srxrrrrrrn couennss. sms. 11. cu. 137. 1918. 817 and the machinery necessary for their manufacture, $500,000,000: Promkled, That the Chief of Ordnance, United States Army, is author- {5'i°i¢°f€¤11 mums ized to enter into contracts or otherwise to incur obligations for the ¤¤§·o·;,***cd· ml ,,,1 purposes above mentioned not to exceed $729,731,295 in addition 'pp` ` to the approapriatrons herein and heretofore made. Such nav ordnance and ordnance material as the Secretary of meT§°§l°e:rZa2i¤¤1ii1Y1ii War and the Secret of the Navy may determine necessa is imauthorized to be tranglfiirred from the Navy Department to thel%rVar Department: Promkled, That if such ordnance and ordnance material €§§{’{,‘§;,,,s ,0, ,,,1,,,. is obsolete for naval p1u·poses the transfer shall be made without b*¤¤¤¤¤¤°°°N¤*’¥· reimbursement and payment to the Navy for other ordnance and ordnance material transferred herermder shall be made only after estimates shall have been submitted to Congress and a specific appropriation for such payment shall have been made. or purchase, manufacture, and test of ammunition for mountain, ,,,;,°‘,,'§‘,§'§,,‘f,§‘,,if¥,§,’,{‘,,,{§’,‘; field, and siege cannon, including the necessary experiments in connection therewith, the machinery necewary for its manufacture, Hm and necessary stor e facilities, $2,000,000,000: Promkied, That the Aanaiémi muwes Chief of Ordnance,aUnited States Army, is authorized to enter into °“}l},,‘{";gj mm, um, contracts or otherwise to incur obligations for the pmposes above 1172- ' mentioned not to exceed $1,793,734,550 in addition to the appropriations herein and heretofore made. For purchase, manufacture, and test of ammunition for seacoast ‘°"°°' cannon, and for modernizing projectiles on hand, including the PM- 1*-103*- necessary experiments in connection therewith, and the machinery necessary for its manufacture, $3,885,000. Ammmmm ew For purchase, manufacture, and test of ammunition, subcaliber rorpmtim. " EIDE, and other accessories for seacoast artillery practice, including e machinery necessary for their manufacture $1,700,000. Mmm etc mm For alteration and maintenance of the mobile artillery, including mruery. ’ " the purchase and manufacture of machinery tools, and materials necessary for the work and the enses of the mechanics engaged ,,,,,,,,0 thereon, $200,000,000: Prmnk1ed?xBl'hat the Chief of Ordnance, Additional contracts United States Army, is authorized to enter into contracts or other- ““g‘,‘§§f“,‘§flg,,,_ wise to incur obligations for the purposes above mentioned not to exceed $100,000,000 in addition to the appropriations herein and heretofore made. For purchase, manufacture, and test of ammunition, subcaliber ae‘i1fi»iZ`.:1¤'i¤i1i.i»i° $$22 guns, and other accessories for mountain, field, and siege artillery “•,;;,,,_p_,,m_ practice, including the machinery necessary for their manufacture, $$4,600,000. The followin ortions of the unexpended balances of appropria- ,,,'§,‘§‘},f,‘,'{,§’,',§",,‘{;?, ‘{?,',; . 8 P . . . . {HP R tions heretofore made for fortifications in the continent United T*,g¤l;¤{_>;{d mmm mr States, res ectively, shall be carried to the surplus fund and covered mass. into the Tlfeasury, namely, $2,000,000 for construction of gum and §,‘§§;,f’?,§·°°°· mortar batteries; $20,540.19 for procurement or reclamation of Egjlfgbg land, or rights pertaining thereto, and so forth; $1,960,000 for the Ante,p.199. ' construction of land defenses in the United States, and so forth- C,,,,,,,,m,,,.p,,,,,,, $200,000 for contingent expenses incident to the construction of AMP-199~ seacoast fortifications and their accessories; $3,744,000 for purchase, same: amen . manufactiue, and test of seacoast cannon for coast defense, and so ·""'· p· ‘°°· forth; and $2,000,000 for the alteration and maintenance of seacoast ¤°¤°°=*¤* artillery, and so forth; in all, $9,924,540.19. A1at¢,`p.¤l0. rrzovrxe erzomms. P'°“"“'°‘“‘°" For current expenses of the ordnance proving grounds, comprising t I the maintenance of rail and water transportation, repairs, alterations, accessories, and service of employees incidental to testing and proving ordnance and ordnance matégieg hire of assistants for the Ordnance Board, purchase of instruments and articles required for testing and 112460°——v0L 40—r·r 1:52
