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 128 0 74r$ CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 404. MAY 15, 1936. Higher salarre rates allowed. If onlr e one p osition in a grade. Department contin- gent expenses. Surge on Gener al's of - Sc e. Libra rre expe nses. PRINTING AND BINDING, WAR DEPARTMENT Printing and binding. For printing and binding for the War Department, its bureaus and offices, and for all printing and binding for the field activities under the War Departme nt, excep t such as may be authorize d in accor dance wit h existi ng law to be done elsewher e than at the Med ical bul let ins. Government Printing Office, $ 500,000 : Provided, That the sum of $3,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be used for the publication, fro m time to time, of bulletins prepared under the direction of the Surgeon General of the Army, for the instruction of medical officers, when approved by the Secretary of War, and For Chief of Engi- not exceeding $68,200 shall be available for printing and binding veers. under the direction of the Chief of Engineers. Militarre activities. or other appropriation unit, (4) to prevent the payment of a salary under any grade at a rate higher than the maxim um rate of the grade when such higher rate is permitted by the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and is specifically authorized by other law, or (5) to reduce the compensation of any person in a grade in which only one position is allocated. OF FICE OF THE SECRETARY CONT INGE NT EX PENSE S, WAR DEP ARTM ENT For stationery ; purchase of professional and scientific books, law books including their exchange ; books of reference, pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers, maps ; typewriting and adding machines, and other labor-saving devices, including their repair and exchange ; furniture and repairs to same ; carpets, linoleum, filing equipment, photo supplies, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges ; maintenance, repair, and operation of motor trucks and one motor-propelled pas senge r-car rying vehi cle, to be used only for offic ial p urpos es ; freight and express charges ; street-car fares, not exceeding $750 ; postage to Postal Union countries ; and other absolutely necessary expenses, $236,000 , and it s hall not b e lawful t o expend, unless oth er- wise specifically provided herein, for any bureau, office, or branch of th e War Dep artment or of the Army hav ing or m aintainin g an office in the War Department proper, at Washington, District of Colu mbia, any sum o ut of appr opria tions cont ained in t his A ct (o r accruing thereto) made for the Military Establishment for any of the purposes mentioned or authorized in this paragraph. LIBRARY, SURGEON GENERALS OFFICE For the purchase of the necessary books of reference, periodicals, and technical supplies and equipment, $20,660. MILITARY ACTIVITIES C ONTINGENC IES OF THE ARMY Army contingencies. For all emergencies and extraordinary expenses, including the employ ment of tr anslators, and exclu sive of al l other pe rsonal ser vices in the War Department or any of it s subordinate bureaus or offices in the District of Columbia, or in the Army at large, but impossible to be anticipated or classified, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of War, and for such purposes as he may deem proper, and for examination of estimates of appropriations and of military activities in the field, $11,650.