58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2 D SESS.-CH. 303-JUNE 28,1944 employed outside continental United States to paint or otherwise reproduce war scenes except by means of photography, or to paint portraits, or for payment to or expenditure on account of any mili- tary personnel within continental United States who engage in deco- rative art projects or painting portraits to the exclusion of regular military duties; Subsistence of the Army: Purchase of subsistence supplies: For issue as rations to troops, including retired enlisted men when ordered to active duty, civil employees when entitled thereto, hospital matrons, applicants for enlistment while held under observation, general prisoners of war, and general prisoners at posts; ice for issue to organizations of enlisted men and offices at such places as the Sec- retary of War may determine, and for preservation of stores; for the subsistence of the masters, officers, crews, and employees of the vessels of the Army Transport Service; meals for recruiting parties and applicants for enlistment while under observation; for sales to officers, including members of the Officers' Reserve Corps while on active duty, and enlisted men of the Army. For payments: Of the regulation allowances of commutation in lieu of rations to enlisted men on furlough and to enlisted men when stationed at places where rations in kind cannot be economically issued, including retired enlisted men when ordered to active duty. For payment of the regulation allowance of commutation in lieu of rations for enlisted men, applicants for enlistment while held under observation, civilian employees who are entitled to subsistence at public expense, and general prisoners while sick in hospitals, to be paid .to the surgeon in charge; advertising; for subsistence of supernumeraries neces- sitated by war conditions; for providing prizes to be established by the Secretary of War for enlisted men of the Army who graduate from the Army schools for bakers and cooks; and for other necessary expenses incident to the purchase, testing, care, preservation, issue, sale, and accounting for subsistence supplies for the Army; in all, $2,899,251,000: Provided, That none of the money appropriated in this Act shall be used for the purchase of oleomargarine or butter substitutes for other than cooking purposes, except to supply an expressed preference therefor or for use where climatic or other conditions render the use of butter impracticable: Provided further, That no part of this or any other appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for the procurement of any article of food or clothing not grown or produced in the United States or its pos- sessions, except to the extent that the Secretary of War shall deter- mine that articles of food or clothing grown or produced in the United States or its possessions cannot be procured of satisfactory quality and in sufficient quantities and at reasonable prices as and when needed, and except procurements by vessels in foreign waters and by establishments located outside the continental United States, except the Territories of Hawaii and Alaska, for the personnel attached thereto: Provided further, That none of the funds appro- priated in this Act shall be used for the payment of any subsidy on agricultural or other products; Regular supplies of the Army: For all supplies, services, and other expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the design, develop- ment, procurement, manufacture, care, protection, alteration, repair, maintenance, installation, storage, and issue of Quartermaster Corps supplies, materials, and equipment (exclusive of fixed installa- tions in buildings otherwise provided for), including petroleum and other products for the operation of motor-propelled passenger- carrying vehicles, lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, news- papers, market reports and personal services; for supplies and 579 Purchase of subsist- ence supplies. Army Transport Service. Sales to officers, etc- Payments. Prizes. Butter substitutes. Procurement of food or clothing not pro- duoedin U. S. Payment of sub- sidies. Regular supplies of the Army.
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