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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. C11. 178. 1923. 1387 war (including Indians held by the Arm as prisoners, but for. whose subsistence appropriation is not otlilerwise made), Indians employed by the Army as guides and scouts, and neral prisoners at posts; for the subsistence of the masters, oiiiizrs, crews, and employees of the_vessels of the Army Transport Service; hot coffee for troops traveling when supplied with cooked or travel rations; meals for recruiting parties and applicants for enlistment while under observation; for sales to officers, including members of the $·i¤¤¢¤·¤¤¤¤¤.¤¢<» Oiiicers’ Reserve Corps while on active duty, and enlisted men of the Army: Provided, That the sum of $12,000 is authorized to be €,,',‘§',,°§§g,,,, in ,,,,_ expende for supplyin meals or furnishing commutation of rations ¤°¤·¤¤¤¤m¤¢¢¤· to enlisted men of thegliegular Army and the National Guard who may be competitors in the national rifle match: Provided further, B¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤*¤¤¤¤¤· That no competitor shall be entitled to commutation of rations in excess of $1.50 per day, and when meals are furnished no greater expense than that sum per man per day for the period the contest IS in progress shall be incurred. For paymentsz Of commutation  ,,1,, of rations to the cadets of the United tates Military Academy in ¤¤¤S»¤¤=- lieu of the regular established ration; of the regulation allowances of commutation in lieu of rations to enlisted men on furlough, enlisted men when stationed at laces where rations in kind can not be economically issued, including enlisted men of the Enlisted Reserve Corps and retired enlisted men when ordered to active duty, and when traveling on detached duty where it is impracticable to carry rations of any kind, enlisted men selected to contest for places or prizes in department and Army rifle competitions when traveling to and from places of contest, applicants for enlistment and general prisoners while traveling under orders. For payment of the regulation allowances of commutation in lieu of rations for enlisted men, applicants for enlistment while held under observation, civilian employees who are entitled to subsistence at public expense, and general prisoners sick therein, to be paid to the surgeon _ in charge; advertising; for providing prizes—t0 be established by ,,,,A§,,g“§§c,§,;,,S_¥{,’{Q,”f’“ the Secretary of lVar for enlisted men of the Army who graduate from the Army schools for bakers and cooks, the total amount of such rizes at the various schools not to exceed $900 per annum; and fldr other necessary expenses incident to the purchase, testing, care, preservation. issue, sale, and accounting for subsistence supplies for the Army; in all, $14350,000. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for t¥f,:,*§§;:,¤gm<;¤;ag,Q6¢¤ the payment of expenses of operating sales commissaries other than ` in Alaska, Philippine Islands, and China, at which the prices charged do not include the customary overhead costs of freight, V0, 23 D m handling, storage, and delivery, notwithstanding the provisions of ' ' the Act of July 5, 1884. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for m_§j,§§§,¤=m;gs gig? payment of expenses of operating any utility of the War Depart- orsewicesuuusuppues. ment selling services or supplies at which the cost of the services or supplies so sold does not include all customary overhead costs of labor, rent, light, heat, and other expenses properly chargeable to the conduct of such utility. l{r;cm,Ag scrrrins or mm ARMY: Regular supplies of the Quarter- mgaygwqwwmw master Corps, including their care and protection; construction and ' repair of military reservation fences; stoves and heating apparatus required for the use of the Army for heating offices, hospitals, barracks and quarters, and recruiting stations, and United States disciplinary barracks; also ranges, stoves, coffee roasters, and appliances for cooking and serving food at posts in the_ field and when traveling, and repair and maintenance of such heating and cooking appliances; and the necessary power for the operation of moving-