PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 45-MAR. 31, 1945 Report to Congress. Additional personnel Limitation on ex- penditures. Report to Congress. Contracts without advertising. Post, p. 654. 41 U.S.C.§5. 25 Stat. 423. 33U.S.C.§§622, 623. Poet, pp . 429, 654. Alaska Communication System which have been covered into the Treasury of the United States, and to remain available until the close of the fiscal year 1947: Provided, That the Secretary of War shall report to Congress the extent and cost of any extensions and better- ments which may be effected under this appropriation. CORPS OF ENGINEERS RIVERS AND HARBORS AND FLOOD CONTROL To be immediately available and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of En- gineers, and to remain available until expended: Provided, That the services of such additional technical and clerical personnel as the Secretary of War may deem necessary may be employed only in the Office of the Chief of Engineers, to carry into effect the various ap- propriations for rivers and harbors and flood control, surveys, and preparation for and the consideration of river and harbor and flood control estimates and bills, to be paid from such appropriations: Provided further, That the expenditures on this account for the fiscal year 1946 shall not exceed $662,000, and the Secretary of War shall each year, in the Budget, report to Congress the number of persons so employed, their duties, and the amount paid to each: Provided further, That any appropriation for civil functions under the Corps of Engineers for the fiscal year 1946 shall be available for contracting in such manner as the Secretary of War may determine to be in the public interest without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes or section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of August 11, 1888. RIVERS AND HARBORS Maintenance, etc. For the preservation and maintenance of existing river and harbor works, and for the prosecution of such projects heretofore authorized as may be most desirable in the interests of commerce and navigation; for survey of northern and northwestern lakes and other boundary and connecting waters as' heretofore authorized, including the prep- aration, correction, printing, and issuing of charts and bulletins and the investigation of lake levels; for prevention of obstructive and injurious deposits within the harbor and adjacent waters of New california Debris York City; for expenses of the California Debris Commission in Commission. carrying on the work authorized by the Act approved March 1, 1893, 27 tat. o7. as amended (33 U. S . C . 661, 678, and 683); for removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation as authorized by law; for operating and maintaining, keeping in repair, and con- tinuing in use without interruption any lock, canal (except the Panama Canal), canalized river, or other public works for the use and benefit of navigation belonging to the United States, including Student officers. maintenance of the Hennepin Canal in Illinois; for payment an- nually of tuition fees of not to exceed fifty student officers of the Corps of Engineers at civil technical institutions under the provisions 41stat. 785. of section 127a of the National Defense Act, as amended (10 U. S. C. IV0 U. c., supp. 535); for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and IV, 535f. harbors; for the execution of detailed investigations and the prep- aration of plans and specifications for projects heretofore or here- Printing and bind- after authorized; for printing and binding, newspapers, lawbooks, 'i. books of reference, periodicals, and office supplies and equipment required in the Office of the Chief of Engineers to carry out the purposes of this appropriation, including such printing as may be authorized by the Committee on Printing of the House of Repre- sentatives either during a recess or session of Congress, of surveys authorized by law, and such surveys as may be printed during a [59 STAT.
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