Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 60 Part 1.djvu/589

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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 583 -JULY 16,1946 Employment of ad- The Secretary of War is authorized to employ such additional per- alp sonnel at the seat of government and elsewhere, and to provide out of any appropriations available for the Military Establishment for their salaries and for such printing and binding, communication and other services, and supplies as he may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, but the amount so used for personal serv- ices at the seat of government, other than for field service employees, shall not exceed $48,309,800. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CONTINGENT EXPENSES, WAR DEPARTMENT For stationery and office supplies; purchase of professional and scientific books, lawbooks, including their exchange; books of refer- ence, pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers (not to exceed $3,500), maps; furniture and repairs to same; carpets, linoleum, filing equip- ment, photo supplies, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges; purchase of motortrucks; maintenance, repair, and operation of motortrucks and one motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle; freight and express charges; streetcar fares; postage; and other necessary expenses; $3,000,000. 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, $11,500,000. Time-measuringde- SEC. 2. No part of the appropriations made in this Act shall be restriction on available for the salary or pay of any officer, manager, superintendent, 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 engaged upon Cashrewards,etc. 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 as may be otherwise authorized in this Act. Pay and allowances SEC. 3. The foregoing appropriations for "Quartermaster Service, active duty. Army", "Signal Service of the Army", "Air Corps, Army", "Medical and Hospital Department", "Engineer Service, Army", "Ordnance Service and Supplies", "Chemical Warfare Service", and "Seacoast Defenses" shall each be available for the pay and allowances, 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 of production of equipment therein appropriated for, or on duty per- taining to aviation. Financing war con. SEC. 4 . Appropriations for the Military Establishment for the fiscal year 1947 shall be available for carrying out the purposes of Executive 3CFR, Cum. Supp.. Order 9112 of March 26, 1942; for expenses in connection with the administration by the Army of occupied areas; for expenses of con- ducting investigations in foreign countries incident to matters relating strictly to the Military Establishment, without regard to section 3648, 31 U. St. 5c29. Revised Statutes, including such compensation, expenses, and allow- Post, p.809. ances of witnesses, cost of procuring and transcribing evidence, docu- ments, and testimony, and other miscellaneous and incidental expenses as may be determined by the investigating officer to be necessary and Living quarters al- in accord with local custom; for living quarters allowances in accord- Iowances. 46 Sat. 818. ance with the Act of June 26, 1930 (5 U. S . C . 118a), and regulations prescribed thereunder, and cost of living allowances in accordance with 562 [60 STAT.