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Calendar No. 2 6 1
74TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H.J.RES.117
[Report No. 250]
THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY
21 (calendar day, JANUARY 25), 1935
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
FEBRUARY
14,1935
Reported by Mr. GLASS, with amendments
FEBRUARY
15 (calendar day, FEBRUARY 22), 1935
Recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations
MARCH
4 (calendar day, MARCH 5), 1935
Reported by Mr. GLASS, with amendments
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Making appropriations for relief purposes.
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Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
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of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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That in order to protect aad to promote ike general welfare,
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wide spread unemployment and conditions resulting there
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from, -fSf relieving economic maladjustments, -(§)- alleviat
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» g distress, and/or -(4f improving living BBA working eee-
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ditions provide relief and work relief, there is hereby appro-
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priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
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appropriated, to be used in the discretion and under the
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direction of the President m sttefe manner, aad fo* suefe fm-
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poses and/or suet* pmjeetej -Fcdem! or non Federal^ as
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sbaH be adapted te the accomplishment ef any e»e er me^e
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elfcbeobjectives specified m elapse -fifj -{Sfj - { ^ m -{4f,
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to be immediately available and to remain available until
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June 30, 1937, the sum of $4,000,000,000, together with the
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separate funds established for particular areas by proclama-
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tion of the President pursuant to section 15 (f) of the Agri-
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cultural Adjustment Act (but any amounts thereof shall be
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available for use only for the area for which the fund was es-
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tablished) ; not exceeding $500,000,000 in the aggregate of
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any savings or unexpended balances in funds of the Recon-
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struction Finance Corporation; and not exceeding a total of
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$380,000,000 of such unexpended balances as the President
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may determine are not required for the purposes for which
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authorized, of the following appropriations, namely: The
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appropriation of $3,300,000,000 for national industrial
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recovery contained in the Fourth Deficiency Act, fiscal year
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1933, approved June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 274) ; the appro-
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priation of $950,000,000 for emergency relief and civil
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works contained in the Act approved February 15, 1934
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(48 Stat. 351) ; the appropriation of $899,675,000 for emer-
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gency relief and public works, and the appropriation of
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$525,000,000 to meet the emergency and necessity for relief
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in stricken agricultural areas, contained in the Emergency
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Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935, approved June 19, 1934
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(48 Stat. 1055) ; and any remainder of the unobligated
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moneys referred to in section 4 of the Act approved March
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31, 1933 (48 Stat. 22) ; Provided, That except as to such
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part of the appropriation made herein as the President may
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deem necessary for continuing relief as authorized under the
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Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933, as amended, this
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appropriation shall be available for the following classes of
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projects, and the amounts to be expended for each class shall
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not, except as hereinafter provided, exceed the respective
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amounts stated, namely, highways, roads, streets, and grade-
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crossing elimination, $800,000,000; rural rehabilitation and
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relief in stricken agricultural areas, $500,000,000;
rural
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electrification, $100,000,000;
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ects for professional and clerical persons,
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Civilian Conservation Corps, $600,000,000; public projects
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of States or political subdivisions thereof,
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sanitation, prevention of soil erosion, reforestation, foresta-
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tion, flood control, and miscellaneous projects,
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Provided further, That not to exceed 20 per centum of the
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amount herein appropriated may be used by the President to
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increase any one or more of the foregoing limitations if he
housing, $450,000,000;
$300,000,000;
$900,000,000;
$350,000,000:
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of this joint resolution.
The specific powers hereinafter
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vested m tbe Presidentflhfrfl**ot be construed as limiting the
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general powers a&d discretion vested a Mm by this section.
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Funds made available by this joint resolution may be
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used, in the discretion of the President, for the purpose of mak-
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ing loans to finance, in whole or in part, the purchase of farm
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lands and necessary equipment by farmers, farm tmants,
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croppers, or farm laborers. Such loans shall be made on
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such terms as the President shall prescribe and shall be repaid
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in equal annual installments, or in such other manner as the
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President may determine.
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SEO. 2. The appropriation made herein shall be avail-
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able for use only in the United States and its Territories and
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possessions, including the Philippine Islands possessions. The
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provisions of the Act of February 15, 1934 (48 Stat. 351),
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relating to disability or death compensation and benefits shall
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apply to those persons receiving from the appropriation made
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herein, for services rendered as employees of the United
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States, security payments in accordance with schedules
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established by the President: Provided, That so much of
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the sum herein appropriated as the United States Employees'
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Compensation Commission, with the approval of the Presi-
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dent, estimates and certifies to the Secretary of the Treasury
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will be necessary for the payment of such compensation and
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administrative expenses shall be set aside in a special fund
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to be administered by the Commission for such purposes;
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and after June 30, 1936, such special fund shall be available
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for these purposes annually in such amounts as may be
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specified therefor in the annual appropriation Acts.
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provisions of section 3709 of the Eevised Statutes (U. S. 0.,
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title 41, sec. 5) shall set apply to any purchase made or
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service procured in carrying out the provisions of this joint
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resolution when the aggregate amount involved is less
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more than $300.
The
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SEC. 3. In carrying out the provisions of this joint
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resolution the President may (a) authorize expenditures
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for contract stenographic reporting services; supplies and
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equipment; purchase and exchange of law books, books of
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reference, directories, periodicals, newspapers and press
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clippings; travel expenses, including the expense of attend-
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ance at meetings when specifically authorized; rental at
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the seat of government and elsewhere; purchase, operation
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and maintenance of motor-propelled passenger-carrying
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vehicles; printing and binding; and such other expenses as
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he may determine necessary to the accomplishment of the
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objectives of this joint resolution; and (b) accept and utilize
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such voluntary and uncompensated services, appoint, with-
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out regard to the provisions of the civil-service laws, such
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officers and employees, and utilize such Federal officers and
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employees,, and, with the consent of the State, such State
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and local officers and employees, as may be necessary, pre-
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scribe their authorities, duties, responsibilities, and tenure,
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aaatdj without regard te the Classification Aet ef 1923, as
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ttmcndcd, and fix the compensation of any officers and
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employees so appointed.
