An Act making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes.
PL 93-381 (H.R.15544), enacted 08/21/1974

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613 
SEPARABTT.TTT 
SBO. 846. If any provision of, or any amendment made by, titles I 
and IV of this Act is held invalid by reason of being inconsistent with 
the Constitution, all provisions of this Act and amendments made by 
this Act which are separable from such invalid provision or amend-
ment shall remain in effect. If any such provision or amendment is held 
invalid in one or more applications of such provision or amendment, 
such provision or amendment shall remain in effect in all valid appli-
cations which are separable from any such application. 
Approved August 21, 1974. 
20 u s e 241b 
note. 
Ante, pp. 488, 
535. 
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title 1. 
August 21, 1974 
[H. R. 15544] 
Public Law 93-381 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, tlie United States Postal 
Service, the Executive OflSce of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following p^^tg^ s^'^'ice 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise and General GOV-
appropriated, for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal emment Appro-
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 197^5'°" " ' 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I—TREASURY DEPARTMENT 
OFFICE OF THE 
SECRETARY 
Treasury De-
partment Appro-
priations Act, 
1975. 
SALARIES AXD EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in the Office of the Secretary, including 
the operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex 
thereof; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $10,000 
for official reception and representation expenses; $25,850,000, of which 
not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen^emergencies 
of a confidential character, to be allocated and expended under the 
direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted for 
solely on his certificate, and of which $3,600,000 shall be for repairs 
and improvements to Treasury buildings and shall remain available 
until expended. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center, including purchase of six passenger motor vehicles for police-
type use; and the hire of passenger motor vehicles; $3,100,000. 
note. 
note 
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CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for preparation of plans and specifications, 
acquisition of land, and construction of facilities for the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center, $18,915,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided^ That such sums as are necessary maj^ be trans-
ferred to the General Services Administration for execution of the 
work. 
EXPENSES 
FOR ECONOMIC 
STABILIZATION 
(LIQUIDATING FUNCTIONS) 
For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to 
terminate and provide for an orderly phaseout by December 31, 1974, 
of the economic stabilization activities conducted under the Economic 
1
2 use 1904 
Stabilization Act of 1970, as amended, including services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
s^usc 5332 
equivalent of the rate for GS-18, $2,000,000: Provided, That advances, 
repayments or transfers may be made to any department or agency 
for expenses of such termination. 
BUREAU or 
ACCOUNTS 
SALARIES 
AND 
EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Accounts, $100,000,000. 
PAYMENT OF GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT 
For payment of Government losses in shipment, in accordance with 
section 2 of the Act approved July 8, 1937 (40 U.S.C. 722), $600,000. 
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire-
arms including purchase of (not to exceed two hundred and forty 
for replacement only, for police-type use), and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; and services of expert witnesses at 
such rates as may be determined by the Director; $92,000,000. 
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Customs Service, includ-
ing purchase of eighty-nine passenger motor vehicles (of which 
seventy-eight shall be for replacement only), including seventy-nine 
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for police-type use; acquisition (purchase of two), operation, and 
maintenance of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and air-
craft ; and awards of compensation to informers as authorized by the 
Act of August 18. 1958 (22 U.S.C. 401) ; $J84,800,0()0, of which not to 
exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space in 
connection with preclearance operations. 
BUREAU OF THE ^IINT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of the Mint, including pur-
chase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; and not 
to exceed $2,500 for the expenses of the annual assay commission; 
$32,000,000. 
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT 
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT 
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt issues of the 
United States, $88,500,000. 
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service, not other-
wise provided for, including executive direction, administrative 
support, and internal audit and security; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be 
determined by the Commissioner; $41,OO0.C00. 
ACCOUNTS, COLLECTION AND TAXPAYER SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for process-
ing tax returns, revenue accounting, providing assistance to taxpayers, 
securing unfiled tax returns, and collecting unpaid taxes; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; and services of expert witnesses at such 
rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; including not to 
exceed $10,000,000 for employees on temporary appointments and not 
to exceed $183,000 for salaries of personnel engaged in preemploy-
ment training of data transcriber applicants; $712,600,000. 
COMPLIANCE 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for deter-
mining and establishing tax liabilities, and for investigation and 
enforcement activities, including purchase (not to exceed two hundred 
and three of which seventy-eight shall be for replacement only, for 
police-type use) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services 
of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Com-
missioner; $791,000,000. 
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Citation of 
title. 
Postal Service 
Appropriation 
Act, 1975. 
PUBLIC LAW 93-381-AUG. 21, 1974 
FEDERAL TAX LIEN EEVOLVING FUND 
[88 STAT. 
Citation of 
title. 
For increased capitalization of the revolving fund for redemption 
of real property, established by the Federal Tax Lien Act of 1966 
(26 U.S.C. 7810(a)), $500,000. 
