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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 175-APR. 26, 1938 Determination of. Fuel and transpor- tation. Prvaisos. Issue to be charged to applicable appro- priation. Useoffuelon hand. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. use in time of peace without the approval of the Secretary of the Navy, except that materials acquired under this title may be issued for current use when replaced by materials purchased from current appropriations: Provided further, That for the purposes of this para- graph, the Secretary of the Navy shall determine what materials are strategic and critical. FUEL AND TRANSPORTATION, BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND ACCOUNTS For coal and other fuel for submarine bases and steamers' and ships' use, including expenses of transportation, storage, and handling the same and the removal of fuel refuse from ships; maintenance and general operation of machinery of naval fuel depots and fuel plants; water for all purposes on board naval vessels, and ice for the cooling of water, including the expense of transportation and storage of both, $10,058,470: Provided, That fuel acquired other than by purchase shall not be issued without charging the applicable appropriation with the cost of such fuel at the rate current at the time of issue for fuel purchased: Provided further, That the Presi- dent may direct the use, wholly or in part, of fuel on hand, however acquired, to be charged at the last issue rate for fuel acquired by purchase, when, in his judgment, prices quoted for supplying fuel are excessive. BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Surgeons' necessar- For surgeons' necessaries for vessels in commission, navy yards, 'Civilestablishment. naval stations, and Marine Corps; and for the civil establishment at the several naval hospitals, navy yards, naval medical supply depots, Naval Medical Center, Naval Medical School and Naval Dispensary, Washington, and Naval Academy; for tolls and ferriages; purchase of books and stationery; hygienic and sanitary investigation and illus- tration; sanitary, hygienic, administrative, and special instruction, including the issuing of naval medical bulletins and supplements; Vehicles, etc. purchase and repairs of non-passenger-carrying wagons, automobile ambulances, and harness; purchase of and feed for horses and cows; maintenance, repair, and operation of three passenger-carrying motor vehicles for Naval Dispensary, Washington District of Columbia, and of one motor-propelled vehicle for official use only for the medi- cal officer on out-patient medical service at the Naval Academy; Naval Medical Cen- trees, plants, care of grounds, garden tools, and seeds; incidental ter, etc. articles for the Naval Medical Center, Naval Medical School and Naval Dispensary Washington, naval medical supply depots, sick quarters at Naval Academy and marine barracks; washing for medical department at Naval Medical Center, Naval Medical School, and Naval Dispensary, Washington, naval medical supply depots, sick quarters at Naval Academy and marine barracks, dispensaries at navy yards and naval stations, and ships; and for minor repairs on buildings and grounds of the Naval Medical School and naval medi- Care ec.. of insane cal supply depots; for the care, maintenance, and treatment of the cccoas insane of the Navy and Marine Corps on the Pacific coast, including supernumeraries held for transfer to Saint Elizabeths Hospital; for dental outfits and dental material; and all other necessary contingent PrIv . m expenses; in all, $2,480,000: Provided, That the sum to be paid out (roup IV (b) em- i P tb io ployees. of this appropriation for employees assigned to group IV (b) and those performing similar services carried under native and alien schedules in the Schedule of Wages for Civil Employees in the Field Service of the Navy Department shall not exceed $135,000. 236 [52 STAT.

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