An Act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1953, and for other purposes
PL 82-470 (H.R.7176), enacted 07/09/1952

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Public Law 470 
CHAPTER 597 
AN ACT 
July 9
^ 1952 
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year 
[H.R. 7176]— 
ending June 30, 1953, and for other purposes. 
Interior Depart-
ment Appropriation 
Act, 1953. 
49 Stat. 30. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF T H E INTERIOR 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of the 
Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1953, namely: 
OFFICE OF T H E SECRETARY 
ENFORCEMENT OF CONNALLY HOT OIL ACT 
For expenses necessary for controlling the interstate shipment of 
contraband oil as required by law (15 U. S. C. 715), including purchase 
of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, 
$187,000. 
CONSTRUCTION, SOUTHEASTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION 
For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, 
and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses connected 
therewith, in carrying out the provisions of section 5 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1944 (16 U. S. C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern 
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power area, to remain available until expended, $959,500: Provided-, 
That no part of the funds appropriated by this paragraph or any part 
of the unobligated balance appropriated under this heading in the 
Interior Department Appropriation Act for 1952 shall be available 
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for the construction of transmission lines and related facilities in the 
Southeastern power area until (1) a contract wath the affected power 
companies in the area of substantially the type which has heretofore 
been executed in other power areas for system wade transmission of 
electric power and energy from Government owned projects to pre- 
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ferred customers has been executed, or the said companies have refused 
to execute such contracts, and (2) the Secretary of the Interior has so 
informed the Congress. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power 
transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy 
pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 
1944 (16 U. S. C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern power area, 
ss stat. 89o. 
$760,000, 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations of the Southeastern Power Administration shall be 
available for purchase of not to exceed four passenger motor vehicles. 
Appropriations made herein to the Southeastern Power Administra-
tion shall be available in one fund, except that the appropriation 
herein made for operation and maintenance shall be available only 
for the service of the current fiscal year. 
58 Stat. 890. 
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CONSTRUCTION, SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION 
For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, 
and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses connected 
therewith, in carrying out the provisions of section 5 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1944 (16 U. S. C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern 
power area, to remain available until expended, $4,150,000, of which 
$1,130,000 is for liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to 
authority previously granted. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power 
transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy 
pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 
(16 U. S. C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern power area, $1,450,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations of the Southwestern Power Administration shall 
be available for purchase of not to exceed fifteen passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only. Appropriations made herein to the 
Southwestern Power Administration shall be available in one fund, 
except that the appropriation herein made for operation and main-
tenance shall be available only for the service of the current fiscal year. 
CONTINUING FUND, SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION 
Not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available during the current fiscal 
year from the continuing fund for all costs in connection with the 
purchase of electric power and energy and rentals for the use of trans-
mission facilities. 
COMMISSION OF F I N E AKTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses made necessary by the Act establishing a Commission 
of Fine Arts (40 XJ. S. C. 104)*, including payment of actual traveling 
expenses of the members and secretary of the Commission in attending 
meetings and committee meetings of the Commission either within or 
outside the District of Columbia, to be disbursed on vouchers approved 
by the Commission, $21,200. 
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, 
and appurtenant facilities, as authorized by law, to remain available 
until expended, $66,523,400, of which $4,096,400 is for liquidation of 
obligations incurred pursuant to authority previously granted. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of the Bonne-
ville transmission system and of marketing electric power and energy, 
$6,600,000. 
36 Stat. 371. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations of the Bonneville Power Administration shall be 
available to carry out all the duties imposed upon the Administrator 
pursuant to law, including not to exceed $75,000 for services as author-
ized by Section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), 
including such services at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for indi-
viduals; purchase of not to exceed twenty passenger motor vehicles 
(of which ten shall be for replacement only) ; and purchase (not to 
exceed one) of aircraft. 
Appropriations made herein to the Bonne-
ville Power Administration shall be available in one fund, except that 
the appropriation herein made for operation and maintenance shall 
be available only for the service of the current fiscal year. 
Not to exceed 12 per centum of the appropriation for construction 
herein made for the Bonneville Power Administration shall be avail-
able for construction work by force account or on a hired-labor basis, 
except in case of emergencies, local in character, so declared by the 
Bonneville Power Administrator. 
"The Bonneville Power Administrator", is hereby added after "the 
Commissioner of Reclamation", in subsection (a) of section 6 of the 
Act of October 15, 1949 (Public Law 359, Eighty-first Congress), as 
amended. 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
For expenses necessary for protection j use, improvement, develop-
ment, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, and performance of 
other functions, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and 
their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, $11,000,000: Provided, 
That this appropriation may be 
expended on a reimbursable basis for surveys of lands other than those 
under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management: Provided 
further, That, for the purpose of surveying federally controlled or 
intermingled lands, contributions toward the cost thereof may be 
accepted. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction of access roads on the revested Oregon and Cali-
fornia Railroad grant lands; acquisition of rights-of-way and of 
existing connecting roads adjacent to such lands; to remain available 
until expended, $2,750,000: Provided, That the amount appropriated 
herein for road construction shall be transferred to the Bureau of 
Public Roads, Department of Commerce: Provided further, That said 
sum of $2,750,000 is hereby made a reimbursable charge against the 
Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be reimbursed to 
the general fund in the Treasury in accordance with the provisions 
of the second paragraph of subsection (b) of title I I of the Act of 
August 28,1937 (50 Stat. 875). 
60 Stat. 810. 
Construction ap-
propriations. 
Compensation. 
63 Stat. bSl. 
Surveys of lands. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations for the Bureau of Land Management shall be avail-
able for purchase of not to exceed forty-five passenger motor vehicles, 
of which thirty-one shall be for replacement only; purchase, erection, 
and dismantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and main-
tenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which 
the United States has title: Provided, That of appropriations herein 
made for the Bureau of Land Management expenditures in connection 
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with the revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed 
Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands (other than expenditures for 
construction of access roads and for acquisition of rights-of-way and 
of existing connecting roads adjacent to such lands) shall be reim-
bursed from the 25 per centum referred to in section C, title II, of the 
Act approved August 28, 1987, of the special fund designated the 
"Oregon and California Land Grant Fund" and section 4 of the Act 
approved May 24, 1939, of the special fund designated the "Coos Bay 
Wagon Road Grant Fund". 
