PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 787-OCT. 29, 1949 Antiaircraft defense at shore stations. Machine tools, plant appliances, etc. Tableware, etc., In offcers' quarters. Liquidation of obli- gations. 60 Stat. 486 . SALARIES For personal services at the seat of government for the Bureau of Naval Personnel, $5,825,000, and the compensation of the employee in charge of the Naval Academy Section shall be as to base in accord- ance with the rates applying to grade 14 of the clerical, administra- tive, and fiscal services so long as the position is held by the present incumbent. BUREAU OF SHIPS MAINTENANOE For designing hulls, machinery, and equipment of naval vessels, except armament; experimental, developmental, and research work; maintenance, repair, renewal, and alteration of hulls, machinery, and equipment of naval vessels, nonnaval vessels operated for naval requirements, and yard and district craft except machinery and equipment under the cognizance of other bureaus; docking of vessels; leasing of laying-up facilities and docks; maritime salvage services and other purposes in connection therewith authorized by law; relief of vessels in distress; hire of lighters, tugs, and small craft; charter and hire of vessels for auxiliary purposes where considered necessary by the Secretary of the Navy; pay, subsistence, and incidental expenses of civilian crews temporarily employed on naval vessels; equipage, appliances, supplies, materials, and services, at home and abroad, under the cognizance of the Bureau of Ships; searchlights and fire- control equipment for antiaircraft defense at shore stations; mainte- nance and operation, including maintenance and equipment of buildings and grounds and appurtenances, of the experimental, developmental, and research activities under the cognizance of the Bureau of Ships; maintenance and operation of the Naval Communi- cation Service, including telephone, telegraph, and teletype rentals and tolls for the Department of the Navy and the Naval Establish- ment; maintenance and equipment of buildings, grounds, and appur- tenances of the Naval Communication Service at the seat of government and elsewhere; purchase, installation, repair, and preser- vation of machine tools, plant appliances, and equipment (including furniture in industrial activities) in naval establishments or private plants; pay of employees in the field service; accident prevention; incidental expenses for naval vessels, naval shipyards and stations, and other activities under the cognizance of the Bureau of Ships, such as photographing, plans, stationery, drafting instruments, and other materials; and technical books and publications for said Bureau: Provided, That no part of this or any other appropriation contained in this title shall be available for or on account of the supply or replacement of table linen, dishes, glassware, silver, and kitchen utensils for use in the residences or quarters of officers on shore, except for messes temporarily set up on shore for bachelor officers and officers attached to seagoing or district defense vessels, to aviation units based on seagoing vessels, to the fleet air bases, to the submarine bases, or to landing forces and expeditions, $357,500,000: Provided, That not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unexpended balance of the funds made avail- able under this head in the Naval Appropriation Act, 1947, shall remain available until June 30, 1950, for the liquidation of obligations incurred thereunder during the fiscal year 1947. CONSTRUCrTIO OF SHIPS For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the construc- tion and procurement of hulls, machinery, and equipment of vessels authorized by law and approved after July 17, 1947, in accordance therewith, including conversions and replacements, and tools and 1008 [63 STAT.
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