16 USC § 916l - Authorization of appropriations

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title: "16 USC § 916l - Authorization of appropriations"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "916l"
section_name: "Authorization of appropriations"
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "REGULATION OF WHALING"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "WHALING CONVENTION ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 653, § 14, 64 Stat. 425.)"
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# § 916l. Authorization of appropriations

section 5731(a) of title 5section 501 of title 44section 6101 of title 41section 6101 of title 41

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from time to time, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the convention and of this subchapter, including (1) contributions to the Commission for the United States share of any joint expenses of the Commission agreed by the United States and any of the other contracting governments, and (2) the expenses of the United States Commissioner and his staff, including (a) personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, without regard to the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; (b) travel expenses without regard to subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5 and ; (c) transportation of things, communication services; (d) rent of offices; (e) printing and binding without regard to , and ; (f) stenographic and other services by contract, if deemed necessary, without regard to ; (g) supplies and materials; (h) equipment; (i) purchase, hire, operation, maintenance, and repair of aircraft, motor vehicles (including passenger-carrying vehicles), boats, and research vessels.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 653, § 14, 64 Stat. 425.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

In par. 2(a), “chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5” substituted for “the Classification Act of 1923, as amended” on authority of , ,  (the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees), and of section 1106(a) of , , which provided that references in other laws to the Classification Act of 1923 shall be considered to mean the Classification Act of 1949.

In par. 2(b), “subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5 and ” substituted for “the Travel Expense Act of 1949 and  (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 73b)” on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 5.

In par. 2(e), “ and ” substituted for “ (U.S.C., title 44, sec. 111), and section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U.S.C., title 41, sec. 5)” on authority of , , , which Act enacted Title 44, Public Printing and Documents, and , , , which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.

In par. 2(f), “” substituted for “section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U.S.C., title 41, sec. 5)” on authority of , , , which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.