PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 756-0CT. 8, 1940 40 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 270a. Limitation on fixed fee. Monthly reports to chairmen of desig- nated Congressional Committees. Ante, p. 362. Ante, p. 363. fiscal year 1941 or authorized to be entered into prior to July 1, 1941, waive the requirements as to performance and payment bonds of the Act approved August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 793; 40 U. S . C . 270a): Provided further, That the fixed fee to be paid the contractor as a result of any contract for public works entered into on or after September 9, 1940, for the construction and installation of buildings, utilities, and appurtenances at military posts shall not exceed 6 per centum of the estimated cost of the contract, exclusive of the fee, as determined by the Secretary of War.": Provided further, That the Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy shall submit monthly, within ten days following the last day of each month, commencing on or before November 10, 1940, to the respective chairmen of the Committees on Military and Naval Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives a report where such Secre- taries are respectively concerned of (1) all cost-plus-a -fixed-fee con- tracts concluded within the period embraced by each report, and (2) of all land acquisitions accomplished within such periods, such reports to show (1) as to cost-plus-a -fixed-fee contracts the object or objects thereof, the name and place of business of the contractor, the esti- mated cost of the contract exclusive of the fee, the amount of the fee, and the date of the contract, and (2) as to land acquisitions the loca- tion, area, intended use, the purchase price, the amount appropriated therefor, and the assessed value (first reports shall cover the period July 1 to October 31, 1940). BARRACKS AND QUARTERS AND OTHER BUILDINGS AND UTILITIES For barracks and quarters and other buildings and utilities, $33,717,489. CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF HOSPITALS For construction and repair of hospitals, $1,729,357. SIGNAL CoRPS Ante, p. 363. SIGNAL SERVICE OF THE ARMY For signal service of the Army, $11,242,208. AIR CoRPS Ante, p. 364 . Travel of offleers, etc., by air. Transportation of new aircraft. Contracts. Ante, p. 364. AIR CORPS, ARMY For Air Corps, Army, $109,995,957, which sum may be used for the travel of officers and enlisted men of the Air Corps by air in connection with the administration of this appropriation, including travel by air or rail required in connection with the transportation of new aircraft from factory to first destination; and, in addition, the Chief of Air Corps, when authorized by the Secretary of War, may enter into contracts prior to July 1, 1941, in an amount not in excess of $60,000,000 for the purposes for which this appropriation is available. The paragraph under the heading "Air Corps, Army", appearing in the Military Appropriation Act, 1941, is hereby amended by strik- ing therefrom the words and figures "$76,205,988 shall be available under the appropriation 'Air Corps, Army, 1940,"' and inserting in lieu thereof the words and figures '$32,205,988 shall be available under the appropriation 'Air Corps, Army, 1939-1940' and $44,000,000 under the appropriation 'Air Corps, Army, 1940' ". 968 [54 STAT.
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