50 Stat. 876. 
53 Stat. 754. 
48 Stat. 1275. 
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS 
For construction, purchase, and maintenance of range improve-
ments pursuant to the provisions of sections 3 and 10 of the Act of 
12^73. ^*^*' ^"°' June 28, 1934, as amended (43 U. S. C. 315), sums equal to the aggre-
gate of all moneys received, during the current fiscal year, as range 
improvement fees under section 3 of said Act and of 25 per centum 
of all moneys received, during the current fiscal year, under section 15 
of said Act, to remain available until expended. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE SERVICES 
For expenses necessary to provide health, education, and welfare 
services for Indians, either directly or in cooperation with States and 
other organizations, including payment (in advance or from date of 
admission), of care, tuition, assistance, and other expenses of Indians 
in boarding homes, institutions, or schools; grants and other assistance 
to needy Indians; maintenance of law and order, and payment of 
rewards for information or evidence concerning violations of law on 
Indian reservations or lands; and operation of Indian arts and crafts 
shops and museums; $51,801,000. 
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RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary for management, development, improve-
ment, and protection of resources and appurtenant facilities under 
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including payment 
of irrigation assessments and charges; acquisition of water rights; 
conducting agricultural experiments and demonstrations; advances 
for Indian industrial and business enterprises; and development of 
Indian arts and crafts as authorized by law (25 U. S. C. 305), includ-
ing expenses of exhibits; $13,253,760. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, major repair, and improvement of irrigation and 
power systems, buildings, utilities, roads and trails, and other facili-
ties; acquisition of lands and interests in lands; preparation of lands 
for farming; and architectural and engineerin<2: services bv contract: 
to remain available until expended; $17,500,000. of which $1,380,000 
is for liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority pre-
viously granted: Provided^ That no part of the sum herein appro-
priated shall be used for the acquisition of land within the States of 
Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, 
and Wyoming outside of the boundaries of existing Indian reserva-
tions : Provided further^ That no part of this appropriation shall be 
used for the acquisition of land or water rights within the States of 
Nevada, Oregon, and Washington either inside or outside the bound-
49 Stat. 891. 
Restrictions. 
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aries of existing reservations: Provided further, That of the amount 
Roads and traiu. 
included herein for the construction of roads and trails, such part of 
the amount as determined by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs 
shall be available only for roads and trails which State and local 
governments agree to take over and maintain when the improvement 
is completed: Provided fm-ther, That the amount of $24,000 hereto- Mf,2'°°"^*''""^'' 
fore appropriated and now available under this heading for school 
facilities at Squaw Point Unorganized Territory, Minnesota, may 
be expended for school facilities for the Prairie Island Indian Com-
munity or for cooperation with Burnside Consolidated School Dis-
trict Numbered 3, Goodhue County, Minnesota, in the construction, 
extension, equipment, or improvement of public-school facilities as 
may be agreed upon by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and the 
State Department of Education of Minnesota, under such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the general administration of the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs, including such expenses in field offices, $3,525,647. 
REVOLVING FUND FOR LOANS 
For an additional amount for loans as authorized by sections 10 
and 11 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U. S. C. 470, 471), as amended 
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and supplemented, and section 1 of the Act of April 19,1950 (Public 
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Law 474), $1,000,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (except the 
revolving fund for loans) shall be available for purchase of not to 
exceed two hundred and sixty passenger motor vehicles (of which two 
hundred and fifty shall be for replacement only), which may be used 
for the transportation of Indians; purchase of ice for official use of 
employees; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 
2,1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), including not to exceed $5,000 for expenditure 
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at rates for individuals not in excess of $100 per diem on irrigation and 
power matters, when authorized by the Secretary; and expenses 
required by continuing or permanent treaty provisions. 
TRIBAL FUNDS 
In addition to the tribal funds authorized to be expended by existing 
law, there is hereby appropriated $2,920,000 from tribal funds not 
otherwise available for expenditure for the benefit of Indians and 
Indian tribes, including pay and travel expenses of employees; care, 
tuition and other assistance to Indian children attending public and 
private schools (which may be paid in advance or from date of admis-
sion) ; purchase of land and improvements on land, title to which 
shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the tribe 
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for which purchased; lease of lands and water rights; compensation 
and expenses of attorneys and other persons employed by Indian tribes 
under approved contracts; pay, travel and other expenses of tribal 
officers, councils, and committees thereof, or other tribal organizations, 
including mileage for use of privately owned automobiles and per 
diem in lieu of subsistence at rates established administratively but 
not to exceed those applicable to civilian employees of the Govern-
ment; relief of Indians, without regard to section 7 of the Act of 
is use 4124. 
May 27, 1930 (46 Stat. 391), including cash grants; and employment 
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Recreational di-
rector. 
Curator. 
of a recreational director for the Menominee Reservation and a curator 
for the Osage Museum, each of whom shall be appointed with the 
approval of the respective tribal councils and without regard to the 
classification laws: Provided, That in addition to the amount appro-
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priated herein, tribal funds may be advanced to Indian tribes during 
the current fiscal year for such purposes as may be designated by the 
governing body of the particular tribe involved and approved by the 
Secretary: Provided^ however, That no part of this appropriation or 
other tribal funds shall be used for the acquisition of land or water 
rights within the States of Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Wyo-
ming, either inside or outside the boundaries of existing Indian 
reservations. 
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BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
For carrying out the functions of the Bureau of Reclamation as 
provided in the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 
seljf ^^^ 3 72 et g^^^ ggg^ ^^^ ^^^^ ameudatory thereof or supplementary thereto) 
and other Acts applicable to that Bureau, as follows: 
Reports. 
