SIXTY-NINTH couomass. sm. II. cn. 269. 1927. 1295 United States ships New York, Utah, Texas, Florida, Arkansas, and Wyoming, and for the urchase, manufacture, and installation of new fire—coutrol systems ger the New York and Texas, all as author- {};‘{‘;,{’·,§f’§,,_ ized by the Act entitled "An Act to authorize alterations to certain ` naval vessels and to provide for the construction of additional ves- sels," approved December 18, 1924, and, in addition, the installation of improved appliances for launching and handling airplanes on the Lauuchlns. ale. ¤lr· six battleships above named as authorized by the Act approved May °ki{’.$’?;, p, 691, 27, 1926, $2,210,000, to be available until expended. INCREASE QF THE NAVY . Increaseofthe Navy. Construction and machinery: On account of hulls and outfits of mit°iiS€i§“°$i°$£§§ vessels and machinery of vessels heretofore authorized, $14,200,000, ""g°cf,‘§§':}u,*;_‘;g“§,§”,y,‘;; of which sum $450,000 shall be immediately available toward the dimly available. mnstruction of the last three of the eight scout cruisers authorized V°‘·‘“·"·"°· by section 2 of the Act of December 18, 1924, and, in addition, the p,1;g·g§gggl,{{gg==¤v- Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to make trans- ' fers during the fiscal year 1928 from the naval supply account fund to this appropriation of sums aggregating $5,115,000, and the total sum hereby made available shal remain available imtil expended. Armor, armament, and ammunition: Toward the armor, armament, u¤·},g;*<;l;;¤;;j&_;;)¤,§S¤l¤ and ammunition for vessels heretofore authorized, to remain avail- ` ` able until expended, $9,500,000. _ The ap ropriations made in this Act for the purchase or manu- m;§"i,’§§,,g"6§g{“iP‘ facture ofp equipment or material or of a particular class of equipment i or material shall be available for the purchase of letters patent applications for letters patent, licenses under letters patent and applications for letters patent that pertain to such equipment or material for which the appropriations are made, No part of any appropriation made for the Navy shall be expended ,,H§,‘§S§§f;i2,°€.?d'Ym°°° for any of the purposes herein provided for on account of the Navy Department in the District of olumbia, including personal services of civilians and of enlisted men of the Navy, except as herein _ expressly authorized: Provided, That there may be detailed to the £’.,‘{fii‘§"‘m Nam,. Bureau of Navigation not to exceed at any one time twent -four **°¤ Bum"- enlisted men of the Navy: Provided further, That enlisted men ,§,Q§§,°,j‘,e§,*;'g;°,*;,}*°° detailed to the naval dispensary and the radio, communication service ` shall not be regarded as detailed to the Navy Department in the District of Columbia. No part of the appropriations made in this Act shall be available ,,§i°u§,'§,’é §‘{,,,‘g€l,,°§,§§;, for the salary or pay o any oilicer, manager, su rmtendent, fore- g;l:gp<il¤v¤<>¤= ¤¤ work man, or other person having charge of the worfeof any employee ` °y°°°` of the United States Government while making or causing to be made with a stop watch or other time-measuring device a time study of any job of any such employee between the starting and completion thereof, or of t e movements of any such employee while engaged upon such work; nor shall any part of the ap ropriations made in m‘Q;g;8d*¤'¤l‘d¤· ¤¤¢·· this Act be available to pay any premiums or libnus or cash reward ` . to any emlployee in addition to his regular wages, except for sugges- tions res ting in improvements or economy in the operation of Rem, 1 any Government plant; and that no part of the moneys herein and equiiyhgddoiuiigisi a propriated for t e Naval Establishment or herein made available §Q*§,;§“,,°,,",§“,'§,§’,Z;,°’,?,,;,’},§ tliierefor shall be used or expended under contracts hereafter made ¤¤<l ¤¤¤¤¤l¤· for the repair, purchase, or acquirement, by or from any private contractor, of any naval vessel, machinery, article or articles that at the time of the proposed repair, urchase, or acquirement can be repaired, manufacture , or produced] in each or any of the Govern- ment navy yards or arsena s of the United States, when time and
