1268 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. sm. III. Ch. se. 1919. pendent establishment of the Government of the United States in connectiorg witheonstructionhwrork OI} the operationi of plants; econployees w 0 receive a part 0 their pa rom any outsi e sources un er cooperative arran ements with the Ciwernment of the United States or the District 0% Columbia; employees who serve voluntarily or receive only a nominal compensation, and employees who may_be provided with special allowances because of their service m foreign' g§gQ;°°g6t°*g&;§d countries. The provisions of this section shall not apply to emunai seas employ- ployees of the railroads, express compames, telegrap)h, telephone, °°" marine cable, or radio system or systems, taken over y the United Str amwumngfwniamzt stm :£;¥9b6;?,?,;r;:tG; Fzzsmsgr 0 e employees o suc r r_a , s , , telephone, marine cable, or radio system or systems, as empildyees fth U `ted States. b.gwb¤H;·1¤¤pr¤gg· 0 Sedtioiil six of the legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation ui{;€i».;° 8;; °° ° Act approved May 10, 1916, as amended by the naval appropriation °‘ "" ‘ Act approved August 29 1916 shall not operate to revent anyone from receiving the addigonal compeolsation provided) m this section who otherwise is entitle to receive the same. ”§i°°°"°"‘ °'”¥"°Y‘ Such employees as are engaged on piecework, by the hour, or at m9x;>$£¤t¤;'i¤¤ to de- per diem rates, if otherwise entitled to receive the additional comp° pensation shall receive the same at the rate to which they are entitled in this section when their fixed rate of pay for the regular working hours and on the basis of three hundred and thirteen dayim the §f,Q"‘~*Qpp,,mb,° ,,0 said fiscal year would amount to $2,500 or less: Provided, at this rogue; per diem om- method of computation sl;all not apply to guy per diem employees P Y regularly aid a per diem or every ay in the year. ,,;§,§§d"°,§’_f;,“§§"g.;‘_;'°§§g So much as may be necessary to pay the additional compensation ¤¤¤v¤¤¥¤¤S· pfovided in this section todemployees of the Crovlornfilorent of the nited States is appro riate out o any money in the easury not _ otherwise appropriated}? _ _ D,‘§*’¥§§'{"=’“}“§"} {,9* S0 much as may be necessary to pay the increased compensation tn o oum ia _ _ , _ . . g¤¤¤¤<>v¤=S» half fmm providedm this section to employees of the government of the District t°m°“°°s° of Columbia is appropriated, orée-hailf out }o;]f any mopey m the Treas} ury not otherwise appropriate an one- out o the revenues o ,,Q;',“Q§§en‘$@§',§§‘,§§,{· the Diistrict olf (aolumbimdexcept to emplllogeeomo- also Vlfgshingtou Aque act an the water epartment, w `c s pai entu·e y from the revenues of the water department. _ _ m°}§;§§,{"{f,‘,§’,,‘§f(,‘,§_l°" So much as may be necessary to pay the increased compensation provided in this section to persons empfoyed under trust funds who may be construed to employees of the Government of the Umtod States or of the District o Columbia is authorized to be paid, re- DMM mmm on spectively, from such trust funds. nmmyosmsmxrss. Reports shall be submitted to Congress on the first day of the next “*°“·’°"°‘“’ "‘°“““· regular session showing for the first four months of the fiscal year the average number of eniploiees in each department, bureau, office, or establishment receivglnght e increased cloemplonsatiotp at the rate lot $240 per annum an the average num r y gra es receiving the . same at each other rate. %iif1iZL°§&;°¤ii, to be Sec. 8. That the heads of the several executiye departments and ,‘§§g§,f,,§‘°§§ ‘,}§,,_§%$_[ other responsible officials, m expending appropriations contamed in ¤vi¢¤¤==·.W enpwible this Act, so far as possible shall purchase material, sulpphes, and eouipment, when needed and fimds are available, from other services _ _ 0 the Government possessing material, supplies, and equipment no a;;ja°b§;‘§;§;‘;°“;u}f longer required because of the cessamon 0 War activities. It shall cnasmgeiawtea be the duty of the heads of the several executive departments and other oihcialp, before purchasing any fof {ho} articles described herein, to ascertain rom the other services 0 the overnment whether thev I’*'*°°· have articles of the character described that are serviceable. articles purchased by one service from another, if the same have not