GENEEAL INVESTIGATIONS 
For engineering and economic investigations of proposed Federal 
reclamation projects and studies of water conservation and develop-
ment plans; engineering and economic investigations, as a basis for 
legislation, and for reports thereon to Congress, relating to projects 
for the development and utilization of the water resources of Alaska; 
formulating plans and preparing designs and specifications for author-
ized Federal reclamation projects or parts thereof ^rior to initial 
allocation of appropriations for construction of such projects or parts; 
and activities preliminary to the reconstruction, rehabilitation and 
betterment, financial adjustment, or extension of existing projects; 
to remain available until expended; $4,000,000, of which $3,200,000 
shall be derived from the reclamation fund and $500,000 ^ a l l be 
derived from the Colorado River development fund: Provided, That 
the expenditure of any sums from this appropriation for investigations 
of any nature requested by States, municipalities, or other interests 
shall be upon the basis of the State, municipality, or other interest 
advancing at least 50 per centum of the estimated cost of such inves-
tigations: Provided 
further, 
That, except as herein expressly pro-
vided with respect to investigations in Alaska, no part of this appro-
priation shall be expended in the conduct of activities which are not 
authorized by law. 
Restrictions. 
CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION 
For construction and rehabilitation of authorized reclamation 
projects or parts thereof (including power transmission facilities) 
and for other related activities, as authorized by law, to remain avail-
able until expended, $177,797,991, of which $49,155,000 shall he 
derived from the reclamation fund: Provided, That no part of this 
appropriation shall be available for other than the completion of 
field engineering, survey work, and preliminary designs of the South-
west Contra Costa County Water District System and no repayment 
contract shall be executed or construction begun until plans have been 
submitted to and approved by the Congress through its legislative 
and appropriation procedures, after submission of a report to the 
Congress by the Secretary of the Interior (1) on the cost and feasi-
bility of said project, including the necessary distribution syst«m and 
(2) on the rates required to be charged to the ultimate consumers: 
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Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used 
to initiate the construction of transmission facilities within those 
areas covered by power w^heeling service contracts which include 
provision for service to Federal establishments and preferred cus-
tomers, except those transmission facilities for which construction 
funds have been heretofore appropriated, those facilities which are 
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necessary to carry out the terms of such contracts or those facilities 
for which the Secretary of the Interior finds the wheeling agency is 
unable or unwilling to provide for the integration of Federal projects 
or for service to a Federal establishment or preferred customer: 
Provided fu/rther, That in order to promote agreement among the 
States of Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado, and to avoid any pos-
sible alteration of existing vested water rights, no part of this or of 
any prior appropriation shall be used for construction or for further 
commitment for construction of the Glendo unit or any feature thereof, 
until a definite plan report thereon has been completed, reviewed by 
the States of Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado, and approved by 
Congress: Provided 
further^ That not to exceed $1,419,000 of the 
appropriation herein made for "Construction and rehabilitation. 
Bureau of Reclamation" shall be expended for completion of con-
struction of the Coachella division of the All-American Canal System, 
Boulder Canyon project in accordance with the terms and conditions 
of the appropriation for the same purpose contained in the Interior 
Department Appropriation Act, 1952: Provided 
further, 
That not 
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to exceed $700,000 shall be available toward emergency rehabilitation 
of the Savage Rapids Dam to be repaid in full under conditions satis-
factory to the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, That no 
part of this or any other appropriation shall be available for the 
initiation of construction under the terms of reclamation law of any 
dam or reservoir or water supply, or any tunnel, canal or conduit for 
water, or water distribution system related to such dam or reservoir 
until the Secretary shall certify to the Congress that an adequate soil 
survey and land classification has been made and that the lands to 
be irrigated are susceptible to the production of agricultural crops 
by means of irrigation: Provided further, 
That no part of this or 
prior appropriations shall be used for construction, nor for further 
commitments to construction of Moorhead Dam and Reservoir, Mon-
tana, or any feature thereof until a definite plan report thereon has 
been completed, reviewed by the States of Wyoming and Montana, 
and approved by the Congress. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For operation and maintenance of reclamation projects or parts 
thereof and of other facilities, as authorized by law; and for a soil 
and moisture conservation program on lands under the jurisdiction 
of the Bureau of Reclamation, pursuant to law, $19,000,000, of which 
$14,940,450 shall be derived from the reclamation fund and $2,143,000 
shall be derived from the Colorado River dam fund, including (not-
withstanding the provisions of the First Deficiency Appropriation 
Act, 1944, relating thereto) operation and maintenance of Palo Verde 
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Weir: Provided, That funds advanced for operation and maintenance 
of reclamation projects or parts thereof shall be deposited to the credit 
of this appropriation and may be expended for the same objects and 
in the same manner as sums appropriated herein may be expended, 
and the unexpended balances of such advances shall be credited to the 
appropriation for the next succeeding fiscal year. 
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59 Stat. 54. 
62 Stat, 1052. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of general administration and related func-
tions in the offices of the Commissioner of Keclamation and in the 
regional offices of the Bureau of Reclamation, $5,250,000, to be derived 
from the reclamation fund and to be nonreimbursable pursuant to the 
Act of April 19, 1945 (43 U. S. C. 377) : Provided, That no part of 
any other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities 
or functions budgeted for the current fiscal year as general adminis-
trative expenses: Provided further, That not exceeding $150,000 of 
funds available for expenditure under this appropriation shall be 
used for salaries and expenses in connection with information work. 
EMERGENCY FUND 
For an additional amount for the emergency fund as authorized by 
the Act of June 26, 1948 (43 IT. S. C. 502), $400,000, to be derived 
from the reclamation fund, special fund, and to remain available until 
expended for the purposes specified in said Act. 
32 Stat. 388. 
45 Stat. 1057. 
54 Stat. 774. 
SPECIAL FUNDS 
Sums herein referred to as being derived from the reclamation fund, 
the Colorado River dam fund, or the Colorado River development 
fund, are appropriated from the special funds in the Treasury created 
by the Act of June 17,1902 (43 U. S. C. 391), the Act of December 21, 
1928 (43 U. S. C. 617a), and the Act of July 19, 1940 (43 U. S. C. 
