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 2059 Tzzuw al a iyggiod of time as toejeopardize his selection for promotion or . aelfanccment to the next higher; grade or rank uhder existing pmvisioneot law mid whose semce in aviation haebeeu in the public interest Shall be so notified by the Secrethrykxf the Navy em! at his own request be designateclas an eihcer who will be V myried as ein additienel mmiber in the next higher grade or mzmk netabove the grade ct captain if end when promotedaer 8d\'8BC€d'th€1'€t0! Provided, That selection boardsfixg cases of smh etiicfers shall c0n§ue their consideration to, the iitness elgmp efeuch eqmeere for »p1·0m0tic•n,” not to the comparative iimesé of Silch OECGIFS; ‘ ` A M i Pm, 7. Line `oplcem of Mer1`nc= Ucrps detailed to amzmxm serzeicee-que1i;lcirt·io~zea;—Tl;at hereafter when a· lixle otllcer bt me Marine Corps Wis 'tc 'detailed fo the command- ot il Mex-ine Corps avietien school or of a Mapine Corps air station nr of a Marine Corps- air' init érgariiied for `flight tactical! purposes he Shall be a MHlf__i11e.C—0rps aviator. ‘¤ " _ __ PA;. 8. Number of enlisted `piI0ts.——0u and after 'July 1, 1928; the number of enlisted pilcte in the Navy shall not be .lese_th:m .30 per ceutum of the total number of pilots employed in the Navy on aviation duty, (June 24,71926,‘eJ 668, 5 3, 44 Stet;766.) 7 ‘ ' .§ewlsecti0¤. · _ <‘0XSTRUG'1‘ION OF AIRCRAFT AND ENCOURAGEMENKIX 749. Construction pg~egi·am.-··—For the puenpoee or further dew·1¤l»ping‘an¢l mrther incxjeesihg aerouautics in the Nayy, the Lwseiclent of the United States is hereby authorized to undertake thebenstrufitlen and procurement ct aircraft, spare parts,. end equipment for tée lfavy as enumerated below: ` I*.&xAc¤.A1>¤- 1._Durl¤g the Hscgl year, ending June. 30, 1927, amt. to exceed two hundred and thirty-five airplanes with spare, parts eéd eqixipment, to cost {not to exceed $12,285900: vided, That the number of airplanes andthe limit of costherein ·’ épeciiied for the Hseelyeer .ex1di¤g—Juné 30, 1927,.ehal1—be in mlditleu. to the ‘eevemy»eight airplanes with spare parts and lquipment jfer which the sqm of $3,300,000 is lucludéd»*u_nde1· ‘ the appr0prlatle;rincrmee· of the Navy in the Navy Department and Naval Establishment Appropriation Act!-forthe Hecal `I’.m..2. During the Baca! year ending Jux1e·30, 1928, not to <·x&·ee¢t three huixdred, and°thi1*teeu airplanes with epeve parts mid equipment, te eéet not to ex<;eed_$16,223,750. . Mm. 3. buringmhe Becal year eudillg June 30; 1929; not to ¢·xveed xhree hundred vane tblrty·—¤ve airplanes with spare parte and equipment, fo c0z~sta¤et_ tc exceed $17,5&,500.`  ` PA’e;~—<l;. During the Heeal year ending June 30, 1%0, but /t0` vxeeede three laundered end ilfty·m·ven airplanes with spare parts mid equipment, teeeet ugt to ex<:·eed"$18,941,250.  e 1**43. 5. During the Gem! yeaxq ending Jxme .30. 1931; not to exceed three hundred- endl éeve¤ty-four airplanes évith eparei parte and eqxiipmeef, to eee; not tb exceed $2<),046;250; in ell, llming the §ve~year period Minningluly 1, 1928, and ending June 30,7 1%1, one tlieuemd six hundred and fourteen eirplanee, weith   parte end equipment, to cost not to exceed $85,078;*750. Bee. 6. Durlég the   year ending June 30, 1%*32; and dm-- _ ing each §eeal' yea: tliereatter, not fo exeeed tlujeeemmdred and thix·ty-tm·ee elrplanm with spare parte em:} eqeipment, to cost  not to. exceed $17,4%,%., l " l { ` Pm 7. The mmzaberiet airplanes, epere parte, end e¢1¤iD¤1e¤t mus TRHCHGHSQG te be eeueizmeted er procured during the me Gwel yeere beginning July {1, 19%; and ending June 39. 193.L and the number nutlmrleecl to ‘be constructed: or procured during the Baca} year ending June S0; 1932, end during eee!} HSM} Sear th·ermfter` is the m;mber_jwhi<:h it has beeri wtimeted will ` be required te ixzereeee, ’duri¤g‘a Qve-year penficd b@I1el*iiD§wJ¤lY 1, 1926,7 the ueetel airplanes on hand er otherwise proiided for