OFFICE OF THE TREASURER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Treasurer, $14,000,000. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Secret 
Service, including purchase (not to exceed eighty-eight for police-type 
use of which seventy-seven are for replacement only) and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; training and assistance 
requested by State and local governments which may be provided 
without reimbursement; and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and 
other facilities on private or other property not in Government owner-
ship or control as may be necessary to perform protective functions; 
$79,300,000: Provided^ That funds appropriated to the United States 
Secret Service shall be available to provide protection to the immediate 
family of the Vice President of the United States and for the utiliza-
tion of the Executive Protective Service to provide security at the 
official residence of the Vice President. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—TREASURY DEPARTMENT 
SEC. 101. Appropriations in this Act to the Treasury Department 
shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-2) including maintenance, repairs, and clean-
ing; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in 
foreign countries; entering into contracts with the Department of 
State for the furnishing of health and medical services to employees 
and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
This title may be cited as the "Treasury Department Appropriations 
Act, 1975". 
TITLE II—POSTAL SERVICE 
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND 
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for public service costs and 
for revenue foregone on free and reduced-rate mail, pursuant to 39 
U.S.C. 2401 (b) and (c), and for meeting the liabilities of the former 
Post Office Department to the Employees' Compensation Fund and to 
postal employees for earned and unused annual leave as of June 30, 
1971, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 2004, $1,550,000,000. 
This title may be cited as the "Postal Service Appropriation Act, 
1975". 
ation Act, 1975. 
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TITLE III—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF T H E PRESIDENT 
Executive 
Office Appropri-
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT 
For compensation of the President, including an expense allowance 
at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 102, 
$250,000. 
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its functions 
under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), $1,600,000. 
COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Council on International Economic 
Policy, including personnel services without regard to the provisions 
of law regulating the employment and compensation of persons in the 
Government service, $1,600,000 of which, an amount not to exceed 
$1,000 may be expended for official entertainment. 
DOMESTIC COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Domestic Council, including services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to 
exceed the per diem equivalent of the rate for grade GS-18; and other 
personal services without regard to the provisions of law regulating 
the employment and compensation of persons in the Government serv-
ice; $1,250,000. 
UNANTICIPATED PERSONNEL NEEDS 
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet unanticipated 
personnel needs, for emergencies affecting the national interest, secu-
rity, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current 
fiscal year, and to pay administrative expenses incurred with respect 
thereto, $500,000. 
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For tlie care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, 
improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and fix-
tures, of the Executive Residence, and official entertainment expenses 
of the President, $1,695,000. 
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note. 
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note. 
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OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, furnishing, 
improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and 
fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice President, $315,000: 
Provided, That advances or repayments or transfers from this appro-
priation may be made to any department or agency for expenses of 
carrying out such activities. 
FEDERAL ENERCJY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
Xo part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act for 
the regulatory functions of the Federal Energy Administration under 
authority of Public Law 9-J-159, shall be obligated or expended beyond 
the expiration date of that Act except with explicit approval of the 
appropriations committees. 
XATIONAL COMMISSION ON PRODUCTIVITY 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Commission on Productivity, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, $2,000,000. 
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Security Council, includ-
ing services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,900,000. 
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Management and Budget, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $21,000,000. 
OFFK^E OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the conduct of telecommunications func-
tions assigned to the Director of the Office of Telecommunications 
policy, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $8,450,000. 
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SPECIAL ACTION OFFICE FOR DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse 
Prevention, $3,000,000. 
PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses in connection with activities authorized by 
section 224 of the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 
(Public Law 92-255), $4,000,000. 
SPECIAL F U N D FOR DRUG ABUSE 
21 u s e 1134. 
21 u s e 1133. 
5 u s e 5332 
note. 
For the "Special fund" established by section 223 of the Drug 
Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-255), 
$11,000,000. 
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT 
For expenses necessary to enable the Vice President to provide 
assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned func-
tions, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for indi-
viduals not to exceed the per diem equivalent of the rate for grade 
GS-18, compensation for one position at a rate not to exceed the rate 
of level I I of the Executive schedule, and other personal services 
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without regard to the provisions of law regulating the employment ""''^ 
and compensation of persons in the Government service, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $910,000. 
T H E WHITE HOUSE OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the White House Office as authorized 
by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, at such per diem rates for individuals as the President 
may specify, and other personal services without regard to the pro-
visions of law regulating the employment and compensation of persons 
in the Government service; hire of passenger motor vehicles, news-
papers, periodicals, teletype news service, and travel (not to exceed 
$100,000): and not to exceed $10,000 for official entertainment expenses 
to be available for allocation within the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent; $16,367,000. 
This title may be cited as the "Executive Office Appropriation Act, 
1975". 
'^'^^• 
TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
independent 
Agencies Appr 
priations Act, 
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE or THE UNII'ED STATES 
^^'^S-
SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the 
United States, established by the Administrative Conference Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. 571 et seq.), $750,000. 
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ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
42 use 4271 et 
seq. 
note 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of 
September 24,1959 (73 Stat. 703-706), $1,075,000. 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL PAY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Committee on Federal 
Pay, established by 5 U.S.C. 5306, $130,000. 
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; medical examinations performed for veterans by private phy-
sicians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for 
official reception and representation expenses; and advances or reim-
bursements to applicable funds of the Commission and the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order 
22 use 287 
j^0422 of Jauuary 9, 1953, as amended; $90,000,000 together with not 
to exceed $18,698,000 for current fiscal year administrative expenses 
for the retirement and insurance programs to be transferred from the 
appropriate trust funds of the Commission in amounts determined by 
the Commission without regard to other statutes: Provided^ That the 
provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use 
applicable trust funds for administrative expenses of effecting statu-
tory annuity adjustments. No part of the appropriation herein made 
to the Civil Service Commission shall be available for the salaries 
and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of the Commission, estab-
i948^crm^^^^' 
lished pursuant to Executive Order 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any suc-
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cessor unit of like purpose. 
