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 226 SEV ENT Y-FI RST CONGRESS. SEss. II. CHs. 198, 199. 1930 . the cost of preparation of the body for burial (including the cost of a suitable casket) and transportation of same with escort to the home of the deceased. In the ca se of any mot her or widow willf ully failing to continue the pilgrimage of her particular group the United States shall not incur or be subject to any expense with regard to her pilgrimage after such failure ." amended 5, p . 1509, SEC, 2. That section 3 of said Act be, and the same is hereby, ame nded by addin g two new par agraphs, as follows Full authority of Sec- "(a) In carrying into ef fect the provisions of this Act the Secre- retary of War to carry out prov ision s of Act. tary of War is authorized to do all things necessary to accomplish the purpose prescribed, by contract or otherwise, with or without advertising, including the engagement by contract or otherwise of such personal services as may be necessary without regard to civil- service requirements and restrictions of laws governing the employ- ment and compensation of employees of the United States, and to detail for duty in connection with the pilgrimage such officers of the Army of the United States for such time as may be necessary without regard to existing laws and regulations governing the detail ahlepforprpalymentaof of officers. Any appropriations for carrying this Act into effect designated expenses in shall be available for the payment in advance of such per diem ad van ce, allowance in lieu of subsistence and other traveling expenses as may be pr escribed by the Secretary of War for t he travel of pilgrims and for the payment of mileage, reimbursement of actual traveling expenses or per diem in lieu thereof, as authorized by law, to officers of the Army, and pay and traveling expenses of civilian employees, incl uding civili an emp loyees of th e War Departm ent wh o may be temporarily detailed for this service. Gen Detail of Maj. ring, " (b) The Secr etary of War may detail t o active duty in connec- B . F . Cheatham, Army, retired, to execute Act . tion with the execution of the provisions of this Act and any amend- Pay, etc . ments thereto Major General B . F . Cheatham, United States Army, retired, who while on such active duty shall receive the full pay and allowances of a major general on the active list, notwithstanding existing laws relative to the pay of officers of the Army ." Approved, April 19, 1930. A pril 19,19 9'. [H. R.8799.] CHAP. 199 .-An Act To provide for a survey of the Choctawhatchee River, [Public, No. 156.1 Florida and Alabama, with a view to the prevention and control of its floods. Be it enacted by th e Senate and House o f R eprese ntati ves o f the Choctawhatchee Un ited Sta tes of Amer ica in C ong ress ass embl ed, That the Secretary River, Fla. and Ala. Survey, etc. , of, for of War is hereby au thorized and directed to cause a surve y to be flood control. Post, p. 911. made of the Choctawhatchee River Florida and Alabama, with a view to preparing plans and estimates of the cost of such work as may be necessary for the prevention and control of its floods, in U.lS.C,P1090. accordance with the provisions of section 3 of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the control of the floods of the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento River, California, and for other purposes," approved March 1, 1917, and the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, contained in House Document sum authorized. Numbered 163, Seventy-first Congress, second session, and the sum of $14,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated for this purpose. Approved, April 19, 1930.

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