An Act making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments, the Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and for other purposes
PL 91-422 (H.R.16900), enacted 09/26/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-422-SEPT. 26, 1970 
[84 STAT. 
Public Law 91-422 
AN ACT 
September26,1970 
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[H.R. 16900] 
Making appropriations for tlie Treasury and Post Office Departments, the 
Executive Office of the President, and certain Indei)endent A}ien<-ies, for tlie 
fiscal year ending June 80,1971, and for other puri>oses. 
I^e it enacted hy the Senate aiul Haune of Representatives 
of the 
Treasury, Post ('nitefl St(ttes of America in Congress assembled. That the foUowinoj 
ecuuv'e Office*' 
^^uTis ai'e appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
Appropriation 
wise appropriated, for the Treasury and Post Office Departments, the 
Act, 1971. 
Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Aj^encies, 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and for other purposes, 
namely: 
TITLE 
I—TKEASURY DEPARTMENT 
OFFK'K OF THE SKCKKTARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in the Office of the Secretary, including the 
ojjeration and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex 
thereof; and not to exceed $5,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; $9,fi60,000. 
FEDERAL L A W ENFORCEMENT TRAiNiN(i ('EN'reR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary exi)enses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
('enter, $1,080,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for preparation of plans and specifications 
for buildings, and construction of facilities for the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center, $5,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Prorided. That such sums as are necessary may be trans-
ferred to the General Services Administration for execution of the 
work. 
BUREAU OF ACCOUNTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary ex})enses of the Bureau of Accounts, $47,'250,000. 
PAYMENT OF (TOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT 
For an additional amount for payment of Government losses in 
shipment, in accordance with section 2 of the Act approved July 8, 
50 Stat. 479. 
H
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T (40 T-S-G. 722), $400,000, to remain available until exi)ended. 
BUREAU OF CUSTOMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Customs, including pur-
chase of one hundred and fourteen passenger motor vehicles (of which 
ninety-four shall be for replacement only), including one hundred 
and four for police-type use without regard to the general purchase 
price limitation for the current fiscal year, but not in excess of $800 
per vehicle; acquisition, operation, and maintenance of aircraft; and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; and awards of compen-
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sation to informers as authorized by the Act of August 13, 1953 
(22 U.S.C. 401); $137,000,000. 
BUREAU OF THE MINT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of the Mint, including not to 
exceed $1,000 for the expenses of the annual assay commission; 
$19,600,000. 
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT 
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT 
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt issues of the 
United States, $66,792,000. 
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service, not other-
wise provided for, including executive direction, administrative sup-
port, and internal audit and security; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
and services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by 
the Commissioner; $26,096,000. 
REVENUE ACCOUNTING AND PROCESSING 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for process-
ing tax returns, and revenue accounting; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be deter-
mined by the Commissioner, including not to exceed $36,000,000 for 
temporary employment and not to exceed $92,000 for salaries of per-
sonnel engaged in preemployment training of data transcriber appli-
cants; $221,500,000. 
COMPLIANCE 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for deter-
mining and establishing tax liabilities, and for inve^igation and 
enforcement activities, including purchase (not to exceed two hundred 
and eighty-two for replacement only, for police-type use without 
regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal 
year, but not in excess of $800 per vehicle) and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and hire of aircraft; and services of expert witnesses at such 
rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; $665,000,000. 
OFFICE OF THE TREASURER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Treasurer, $8,180,000. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For n ^ s s a r y expenses for the operation of the United States Secret 
Service, including purchase (not to exceed one hundred and fifty-six 
for police-type use without regard to the general purchase price limita-
tion for the current fiscal year, but not in excess of $800 per vehicle, 
of which seventy-seven are for replacement only) and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and hire of aircraft; $42,300,000. 
67 Stat. 577. 
80 Stat. 274. 
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[84 STAT. 
GENERAL PKOMSIOK 
SEC. lOL Appropriations in this Act to tl\e Department of the 
Treasury shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
80 Stat. 508; 
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-2) including maintenance, repairs, 
81 Stat. 206. 
.jj^(j cleaning; and services as authorized by title 5, United States 
80 Stat. 416. 
(^ode, section 3109. 