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS 
For payment of Government contributions with respect to retired 
5 use 8901. 
employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, 
and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 
849), as amended, $264,817,000. 
PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND 
For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity 
benefits becoming effective on or after October 20, 1969, as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities under special acts, to be credited to 
the Civil Service retirement and disability fund, $882,287,000: Pro-
vided, That annuities authorized by the Act of May 29, 1944, as 
amended (2 C.Z.C. 181) and the Act of August 19, 1950, as amended 
(33 U.S.C. 771-775) may hereafter be paid out of the Civil Service 
retirement and disability fund. 
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FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS 
COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES 
5 u s e 7301 
note. 
For expenses necessary to carry out functions of the Civil Service 
Commission under Executive Order No. 11491 of October 29, 1969, as 
amended, $975,000: Provided^ That public members of the Federal 
Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses per diem in lieu 
of subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons 
employed intermittently in the Government Service, and compensation 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ASSISTANCE 
For grants to improve State and local personnel administration, 
as authorized by the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970, ^^^^ use 4701 
$15,000,000. 
COMMISSION ON THE EEVIEW or THE NATIONAL POLICY TOWARD 
GAMBLING 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out functions of the Commission 
on the Review of the National Policj^ Toward Gambling, established 
by section 804 of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 (P.L. 
91-452; 84 Stat. 938), $1,000,000. 
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note. 
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OF THE BLIND 
A
N
D OTHER SEVERELY HANDICAPPED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase of Products 
and Services of the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped, estab-
lished by the Act of June 23, 1971, Public Law 92-28, including hire 
of passenger motor vehicles, $252,000. 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS REAL AND RELATED PERSONAL PROPERTY, OPERATING 
EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $7,200,000 of any proceeds received by the General 
Services Administration during the current fiscal year from transfers 
of excess property and the disposal of surplus real and related personal 
property shall be deposited to this appropriation, and shall be avail-
able for necessary expenses incurred in the Federal Buildings Fund in 
carrying out surplus property functions, pursuant to the Land and 
Water Conservation Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460 1-5). 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE 
The revenues and collections deposited into a fund pursuant to Sec-
tion 210(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
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of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f)), sliall be available during the 
current fiscal year for necessary expenses of real property manage-
ment and related activities not otherwise provided for, including 
operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased 
buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration 
of leased premises; moving Government agencies (including space 
adjustments) in connection with the assignment, allocation and trans-
fer of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing 
buildings and moving; repair and alteration of federally owned build-
ings, including grounds, approaches and appurtenances; care and 
safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and 
equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase, condemna-
tion, or as otherwise authorized by law; conversion and extension of 
federally owned buildings; preliminary^ planning and design of proj-
ects by contract or otherwise; construction of new buildings (including 
equipment for such buildings); and payment of principal, interest, 
taxes, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired by pur-
chase contract; in the aggregate amount of $1,008,870,700 of which 
(1) not to exceed $25,000,000 shall be available for construction of 
buildings as authorized by law including construction projects at loca-
tions and at maximum construction improvement costs (including 
funds for sites and expenses) as follows: 
New Construction: 
Arizona: 
Lukeville Border Station, $2,081,000 
Texas: 
Laredo Border Station, $15,462,000 
Washington: 
Blaine, Pacific Highway Border Station, $3,374,000 
Extensions and conversions: 
Colorado: 
Denver, Federal Center Building #50, $1,209,000 
Denver, Federal Center Building #85, $1,727,000 
Ohio: 
Dayton, Federal Depot, # 4 , $1,147,000 
Promded,, That the immediately foregoing limits of costs may be 
exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other such projects, 
but by not to exceed 10 per centum; (2) not to exceed $26,244,000 for 
purchase contract payments; (3) not to exceed $350,000,000 for rental 
of space; (4) not to exceed $98,000,000 for alterations and major 
repairs; (5) not to exceed $354,000,000 for real property operations; 
(6) not to exceed $54,037,000 for program direction and centralized 
services; and (7) not to exceed $101,589,700 of the amounts merged 
with the fund pursuant to section 210(f) (3) of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 
490(f) (3)) of which (a) not to exceed $69,995,700 for the construction 
of buildings as authorized by law including construction projects at 
locations and at maximum construction improvement costs (including 
funds for sites and expenses) as follows: 
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Alabama: 
Mobile Federal Office Building 
$224, 000 
Alaska: 
Fairbanks Federal Office Building and Parking Facility 
638, 500 
Anchorage Court House, Federal Office Building, and 
Park 
Facility 
— 
2,000, 000 
Alaska Highway Border Station 
839,000 
Juneau Post Office and Court House 
12, 000 
Petersburg Federal Office Building and Post Office 
25, 000 
Arizona: 
Nogales Border Station # 2 
2, 670, 000 
Batesville Post Office, Court House, and Federal Office Building. _ 
86, 000 
Fayetteville Court House and Federal Office Building 
89, 000 
California: 
Los Angeles Federal Office Building and Multi-Parking Facility.- 
1, 981, 000 
San Diego Border Station 
1,724,000 
Hawthorne Federal Office Building 
92, 000 
Santa Rosa Federal Office Building. 
