75TII CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CH . 140-APRIL 27, 1937 Model Testing Plant : Toward the model testing plant, authorized by the Act approved May 6, 1936 (49 Stat ., pp . 1263, 1264), including buildings and facilities and purchase of land, $3,000,000 : Provided, That no part of such sum shall be availa ble for the provision, by co ntract or ot herwise, of any buildi ngs or faci lities for testing oth er than surface and subsurface craft ; Naval Air Station, San Diego, California : Barracks for enlisted men, $300,000 ; galley and mess hall for enlisted men, $300,000 ; services, accessories, and equipment for barracks and mess hall, $125,000 ; Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island : Addition to library building and accessories, $155,000 . BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS AVIATION, NAVY For aviation, as follows : For navigational, photographic aero- logi cal, radio, and miscel laneous equi pment, incl uding repai rs thiereto , for use with aircraft built or building on June 30, 1937, $750,000 ; for maintenance, repair, and operation of aircraft factory, air sta- tions, fleet air bases, fleet and all other aviation activities, accident prevention, testing laboratories, for overhauling of planes, and for the purchase for aviation purposes only of special clothing, wearing apparel, and special equipment, $18,064,000, including $250,000 for the equipment of vessels with catapults and including not to exceed $50,000 for the procurement of helium, w hich sum of $50,000 shall be transferred to and made available to the Bureau of Mines on July 1, 1937, in addition to which sum the Bureau of Mines may use for helium-plant operation in the fi scal year 1938 the unex- pended balance of funds transferred to it for such operation in the fiscal year 1937, and the Bureau may lease, after competition, sur- plus metal cylinders acquired for use as helium containers ; for con- tinuing experiments and development work on all types of aircraft, including the payment of part-time or intermittent employment in the District of Columbia or elsewhere of such scientists and tech- nicists as may be contracted for by the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, at a rate of pay not exceeding $20 per diem for any person so employed, $3,500,000 ; for new construction and procure- ment of aircraft and equipment, spare parts and accessories, $27,- 186,000, of which amount not to exceed $13,000,000 shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the contract author- ization carried in the Navy Appropriatio n Act for the fiscal year 1937 ; in all, $49,500,000, and the money herein specifically appro- priated for "Aviation" shall be disbursed and accounted for in accordance with existing law and shall constitute one fund : Pro- vided, That the sure to be paid out of this appropriation for employees assigned to group IV (b) and those performing similar services carried under native and alien schedules in the Schedule of Wages for Civil Employees in the Field Service of the Navy Depart- ment shall not exceed $1,582,340 : Provided further, That in addi- tion to the amount herein appropriated, the Secretary of the Navy may, prior to July 1, 1938, enter into contracts for the production and purchase of new airplanes and their equipment, spare parts and accessories, to an amount not in excess of $15000 ,000 : Provided further, That the Secretary of the Tr easury is authorize d and directed, upon the request of the Secretary of the Navy, to transfer not to exceed in the aggregate $50,000 from this appropriat ion to the appropriations "Pay, subsistence, and transportation, Navy" and "Pay, Marine Corps" to cover authorized traveling expenses of offi- 111 M odel test ing plant . 49 Stat. 1263 . Proviso. t se restricted . S an Diego , Calif ., air station . Naval War College, Newport, R . I. Bureau of Aeronau- t ics . Designated aviation expenses . He lium . Post, p. 602 . Developing aircraft types, etc . N ew const ruction, etc. Incurred obliga- tions. Aggregate ; account- ing . Provisos . Group IV (b) em- ployees . Co ntracts for new airplanes, etc . Tr ansfer of sums for tr aveling e xpenses .
