to be appropriated: Provided further, That the total amount that may be obligated for the entire accomplishment of section 307 (a) of title III of such Act shall not exceed $8,000,000: Provided further, That the Secretary of State, or such official as he may designate, is authorized to transfer from any of the foregoing amounts to any department or independent establishment of the Government for participation in the foregoing programs, sums for expenditure by such department or establishment for the purposes hereof, and sums so transferred shall be available for expenditure in accordance with the provisions hereof and, to the extent determined by the Secretary of State, in accordance with the law governing expenditures of the department or independent establishment of the Government for ther, That transfers of funds to participating agencies for the programs set forth in sections 302 to 305 of the Act shall be approved by the President prior to such transfers: Provided further, That sums from the foregoing applicable appropriation may be transferred directly to and merged with the appropriations contemplated in section 306 (b) of the Act to reimburse said latter appropriations for expenditures therefrom for the purposes hereof: Provided further, That the construction of diplomatic and consular establishments of the United States in the Philippine Islands shall be without regard to the proviso contained in twenty-two United States Code 295a.

Approved July 23, 1946.

MISCELLANEOUS LEGISLATION

AUTHORIZATION OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN NATIONAL PARKS

[43 STAT. 90]

An Act Authorizing the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of roads and trails, inclusive of necessary bridges, in the national parks and monuments under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior, in his administration of the National Park Service, is hereby authorized to construct, reconstruct, and improve roads and trails, inclusive of necessary bridges, in the national parks and monuments under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior.

SEO. 2. That for such purposes, including the making of necessary surveys and plans, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following sums, to be available until expended: The sum of $2,500,000 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1924, and June 30, 1925; the sum of $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1928; and the sum of $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1927.

SEO. 3. That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to reserve from distribution to the several States, in addition to the 10 per centum authorized by section 5 of the act of November 10, 1921 (Forty-second Statutes at Large, page 213) not exceeding 5 per centum of the material, equipment, and supplies hereafter received from the Secretary of War, and to transfer said material, equipment, and supplies to the Secretary of the Interior for use in constructing, reconstructing, improving, and maintaining roads and trails in the national parks and monuments: Provided, That no charge shall be made for such transfer except such sums as may be agreed upon as being reasonable charges for freight, handling, and conditioning for efficient use. “

Approved, April 9, 1924.

ACT AUTHORIZING MAINTENANCE OF GALLUP-DURANGO

HIGHWAY

[43 STAT. 606]

An Act Authorizing annual appropriations for the maintenance of that portion of GallupDurango Highway across the Navajo Indian Reservation and providing reimbursement therefor

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $20,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for each fiscal year, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, for maintenance of that portion of the Federal aid highway from Gallup, New Mexico, to Shiprock, New Mexico, across the Navajo Indian Reservation, reimbursable from the tribal funds of the Indians of said reservation: Provided, That Indian labor shall be employed as far as practicable: Provided further, That if no funds are available, no expenditure shall be made.“ Approved, June 7, 1924.

42 Amended by the act approved Aug. 7, 1946 (60 Stat. 885), authorizing use of appropriations for certain designated roads; and by secs. 8 and 9 of the act approved Sept. 5, 1940 (54 Stat. 867), requiring joint approval of regulations for road construction and improvement by the Secretary of the Interior and the Federal Works Administrator. Amended by the act approved May 28, 1941 (55 Stat. 207).

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SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES

[44 STAT. 997]

An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1928, and for other purposes

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to expend not to exceed $15,000 of the administrative fund provided by the Federal Aid Road Act of July 11, 1916, as amended, for supervising the preparation, distribution, and use of picric acid, trinitrotoluol, trojan powder, and such other surplus war explosives as may be made available for agricultural purposes, independently or in cooperation with agricultural colleges and other agencies, and for investigating and reporting upon the results obtained from the use of the explosives: Provided, That expenditures hereunder shall be reimbursed to the administrative fund by charge to other Federal activities, agricultural colleges, or other agencies to which the explosives are distributed: Provided further, That hereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized upon the request of any branch of the Federal Government, to perform any engineering service in connection with the survey, construction, maintenance, or improvement of roads, payment of the salaries and expenses of employees so engaged and of the cost of transportation, repairs, and replacements of equipment and supplies of the Department of Agriculture used in such work to be made by transfer of funds in the manner provided by section 7 of the Act approved May 21, 1920 (Fortyfirst Statutes, page 613)."

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Approved, January 18, 1927.

REGULATION OF TOLLS ON BRIDGES ACROSS RED RIVER

[44 Stat. 1451]

An Act To regulate tolls charged for transit over highway bridges across the Red River between the States of Oklahoma and Texas

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That when tolls are charged for the transit over any highway bridge across the Red River between the States of Oklahoma and Texas of persons, animals, cars, vehicles, or other property, such tolls shall be just and reasonable, and the Secretary of War shall, upon complaint, or may, upon his own initiative, without complaint, and after notice and hearing, at any time and from time to time prescribe the just and reasonable rates of toll for such transit over such bridges, and the rates so prescribed shall be the legal rates and shall be the rates demanded and received for such transit.

Approved, March 4, 1927.

