62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2D SESS.--CH. 632 -JUNE 24, 1948 nature of an additional building or an extension or addition to an existing building, the cost of which in any case exceeds $20,000: Pro- vided further, That the monthly rental rate to be paid out of this appropriation for stabling any animal shall not exceed $15; In all, Engineer Service, Army, $429,000,000, to be accounted for as one fund: Provided,That the sum of $20,000,000 of the appropriation Engineer Service, Army, fiscal years 1942-1946, shall remain avail- able until June 30,1949, for the payment of obligations incurred under contracts executed thereunder prior to July 1, 1946. Military construction, Army: For construction, installations, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installa- tions and facilities, as authorized by the Act of June 12, 1948 (Public Law 626), without regard to sections 1136 and 3734, Revised Statutes as amended, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; payment of claims under the Act of July 3, 1943 (31 U. S . C . 223b), and pursuant to section 403 of the Federal Tort Claims Act of August 2, 1946 (28 U. S. C. 921); $76,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, including not to exceed $205,000 for the pur- chase, development, or construction in connection with, land adjacent to the Percy Jones Hospital, Michigan; and in addition, the Secretary of the Army is authorized to enter into contracts for the purposes of this appropriation in an amount not to exceed $75,000,000: Provided, That the funds made available in this paragraph by appropriation and contract authorization shall not be subject to section 10 of this Act. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT ORDNANCE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES, ARMY For manufacture, procurement, storage, and issue, including research, planning, design, development, inspection, test, alteration, maintenance, repair, and handling of ordnance material, together with the machinery, supplies, and services necessary thereto; supplies and services in connection with the general work of the Ordnance Depart- ment, comprising police and office duties, rents, tolls, fuel, light, water, advertising, stationery, typewriting and computing machines, includ- ing their exchange, and furniture, tools, and instruments of service; instruction, training, and other incidental expenses of the ordnance service; purchase (for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; ammunition for military salutes at Government establish- ments and institutions to which the issues of arms for salutes are authorized; services, material, tools, and appliances for operation of the testing machines and chemical laboratory in connection therewith; publications for libraries of the Ordnance Department, including the Ordnance Office: Provided, That, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law not more than $25,000,000 of the amounts received by the Department of the Army during the fiscal year 1949 as proceeds from the sale of scrap or salvage material shall be available for expenses of transportation, demilitarization, and other preparation for sale or salvage of military supplies, equipment, and materiel: Provided further, That a report of receipts and disbursements under this limitation shall be made quarterly to the Appropriation Com- mittees of the Congress; $610,000,000, of which $2,000,000 is for liqui- dation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority granted under this head in the Military Appropriation Act, 1948, and in addition to this appropriation the Secretary of the Army may, prior to July 1, 1949, enter into contracts in an amount not in excess of $70,000,000: Provided,That the sum of $10,000,000 of the appropriation "Ordnance Service and Supplies, Army", 1942-1946, shall remain available until June 30, 1949, for the payment of obligations incurred under contracts executed thereunder prior to July 1,1946. 659 Stabling. Payment of obliga- tions. Ante, p . 375. 10U. S.C. §1339;40 U. S. C . §§259, 267. Ante, p. 381. 57 Stat. 372. 60 Stat. 843 . Post, p. 1008. Percy Jones Hos- pital, Mich. Post, p. 669. Vohic!'s . Publications. Sale of scrap or sal- vage material. Report of recetpts and disbursements. 61 Stat. 562 . Payment of obllga- tions.
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