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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Ca. 483. 1929 . 1465 BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS AVIAT ION, NAVY For aviation, as follows : For navigational, photographic, aero- Desi gnated aviation logica l, radio, and misc ellaneous equipmen t, includ ing repai rs theret o, expenses. for use with aircraft built or building on June 30, 1929, $1,155,000 ; for m ainten ance, repair, and operat ion of aircra ft fac tory, air st a- tions, fleet, and all other aviation activities, testing laboratories, for Aircraft factory, etc. overhauling of planes, and for the purchase for aviation purposes only of special clothing, wearing apparel, and special equipment, $12,240,000, including $230,000 for the equipment of vessels with catapults and including not to exceed $230,000 for the procurement Catapu lts, et c. of helium of which sum such amounts as may be required may be Helium. transferred in advance to the Bureau of Mines ; for continuing ex- periments and development work on all types of aircraft, including New types of aircraft. the payment of part time or intermittent employment in the District of Columbia or elsewhere of such scientists and technicists as may be contracted for by the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, at a rate of pay not exceeding $20 per diem for any person so employed, $2,000,000 ; for drafting, clerical, inspection, and messenger service, $820,0 00 ; for new construction and procurement of aircraft and New c onstr uction , equipment, including not to exceed $774,000 for the Naval Reserve, etc. $14,215,000, of which amount not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be avail- able for the payment of obligations incurred under the contract Incurred obligations . authorization for these purposes carried in the Navy Appropriation Ante, p. 637. Act for the fiscal year 1929, approved May 21, 1928 (45 Stat ., p . 637) ; toward the construction of one of the rigid airships as pro- Rigid airship. vided in the act a uthori zing c onstru ction o f airc raft, and so forth , Vol.44,p.765. approved June 24, 1926 (U. S. C., Supp. I, p. 223, sec. 749a), p 223. . Code, Supp. 1, $1,000,000 ; in all, $31,430,000, of which $248,000 shall be available immediately ; and the money herein specifically appropriated for "Aviation " shall be disbursed and accounted for in accordance with existing law and shall constitute one fund : Provided, That in addi- Provisos. tion t o the amount herei n appr opriat ed and specif ied fo r expe nditur e do s ntraot reserve ° for new construction and procurement of aircraft and equipment, the Secretary of the Navy may, prior to July 1, 1931, enter into con- tracts for the production and purchase of new airplanes and their equipment, spare parts and accessories, to an amount not in excess of $10,000,000 : Provided further, That not to exceed $150,000 of the sum available. appropriation "Aviation, Navy, 1927," shall remain available until Vol. 44, p. 609. June 30, 1930 : Provided further, That no part of this appropriation Shore stations lim ° shal l be expen ded f or m ainte nance of more than six heavi er-th an- ited. air stations on the coasts of the continental United States : Provided Airplane factory con- further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the struction forbidden. construction of a factory for the manufacture of airplanes : Provided Determination of further, That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to damages claims. consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and pay out of this appro- priation the amounts due on claims for damages which have occurred or may occur to private property growing out of the operations of naval aircraft, where such claim does not exceed the sum of $500. NA VAL ACA DEM Y Bureau of Aeronau- tics. Naval Academy. Pay, Naval Academy : Pay for professors and others, Naval Acad- Pay of professors, etc. emy : Pay of professors and instructors, including one professor as librarian, $284,200 : Provided, That not more than $36,500 shall be Pay y res tri cti on paid for masters and instructors in swordsm anship and physical trainin g ;

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