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 1 284 74TH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 404 . MAY 15, 1936. Organized Rese rves, the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, citizens' military training camps,-the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, the United States High Commissioner to the Philip- pine Islands, the United States Soldiers' Home, the nonmilitary activities of the Corps of Engineers, and the Panama Canal and except as may be provided for in the appropriation "Air dorps, Army" : Provided, That the expert accountant, Inspector General's Department, shall be entitled to the same travel allowances as other employees of the War Department : Provided further, That, in addi- tion to the authority contained in section 67, National Defen se Act of June 3, 1916, as amended, a total of not to exceed $2,500 of the appropriations available to the War Department chargeable with expenses of travel shall be available for expenses incident to attend- ance at meetings of technical, professional, scientific, and other sim- ilar organizations, when, in the judgment of the Secretary of War, such attendance would be of benefit in the conduct of the work of the War Department. Provisos. Travel allowance, ex- pert accountant. A ttenda nce at meet- ings. Vol. 39, p. 199; Vol. 42, p. 1034; Vol. 45, p. 406. U.S.C.,p.1431. Deserters, etc. App rehension of. Finance Service. Clerks, etc. Vol. 46, p. 818. U.S.C.,p.45. Private property damages. Parement of claims. Proviso. Settlement by Gen- eral Accounting Office. EX PENS ES OF COUR TS MA RTIAL Courts martial ex- Fo r exp enses of c ourts mart ial, court s of inqui ry, m ilita ry co m- penses. missions, retiring boards, and compensation of reporters and wit- nesses attending same, contract stenographic reporting services, and expenses of taking depositions and securing other evidence for use before the same, $50,000. APPREHENSION OF DESERTERS, AND SO FORTH For the appreh ension, securing, and delivering of soldiers absent without leave and of deserters, including escaped military prisoners, and the expenses incident to their pursuit ; and no greater sum than $25 for each deserter or escaped military prisoner shall, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be paid to any civil officer or citizen for such services and expenses ; for a donation of $10 to prisoner discharged otherwise than honorably upon his release fr om co nfine ment under cour t-mar tial sente nce i nvolv ing d ishon or- able discharge, $20,000. FINANCE SERVICE For compensation of clerks and other employees of the Finance Department, including not to exceed $900 for any one person for allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light, as authorized by the Act approved June 26, 1930 (U. S . C ., title 5, sec . 118a), $1,131,410. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES TO AND LOSS OF PR IVATE PROP ERTY For payment of claims, including claims of military and civilian personnel in and u nder the War Depa rtment, not excee ding $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, or may hereafter accrue, from time to time, $1 0, 0 00 : Provided, That settlement of such claims shall be made by the General Accounting Office, upon the approval and recom- mendation 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.