618a), respectively. Such sums shall be transferred, upon request of 
the Secretary, to be merged with and expended under the heads herein 
specified; and the unexpended balances of sums transferred for ex-
penditure undet the heads "Operation and Maintenance" and "General 
Administrative Expenses" shall revert and be credited to the special 
fund from which derived. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
60 Stat. 810. 
Damage claims. 
Rewards. 
58 Stat. 486. 
49 Stat. 666. 
59 Stat. 54. 
Appropriations to the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for 
purchase of not to exceed one hundred and fifty passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only; not to exceed $50,000 for services as 
authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 IT. S. C. 55a), 
including such services at rates for individuals not to exceed $100 per 
day, when authorized by the Secretary; payment of claims for damage 
to or loss of property, personal injury, or death arising out of activities 
of the Bureau of Reclamation; payment, except as otherwise provided 
for, of compensation and expense of persons on the rolls of the Bureau 
of Reclamation appointed as authorized by law to represent the United 
States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts 
without reimbursement or return under the reclamation laws; rewards 
for information or evidence concerning violations of law involving 
property under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation; per-
formance of the functions specified under the head "Operation and 
Maintenance Administration", Bureau of Reclamation, in the Interior 
Department Appropriation Act, 1945; preparation and dissemination 
of useful information including recordings, photographs, and photo-
graphic prints; and studies of recreational uses of reservoir areas, 
and investigation and recovery of archeological and paleontological 
remains in such areas in the same manner as provided for in the Act 
of August 21, 1935 (16 U. S. C. 461-467) : Provided, That no part of 
any appropriation made herein shall be available pursuant to the Act 
of April 19, 1945 (43 U. S. C. 377), for expenses other than those 
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incurred on behalf of specific reclamation projects except "General 
Administrative Expenses" and amounts provided for reconnaissance, 
basin surveys, and general engineering and research under the head 
"General Investigations." 
Allotments to the Missouri Eiver Basin project from the appropria-
tion under the head "Construction and Kehabilitation" shall be avail-
able additionally for said project for those functions of the Bureau of 
Reclamation provided for under the head "General Investigations" 
(but this authorization shall not preclude use of the appropriation 
under said head within that area), and for the continuation of investi-
gations by agencies of the Department on a general plan for the 
development of the Missouri River Basin. Such allotments may be 
expended through or in cooperation with State and other Federal 
agencies, and advances to such agencies are hereby authorized. 
Sums appropriated herein which are expended in the performance 
of reimbursable functions of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be 
returnable to the extent and in the manner provided by law. 
Any agency of the United States Government having title thereto 
is authorized to transfer to the Bureau of Reclamation, without reim-
bursement, parts, equipment and supplies for aircraft excess to its 
needs. 
No part of any appropriation for the Bureau of Reclamation, con-
tained in this Act or in any prior Act, which represents amounts 
earned under the terms of a contract but remaining unpaid, shall be 
obligated for any other purpose, regardless of when such amounts 
are to be paid: Provided, That the incurring of any obligation pro-
hibited by this paragraph shall be deemed a violation of section 665 
of title 3i of the United States Code. 
No funds appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation for operation 
and maintenance, except those derived from advances by water users, 
shall be used for the j)articular benefit of lands (a) within the 
boundaries of an irrigation district, (b) of any member of a water 
users' organization, or (c) of any individual, when such district, 
organization, or individual is in arrears for more than twelve months 
in the payment of charges due under a contract entered into with 
the United States pursuant to laws administered by the Bureau of 
Reclamation. 
Not to exceed 12 per centum of the construction allotment made by 
the Bureau of Reclamation for any project from the appropriation 
"Construction and Rehabilitation" contained in this Act shall be 
available for construction work by force account or on a hired-labor 
basis; except that not to exceed $225,000 may on approval of the 
Commissioner be expended for construction work by force account on 
any one project or Missouri Basin unit when the work is unsuitable 
for contract or when excessive bids are received; and except in cases 
of emergencies local in character, so declared by the Commissioner. 
Missouri R i v e r 
Basin project. 
Transfer o f air-' 
craft parts, etc. 
Restrictions. 
C o n s t r u c t i o n 
work by force ac-
count, etc. 
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for the Geological Survey to perform sur-
veys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, and 
the mineral and water resources of the United States, its Territories 
and possessions; classify lands as to mineral character and water and 
power resources; give engineering supervision to power permits and 
Federal Power Commission licenses; enforce departmental regula-
tions applicable to oil, gas^ and other mining leases, permits, licenses, 
and operating contracts; and publish and disseminate data relative to 
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Cooperation with 
States, etc. 
the foregoing activities; $25,362,685, of which $3,500,000 shall be 
available only for cooperation with States or municipalities for water 
resources investigations: Provided^ That the share of the Geological 
Survey in any topographic mapping or water resources investigations 
carried on in cooperation with any State or municipality shall not 
exceed 50 per centum of the cost thereof. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The amount appropriated for the Geological Survey shall be avail-
able for purchase of not to exceed one hundred and nineteen passenger 
motor vehicles, of which one hundred and one shall be for replacement 
only; reimbursement of the General Services Administration for 
security guard service for protection of confidential files; contracting 
for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophy-
sical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively deter-
mined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and 
maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acqui-
sition of lands for gaging stations; and payment of compensation and 
expenses of persons on the rolls of the Geological Survey appointed, as 
authorized by law, to represent the United States in the negotiation 
and administration of interstate compacts, including not to exceed 
$10,000 for the person appointed by the President to participate 
as the representative of the United States in the administration of the 
compact consented to by the Act of May 31, 1949 (Public Law 82) : 
t^^d°i^^^"fn- Provided^ That notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the 
President is authorized to appoint a retired officer as such representa-
tive, without prejudice to his status as a retired Army officer, and he 
shall receive such compensation and expenses in addition to his retired 
pay. 
