(a) The funds needed for the operation of the Administration shall be appropriated in the annual budget as provided in Act No. 213 of May 12, 1942, as amended.\n(b) The funds needed in the performance of the functions of the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in Washington, in or outside of Puerto Rico, shall be appropriated in the annual budget under Act No. 213, supra. Said annual sum to be disbursed by the special disbursing officer of the Administration on the petition of the Resident Commissioner may be used for the payment of any official expense under the provisions of §§ 283—283p of this title and the regulations in effect in Puerto Rico.\nHistory —June 19, 1979, No. 77, p. 159, § 8.
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