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 1576 72d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 281 . MARCH 4, 1933 . Private property CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES TO AND LOSS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY da mages. Payment of claims. For payment of claims not exceeding $500 each in amount for damages to or loss of private property incident to the training, practice, operation, or maintenance of the Army that have accrued, s Settlement by Gen- or may hereafter accrue, from time to time, $10,000 : Provided, That eras Accountin g Office. settlement of such claims shall be made by the General Accounting Office, upon the approval and recommendation of the Secretary of War, where the amount of damages has been ascertained by the War Department, and payment thereof will be accepted by the owners of the property in full satisfaction of such damages. Destruction of pri- CLAIMS OF OFriCERS, ENLISTED MEN, AND NURSES OF THE ARMY FOR vate property of officers, etc. DE STRUCT ION O F PRIV ATE P ROPERT Y roP Pa ymen t e of claims For the payment of claims of officers, enlisted men, and nurses of t he Arm y for privat e prop erty l oss, de stroye d, cap tured, aban- doned, or damaged in the military service of the United States, vol. 41, p. ,4311i under the provisions of an Act approved March 4 1921 (U . S. C. U.S.C.,p.989 . h_ ~ f title 31, sets . 218-222), $20,000. Quartermaster QUARTERMASTER CORPS Corps. Subsistence. Subsistence of the Army : Purchase of subsistence supplies : For Purchase of supplies for issue as rations. issue as rations to troops, including retired enlisted men when ordered to active duty, civil employees when entitled thereto, hos- pital matrons, applicants for enlistment while held under obser- vation, general prisoners of war (including Indians held by the Army a s pris oners, but f or who se sub sistenc e appr opriat ion is not otherwise made), Indians employed by the Army as guides and scouts, and general prisoners at posts ; for the subsistence of the masters, officers, crews, and employees of the vessels of the Army Tranport Service ; hot coffee for troops traveling when supplied with cooked or travel rations ; meals for recruiting parties and appli- sales to officers, etc. cants for en listme nt whi le und er obs ervatio n ; for sales to officers, including members of the Officers' Reserve Corps while on active Payments. duty, and enlisted men of the Army. For payments : Of the regu- Commutation allow- lation allowances of commutation in lieu of rations to enlisted men an `es ° on furlough, enlisted men when stationed at places where rations in kind can not be economically issued, including 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 contes t for pla ces or pr izes in d epartment and Army rifle competiti ons when traveling to and f rom place s of cont est, appl icants for enlistment, and general prisoners while traveling under orders. For payment of the regulation allowances of commutation in lieu of rati ons fo r enli sted m en, ap plican ts for enlist ment w hile h eld under obs ervation, civilian employee s who are entitled to subsi stence at public expense, and general prisoners while sick in hospitals, to be Advertising. paid to the surgeon in charge ; advertising ; for providing' prizes to c Pks es for bakers and be established by the. Secretary of War for enlisted men of the Army who graduate from the Army schools for bakers and cooks, the total amount of such prizes at the various schools not to exceed $900 per annum ; and for other necessary expenses incident to the purchase, testing, care, preservation, issue, sale, and accounting for subsistence Traveling expenses. supplies for the Army ; in all, including not to exceed $100,706 for „„'o„ tr aveling e xpenses, $15,160,1 96 : Pr o vi d ed , That none of the money restriction. Appropriated in this Act shall be used for the purchase of oleo- margarine or butter substitutes for other than cooking purposes,