235, 000 
Santa Ana Federal Office B u i l d i n g . . . . . . 
18,000 
San Diego Federal Building 
225,000 
Calexico Border Station 
88, 000 
Connecticut: 
New Haven Federal Office Building 
877, 000 
Delaware: 
Wilmington Court House, Customs Court, and Federal Office 
Building 
151, 000 
District of Columbia: 
South Portal Site Federal Office Building 
10,631,300 
James Forrestal Federal Office Building 
170, 700 
Department of Labor Building 
11, 083, 600 
J. E. Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Building 
514,000 
Florida: 
Orlando Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
99, 000 
Tampa Motor Pool 
15,000 
West Palm Beach Post Office and Courthouse 
31, 000 
Georgia: 
Atlanta, Richard B. Russell Federal Office Building 
$700,000 
Augusta Post Office and Federal Office Building 
99,000 
Griffin Post Office and Federal Office Building 
176,000 
Rome Post Office and Courthouse 
106,000 
Waycross Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
19, 000 
Hawaii: 
Honolulu Federal Office Building 
115,000 
Idaho: 
Sandpoint Federal Office Building 
16, 000 
Illinois: 
Chicago Federal Supply Center and Parking Facility 
312, 000 
Chicago Federal Archives and Records Center 
15, 000 
Chicago Federal Office Building 
1,194, 000 
Alton Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
50, 000 
Carbondale Federal Office Building 
261, 000 
Indiana: 
Indianapolis Federal Office Building 
15, 000 
Indianapolis Post Office and Courthouse 
10, 000 
Iowa: 
Iowa City Post Office and Federal Office Building 
12,000 
Kansas: 
Topeka Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
662, 500 
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Kentucky: 
Covington, Internal Revenue Service Center 
79, 000 
Frankfort Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
67, 000 
Louisville Federal Office Building 
53, 000 
Louisiana: 
Houma, A. J. Ellender Post Office and Federal Office Building— 
160, 000 
New Orleans Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
30, 000 
Maryland: 
Baltimore, E. A. Garmatz Federal Office Building 
22, 000 
Massachusetts: 
New Bedford, Hastings Keith Federal Building 
204,000 
Michigan: 
Ann Arbor, Federal Office Building 
322,000 
Detroit, Patrick V. McNamara Federal Office Building 
49,000 
G-rand Rapids, Courthouse and Federal Building 
57, 000 
Saginaw, Federal Office Building 
448,000 
Mississippi: 
Aberdeen, Federal Office Building 
54,000 
Hattiesburg, Federal Office Building 
69,000 
Oxford, Courthouse, Post Office, and Federal Office Building. _ 
82,000 
Nebraska: 
Lincoln, Courthouse, Federal Office Building, and Park Facility— 
67,000 
New Hampshire: 
Manchester Federal Office Building 
456,000 
New Mexico: 
Gallup Federal Office Building 
137,000 
New York: 
Buffalo Federal Office Building 
950,000 
Champlain Border Station 
262, 000 
Hyde Park, F. D. Roosevelt Library Extension 
65, 000 
New York, Cus.toms Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
113, 500 
Rochester, Customs Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
70, 000 
New York, Foley Square Courthouse Annex 
737, 000 
North Carolina: 
Winston-Salem, Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
839,000 
Ohio: 
Akron, 
Courthouse, 
Federal 
Office 
Building 
and 
Parking 
Facility 
43,000 
Akron, Post Office 
13,000 
Columbia, Federal Office Building 
861, 000 
Dayton, Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
42, 000 
Mansfield Post Office and Federal Office Building 
348,000 
Oklahoma: 
Oklahoma City, Federal Office Building 
603,000 
Oregon: 
Eugene, Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
30, 000 
Portland, Federal Office Building 
12,000 
Pennsylvania: 
Philadelphia, J. A. Byrne Courthouse and W. J. Greene, Jr., 
Federal Office Building 
10, 624, 000 
Williamsport, Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
335, 000 
Puerto Rico: 
San Juan, Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
$25,000 
Rhode Island: 
Providence, Post Office and Federal Office Building 
38, 000 
South Carolina: 
Columbia, Courthouse, Federal Office Building, Parking Facility 
and Vehicle Maintenance Facility 
955,000 
Florence, John L. McMillan Federal Building and Courthouse— 
327, 000 
South Dakota: 
Huron, Post Office and Federal Office Building 
470,000 
Rapid City, Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
31,000 
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Tennessee: 
Nashville, Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
130,000 
Texas: 
Dallas, CJourthouse and Federal Office Building 
31,000 
McAUen, Border Patrol Sector Headquarters 
22, 000 
Marfa, Border Patrol Headquarters 
136,000 
Midland, Post Office, Courthouse, and Federal Office Building___ 
135, 000 
San Antonio, Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
594, 000 
San Antonio, Post Office 
73,000 
Vermont: 
Norton, Border Station 
10,000 
Brattleboro, Post Office, Court House, and Federal Office 
Building 
10,000 
Virginia: 
Quantico, Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy 
555, 000 
Roanoke, R. H. Poff Federal Office Building 
37, 000 
Virgin Islands: 
Charlotte Amalie, Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
45, 000 
Washington: 
Blaine, Peace Arch Border Station 
3, 081, 000 
Seattle, Federal Office Building 
2, 503, 600 
Seattle, Federal Center South 
2, 878, 000 
West Virginia: 
Morgantown, Post Office and Federal Office Building 
200, 000 
Elkins, Post Office, Courthouse, and Federal Office Building 
454, 000 
Wisconsin: 
Madison, Courthouse and Federal Office Building 
680, 000 
Total 
69, 995, 700 
Provided, 
That the immediately foregoing limits of cost may be 
exceeded to the extent that they apply to construction projects previ-
ously included in the appropriation, Construction, Public Buildings 
Projects, to the extent that savings are affected in other such projects, 
but by not to exceed 10 per centum of the amounts previously appro-
priated for such projects under such appropriation; (b) not to exceed 
$700,000 for repair and improvement of public buildings; (c) not to 