APPROPRIATIONS FOR ROADS ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS

AUTHORIZED

[45 Stat. 750]

An Act To authorize an appropriation for roads on Indian reservations

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That appropriations are hereby authorized out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for material, equipment, supervision and engineering, and the employment of Indian labor in the survey, improvement, construction, and maintenance of Indian reservation roads not eligible to Government aid under the Federal Highway Act and

44 Amended by the acts approved Mar. 3, 1933 (47 Stat. 1455), Mar. 26, 1934 (48 Stat. 491), and Nov. 19, 1941 (55 Stat. 765).

for which no other appropriation is available, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. 45 Approved, May 26, 1928.

USE OF FEDERAL PRISONERS IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AUTHORIZED

[46 Stat. 391]

An Act To provide for the diversification of employment of Federal prisoners, for their training and schooling in trades and occupations, and for other purposes

SEC. 2. The Attorney General may make available the services of United States prisoners to the heads of the several departments under such terms, conditions, and at such rates as may be mutually agreed upon, for the purpose of constructing or repairing roads the cost of which is borne exclusively by the United States; clearing, maintaining, and reforesting public lands; building levees; and for constructing or repairing any other public ways or works which are or may be financed wholly or in major part by funds appropriated from the Treasury of the United States. To carry out the purpose of this section the Attorney General may establish, equip, and maintain camps upon sites selected by him and designate such camps as a place for confinement of persons convicted of an offense against the laws of the United States, or transfer thereto any person convicted of any offense against the laws of the United States. expenses of transferring and maintaining prisoners at such camps shall be paid from the appropriation "Support of United States prisoners," and said appropriation may, in the discretion of the Attorney General, be reimbursed for such expenses.

Approved, May 27, 1930.

REGULATION OF TOLLS OVER CERTAIN BRIDGES PROVIDED

[46 Stat. 821]

An Act To provide for the regulation of tolls over certain bridges

The

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any bridge authorized, prior to March 23, 1906, by act of Congress specifically reserving to Congress the right to alter, amend, or repeal such act, shall, in respect of the regulation of all tolls, be subJect to the provisions of the act entitled "An act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906.

SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved.

Approved, June 27, 1930.

PROVISION FOR NATIONAL-PARK APPROACHES

[46 Stat. 1053]

An Act To amend the act of April 9, 1924, so as to provide for national-park approaches Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled "An act authorizing the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of roads and trails, inclusive of necessary bridges, in the national parks and monuments under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior" (43 Stat. 90; U. S. C., title 16, p. 390, sec. 8), approved April 9, 1924, is hereby amended by adding the following:

"SEC. 4. Whenever the Secretary of the Interior shall determine it to be in the public interest he may designate as national-park approach roads and as supplementary parts of the highway systems of any of the national-parks roads whose primary value is to carry national-park travel and which lead across

45 Amended by the acts approved June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1058) and Sept. 5, 1940 (54 Stat. 867).

lands wholly or to the extent of 90 per centum owned by the Government of the United States and which will connect the highways within a national park with a convenient point on or leading to the Federal 7 per centum highway system: Provided, That such approach roads so designated shall be limited to not to exceed sixty miles in length between a park gateway and such point on or leading to the nearest convenient 7 per centum system road; or, if such approach road is on the 7 per centum system, it shall be limited to not to exceed thirty miles: Provided further, That not to exceed forty miles of any one approach road shall be designated in any one county.

"SEC. 5. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized during the fiscal years 1932 and 1933 to construct, reconstruct, and improve such national-park approach roads so designated, inclusive of necessary bridges, and to enter into agreements for the maintenance thereof by State or county authorities, or to maintain them when otherwise necessary, as well as hereafter to construct, reconstruct, and improve roads and trails within the national parks and national monuments; and for all such pu.poses there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following sums: $7,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932; the sum of $7,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933: Provided, That under agreement with the Secretary of the Interior the Secretary of Agriculture may carry out any or all of the provisions of this section: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,500,000 shall be allocated annually for the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of such national-park approach roads: And provided further, That nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to hereafter construct, reconstruct, improve, and maintain roads and trails within the national parks and national monuments. "SEO. 6. Whenever any such approach road is proposed under the terms of this act across or within any national forest the Secretary of the Interior shall secure the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture before construction shall begin."

Approved, January 31, 1931.

FEDERAL AGENCIES AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM SERVICES AND FURNISH SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS FOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES

[47 STAT. 417]

AN ACT

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes

SEC. 601. Section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for fortifications and other works of defense, for the armament thereof and for the procurement of heavy ordnance for trial and service, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1921, and for other purposes," approved May 21, 1920 [U. S. C., title 31, sec. 686], is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 7. (a) Any executive department or independent establishment of the Government, or any bureau or office thereof, if funds are available therefor and if it is determined by the head of such executive department, establishment, bureau, or office to be in the interest of the Government so to do, may place orders with any other such department, establishment, bureau, or office for materials, supplies, equipment, work, or services, of any kind that such requisitioned Federal agency may be in a position to supply or equipped to render, and shall pay promptly by check to such Federal agency as may be requisitioned, upon its written request, either in advance or upon the furnishing or performance thereof, all or part of the estimated or actual cost thereof as determined by such department, establishment, bureau, or office as may be requisitioned; but proper adjustments on the basis of the actual cost of the materials, supplies, or equipment furnished, or work or services performed, paid for in advance, shall be made as may be agreed upon by the departments, establishments, bureaus, or offices concerned: Provided, however, That if such work or services can be as conveniently or more cheaply performed by private agencies such work shall be let by competitive bids to such private agencies. Bills rendered, or requests for advance payments made, pursuant to any such order, shall not be