BUREAU OF MINES 
63 Stat. 145. 
Fire control. 
CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES 
For expenses necessary for promoting the conservation, exploration, 
development, production, and utilization of mineral resources, includ-
ing fuels, in the United States, its Territories, and possessions; devel-
oping synthetics and substitutes; producing and distributing helium; 
and controlling fires in inactive coal deposits on public lands, and on 
private lands, with the consent of the owner; $18,657,000: Provided^ 
That the Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to make suitable 
arrangements with owners of private property or with a State or its 
subdivisions for payment of a sum equal to not less than one-half the 
amount of expenditure to be made for control or extinguishment of fires 
in inactive coal deposits from funds provided under the authorization 
of this Act except that expenditure of Federal funds for this purpose 
in any privately owned operating coal mine shall be limited to investi-
gation and supervision. 
H E A L T H AND SAFETY 
For expenses necessary for promotion of health and safety in mines 
and in the minerals industries, as authorized by law, $4,080,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and improvement of facilities under the juris-
diction of the Bureau of Mines, to remain available until expended, 
$3,600,000, of which $2,600,000 is for liquidation of obligations 
incurred pursuant to authority previously granted. 
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of 
Mines, including such expenses in the regional offices, $1,278,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations and funds available to the Bureau of Mines may 
be expended for purchase of not to exceed seventy-five passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only; providing transportation services 
in isolated areas for employees, student dependents of employees, 
and other pupils, and such activities may be financed under cooperative 
arrangements; temporary and emergency contracts for personal 
services and employment of persons without regard to civil-service 
regulations as required in the conduct of programs for the control 
of fires in inactive coal deposits and flood prevention in anthracite 
mines; purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection 
with mine rescue and first-aid work: Provided^ That the Secretary is 
authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment and other contribu-
tions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in 
cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Provided 
further^ That power produced in the operation of the power plant of 
the Bureau of Mines at Louisiana, Missouri, in excess of the Bureau's 
needs may be sold to non-Federal purchasers, but the expenses of the 
Bureau in the production and sale of such excess power shall not 
exceed the total amount of such sales, and expenditures for the produc-
tion of excess power shall not be deemed a charge against the total 
appropriations authorized by the Synthetic Liquid Fuels Act, as 
amended: Provided 
further, That the sums made available for the 
current fiscal year to the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air 
Force for the acquisition of helium from the Bureau of Mines shall 
be transferred to the Bureau of Mines, and said sums, together with 
all other payments to the Bureau of Mines for helium, shall be credited 
to the special helium production fund, established pursuant to the 
Act of March 3, 1925, as amended (50 U. S. C. 164 (c)) : Provided 
further, That the Bureau of Mines is authorized, during the current 
fiscal year, to sell directly or through any Government agency, includ-
ing corporations, any metal or mineral product that may be manu-
factured in pilot plants operated by the Bureau of Mines, and the 
proceeds of such sales shall be covered into the Treasury as 
miscellaneous receipts. 
Ac c e ptance of 
lands, etc. 
Sale of power to 
n o n-F ederal p u r-
chasers. 
58 Stat. 190. 
30 u s e 321-325. 
T r a n s f e r 
of 
funds. 
43 Stat. 1111. 
NATIONAL PAKK SEEVICE 
MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION 
For expenses necessary for the management and protection of the 
areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service, 
including protection of lands in process of condemnation; and for 
plans, investigations, and studies of the recreational resources (exclu-
sive of preparation of detail plans and working drawings) and 
archaeological values in river basins of the United States (except 
the Missouri Kiver Basin); $8,791,000. 
MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES 
For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and rehabili-
tation of roads, trails, buildings, utilities, and other physical facilities 
essential to the operation of areas administered pursuant to law by 
the National Park Service, $8,004,000. 
37 Stat. 460. 
60 Stat. 885. 
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CONSTRUCTION 
; 
^ ^ ^ 
For construction and improvement, without regard to the Act of 
August 24, 1912, as amended (16 U. S. C. 451), of roads, trails, 
parkways, buildings, utilities, and other physical facilities; and the 
acquisition of lands, interests therein, improvements, and water 
rights; to remain available until expended; $14,770,000. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration of the National 
Park Service, including such expenses in the regional offices, 
$1,342,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be available for 
purchase of not to exceed nineteen passenger motor vehicles for replace-
ment only; cleaning and repair of uniforms for National Capital Parks 
police and guards; and the objects and purposes specified in the Act of 
August 7,1946 (16 U. S. C. l7j-2). 
F I S H AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
MANAGEMENT o r RESOURCES 
For expenses necessary for conservation, management, protection, 
and utilization of fish and wildhfe resources, and for the performance 
of other authorized functions related to such resources; operation of 
the industrial properties within the Crab Orchard National Wildlife 
Eefuge (61 Stat. 770); maintenance of the herd of long-horned cattle 
on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge; purchase or rent of land, 
and functions related to wildlife management in California (16 
62 Stat. 238. 
u . S. C. 695-695c); and not to exceed $30,000 for payment, in the 
discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning 
violations of laws administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service; 
$7,325,375; and in addition, there are appropriated amounts equal to 
25 per centum of the proceeds covered into the Treasury during the 
next preceding fiscal year from the sale of sealskins and other prod-
ucts, to remain available for expenditure during the current and next 
succeeding fiscal years for management and investigation of fish and 
wildlife resources of Alaska, including construction. 
INVESTIGATIONS OF RESOURCES 
For expenses necessary for scientific and economic studies and 
investigations respecting conservation, management, protection, and 
utilization of fish and wildlife resources, including related aquatic 
plants and products; collection, compilation, and publication of infor-
mation concerning such studies and investigations; and the perforpi-
ance of other functions related thereto; as authorized oy law; 
$4,062,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities 
required in the conservation, management, protection, and utilization 
of fish and wildlife resources and the acquisition of lands and interests 
therein, including continuing the construction of fish cultural facili-
ties on lands owned by the State of South Dakota; to remain available 
until expended, $673,800. 
