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 S EVEN TIET H CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 232 . 1928 . 339 23, 1927, and in addition to the sum of $11,257,445, there is hereby bomapprop nation for . pla ne s, reappropriated for expenditure for bombardment planes and their etc., from unexpended equipment, spare parts and accessories, the sum of $580,000 of the baVol .43, p. 900. unexpended balance of the appropriation for "Army transportation, 1926" ; not more than $6,000 may be expended for settlement of Damage claims. clai ms (no t exce eding $250 each) for dam ages to per sons an d private property resulting from the operation of aircraft at home and abroad when each claim is substantiated by a sur- vey report of a board of of ficers appoi nted by the command- ing officer of the nearest aviation post and approved by the Chief of Air Corps and the Secretary of War : Provided further Th at the Balance available for contracts prior to July sum of $45,000 of the appropriation for Air Service, Army, fiscal 1,1926 . year 1926, shall remain available until June 30, 1929, for the payment Vol. 43, p. 907. of obliga tions incurred under contra cts executed prior to July 1, 1926 : Provided That section 3648, Revised Statutes, shall Periodicals, etc. not apply to s ufu rth er, scriptins for foreign and professional newsapers 71s R. s' sec., 3648, p. f and perio dicals to be p aid for from this appropri ation : P r ov i d ed Restriction on ex. urther, That none of the funds appropriated under this title shall hibition f lights. be used for the purpose of giving exhibition flights to the public other than those under the control and direction of the War Depart- ment, and if such flights are given by Army personnel upon other than Government fields a bond of indemnity, in such sum as the Secretary of War may require for damages to person or property, shall be furnished the Government by the parties desiring the exhibi- tion : Provided further, That in addition to the amount herein appro- Addit ional amo unt authorized for new air- priated and specified for expenditure for the production and purchase pla nes, etc. of new airplanes and their equipment, spare parts, and accessories, the Chief of the Air Corps, when authorized by the Secretary of War, may enter into contracts prior to July 1, 1930, for the produc- tion and purchase of new airplanes and. their equipment, spare parts, and accessories to an amount not in excess of $5,000,000, and his Action of Secretary a contractual ob liga - action in so doing shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the tion. Federal Government for the payment of the cost thereof. MEDICAL DEPA RTMENT ARMY Medi cal Depart- ment. MED ICA L AND HOS PITA L D EPA RTM ENT Medical and hospital For the manufacture and purchase of medical and hospital supplies. supplies, including disinfectants, for military posts, camps, hospitals, hospital ships and transports, for laundry work for enlisted men and Army nurses while patients in a hospital, and supplies required for mosquito destruction in and about military posts in the Canal Zone ; for the purchase of veterinary supplies and hire of veterinary surgeons ; for expenses of medical supply depots ; for medical care Private treatment. and treatment not otherwise provided for, including care and sub- sistence in private hospitals of officers, enlisted men, and civilian employees of the Army, of applicants for enlistment, and of prison- ers of war and other persons in military custody or confinement, Previses. when entitled ther eto by law, re gulation, or contract : Provided, Not applicable if on That this shall not apply to officers and enlisted men who are treated furlough. i n private hosp itals or by c ivilian physi cians while on furlough ; for the proper care and treatment of epidemic and contagious dis- c ontagi ous diseases eases in the Army or at military posts or stations, including measures expenses. t o prevent the sp read thereof, and the paym ent of reasona ble dam- age s not otherwi se provided f or for bedding and clothing injured or destroyed in such prevention ; for the pay of male and female

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