Citation of 
This title may be cited as the "Treasury Department Appro})riation 
'''^^' 
Act, 1971''. 
TITLE II—POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT 
CFRRENT ATTHORIZATIONS O F T OF GENERAL FUNDS 
CONTRMI'TION TO THE POSTAL FT^ND 
For administration and operation of the Post Office Depai-tment and 
the ix)stal service, there is hereby appropriated the aggregate amount 
of postal revenues for the current fiscal year, as authorized by law 
74 Stat. 594; 
(H9 IT.S.(^. 2201-2202), together with an amount equal to the difference 
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between such revenues and the total of the appropriations hereinafter 
s})ecified and the sum needed may l)e advanced to the Post Office 
Department upon requisition of the Postmaster General, for the 
following purposes, namely: 
(^URRKNT AmHORlZATlONS O u T OF PoSTAL F u N D 
ADMINISTRATION 
A
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D REGIONAL OPERATION 
For expenses necessary for administration of the postal service, and 
operation of the inspection service and regional offices, including uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
5902) ; services as authorized by title 5, Ignited States Code, section 
8109; management studies; not to exceed $25,000 for miscellaneous and 
emergency expenses (including not to exceed $6,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses upon approval by the Post-
master General) ; rewards for information and services concerning 
violations of postal laws and regulations, current and prior fiscal years, 
in accordance with regulations of the Postmastei" General in effect at 
the time the services are rendered or information furnished, of which 
not to exceed $100,000 for confidential information and services shall 
l)e paid in the discretion of the Postmaster General and accounted for 
solely on his certificate; and expenses of delegates designated by the 
Postmaster General to attend meetings and congresses for the purpose 
of making postal arrangements with foreign governments pursuant 
to law, of which not to exceed $20,000 may be accounted for solely on 
the certificate of the Postmaster General;' $162,335,000. 
R E S E A R C H , D E V E L O I ' M E N T , A N D ENOiNEERiN(i 
For expenses necessary for administration and conduct of a research, 
development, and engineering program, including services as author-
ized by title 5, Ignited States Code, section 3109, $62,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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OPERATIONS 
For expenses necessary for postal operations, including uniforms 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902), gi^star^iof ^' 
and services as authorized by title 5, United States Code, section 3109; 
go stat. 4i'6. 
for repair of vehicles owned by, or under control of, imits of the 
National Guard and departments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment where repairs are made necessary because of utilization of such 
vehicles in the postal service; and for other activities conducted by 
the Post Office Department pursuant to law; $6,508,000,000: Provided^ 
That functions financed by the appropriations available to the Post 
Office Department for the current fiscal year and the amounts appro-
priated therefor, may be transferred, with the approval of the Office 
of Management and Budget, between such appropriations to the extent 
necessary to improve administration and operations: Provided 
fur-
ther^ That Federal Eeserve banks and branches may be reimbursed 
for expenditures as fiscal agents of the United States on account of 
Post Office Department operations. 
TRANSPORTATION 
For payments for transportation of domestic and foreign mails by 
air, land, and water transportation facilities, including current and 
prior fiscal years settlements with foreign countries for handling 
of mail, $657,000,000. 
BUILDING OCCUPANCY 
For expenses necessary for the operation of postal facilities, build-
ings, and postal communication service; and storage of vehicles owned 
by, or under control of, units of the National Guard and departments 
and agencies of the Federal Government, $255,000,000. 
SUPPLIES AND SERVICES 
For expenses necessary for the postal services and supply operation, 
including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 
(5 U.S.C. 5901); and procurement of stamps and accountable paper, 
and postal supplies, $118,000,000. 
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 
For expenses necessary for modernization and acquisition of equip-
ment and facilities for postal purposes, including purchase of not to 
exceed two hundred twenty-eight passenger motor vehicles for police-
tvpe use without regard to the general purchase price limitation for 
the current fiscal year, but not in excess of $800 per vehicle; 
$217,000,000, including $110,000,000, to remain 
available 
until 
expended, for modernization and extensions and fixed mechanized 
systems: Provided, That the funds herein appropriated shall be avail-
able for repair, alteration, and improvement of the mail equipment 
shops at Washington, District of Columbia, the Post Office Garage, 
Philadephia, Pennsylvania, the Post Office and Vehicle Maintenance 
Facility, Flint, Michigan, and for payment to the General Services 
Administration for the repair, alteration, preservation, renovation, 
improvement, and equipment of federally owned property used for 
postal purposes, including improved lighting, color, and ventilation 
for the specialized conditions in space occupied for postal purposes. 
note. 