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration of the Fish and 
Wildlife Service, including such expenses in the regional offices, 
$904,000. 
ADMINISTRATION OF PRIBILOF ISLANDS 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of February 26,1944, as 
amended (16 U. S. C. 631a-631q), there are appropriated amounts 
equal to 60 per centum of the proceeds covered into the Treasury dur-
ing the next preceding fiscal year from the sale of sealskins and other 
products, to remain available for expenditure during the current and 
next succeeding fiscal years. 
58 Stat. lOv. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations for the Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available 
for purchase of not to exceed seventy-four passenger motor vehicles, 
for replacement only; purchase of not to exceed ten aircraft, of which 
nine shall be for replacement only; publication and distribution of 
bulletins as authorized by law (7 U. S. C. 417); rations or commu-
tation of rations for officers and crews of vessels at rates not to exceed 
$3 per man per day; repair of damage to public roads within and 
adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the Fish and 
Wildlife Service; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed 
$1 for each option; facilities incident to such public recreational 
uses on conservation areas as are not inconsistent with their primary 
purposes; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, build-
ings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Fish and Wild-
li:^ Service and to which the United States has title, and which 
are utilized pursuant to law in connection with management and 
investigation of fish and wildlife resources. 
34 Stat. 690. 
Options for pur-
chase of land. 
OFFICE OF TERRITORIES 
ADMINISTRATION OF TERRITORIES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of Territories and 
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands under the jurisdiction 
of the Department of the Interior, including expenses of the offices 
of the Governors of Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, as 
authorized by law (48 U. S. C , sees. 61, 531, 1422, 1431a (c)), 
expenses of the Government of the Virgin Islands as authorized by 
law (48 U. S. C. 1405) ; compensation and mileage of members of the 
legislatures in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and American Samoa as author-
ized by law (48 U. S. C, sees. 87, 599,. 142Id (e), and 1431a (c)); 
compensation and expenses of the judiciary in American Samoa as 
authorized by law (48 U. S. C. 1431a (c)) ; care of insane as author-
ized by law for Alaska (48 U. S. C. 46-50) ; grants to the Virgin 
Islands and American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, 
for support of governmental functions; and personal services, house-
hold equipment and furnishings, and utilities necessary in the opera-
tion of the several Governors' houses; $9,320,287: Provided, 
That 
the Territorial and local governments herein provided for are author-
ized to make purchases through the General Services Administration: 
Provided further, That appropriations available for the Administra-
tion of Territories may be expended for the purchase, charter, main-
tenance, and operation of aircraft and surface vessels for official pur-
SlStat. 321,153; 
64 S t a t . 386; 45 
Stat. 1253. 
49 Stat. 1807. 
37 Stat. 
Stat. 146; 
391. 
45 Stat. 1253. 
516; 31 
64 Stat. 
56 Stat. 782. 
Aircraft and sur-
face vessels. 
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poses and for commercial transportation purposes found by the 
Secretary to be necessary. 
61 Stat. 397. 
22 u s e 287 note. 
31 use 1. 
64 Stat. 834. 
31 tree 65 note. 
I s l a n d Trading 
e o . of Micronesia. 
TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS 
Of the sum appropriated in the preceding paragraph $5,493,750 shall 
be for expenses necessary for the administration of the Trust Terri-
tory of the Pacific Islands pursuant to the Trusteeship Agreement 
approved by Public Law 204, Eightieth Congress, including the 
Expenses of the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the 
Pacific Islands; compensation and expenses of the judiciary of the 
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; grants to the Trust Territory 
of the Pacific Islands in addition to local revenues, for support of 
governmental functions: Provided^ That all financial transactions of 
the Trust Territory, including such transactions of all agencies or 
instrumentalities established or utilized by such Trust Territory, shall 
be audited by the General Accounting Office in accordance with the 
provisions of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (42 Stat. 23), as 
amended, and the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 34) : 
Provided further^ That the government of the Trust Territory of the 
Pacific Islands is authorized to make purchases through the General 
Services Administration: Provided 
further^ 
That appropriations 
available for the Administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands, may be expended for the purchase, charter, maintenance, and 
operation of aircraft and surface vessels for official purposes and for 
commercial transportation purposes found by the Secretary to be 
necessary in carrying out the provisions of article 6 (2) of the Trus-
teeship agreement approved by Public Law 204, Eightieth Congress: 
Provided further^ That the reserve for Navy subsidies in the amount 
of $1,801,934 carried in the accounts of the Island Trading Company 
of Micronesia on December 31, 1951, as "Paid in Surplus" shall be 
paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided 
further^ 
That after June 30, 1953, no funds appropriated by this or any other 
Act and no funds which are available or which may become available 
from any source whatever shall be used for administration of the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands, except as may be specifically author-
ized by law: Provided further^ That the Island Trading Company of 
Micronesia shall not have succession after December 31, 1953, and any 
funds available to said company on said date shall, unless otherwise 
specifically provided by law, be deposited in the Treasury as miscel-
laneous receipts: Provided further^ That the references herein to the 
Island Trading Company of Micronesia shall be deemed to include 
any other officer, agency, or instrumentality performing the same or 
similar functions: Provided further^ That no new activity requiring 
expenditures of Federal funds shall be initiated without specific prior 
approval of Congress. 
63 Stat. 627. 
48 u s e 4 8 6 n o t e . 
ALASKA PUBLIC WORKS 
For an additional amount for expenses necessary for carrying out 
the provisions of the Act of August 24, 1949 (Public Law 264), to 
remain available until June 30, 1955, $13,208,200, of which not to 
exceed $654,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. 
CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, ALASKA 
For construction of roads, tramways, buildings, ferries, bridges, 
and trails, including surveys and plans for new road construction; 
acquisition of lands or interests in lands by purchase, donation, con-
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demnation, or otherwise; and purchase of not to exceed two passenger 
motor vehicles; to remain available until expended; $17,000,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, ALASKA 
For operation and maintenance of roads, tramways, buildings, 
ferries, bridges, and trails, $3,318,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The total of the amounts herein appropriated for construction. 
