Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 56 Part 1.djvu/658

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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 477-JULY 2, 1942 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CONTINGENT EXPENSES, WAR DEPARTMENT For stationery; purchase of professional and scientific books, law- books, including their exchange; books of reference, pamphlets, peri- odicals, newspapers (not to exceed $3,500), maps; typewriting and adding machines, and other labor-saving devices, including their repair and exchange; furniture and repairs to same; carpets, linoleum, filing equipment, photo supplies, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges; purchase (including exchange) of motortrucks; maintenance, repair, and operation of motortrucks and one motor-propelled passenger- carrying vehicle, to be used only for official purposes; freight and express charges; streetcar fares; postage to Postal Union countries; Restrition on ex- and other absolutely necessary expenses, $511,476, and it shall not be pen lawful to expend, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, for any bureau, office, or branch of the War Department or of the Army hav- ing or maintaining an office in the War Department proper, at Wash- ington, District of Columbia, any sum out of appropriations contained in this Act (or accruing thereto) made for the Military Establish- ment for any of the purposes mentioned or authorized in this para- Pnroi8Och graph: Provided,That section 3709, Revised Statutes, shall not apply 41 U.s. . §5. to any procurement under this appropriation which does not exceed $100 in amount. PRINTING AND BINDING, WAR DEPARTMENT For printing and binding for the War Department, except such as may be otherwise provided for in accordance with existing law, Bulletinsforinstre- $901,598: Provided, That the sum of $3,000, or so much thereof as tionofmedicalofficers. may be necessary, may be used for the publication, from time to time, of bulletins prepared under the direction of the Surgeon General of the Army, for the instruction of medical officers, when approved by the Secretary of War. vicest, etc 5e. SEC. 2. No part of the appropriations made in this Act shall be available for the salary or pay of any officer, manager, superintend- ent, foreman, or other person having charge of the work of any employee 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 the movements of any such employee while cash rewards, etc. engaged upon such work; nor shall any part of the appropriations made in this Act be available to pay any premiums or bonus or cash reward to any employee in addition to his regular wages, except for suggestions resulting in improvements or economy in the operation of any Government plant. Transfer of funds. SEC. 3. Not to exceed 10 per centum of any of the appropriations for the Military Establishment for the fiscal year 1943 may be trans- ferred with the approval of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget to any other of such appropriations, but no appropriation shall be increased more than 10 per centum thereby. of Reserve officers on SEC. 4. The foregoing appropriations for "Supplies and Trans- active duty. portation", "Signal Service of the Army", "Air Corps, Army", "Med- ical and Hospital Department", "Engineer Service, Army", 'Ordnance Service and Supplies", "Chemical Warfare Service", and "Seacoast Defenses" shall each be available for the pay and allow- ances, including travel allowances, of such Reserve officers as the President may, with their consent, order to active duty for such periods, not in excess of two years, as their service may be required in the procurement or production of equipment therein appropriated for, or on duty pertaining to aviation. 630 [56 STAT.