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SEC- 4T fe carrying ettt the provisions ef this jeiat
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resolution the President m authorized, to s**eh extent a»d
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ift sfteh manner as he feds &&d prescribes as nceessary ie
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the efficient a»d coordinated administration el the powers
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exereisable under this jemt resolution, to—
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-fa)- Establish aad prescribe the duties aad fanctions
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ef governmental agencies (including corporations with
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poratc authority enly m approved by the President
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^vitnin "tiio scope Or t;nis j oinB resoi'ftttenn—^
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-(bf Utilize aed prescribe the duties a*td functions ef
any governmental: agency (including a corporation) :
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-(ef Consolidate, redistribute, abelisfej e^ transfer the
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functions and/or duties ef^ aad transfer the property and/or
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personnel efy aay emergency governmental agency (includ •
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and/or the abolition ef all the functions a»d duties ef saw
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agency, meh agency shaH eease to ejas#t aad
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-(4)- Delegate the powers conferred e« him under this
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jefet resolution te aay governmental agency (including a
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corporation).
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&T fe carrying etrt the provisions of this je
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resolution the President is authorized (within the limits el
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the appropriation m&dte m section -t)—
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-faf ¥ e guarantee loansi to? e* payments el? needy
individuals;
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-{&)- te make grants and/or loans and/or contracts;
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-(ef to acquire, fey purchase OF fey the power el emi-
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aeftt domaie? any ?eal property e^F asy interest therein? &B4
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improve^ develop^, maintain? grant, sell? lease (mth e? with-
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eat the privilege el purchasing), ey otherwise dispose ^ a^F
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such property e? interest therein.
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SEC. 4. In carrying out the provisions of this joint
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resolution the President is authorized (within the limits of
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the appropriation made in section 1) to acquire, by purchase
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or by the power of eminent domain, any real property or
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any interest therein, and improve, develop, grant, sell, lease
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(with or without the privilege of purchasing), or otherwise
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dispose of any such property or interest therein.
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SEC. 6 5. The President is authorized to prescribe
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such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out
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this joint resolution, and any willful violation of any such
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rule or regulation shall be punishable by fine of not to exceed
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$5^000 $1,000,
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SEC. 6. The President is authorized to fix the rates of
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wages of all persons compensated out of the funds appro-
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priated by this joint resolution and may fix different rates
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for various types of work, which rates need not be uniform
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throughout the United States.
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In the event the President, or such official or agency
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of Government as he may select, shall determine after an
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investigation that the rate of wages paid is affecting ad-
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versely or is likely to decrease the prevailing rates of wages
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paid for any work of a similar nature in any city, town,
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village, or other civil division of the State in which the
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work is located, or in the District of Columbia, the Presi-
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dent, or the official or agency designated by him, shall imme-
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diately fix the rate of wages at an amount not less than the
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prevailing rate of wages paid for work of a similar nature
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in such locality.
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Any and all contracts which may be entered into under
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the authority contained in this resolution shall contain stipu-
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lotions which will provide for the accomplishment of the
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purposes of this section.
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SEC. 7. Wherever practicable in the carrying out of
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the provisions of this pint resolution, full advantage shall be
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taken of the facilities of private enterprise.
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SEC. 8. On all building construction work or projects
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undertaken under and by virtue of the authority granted in
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this joint resolution, all mechanical sanitary work, which in
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the interest of public health is ordinarily regulated or con-
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trolled by law, shall be let separately and by contract, and
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awarded to the lowest qualified bidder.
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SEC. 9. Any person who knowingly and with intent to
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defraud the United States makes any false statement in con-
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nection with any application for any project, employment,
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or relief aid under the provisions of this joint resolution, or
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diverts, or attempts to divert, or assists in diverting for the
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benefit of any person or persons not entitled thereto, any
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moneys appropriated by this joint resolution, or any services
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or real or personal property acquired thereunder, or who
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knowingly, by means of any fraud, force, threat, intimida-
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tion, or boycott, deprives any person of any of the benefits
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to which he may be entitled under the provisions of this joint
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resolution, or attempts so to do, or assists in so doing, shall
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be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not
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more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than one year,
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or both.
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SEC. 10. Federal public roads projects, rivers and
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harbors projects, reclamation projects, and public buildings
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projects undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this joint
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resolution shall be carried out under the direction of the
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respective permanent Government departments or agencies
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having jurisdiction of such projects, and the performance of
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all contracts in connection with such projects shall be sub-
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ject to the supervision and control of such departments or
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SEC. Z 11. A report of the operations under this joint
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resolution shall be submitted to Congress before the 10th
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day of January in each of the next three regular sessions
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of Congress, which report shall include a statement of the
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expenditures made and obligations incurred, by classes and
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amounts.
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SEC. & 12. This joint resolution may be cited as the
"Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935."
Passed the House of Eepresentatives January 24, 1935.
Attest:
SOUTH TRIMBLE,
Clerh
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[Report No. 250]
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making appropriations for relief purposes.
JANTJABY 21 (calendar day, JANTJABY 25), 1935
Read twice and referred to the Committee on
Appropriations
FEBBTJABY 14,1935
Reported with amendments
FEBBTJABY 15 (calendar day, FEBBTJABY 22), 1935
Recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations
MABCH 4 (calendar day, MABCH 5 ) , 1935
Reported with amendment*
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