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to exceed $84,073,725, in addition to the appropriation herein and heretofore made. For manufacturing, repairing, procuring, and issuing arms at the national armories $50,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary of War is authorized to, enter into contracts or otherwise incur obligations for the purposes above mentioned in this item not to exceed $207,324,325, in addition to the appropriation herein and heretofore made.

That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and empowered, during the period of the war, to make payment, under such regulations as may be prescribed by him, in addition to and at the rate of pay now provided by law to each and all civilians employed by the War Department in gun factories and arsenals for work performed on all days of leave of absence granted by law to such employees.

For overhauling, cleaning, repairing, and preserving ordnance and ordnance stores in the hands of troops and at the arsenals, posts, and depots; for purchase and manufacture of ordnance stores to fill requisitions of troops; for Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery equipments, including horse equipements for Cavalry and Artillery, $93,400,000: Provided, That the Secretary of War is authorized to enter into contracts or otherwise incur obligations for the purposes above mentioned this item not to exceed $350,299,260, in addition to the appropriation herein and heretofore made.

For the purpose of furnishing a national trophy and medals and other prizes to be provided and contested for annual under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War, said contest to be open to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the National Guard or Organized Militia of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, members of rifle clubs, and civilians, and for the cost of the trophy prizes and medals herin provided for, and for the promotion of rifle practice throughout the United States, including the reimbursement of necessary expenses of members of the National Board for the Promotion of Rfle Practice, to be expended for the purpose hereinbefore prescribed under the direction of the Secretary of War $10,000.

That the provisions of existing law relating to the award of medals of honor to officers, noncommissioned officers, and privates of the Army be, and they hereby are, amended so that the President is authorized to present, in the name of the Congress, a medal of honor only to each person who, while an officer or enlisted man of the Army, shall hereafter, in action involving actual conflict with an enemy, distinguish himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.

That the President be, and he is hereby, further authorized to present, but not in the name of Congress, a distinguished-service cross of appropriate design and a ribbon, together with a rosette or or other device, to be worn in lieu thereof, to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Army of the United States since the sixth day of April, nineteen hundred and seventeen, has distinguished, or who shall hereafter distinguish, himself or herself by extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy.

That the President be, and he is hereby, further authorized to present, but not in the name of Congress, a distinguished-service medal of appropriate design and a ribbon, together with a rosette or other device, to be worn inlieu thereof, to any person who, while