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 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cns. 252, 253. 1920. 1015 Sec. S. That the Secreta of War be, and he is hereb, authorized §¤¤;*¤¤ Amy mvand em owered, in his disdiretion, to transfer, free of charge, to the gnfé iii¥i$\iiit$fiiSi£ Chief oi) Engineers, United States Army, for use in the execution, ““d“' E“““‘°°"‘ under his direction, of any civil work or works authorized by Congress, such material, supplies, instruments, vehicles, machinery, or other equipment pertaining to the Military Establishment as are or may hereafter be found to be surplus and no longer required for military p oses. _ _ Sec. 9.‘That section 4 of the River and Harbor Act, approved $,‘;“;°“Sé76 mem June 25, 1910, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as ee. ’p` ’ follows: _ "Sec. 4. That whenever any vessel belonging to or employed by ,,t£j}',§‘°,§,§’,’,§§S§§§: the United States engaged upon river and harbor works co `des wit Mlgyggydsions and damages another vessel, pier, or other legal structure belonging ` to any person or co ration, and whenever in the prosecution o Om t river and harbor wox, an accident 0cc1u·s damagi1§ or destroying propestgv, d“m“g” ° property belonging to any person or corporation, an whenever per- T rt f sonal property of employees of the United States, who are employed pi0,?e§§°{’§ e’{·a§}tS"f.§ on or in connection with river and harbor works, is damaged or °“"°“‘°’°*°· destro ed in connection with theloss, threatened loss, or damage to United? States property, or throiégh efforts to save life or to preserve United States propert, the Chi of Engineers shall cause an imme- Ad, t_ { I _ diate examination to ge made, and if, in his judgment, the facts and tg oiiigrwgnigiiiéaiixii circumstances are such as to make the whole or any rt of the damages or destruction a proper charge against the Unitedigtates, the Chief of Engineers, subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, shall have authoritg to adjust and settle all claims for damages or destruction caused y the above designated collisions, accidents, and so forth, in cases where the damage or expense does not exceed $500, t and pay the same from the ayépropriation directly involved, and to n,E¥€§°l$th§S fZ°°é¤¤°i report such as exceed $500 to ongress for its consideration." €"°S· Approved, June 5, 1920. CHAP. 253.-An Act Makin appropriations tosu l deiicie i ` - J“°°5’mm‘ gpg; for the fiscal year ending Jgnepd)0, I920, and priofgaiial yearslftaned fdr blilgggrpliliai- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are p,Iglg.$ig§°XL°§$%f¤? appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, and prior fisc years, and for other purposes, name y: AMERICAN PRINTING Housn ron THE BLIND. H£..‘;;°7‘.??h.£?r£3‘P* To enable the American Printing House for the Blind more ade- Exp°°s°°` quately to provide books and apparatus for the education of the Am ,,_27,_ blind in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved August ' 4, 1919, $10,000. ANTHRACITE coin commission Cciiiixiigsigxilts °°°‘ The unexpended balance of the appropriation for the fiscal year pehigms and ex 1920 for the Bituminous Coal Commission is made available durin Po;¢,p.1N6_ the fiscal years 1920 and 1921 for expenses of the Anthracite Co:5 Commission, including salaries and expenses of officers, employees Am P 503 and w1&nessesi_personal_ services in the District of Columbia, pur- ` ` chase 0 supp ies, rmting and bindin, re orf roceedings` , er diem in lieu of subsigtence at not exceedigng gl), other necessgry expenses in connection therewith.