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SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. C1»rs.99,100. 1919. 1309 Sec. 5. That appropriations for fortifications and other works of P'*§'.° ’ d°“°g5 defense, for the ar1iianl)ent thereof, and for the rocurement of heavy §vltiwii1a%i°g?t°rJu Q ordnance for trial and service, heretofore mage in fortihcations or sundigy civil appropriation Acts shall not be available for obligation after une 30, 1920, and all uuexppnded balances of such appropria- BdB3'§,l§*,’§°g°§’j ‘fg';§f*,’§“,§'g tions which remain upon the boo s of the Treasury Department on °°*”°*¤di¤- June 30, 1921, shall be covered into the 'l‘reasu.ry and carried to the surplus fllllrflll { f ES Sec. 6. at estimates 0 appropriations or fortifications and '°i'“¤*°S ******9** other works of defense, for the Igrimgment thereof, and for the pro- *°*··*“····1¤*·¤**m·s~ curement of heavy ordnance for trial and service shall be submitted to Congress in the Book of Estimates for the fiscal year 1921 and each F _ fiscal year thereafter upon an annual basis. And section 5 of the pe,,l’£`°r°‘°°p°’°“'°` legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation Act approved "°L *8-1* ”°· June 20, 1874, and section 7 of the sundlry civil appropriation Act V°'·‘”·*’·“’· approved August 24, 1912, so far as they except apprppriations for ‘ fortiiications" from the operations thereof, are repeal . _ Sec. 7. That the portion of the fortifications appropriation Act P°§@,{§;`fm‘° “"‘ approved July 6, 1916, which reads: _ "For procurement and installation of one radiodynamic torpedo {”`,$,“f',§§'1}f§,,‘;‘{’§*,§,’j¤d_ unit, $417,000: Provided, That no art of said sum shall be so ¤d- ' expended unless the United States slhall Erst acquire as heretofore plrovided the rights of the said John Hays Hammond, junior, and the adio Engineering Compan of New York," is amended so as to read as iibllows: "For demonstrating the control of torpedoes or underwater ,_,§°;,§,§,§g_?§§$,ff€,§,§‘§,§*,§j carriers of high ex losives by radiodynamic or radiosonic energy, and for designing, developing, producing, and installing one radiodynamic or radiosonic torpedo unit, $417,000, to be expended under P,,,,,,,,,_ the direction of the Secretary of War: Provided, That all material mI»;gi;1¤et;¤1?g;&¤g$·,tt¤ acquired by the United States for said purpose, and all products property. ° °° manufactured or adapted therefrom, including said unit when completed, shall be and remain the property of the United States: Pro- V _ _ _ vided further, That no part of said sum shall be ex ended until the c,§s’§,§Q’,§‘,gi,‘f,§,‘j§f§‘,‘,{¢j United States shall first receive from John Hays Hiimmond, junior, ciggx rights ¤<>¤ ¤<=- and from the Radio Engineering Company of New York, Incoliiporated, q ` an unconditional license to use without cost said unit and repairs and replacements thereof, in the event that the United States shall not ac uire as heretofore provided the exclusive rights of said John Hays Hammond, `unior, and of said Radio Engineering Company: I’z·m;2'dedfurther, That the services of John Hays Hammond, Junior, chi§g[,‘f’°°’ "°° °l rendered in connection with said demonstration, shall be ree of charge'], . . Restriction on ur- Sec. 8. Tllfib H0 pfiI`l'» of tl]B HIOHEYS 8.ppI‘OpI`I8.lZBd 111 68.Cll OI` Elly chases at other tlliau section of this Act shall be used or expended for the purchase or ““°““l*· acquirement of any article or articles that at the time of the proposed acquirement can be manufactined or produced in each or any of the Government arsenals of the United States for a sum less than it can be purchased or procured otherwise. Approved, March 3, 1919. _ Marclm,1919. CHAP. 100.-An Act To amend the Liberty Bond Acts and the War Finance IH- R- *6*%] Corporation Act, and for other purposes. {Public, No. 328.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the _ United States of America. in Congress assembled, That the Second L0‘,;§§';§ L"’°"F Liberty Bond Act is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows: T _ _ "Sec. 18. (a) That in addition to the bonds and certihcates of e,.,{§Z`$`iEa33i€fo¤°}G indebtedness and war-savings certificates authorized by this Act P’°“°“’ "°”d*‘·°‘°·