Operation and maintenance of roads in Alaska shall be available in 
one fund, except that the appropriation herein made for operation 
and maintenance shall be available only for the service of the current 
fiscal year. 
Not to exceed 20 per centum of the amount herein appropriated for 
construction of roads in Alaska shall be available for construction work 
by force account, or on a hired-labor basis. 
F u n d s for con-
struction. 
CONSTRUCTION, ALASKA RAILKOAD 
For the authorized work of the Alaska Railroad, including improve-
ments and new construction, to remain available until expended, 
$3,906,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head may 
be transferred to the Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund for purposes 
of accounting and administration. 
T r a n s f e r 
funds. 
of 
ALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND 
The Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund shall continue available until 
expended for the work authorized by law, including operation of 
facilities under the jurisdiction of the railroad in Mount McKinley 
National Park; operation and maintenance of oceangoing or coastwise 
vessels by ownership, charter, or arrangement with other branches of 
the Government service, for the purpose of providing additional facili-
ties for transportation of freight, passengers, or mail, when deemed 
necessary for the benefit and development of industries or travel in 
the area served; and payment of compensation and expenses as author-
ized by section 42 of the Act of September 7, 1916 (5 IT. S. C. 793), to 
be reimbursed as therein provided: Provided, That no one other than 
the general manager of said railroad, and one assistant general man-
ager at not to exceed $13,000 per annum, shall be paid an annual salary 
out of said fund of more than $11,000. 
39 Stat. 750. 
S a l a r y limita-
tions. 
VIRGIN ISLANDS PUBLIC WORKS 
For an additional amount to carry out the provisions of the Act 
of December 20, 1944 (58 Stat. 827), $2,567,000, of which $1,467,000 
is for liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority previ-
ously granted: Provided, That the estimated project costs specified in 
said Act of December 20, 1944, shall not constitute limitations on 
amounts that may be expended for such projects. 
ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF T H E INTERIOR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior 
(referred to herein as the Secretary), including teletype rentals and 
service, and purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement 
only, $2,525,000. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS 
E m p 1 o y ment of 
aliens. 
A t t e n d a n c e at 
meetings. 
Funds for emer-
g e n c y construc-
tion. 
Emergency pre-
vention of fires. 
Funds for opera-
tion of warehouses, 
etc. 
47 Stat. 417. 
Reimbursements, 
60 Stat. 810. 
Surplus property. 
63 Stat. 377. 
41 u s e 201 note. 
Chauffeurs. 
SEC. 102. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 
aliens may be employed during the current fiscal year in the field serv-
ice of the Department for periods of not more than thirty days in 
cases of emergency caused by fire, flood, storm, act of God, or sabotage. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations in this Act available for travel expenses 
shall be available, for expenses of attendance of officers and employees 
at meetings or conventions of members of societies or associations 
concerned with the work of the bureau or office for which the appro-
priation concerned is made. 
SEC. 104. Appropriations made in this Act shall be available for 
expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the 
approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replace-
ment or repair of buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment 
damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable 
causes: Provided^ That no funds shall be made available under this 
authority until funds specifically made available to the Department 
of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted. 
SEC. 105. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer 
(within each bureau or office) of any appropriation in this Act, in 
addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the sev-
eral agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of forest 
or range fires on or threatening lands under jurisdiction of the 
Department of the Interior: Provided^ That appropriations made in 
this Act for fire suppression purposes shall be available for the pay-
ment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year. 
SEC. 106. Appropriations made in this Act shall be available for 
operation of warehouses, garages, shops, and similar facilities, wher-
ever consolidation of activities will contribute to efficiency or economy, 
and said appropriations shall be reimbursed for services rendered 
to any other activity in the same manner as authorized by the Act 
of June 30, 1932 (31 U. S. C. 686): Provided, That reimbursements 
for cost of supplies, materials and equipment, and for services ren-
dered may be credited to the appropriation current at the time such 
reimbursements are received. 
SEC. 107. Appropriations made in this Act shall be available for 
services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 
(5 U. S. C. 55a) when authorized by the Secretary; maintenance and 
operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; examina-
tion of estimates of appropriations in the field; payment for tele-
phone service in private residences in the field, when authorized 
under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment of 
dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in 
societies or associations which issue publications to members only or 
at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members. 
SEC. 108. After June 30, 1952, transfers to the Department of the 
Interior pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Serv-
ices Act of 1949 of equipment, material and supplies, excess to the 
needs of Federal agencies may be made at the request of the Secretary 
of the Interior without reimbursement or transfer of funds when 
required by the Interior Department for operations conducted in the 
administration of the Territories and the Trust Territory of the 
Pacific Islands. 
SEC. 109. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be used to pay the compensation of any civilian employee of the 
Government in the District of Columbia whose duties consist of act-
ing as chauffeur of any Government-owned passenger motor vehicle 
(other than a bus or ambulance and two passenger motor vehicles 
assigned one to the Secretary and one to the Under Secretary), unless 
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such appropriation is specifically authorized to be used for paying 
the compensation of employees performing such duties. 
SEC. 110. The Secretary hereafter is authorized without regard 
to section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949 to place the position 
of Director, Division of the Budget and Finance, in grade GS-17 in 
the General Schedule established by the Classification Act of 1949 so 
long as the position is held by the present incumbent. 
TITLE II—VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATION 
63 Stat. 959. 
S u s e 1105. 
BEVOLVING FUND 
For an additional amount for the revolving fund established under 
this head in the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1950, to provide for 
advances to the Virgin Islands Corporation as authorized by law, 
$1,515,000. 
GRANTS 
For payment to the Virgin Islands Corporation in the form of 
grants, for expenses incurred during the current fiscal year, as author-
ized by section 8 of the Virgin Islands Corporation Act, $241,000. 