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POSTAL PUBLIC BUILDINGS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary in connection 
with site acquisition, design, construction, and acquisition of postal 
buildings pursuant to the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), 
40 use 601 
as amended, $269,825,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided^ That this appropriation shall be available for postal building 
projects at locations approved by the Committee on Public Works of 
the House of Representatives and of the Senate and at maximum 
construction costs (excluding costs of site acquisition, design, and 
preconstruction expenses) as estimated for each project in testimony 
to the Committees on Appropriati( ns of the House and Senate: Pro-
vided further. That the limits of c( ts for each project may be exceeded 
by not to exceed 10 per centum and the amount of any such excess cost 
may be provided from funds available in this appropriation to the 
extent that savings are effected in other projects. 
Citation of 
This title may be cited as the "Post Office Department Appropria-
tion Act, 1971". 
title. 
TITLE III—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT 
For compensation of the President, including an expense allowance 
63 Stat. 4; 
.^^ ^lie rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 IT.S.C. 102, 
3 Stat. 3. 
$250,000. 
OPERATING EXPENSES, EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE 
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, 
improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and fix-
tures, of the Executive Residence, and traveling expenses, to be 
expended as the President may determine, notwithstanding the provi-
sions of this or any other Act, and official entertainment expenses of 
the President, to be accounted for solely on his certificate, $1,100,000. 
T H E WHITE HOUSE OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the White House Office, including not 
to exceed $2,250,000 for services as authorized by title 5, United States 
80 Stat. 416. 
Code, section 3109, at such per diem rates for individuals as the 
President may specify, and other personal services without regard 
to the provisions of law regulating the employment and compensa-
tion of persons in the Government service; newspapers, periodicals, 
teletype news service, and travel (not to exceed $75,000), and official 
entertainment expenses of the President, to be accounted for solely 
on his certificate; $8,550,000. 
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, 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 
Ante, p. 198-1. ^rade GS-18, and compensation for one position at a rate not to 
83 Stat. 863. 
excecd the rate of Level II of the Executive schedule, $700,000. 
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PKK!SI1>K\T'S ADVISORY COUNCIL OK EXKCI TIVK 
OROANIZATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of tlie President's Advisory Council on 
Executive Organization, including compensation of members of the 
Council at the rate of $100 per day when engaged in the [performance 
of the Council's duties, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but 
so stat. 4i6. 
at rates for individuals not to exceed $100 per diem, and employment 
and compensation of necessary personnel without regard to the civil 
service and classification laws and the provisions of 5 CS.C. 
58e);^-.53f)4, $500,000. 
80 Stat. 473. 
Of^KiCE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
RELATIONS 
SALARIES AND EXPENvSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Intergovernmental Rela-
tions, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $300,000. 
SPECIAL PROJECTS 
For expenses necessary to provide stall' assistance for the President 
in connection with special projects, to be expended in his discretion 
and without regard to such provisions of law regarding the expendi-
ture of Government funds or the compensation and employment of 
persons in the Government service as he may specify, $1,500,0(X): Pro-
I'ided^ That not to exceed 20 per centum of this appropriation may 
\yii used to reimburse the appropriation for "Salaries and expenses, 
The White House Office", for administrative services: 
Provided 
fiifthec. That not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for allocation 
within the Executive Office of the President for official reception and 
representation expenses. 
EXPENSES OF MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT 
For expenses necessary to assist the President in improving the 
inanagement of executive agencies and in obtaining greater economy 
and efficiency through the establishment of more efficient business 
methods in Government operations, including services as authorized 
by title 5, United States (^ode, section 8109, by allocation to any 
agency or office in the executive branch for the conduct, under the 
general direction of the Office of Management and Budget, of exami-
nations and appraisals of, and the development and installation of 
improvements in, the organization and operations of such agency or 
of other agencies in the executive branch, ^350,000, to remain available 
until expended, and to be available without regard to the provisions 
of subsection (c) of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended. 