exceed $5,245,000 for additional court facilities; (d) not to exceed 
$16,149,000 for construction services of on-going construction projects; 
and (e) $9,500,000 for the completion of buildings management proj-
ects, including charges for work for other agencies begun in prior years 
but not yet completed and $2,571,000 to be deposited in the Treasury 
as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That for the purposes of 
this authorization, buildings constructed pursuant to the Public Build-
ings Purchase Contract Act of 1954 (40 U.S.C. 356), the Public Build-
ings Amendments of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 490) and buildings under the 
^l ^'^'- ^^^ 
control of another department or agency where alterations of such 
buildings are required in connection with the moving of such other 
department or agency from buildings then, or thereafter to be, under 
the control of General Services Administration shall be considered to 
be federally owned buildings: Provided further, That amounts neces-
sary to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies under 
Section 210(f) (6) of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv-
ices Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f) (6)) and amounts to 
provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other 
facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership 
or control as may be appropriate to enable the United States Secret 
40 use 603 
note. 
7 u s e 1704. 
50 u s e app. 
2061-2166. 
626 
PUBLIC LAW 93-381-AUG. 21, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, 
as amended, shall be available from such revenues and collections: 
Provided further^ That any revenues and collections and any other 
sums accruing to this Fund, excluding reimbursements under section 
210(f) (6) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)(6)), in excess of $1,088,870,700 shall^ be 
deposited in miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury of the United 
States. 
FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses, not otherwise prov ided, necessary for supply distri-
bution (including contractual services incident to receiving, handling 
and shipping supply items), procurement, inspection, standardization, 
and supply management activities as authorized by law, transportation, 
public utilities, the utilization of excess property, the disposal of 
surplus property, the rehabilitation of personal property, the national 
stockpile established by the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h), the supplemental stockpile established 
by section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assist-
ance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 456, as amended by 78 Stat. 607), and the 
inventory maintained under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as 
amended (50 U.S.C. 2061-2166), including services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, $165,500,000: Pro yi^e</. That durhig the current fiscal 
year the General Services Administration is authorized to acquire 
leasehold interests in property, for periods not in excess of twenty 
years, for the storage, security, and maintenance of strategic, critical, 
and other materials in the national and supplemental stockpiles, pro-
vided said leasehold interests are at nominal cost to the Government: 
Provided further^ That during the current fiscal year there shall be 
no limitation on the value of surplus strategic and critical materials 
which, in accordance with section 6 of the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 LT.S.C. 98e), may be transferred with-
out reimbursement to the national stockpile: Provided further^ That 
during the current fiscal year materials in the inventory maintained 
under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2061-2166), and excess materials in the national stockpile and 
supplemental stockpile, the disposition of which is authorized by law, 
shall be available, without reimbursement, for transfer at fair market 
value to contractors as payment for expenses (including transportation 
and other accessorial expenses) of acquisition of materials, or of 
refining, processing, or otherwise beneficiating materials, or of rotating 
materials, pursuant to section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials 
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b), and of processing and refining 
materials pursuant to section 303(d) of the Defense Production Act 
of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2093(d)). 
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE 
OPERATING 
EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in connection with Federal records manage-
ments and related activities, as provided by law, including reimburse-
ment for security guard services, contractual services incident to 
movement or disposal of records, and acceptance and utilization of 
voluntary and uncompensated services, $50,500,000, of which $2,000,000 
for allocations and grants for historical publications as authorized by 
44 U.S.C. 2504, as amended, shall remain available until expended. 
note. 
88 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-381-AUG. 21, 1974 
627 
RECORDS 
DECLASSIFICATION 
For expenses necessary for the review and declassification of docu-
ments, and related records management activities, pursuant to Execu-
tive Order 11652, directives issued pursuant thereto, and other ^ so use 401 
applicable authorities, including expenses not otherwise provided for, 
and acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated serv-
ices, $1,305,000. 
AUTOMATED 
DATA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
SERVICE 
OPERATING 
EXPENSES 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, necessary for carrying out 
Government-wide responsibilities relating to automated data manage-
ment, telecommunications and related activities, as authorized by law, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $7,000,000. 
PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES 
OFFICE OF 
P R E P A R E D N E S S 
SALARIES A N D E X P E N S E S 
For expenses necessary for emergency preparedness functions and 
the disposal of excess materials in the national stockpile established 
by the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 
98-98h), the supplemental stockpile established by section 104(b) of 
the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (68 
Stat. 456, as amended by 73 Stat. 607), and the inventory maintained 
under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 
2061-2166), including services as authorized by 6 U.S.C. 3109 and 2 06°i-^?66''^^' 
expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and individuals at meet-
ings concerned with the work of emergency planning, $7,650,000. 
D E F E N S E MOBILIZATION 
FUNCTIONS 
OF FEDERAL 
AGENCIES 
For expenses necessary to assist other Federal agencies to perform 
civil defense mobilization functions, including payments by the 
Department of Labor to State employment security agencies for the 
full cost of administration of defense manpower mobilization activ-
ities, $1,500,000. 
GENERAL 
MANAGEMENT 
AND AGENCY 
OPERATIONS 
SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES 
For expenses of general management and agency operations of 
activities under the control of the General Services Administration, 
$10,650,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available 
for reception and representation expenses. 
FEDERAL 
MANAGEMENT 
POLICY 
SALARIES 
AND 
EXPENSES 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, necessary for (jovernment-
wide policy functions in the areas of financial management, procure-
ment management, property management, automatic data processing 
management, and management systems development, pursuant to 
Executive Order 11717, dated May 9.1973, $1,730,000. 
no^tl."^^^ '" 
7 u s e 1704. 
628 
PUBLIC LAW 93-381-AUG. 21, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
INDIAN TRIBAL CLAIMS 
For expenses necessary to provide accounting records management, 
and other support incident to adjudication of Indian Tribal claims by 
the Indian Claims Commission, $2,523,000. 
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958, as 
amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), $60,000: Provided, That the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall transfer to the Secretary of the Treas-
ury such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provision of 
sections (a) and (e) of such Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND STAFF SUPPORT SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For administrative expenses necessary in providing general admin-
istrative and staff support services within the General Services 
Administration, not otherwise provided for, $47,978,000: Provided, 
That this appropriation shall be available, subject to reimbursement 
by the applicable agency, for services performed for other agencies 
pursuant to section 601 of the Economy Act of 1932, as amended (31 
U.S.C. 686). 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
SEC 1. The appropriate appropriation or fund available to the 
General Services Administration shall be credited with (1) cost of 
operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, repair, and improvement, 
included as part of rentals received from Government corporations 
pursuant to law (40 U.S.C. 129); and (2) appropriations or funds 
available to other agencies, and transferred to the General Services 
Administration, in connection with property transferred to the Gen-
eral Services Administration pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1948 
(50 U.S.C. 451ff), and such appropriations or funds may be so trans-
ferred, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget. 
SEC. 2. Funds available to the General Services Administration 
shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. 
SEC. 3. None of the funds available under this Act or under section 
40 use 759. 
-^Y^ Q
-
f ^j^g Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
shall be obligated or expended for the procurement by purchase, lease 
or any other arrangement, in whole or in part, of any or all the auto-
matic data processing system, data communications network, or related 
software and services for the joint General Services Administration-
Department of Agriculture MCS project 97-72 contained in the 
Request for Proposal CDPA 74-14, any successor to such project, or 
any other common user shared facilities authorized under section 111 
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. 
SEC. 4. Not to exceed 2 per centum of any appropriations made avail-
able to the General Services Administration, excluding the Federal 
Buildings Fund, for the current fiscal year by this Act may be trans-
ferred to any other such appropriation, but no such appropriation 
shall be increased thereby more than 2 per centum: Provided, That 
such transfers shall apply only to operating expenses, and shall not 
exceed in the aggregate the amount of $2,000,000. 
50 u s e 451 and 
note. 
88 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-381-AUG. 21, 1974 
629 
UNITED STATES TAX COURT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including contract stenographic reporting, 
and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $6,285,000: Pro-
vided^ That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the writ- note,^^^ ^^^^ 
ten certificate of the judge. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
DEFENSE CIVIL PREPAREDNESS AGENCY 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying 
out civil defense activities, including the hire of motor vehicles; and 
financial contributions to the States for civil defense purposes, as 
authorized by law; $63,400,000: Provided^ 
That not to exceed 
$28,600,000 shall be available for allocation under section 205 of the 
Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended. 
2286. ^ ^^^' 
RESEARCH, SHELTER SURVEY, AND MARKING 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for studies and 
research to develop measures and plans for civil defense; continuing 
shelter surveys, marking, and equipping surveyed spaces; and financial 
contributions to the States under section 201 (i) of the Federal Civil 
Defense Act, which shall be equally matched, for emergency operating 
so use app. 
centers and civil defense equipment; $18,600,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
CIVIL DEFENSE 
SEC. 1. Appropriations contained in this Act for carrying out civil 
defense activities shall not be available in excess of the limitations on 
appropriations contained in section 408 of the Federal Civil Defense 
Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2260). 
SEC. 2. No part of any appropriation in this Act shall be available 
for the construction of warehouses or for the lease of warehouse space 
in any building which is to be constructed specifically for civil defense 
activities. 
