31 U.S.C. § 1348 : US Code - Section 1348: Telephone installation and charges

Search 31 U.S.C. § 1348 : US Code - Section 1348: Telephone installation and charges

(a)(1) Except as provided in this section, appropriations are not
available to install telephones in private residences or for tolls
or other charges for telephone service from private residences.
(2) Under regulations of the Secretary of State, appropriations
may be used to install and pay for the use of telephones in
residences owned or leased by the United States Government in
foreign countries for the use of the Foreign Service.
(b) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army on
recommendation of the Chief of Engineers, not more than $30,000 may
be expended each fiscal year to install and use in private
residences telephones required for official business in
constructing and operating locks and dams for navigation, flood
control, and related water uses.
(c) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense,
funds appropriated to the Department of Defense are available to
install, repair, and maintain telephone wiring in residences owned
or leased by the United States Government and, if necessary for
national defense purposes, in other private residences.