^^ "sc ees, 
EJIERCJENCY FUND FOR THE PRESWENT 
For expenses necessary to enable the President, through such officers 
or agencies of the Government as he may designate, and without 
regard to such provisions of law regarding the expenditure of Govern-
ment funds or the compensation and employment of persons in the 
(xovernment service as he may specify, to piovide in his discretion for 
emergencies affecting the national interest, security, or defense which 
may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, $1,000,000: 
Pror'tded^ That no part of this appropriation shall be available for 
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[84 STAT. 
allocation to finance a function or project for which function or project 
a budget estimate of appropriation was transmitted pursuant to law 
during the Ninety-first Congress or first session of the Ninety-second 
Congress and such appropriation denied after consideration thereof 
by the Senate or House of Representatives or by the Committee on 
Appropriations of either body. 
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Management and Budget, 
including services as authorized by title 5, United States Code, section 
80 Stat. 416. 
.3109, $13,100,000. 
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS 
SALARIES A N D E X P E N S E S 
For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its functions 
60 Stat. 2 3. 
under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), $1,233,000. 
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Security Council, including 
services as authorized b^ title 5, United States Code, section 3109, 
and acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated 
services, $2,182,000. 
Citation o
f 
"This title may be cited as the "Executive Office Appropriation 
Act, 1971". 
title 
TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the 
United States, established by the Administrative Conference Act 
83^stat!4"46?' 
(78 Stat. 615, as amended), $380,000. 
5 u s e 571-576 
and notes. 
ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of 
80 Stat. 1162. 
September 24, 1959 (73 Stat. 703-706), $610,000. 
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UNITED STATES TAX COURT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including contract stenographic reporting 
services, $3,288,000: Provided^ That travel expenses of the judges 
shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. 
4279. 
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TITLE V—FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
I^ROTKCTION OF VlKlTING FoREIGN DiGNlTARIES ATTENDING THE OBSERV-
ANCE o r THE TwENTY-riFl H ANNIVERSARY OF THE U N I T E D N A T I O N S 
For expenses necessary to enable the President, through such officers 
or agencies of the Government as he may designate, and without regard 
to such provisions of law regarding the expenditure of Government 
funds as he may specify, to provide adequate security protection to 
foreign heads of state and other foreign dignitaries while visiting in 
the United States during or in connection with the twenty-fifth anni-
versary of the founding of the United Nations, $1,650,000. 
TITLE YI—GENERAL PROVISION 
SEC. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
This Act may be cited as the "Treasury, Post Office, and Executive 
Office Appropriation Act, 1971''. 
Approved September 26, 1970. 
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Short title. 
Public Law 91-423 
AN ACT 
September26,1970 
To nllow the purchase of additional systems and equipineiit for passenger 
[S. 2763] 
motor vehicles over and above the statutory price limitixtion. 
Be it emwted hy the Senate and Houne of ReyresentativeH of the 
United States of Anietica in Congress assembled^ That paragraph (1) 
of subsection (c) of section 5 of the Act of July 16,1914, as amended 
(81 U.S.C. 638a), is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"(1) to purchase any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of 
buses and ambulances), at a cost, completely equipped for opera-
tion, and including the value of any vehicle exchanged, in excess 
of the maximum price therefor, if any, established pursuant to law 
by a Government agency and in no event more than such amount 
as may be specified in an appropriation or other Act, which shall 
be in addition to the amount rexjuired for transportation. A pas-
senger motor vehicle shall be deemed completely equipped for 
operation if it includes the systems and equipment which the 
Administrator of General Services finds are customarily incor-
porated into a standard passenger motor vehicle completely 
e(juipped for ordinary operation. Notwithstanding any other pro-
visions of law, additional systems or equipment may be purchased 
M'lienever the Administrator finds it appropriate. The price of 
such additional systems or equipment shall not be considered in 
determining whether the cost of a passenger motor Aehicle is 
within any maximum price otherwise established l)y law;". 
Approved September 26, 1970. 
Passenger motor 
vehicles. 
Purchase of 
additional equip-
ment. 
60 Stat. 810. 
Price limita-
tion, exception.