PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 27-FEB. 12, 1940 Pay of the Army. 63 Stat. 696. Proiso. Certain limitations waived. Travel of the Army. 63 Stat. 597. Personal services. 53 Stat. 599. Subsistence of the Army. 53 Stat. 599 . Regular supplies of the Army. 53 Stat. 600. Clothing and equi- page. 53 Stat. 600 . Incidental expenses. 53 Stat. 601. Army transporta- tion. 53 Stat. 601. Vehicles. Purchase, etc. 53Btat. 602 Construction, etc. at designated posts. 53 Stat. 602, 994, 1327. MeChord Field, Wash FINANCE DEPARTMENT PAT OF THE ARMY For an additional amount for pay of the Army, comprising the same objects specified under this head in the Military Appropriation Act, 1940, $12,714,196: Provided,That this appropriation shall not be subject to the limitations as to numbers of commissioned officers and enlisted men specified under this head in such Act. TRAVEL OF THM ARMY For an additional amount for travel of the Army, comprising the same objects specified under this head in the Military Appropriation Act, 1940, including travel of dependents of retired personnel when ordered to active duty and upon relief therefrom, $2,724,444. FINANCE SERVICE For an additional amount for compensation of clerks and other employees of the Finance Department, $93,874. QUJAmTEASTER CORPS Subsistence of the Army: For an additional amount for subsistence of the Army, comprising the same objects specified under this head in the Military Appropriation Act, 1940, $2,737,488. Regular supplies of the Army: For an additional amount for regular supplies of the Army, comprising the same objects specified under this head in the Military Appropriation Act, 1940, $1,201,641. Clothing and equipage: For an additional amount for clothing and equipage for the Army, comprising the same objects specified under this head in the Military Appropriation Act, 1940, $5,550,199. Incidental expenses of the Army: For an additional amount for incidental expenses of the Army, comprising the same objects speci- fied under this head in the Military Appropriation Act, 1940, $552,856. Army transportation: For an additional amount for Army trans- portation, comprising the same objects specified under this head in the Military Appropriation Act, 1940, $21,962,564, such sum to be avail- able for packing, crating, and transportation of authorized baggage and household effects of retired personnel when ordered to active duty and upon relief therefrom, and for the purchase (not exceeding $2,000,000) of passenger-carrying vehicles. HORSES, DRAFT AND PACK ANIMALS For an additional amount for the purchase of draft and pack animals and horses, comprising the same objects specified under this head in the Military Appropriation Act, 1940, $15,000. MILITARY POSTS For an additional amount to be added to the appropriation "Con- struction of Buildings, Utilities, and Appurtenances at Military Posts," contained in the Military Appropriation Act, 1940, $611,800 to be applied as follows: For temporary shelter, Air Corps, Puerto Rico, $319,000; temporary hangar, Air Corps, Panama, $92,800; addi- tional amount for housing for shop testing facilities, Chanute Field, Illinois, $200,000. ACQUISITION OF LAND For the acquisition of approximately two hundred thousand acres as a bombing area for use in connection with McChord Field, Washington, $200,000; for the acquisition of approximately forty- 24 [54 STAT.
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