respectively, of the Social Security Act, as 
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amended, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, such 
sums as may be necessary, the obligations incurred and the expendi-
tures made thereunder for payments under each of such titles to be 
charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year. 
In the administration of titles I, IV, V, X, and XIV, respectively, 
of the Social Security Act, as amended, payments to a State under 
^^ "^^ '^^ ^' 
any of such titles for any quarter in the period beginning April 1 of 
the prior year, and ending June 30 of the current year, may be made 
with respect to a State plan approved under such title prior to or 
during such period, but no such payment shall be made with respect 
to any plan for any quarter prior to the quarter in which such plan 
was submitted for approval. 
OFFICE OF T H E SECRETARY 
Salaries and expenses, Office of the Secretary: For expenses neces-
sary for the Office of the Secretary, $1,588,000, together with not to 
exceed $225,000 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and sur-
vivors insurance trust fund. 
Salaries and expenses. Office of Field Administration: For expenses 
necessary for the Office of Field Administration, $1,985,000, together 
with not to exceed $500,000 to be transferred from the Federal old-
age and survivors insurance trust fund. 
Salaries and expenses. Office of the General Council: For expenses 
necessary for the Office of the General Counsel, $426,000, together 
with not to exceed $24,000 to be transferred from the appropriation 
"Salaries and expenses, certification and inspection services", and not 
to exceed $395,100 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and 
survivors insurance trust fund. 
Surplus property utilization: For expenses necessary for carrying 
out the provisions of subsections 203 (]), (k), (n), and (o), of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 
|o us^c 484* 
amended, relating to disposal of real and personal excess property for 
educational purposes and protection of public health, $450,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 202. Appropriations under this title available for salaries and 
expenses shall be available for payment in advance for dues or fees 
for library membership in organizations whose publications are avail-
able to members only or to members at a price lower than to the 
general public. 
SEC. 203. Appropriations under this title available for salaries and 
expenses shall be available for services as authorized by section 15 of 
the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a). 
eo stat. sio. 
SEC. 204. Appropriations under this title available for salaries and 
expenses shall be available for travel expenses and for expenses of 
attendance at meetings concerned with the functions or activities for 
which such appropriations are made. 
SEC. 205. Appropriations under this title available for salaries and 
expenses shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor as 
authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U. S. C. 
68 stau iii4. 
2131). 
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[70 ST A T . 
S t a t e agencies 
for grants in aid. 
T r a n s f e r s o f 
motor vehicles. 
Citation of title. 
SEC. 206. None of the funds appropriated by this title to the Social 
Security xA^dministration for grants-in-aid of State agencies to cover, 
in whole or in part, the cost of operation of said agencies, including 
the salaries and expenses of officers and employees of said agencies, 
shall be withheld from the said agencies of any States which have 
established by legislative enactment and have in operation a merit 
system and classification and compensation plan covering the selec-
tion, tenure in office, and compensation of their employees, because of 
any disapproval of their personnel or the manner of their selection 
by the agencies of the said States, or the rates of pay of said officers 
or employees. 
SEC. 207. The Secretary is authorized to make such transfers of 
motor vehicles, between bureaus and offices, without transfer of funds, 
as may be required in carrying out the operations of the Department. 
This title may be cited as the "Department of Health, Education, 
and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1957". 
TITLE III—NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 
61 Stat. 136. 
60 Stat. 810. 
68 Stat. 1114. 
49 Stat. 450. 
61 Stat. 137. 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the National 
Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the 
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 IT. S. C. 141-167), and 
other laws, including expenses of attendance at meetings concerned 
with the work of the Board when specifically authorized by the Chair-
man or the General Counsel; services as authorized by section 15 of 
the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); and uniforms, or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by the x^ct of September 1, 1954, as 
amended (5 U. S. C. 2131); $8,951,500: Provided, That no part of 
this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organiz-
ing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, 
hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed 
of agricultural laborers as referred to ill section 2 (3) of the Act of 
July 5,1935 (29 U. S. C. 152), and as amended by the Labor-Manage-
ment Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 3 (f) of the Act 
of June 25, 1938 (29 U. S. C. 203), and including in said definition 
employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, 
canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a 
mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 per centum of the water stored 
or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. 
TITLE IV—NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 
60 Stat. 810. 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the National 
Mediation Board, including stenographic reporting services as author-
ized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 IT. S. C. 55a), 
$460,000. 
Arbitration and emergency boards: For expenses necessary for 
arbitration boards established under section 7 of the Railway Labor 
Act, as amended (45 U. S. C. 157), and emergency boards appointed 
44 Stat. 582, 586. |jy ^j^g President pursuant to section 10 of said Act (45 U. S. C. 160), 
including stenographic reporting services as authorized by section 15 
60 Stat. 810. 
of thg ^ c t of August 2,1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), $250,000. 
NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD 
60 StaU 810. 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the National 
Railroad Adjustment Board, including stenographic reporting serv-
ices as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5IJ. S. C. 
55a), $502,000, of which not less than $175,000 shall be available for 
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compensation (at rates not in excess of $75 per diem) and expenses 
of referees appointed pursuant to section 3 of the Railway Labor Act, 
as amended. 
44 StaU 578. 
45 u s e 153. 
TITLE V—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 
Salaries and expenses, Railroad Retirement Board (trust fund): 
For expenses necessary for the Railroad Retirement Board, including 
not to exceed $1,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned 
with the work of the Board, when specifically authorized by the 
Board; stenographic reporting services as authorized by section 15 
of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 TJ. S. C. 55a); and uniforms or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954 (68 
Stat. 1114); $7,000,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement 
account: Provided^ That whenever there is duly tendered to the Board, 
by any person, any claim for unemployment compensation pursuant 
to the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, such claim shall be 
accepted by the Board without delay and appropriate administrative 
action for the allowance or disallowance of such claim shall be taken 
by the Board at the earliest practicable time. 
TITLE VI—FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION 
SERVICE 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the Service to 
carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Rela-
tions Act, 1947 (29 U. S. C. 171-180, 182), including expenses of the 
Labor-Management Panel as provided in section 205 of said Act; 
temporary employment of arbitrators, conciliators, and mediators on 
labor relations at rates not in excess of $75 per diem; expenses of 
attendance at meetings concerned with labor and industrial relations; 
and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 
(5 U.S.C. 55a),$3,295,000. 
Boards of inquiry: To enable the Service to pay necessary expenses 
of boards of inquiry appointed by the President pursuant to section 
206 of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U. S. C. 176-
180,182), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of 
August 2,1946 (5 U. S. C. 65a), and rent in the District of Columbia, 
$10,000. 
TITLE VII—INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON T H E 
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 
Contribution to Interstate Commission on the Potomac River 
Basin: To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay in advance 
to the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin the Federal 
contribution toward the expenses of the Commission during the cur-
rent fiscal year in the administration of its business in the conservancy 
district established pursuant to the Act of July 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 
748), $5,000. 
60 Stat. 810. 
S u s e 2131 note. 
52 Stat. 1094. 
45 use 367. 
61 Stat. 152. 
60 Stat. 810. 
61 Stat. 155. 
60 Stat. 810. 
33 u s e 567b. 
TITLE VIII—UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' HOME 
For maintenance and operation of the United States Soldiers' 
Home, to be paid from the Soldiers' Home permanent fund, $6,564,-
000, of which $2,200,000 shall remain available until expended for 
plans and construction of buildings and facilities: Provided^ That 
this appropriation shall not be available for the payment of hospitali-
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[70 ST AT 
zation of members of the Home in United States Army hospitals at 
rates in excess of those prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, upon 
the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners of the Home and 
the Surgeon General of the Army. 
TITLE IX—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
P u b l i c i t y 
propaganda* 
Personnel work. 
Short title. 
SEC. 901. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the 
Congress. 
SEC. 902. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be used to pay compensation of any employee engaged in personnel 
work in excess of the number that would be provided by a ratio of 
one such employee to one hundred and five, or a part thereof, full-
time, part-time, and intermittent employees of the agency concerned: 
Provided., That for purposes of this section employees shall be con-
sidered as engaged in personnel work if they spend half time or more 
in personnel administration consisting of direction and administration 
of the personnel program; employment, placement, and separation; 
job evaluation and classification; employee relations and services; 
training; committees of expert examiners and boards of civil-service 
examiners; wage administration; and processing, recording, and 
reporting. 
This Act may be cited as the "Departments of Labor, and Health, 
Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1957." 
Approved June 29, 1956. 
June 29, 1956 
[H. R. 10872] 
Public Law 636 
CHAPTER 478 
AN ACT 
To provide for extension of the time during which annual assessment work on 
unpatented mining claims validated under section 2 of the Act of August 11, 
1955 may be made, and for other purposes. 
Mining cl aim s, 
assessment work. 
30 u s e 541a. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time during 
which labor must be performed, or improvements made, pursuant to 
the provisions of section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (30 U. S. C. 28), on any unpatented mining claim validated 
under section 2 of the Act of August 11, 1955 (Public Law 357, 
Eighty-fourth Congress, 69 Stat. 679) for the period commencing July 
1, 1955, is hereby extended until the hour of 12 o'clock meridian 
July 1, 1957. 
Approved June 29, 1956.