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lt that the money it would take to erect buildings in France and the pay the 
scessary force would be better spent on books, Headquarters of the Associat- 
yn are now at the Library of Congress, Washington, D. C., whose librarian, Dr. 
rbert Putnam is director of American Library Association's war servics, and 
om now on the books will go forward in increasing volume. [Official bull- 
m January 21, 1918] 
CHANGE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BUREAU PRINTING FUND, 
Hithereto the printing fund for this Bureau has bcen apportioned among the 
everal sections both in respect to the general printing fund and the Farmers’ 
julletin fund. This arrangement has not worked out well in practice nor has it 
een adhered to. A new plan has therefore been devised to secure a better admine- 
Stration and utilization of these funds, The apportionment of these funds among 
he several sections of the Bureav will be discontinued and the sums will be held 
s two lump sums. As completed manuscripts are presented for printing the Ad- 
sory Committee of the Bureau will consider these manuscripts and fix for the 
pproval of the Chief of Bureau the order of submittal for publication. Such 
onsideration on the part of the Bureau as a whole through the Advisory committee 
s for the purpose of securing more prompt publication of manuscripts for which 
there is immediate need and in the end should facilitate rather than check the 
ublication of all manuscripts which should be printed. 
TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEES FROM EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS TO INDEPENDENT 
ESTABLISHMENTS AND VICE VERSA PROHIBITED. 
"That section five of the act of June 22, 1906, prohibiting the transfer 
»f employees from one executive department to another, shall apply with equal 
force and effect to the transfer of employees from executive departments to 
independent establishments and vice versa and to the transfer of employees from 
me independent establishment +o another; PROVIDED, That the United States 
Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation shall be considered a Government 
astablishment for the purpose of this section." 
TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEES FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER AT AN 
INCREASED RATE OF COMPENSATION PROHIBITED. 
"That no civil employee in any of the executive departments or other 
jovernment establishments, or who has been employed therein within the period 
one year next preceding his proposed employment in anv other executive de- 
lartment or other Government establishment, shall be employed hereafter and 
paid from a lump-sum appropriation in any other executive department or other 
Government establishment at an increased rate of compensation. And no civil 
bmployee in any of the executive departments or other Government estublishments 
Sy who has been employed therein within the period of one year next preceding 
is proposed employment in any other executive department or other Government 
Bstablishment and who may be employed in another executive department or other 
Sovernment establishment shall be granted an increase in compensation within 
the period of one year fullowing such reemployment: PROVIDED, That the United 