This title may be cited as the "Independent Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 1975". 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
THIS ACT 
SEC. 501. Where appropriations in this Act are expendable for 
travel expenses of employees and no specific limitation has been placed 
thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not exceed the 
amounts set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted for the 
appropriations: Provided^ That this section shall not apply to travel 
performed by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal 
boards of the Selective Service System; to travel performed directly 
in connection with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the 
Veterans Administration; or to payments to interagency motor pools 
where separately set forth in the budget schedules. 
38-194 O - 76 - 43 Pt. 1 
Citation of 
title. 
630 
PUBLIC LAW 93-381-AUG. 21, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
Employees, 
military leave, 
position restora-
tion. 
Offices outside 
D.C.» limitation. 
Fiscal year 
limitation. 
Foreign-made 
tools, procure-
ment restriction. 
Space and serv-
ice charges. 
40 u s e 490. 
Administrative 
expenses for 
purchase con-
tracts. 
40 u s e 602a. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be available to pay the salary of any person filling a position, other 
than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has 
left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satis-
factorily completed his period of active military or naval service 
and has within ninety days after his release from such service or 
from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not 
more than one year made application for restoration to his former 
position and has been certified by the Civil Service Commission as 
still qualified to perform the duties of his former position and has 
not been restored thereto. 
SEC. 503. No part of any appropriation made available in this Act 
shall be used for the purchase or sale of real estate or for the purpose 
of establishing new offices outside the District of Columbia: Provided^ 
That this limitation shall not apply to programs which have been 
approved by the Congress and appropriations made therefor. 
SEC. 504. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 505. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be available for the procurement of or for the payment of the salary 
of any person engaged in the procurement of any hand or measuring 
tool(s) not produced in the United States or its possessions except to 
the extent that the Administrator of General Services or his designee 
shall determine that a satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of 
hand or measuring tools produced in the United States or its posses-
sions cannot be procured as and when needed from sources in the 
United States and its possessions or except in accordance with proce-
dures prescribed by section 6-104.4 (b) of Armed Services Procure-
ment Regulation dated January 1, 1969, as such regulation existed on 
June 15, 1970. This section shall be applicable to all solicitations for 
bids opened after its enactment. 
SEC. 506. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be available for paying to the Administrator of the General Services 
Administration in excess of 90 per centum of the standard level user 
charge established pursuant to section 210j of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, for space and 
services. 
SEC. 507. None of the funds available under this Act shall be avail-
able for administrative expenses in connection with the execution of 
purchase contracts pursuant to section 5 of the Public Buildings 
Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-313) in excess of the aggregate 
amount of $300,000,000 (based on approved prospectuses) during the 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1975. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Motor vehicle 
purchase. 
31 u s e 638c 
note. 
31 u s e 638a. 
Police-type 
vehicles. 
eitizenship re-
quirement for em-
ployees. 
31 u s e 699b. 
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS 
SEC. 601. Unless otherwise specifically provided the maximum 
amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with 
section 16 of the Act of August 2,1946 (60 Stat. 810), for the purchase 
of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses and ambulances), 
is hereby fixed at $2,100 except station wagons for which the maximum 
shall be $2,400: Provided^ That these limits may be exceeded by not 
to exceed $900 for police-type vehicles. 
SEC. 602. Unless otherwise specified and during the current fiscal 
year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act 
shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the 
Exceptions. 
88 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-381-AUG. 21, 1974 
631 
Government of the United States (including any agency the majority 
of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United 
States) whose post of duty is in continental United States unless such 
person (1) is a citizen of the United States, (2) is a person in the 
service of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, who, 
being eligible for citizenship, has filed a declaration of intention to 
become a citizen of the United States prior to such date and is actually 
residing in the United States, (3) is a person who owes allegiance to 
the United States, or (4) is an alien from Cuba, Poland, or the Baltic 
countries lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent resi-
dence: Provided, That, for the purpose of this section, an affidavit 
signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence 
that the requirements of this section with respect to his status have 
been complied with: Provided further, That any person making a 
Penalty. 
false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall 
be fined not more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than one 
year, or both: Provided further, That the above penal-clause shall be 
m addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of 
existing law: Provided further, That any payment made to any officer 
or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recover-
able in action by the Federal Government. This section shall not apply 
to citizens of the Republic of the Philippines or to nationals of those 
countries allied with the United States in the current defense effort, 
or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employ-
ment in the field service (not to exceed sixty days) as a result of 
emergencies. 
SEC. 603. Appropriations of the executive departments and inde-
pendent establishments for the current fiscal year, available for 
expenses of travel or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are 
hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living 
allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924. 
SEC. 604. No part of any appropriation for the current fiscal year 
contained in this or any other Act shall be paid to any person for the 
filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated after 
the Senate has voted not to approve the nomination of said person. 
SEC. 605. Funds made available by this or any other Act for admin- expense'f^und" 
istrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and 
agencies subject to the Government Corporation Control Act, as 
amended (31 U.S.C. 841), shall be available, in addition to objects for 
which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of 
Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects 
specified under this head, all the provisions of which shall be appli-
cable to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 
Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in the event 
any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently 
transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on adminis-
trative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced. 