63 Stat. 875. 
63 Stat. 354, 
48 u s e 1407g. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
During the current fiscal year the Virgin Islands Corporation is 
hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
funds available to it and in accord with law, and to make such con-
tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal-year limitations as 
provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, 
as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out its programs as set 
forth in the budget for the fiscal year 1953: Provided^ That not to 
exceed $134,000 shall be available for administrative expenses (to be 
computed on an accrual basis) of the Corporation, covering the cate-
gories set forth in the 1953 Budget estimates for such expenses. 
TITLE III—EMERGENCY FLOOD AND STORM 
REPAIRS 
OFFICE OP THE SECRETARY 
t 
59 Stat. 598. 
31 u s e 849. 
EMERGENCY FLOOD AND STORM REPAIRS 
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse applicable 
appropriations for the cost of personnel, supplies, and facilities, 
diverted for the repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement 
. , 
of structures, buildings, or other facilities, including equipment, dam-
aged or destroyed by flood or storm, $1,350,000, to remain available 
until June 30,1953. 
T I T L E IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, or th^/^^w^of'cfovern" 
of the funds available for expenditure by any corporation included ment. 
in this Act, shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person 
who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States 
or who is a member of an organization of Government employees 
that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United 
States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that 
advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by 
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force or violence: Provided^ That for the purposes hereof an affidavit 
shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the 
affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged 
in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a 
member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the 
right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that 
such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization 
that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States 
Penalty. 
j ^ ^ forcc or violeucc: Provided further^ That any person who engages 
in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a 
member of an organization of Government employees that asserts 
the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or 
w^ho advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, 
the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or 
violence, and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are 
paid from any appropriation or fund contained in this Act shall be 
guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than 
$1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Provided 
further^ That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not 
p^^mlfX?^^ *"' ^^ substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Provided 
further^ That in cases of emergency, caused by fire, flood, storm, act 
of God, or sabotage, persons may be employed for periods of not more 
than thirty days and be paid salaries and wages without the necessity 
of inquiring into their membership in any organization. 
e^torT^ffl^ction^. 
^Ec. 402. (a) No part of the money appropriated by this Act to any 
department, agency, or corporation or made available for expenditure 
by any department, agency, or corporation which is in excess of 90 
per centum of the amount required to pay the compensation of all 
persons the budget estimates for personal services heretofore sub-
mitted to the Congress for the fiscal year 1953 contemplated would be 
employed by such department, agency, or corporation during such 
fiscal year in the performance of— 
(1) function performed by a person designated as an informa-
tion specialist, information and editorial specialist, publications 
and information coordinator, press relations officer or counsel, 
photographer, radio expert, television expert, motion picture 
expert, or publicity expert, or designated by any similar title, or 
(2) functions performed by persons who assist persons per-
forming the functions described in (1) in drafting, preparing, 
editing, typing, duplicating or disseminating public iniormation, 
publications or releases, radio or television scripts, magazine arti-
cles, photographs, motion picture and similar material, shall be 
available to pay the compensation of persons performing the 
functions described in (1) or (2). 
Exceptions. 
^|^^ T\i\s section shall not apply to the preparation for publication 
of reports and maps resulting from authorized scientific and engineer-
ing investigations and surveys, to photography incident to the com-
Silation and reproduction of maps and reports, or publications of the 
ational Park Service, or to photocopying of permanent records for 
preservation. 
ap^ointmint"°" "^ 
SEO. 403. No part of any appropriation or authorization contained 
in this Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any incumbent 
appointed to any civil office or position which may become vacant 
Nonappiicabuity. during the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 1952: Provided^ That this 
inhibition shall not apply to— 
(a) not to excefed 25 per centum of all vacancies; 
(b) positions filled from within the department; 
(c) offices or positions required by law to be filled by appoint-
ment of the President and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate: 
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(d) positions the personnel of which are engaged in health 
and safety, law enforcement, soil and moisture, and activities in 
the field, exclusive of administrative personnel not directly con-
nected with such activities; 
(e) seasonal and casual workers; 
(f) employees of the Bureau of Mines; 
(g) employees of the Geological Survey; 
(h) employees in grades CPC 1,2, and 3; 
(i) salaries and expenses, Office of the Secretary; 
(j) employees paid wholly from trust funds, or funds derived 
by transfer from trust accounts, or to employees paid from appro-
priation of, or measured by, receipts: 
Provided further^ That when the total number of personnel subject 
to this section has been reduced to 90 per centum of the total provided 
for in the budget estimates, such limitation may cease to apply and 
said 90 per centum shall become a ceiling for employment during the 
fiscal year 1953, and if exceeded at any time during fiscal year 1953 
this provision shall again become operative. 
SEC, 404. (a) No appropriation or authorization contained in this 
Act shall be available to pay— 
(1) for travel of personnel, 
(2) for personal services of personnel above basic rates, or 
(3) for transportation of things (other than mail), more than 
90 per centum of the amount which the budget estimates hereto-
fore submitted in connection with such appropriation or authori-
zation contemplated would be expended therefrom for such pur-
poses, respectively; and the total amount of each appropriation, 
any part of which is available for any such purpose, is hereby 
reduced by an amount equal to 10 per centum of the amount re-
quested in such budget estimates for such purpose, less an amount 
representing the reduction, if any, between the amount requested 
for personal services in budget estimates and the amount appro-
priated herein for such services. 
(b) This section shall not apply to appropriations for— 
(1) activities for health and safety, law enforcement, soil and 
moisture, and activities in the field, exclusive of administrative 
employees not directly connected with such activities; 
(2) seasonal and casual workers; 
(3) the Bureau of Mines; 
(4) the Geological Survey; 
(5) employees in grades CPC 1, 2, and 3; 
(6) salaries and expenses. Office of the Secretary; and 
(7) activities paid wholly from trust funds, or funds derived 
by transfer from trust accounts, or to activities paid from appro-
priations of, or measured by, receipts. 
This Act may be cited as the "Interior Department Appropriation 
Act, 1953". 
Approved July 9, 1952. 
Ceiling for e m-
ployment. 
Restriction. 
Nonapplicability. 
Short title.