concerned having been carried to the surplus fund prior to the allowance of the claims by the proper accounting officers, together with such additional sums, due to possible increases in rates of exchange, as may be necessary to pay certain claims in foreign currency and interest as specified in certain of the certificates of settlement of the General Accounting Office. The letter of the Treasury Department and a copy of the schedule of claims allowed by the General Accounting Office are attached. The claims are debts of the Government, the validity of which has been approved by the General Accounting Office, and new appropriations are, therefore, necessary at this time. Very respectfully, HAROLD D. SMITH, Director of the Bureau of the Budget. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Washington, February 19, 1944. The DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF The Budget. SIR: There is transmitted herewith in compliance with section 2 of the act of July 7, 1884 (5 U. S. C. 266), a schedule of claims allowed by the General Accounting Office, as covered by certificates of settlement which have been submitted to the Treasury Department, the numbers of which are shown in the first column of the schedule, under appropriations the balances of which have been carried to the surplus fund under the provisions of section 5 of the act of June 20, 1874 (31 U. S. C. 713), covering the services of the following departments and independent offices: Legislative: Government Printing Office.... The judiciary.. Independent offices: Federal Security Agency: National Youth Administration_ Public Health Service... Office of Education__ $17, 710. 37 12. 37 110. 86 28.00 978. 02 5, 846. 42 1. 79 1. 00 330. 00 251. 00 2, 084. 04 1. 01 $61, 095. 87 45. 02 Federal Power Commission Interstate Commerce Commission. Railroad Retirement Board. 9. 07 1.30 88.40 6. 20 Navy Department... Post Office Department (payable from postal revenues). Department of State.. Treasury Department War Department. District of Columbia... Total..... 1, 918. 86 221. 12 2,523, 252. 97 668. 23 5, 216. 88 840. 25 18, 483. 11 9.25 2,761, 776. 10 For the payment of these claims there is required an appropriation of $2,761,776.10, together with such additional sum, due to possible increases in rates of exchange, as may be necessary to pay claims in the foreign currency and interest as specified in certain of the certificates of settlement of the General Accounting Office. Very truly yours, C. R. SCHOENEMAN, Acting Administrative Assistant to the Secretary. Statement of appropriations required to meet the payment of claims allowed by the General Accounting Office, as covered by certificates of settlement submitted to the Treasury Department for payment Fees of jurors and witnesses, United States courts (certified claims). Total, the judiciary.. $12.00 31.00 1.10 .92 45.02 Statement of appropriations required to meet the payment of claims allowed by the General Accounting Office, as covered by certificates of settlement submitted to the Treasury Department for payment-Continued T-212177 Railway Express Agency, Inc.... Salaries and expenses, Civil Service Commission (certified claims). 9.07 Statement of appropriations required to meet the payment of claims allowed by the General Accounting Office, as covered by certificates of settlement submitted to the Treasury Department for payment-Continued Statement of appropriations required to meet the payment of claims allowed by the General Accounting Office, as covered by certificates of settlement submitted to the Treasury Department for payment-Continued 25.87 0774345 Brentano's Book Stores, Inc..... Maintenance, National Institute of 0774861 Brentano's Inc.. 0774139 Joseph H. B. Evans....... Health, Public Health Service (certified claims). Salaries and expenses, National Youth Administration (certified claims). Salaries and expenses, National Youth Administration (certified claims). T-212617 Railway Express Agency, Inc... Expenses, Division of Venereal Dis 6. 12 104.25 24.11 20.00 71.66 8.87 1, 158. 75 .24 19.20 Works Administration (certified claims). T-211792 Whitehall Autobus Co., Inc..... National Industrial Recovery, Fed 1.00 eral Emergency Administration of Public Works (certified claims). |