SEC. 606. Pursuant to section 1415 of the Act of July 15, 1952 (66 
^°^^'^^ "^^i'^-
Stat. 662), foreign credits (including currencies) owed to or owned 
^^ "^^ ^^'** 
by the United States may be used by Federal agencies for any purpose 
for which appropriations are made for the current fiscal year (includ-
ing the carrying out of Acts i-equiring or authorizing the use of such 
credits), only when reimbursement therefor is made to the Treasury 
from applicable apj^ropriations of the agency concerned: 
Provided, 
That such credits received as exchange allowances or proceeds of sales 
of personal property may be used in whole or part payment for acqui-
sition of similar items, to the extent and in the manner authorized by 
law, without reimbursement to the Treasury. 
Quarters allov/-
ances. 
Nominees not 
approved. 
Administrati 
632 
PUBLIC LAW 93-381-AUG. 21, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
Publicity or 
propaganda. 
U.S. Postal 
Service employ-
ees, communica-
tion with Con-
gress. 
Interdepart-
mental groups, 
expenses. 
Space and serv-
ice charges and 
building improve-
ments. 
40 u s e 601 
note, 
40 u s e 603 
note. 
U.S. or Postal 
Service guards, 
funds. 
40 u s e 603 
note. 
SEC. 607. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act, or of the funds available for expenditure by any corporation 
or agency, shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes designed 
to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress. 
(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be 
available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of 
the United States Postal Service, who— 
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or 
prevent, any officer or employee of the United States Postal Service 
from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with 
any Member or committee of Congress in connection with any matter 
pertaining to the employment of such officer or employee or pertaining 
to the United States Postal Service in any way, irrespective of whether 
such communication or contact is at the initiative of such officer or 
employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member or 
committee; or 
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in 
rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies 
promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discrim-
inates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or 
any term or condition of employment of, any officer or employee of the 
United States Postal Service, or attempts or threatens to commit any 
of the foregoing actions with respect to such officer or employee, by 
reason of any communication or contact of such officer or employee 
with any Member or committee of Congress as described in para-
graph (1) of this subsection. 
SEC. 608. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act, shall be available to finance interdepartmental boards, 
commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups under section 214 
of the Independent Offices Appropriations Act, 1946 (31 U.S.C. 691) 
which do not have prior and specific congressional approval of such 
method of financial support. 
SEC. 609. Appropriations available to any department or agency 
during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including main-
tenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to 
the General Services Administration for charges for space and services 
and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and facili-
ties which constitute public improvements, performed in accordance 
with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 749), the Public 
Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 
SEC. 610. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the fund 
created by the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), 
and the "Postal Service fund" (39 U.S.C. 2003), shall be available for 
employment of guards for all buildings and areas owned or occupied 
by the United States or the Postal Service and under the charge and 
control of the General Services Administration or the Postal Service, 
and such guards shall have, with respect to such property, the powers 
of special policemen provided by the first section of the Act of June 1, 
1948 (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318), but shall not be restricted to cer-
tain Federal property as otherwise required by the proviso contained 
in said section, and, as to property owned or occupied by the Postal 
Service, the Postmaster General may take the same actions as the 
Administrator of General Services may take under the provisions 
of sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 1,1948 (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 
318a., 318b) attaching thereto penal consequences under the authority 
and within the limits provided in section 4 of the Act of June 1, 1948 
(62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318c). 
88 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-383-AUG. 22, 1974 
633 
SEC. 611. None of the funds available under this Act shall be avail- ^ ^;^e^"ran^.^ 
able for administrative expenses in connection with the transfer of ferJ."^^' 
any functions, personnel, facilities, equipment, or funds out of the 
United States Customs Service unless such transfers have been 
specifically authorized by the Congress. 
Bureau of 
SEC. 612. None of the funds available under this Act shall be avail- cus"o^^ activi-
t i e s . 
Short title. 
able for administrative expenses for the purpose of transferring the 
border control activities of the Bureau of Customs to any other agency 
of the Federal Government. 
This Act may be cited as the "Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government Appropriation Act, 1975". 
Approved August 21, 1974. 
Public Law 93-382 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
A,^,.,, 22^ ,^,, 
Designating August 26, 1974, as "Women's Equality Day" 
[H. J. Res. 1105] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assemhled, That August 26, 1974, is Eq^amyDay. 
designated as "Women's Equality Day", and the President is author- 
Designation 
ized and requested to issue a proclamation in commemoration of that authorization. 
day in 1920 on which the women of America were first guaranteed 
the right to vote. 
Approved August 22, 1974. 
Public Law 93-383 
AN ACT 
August 22, 1974 
To establisli a program of community development block grants, to amend and 
[s.3066] 
extend laws relating to housing and urban development, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That this Act may 
Housing and 
be cited as the "Housing and Community Development Act of 1974". ve° opmen^A^'crof 
TITLE I—COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 
FINDINGS AND PURPOSE 
1974. 
42 u s e 5301 
note. 
SEC. 101. (a) The Congress finds and declares that the Nation's 
''^ use saoi. 
cities, towns, and smaller urban communities face critical social, eco-
nomic, and environmental problems arising in significant measure 
from— 
(1) the growth of population in metropolitan and other urban 
areas, and the concentration of persons of lower income in central 
cities; and