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4.»»-zmvzi §749a · § on June 30,.1926, to one thousand and to maintain the aumbern of useful airplanes at not less than `thia number which is hereby , established as the authorized number of useful airplanes to § be employed in the Navy: Prpvsded, That, Flu the event satisfactory arrangements for the procurement oi the auth0rized· if number of airplanes are not made in any Escal year, auch deficiency may be made up in the next ensuing wearer ‘$’%IS1 Provided, furtiwrr, That " useful airpla¤es,".as used in thiswAct,“. shall be fhose airplanes mr ghelhlavy list which are, or which after reasonable repairs can be mae, la all respects safe to ily and fitted t0·take part; in active military operations in time qt iwaxf, aud shall be exclusive of those airplanes classified as experimental or, with the approval ot the Secretary of the Navy, declared eobaoletez Rroukted further, That `aolqhing herein shall be construed as more than au authorization. for the procure-, ment of‘ai1·éraf’t within the limits enumerated in this Ac·t,’“ 1101* ‘ in any way to abridge t.he_righ£ of Congress tadetermine what numbers of aircraft may be applropriatea for in any Hseal year within the limits sp authorized. (June 24, 1926, c. 668, § 1, 44 'Stat. 764,) { _. · ` ` · . New section. A'1`he Act of June 24, 1926, was in four sections. .Sec:tion 2 is § 749:1 of this tille in the appendix, § 3 is § 735 of this title in the.21ppe¤dix,_and § 4, authorizing another Assistant Secrey f I tary of the Navy appears ilZ1_;€._7 of Title 5, E.xEcU*r:vm Ilm>Aa*r· {_ · num, Ormcmas Axa Pmrmwms, in the appendix. » 74911.* Construction of rigid. airshipe; building of airships at uavy yard.—;¢PA.aAcaa,rH 1. Tworigld airships ofa typezsuitable » for use as adjunctato the Heat and bf approximately aix million e cubic feet volume each at a total cost not tb exceed $8.000,000 fO1’_ both ships, coustmctloh of one to be undertaken as-scea as _ practicable and, prior to July-1, 1928; Pmaided, That the two airshipa herein autheriged shall he constructed infhe United States: `Prpvided 1'urtxher, That one or both of "said airshipe shall be cohsfructed eitlier-under contract similar to contracts covering t1l€`(ZODStI\l§?lQi0H' of other vessels fer the Navy, er by the Navy Department, as the Secretary of tlhé Navy may deem to be in the best interests of the Government. _ Paaf 2. Gue experimental `metalclad airship efappreximately pvc hundred thousand cubic feet: volume, at a cost het to exeeed $300,000,'t:hargeable to the appropriation prmsided in the Navy Department and Naval Establishment Appropriatiea Act for the fiséal year ending June 30,1927, fer continuing experiments and development `w0rk_ oh all types of aircraft: Prcmleal, {Phat the metalclad aixfship herein alnthorlaed shall he premred under Contract, only qa such termsnzmd subject te such restricti{ms as the Secretary of the Navy may deem proper.: Pr0e·ieIcel.fz4;1·- _ihe·r, That: to efixedite mustrueticu of the‘ex;>ex·iz11er1tzrl m¢.·tal~ clad airship, $300,000 Of the Sum of $1.928,000 included in fthe Navy »D€![)&l',tIl1@¤t and Naval Establishment._Apaprep1*iati¢>:l» Act for the Hecal yeareuding June`30, 1927, for continuing experiments and develupmeatMw¢>rk on all types of aircraft may be made immediately available. _ _ · __ _ Ihm. 3. The Secretary ef, the Navy is uutlmriaed to build af any navy yard or naval fartnry {my of the aircraft, spare parte-. wor equifwment herein autlnoriaeel should it reaeenahly appear that the pereima, mms; er eerporatiene, ar the ageute tlnereef, bidding for the construction of any of eaid aizjeraft, spare parte, or equipxriént have entered inte am? .¢;emblnati0u,· agreement, or mlaalewaaxng the eEe<;·t, e,bjeet.,for plxlghease of whiehis te eleprive the Gevermaent. of {air. open, and unrestricted eempelitieu in letting cautraete ger };l1e construction of airy of said aircraft, spare parts, or equipment, er; should it re:1s.n1,,, or the agexnta l;hereef..héing aelely er peculiarly in poszitiem te m:*umf:1et1,;re>i¢»r—·fur”uisl» the particular type er desigh of aircraft, spare parts, er <·qulprne—·n€ ‘ W "‘I‘hisLAcf " should he translated “Sl9€tiQ!lS.74Q and 749a of this title at Elle appeadl;."· `“` —· a
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