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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 88-APR. 26, 1939 Commutation of quarters, rations, etc. Civilians. Transfersfrom other appropriations. Restriction. Procisos. Travel allowance, expert accountant. Attendance at meet- ings. 39 Stat. 199. 32U.S.C.§22. Personnel traveling under orders; ex- penses. Dependents, etc. Courts martial, ex- penses. Post, p. 993. Apprehension of de- serters, etc. accepted cadets from their homes to the Military Academy, dis- charged cadets, civilian employees, civilian witnesses before courts martial, and dependents of military personnel; travel pay to dis- charged military personnel; transportation of discharged prisoners and persons discharged from Saint Elizabeths Hospital after trans- fer thereto from the military service, to their homes, or elsewhere as they may elect, the cost in each case not to be greater than to the place of last enlistment; hot coffee for troops traveling when sup- plied with cooked or travel rations; commutation of quarters and rations to enlisted men traveling on detached duty when it is imprac- ticable to carry rations, and to applicants for enlistment and general prisoners traveling under orders; per diem allowances or actual cost of subsistence while in a travel status, to nurses, civilian employees, and civilian witnesses before courts martial, $2,927,020, of which amount $100,000 shall be available immediately, and such total amount may be increased, subject to the approval of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, by transfers from other appropriations for the Military Establishment of such amounts as may be required in addition to those herein provided for travel in connection with development, procurement, production, maintenance, or construction activities; and, with such exception, no other appropriation in this Act shall be available for any expense for or incident to travel of personnel of the Regular Army or civilian employees under the War Department, except the appropriation "Contingencies of the Army" and the appropriations for the National Guard, the Organized Reserves, the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; Citizens' Military Training Camps, and the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, and except as may be provided for in the appropriation "Air Corps, Army": Provided, That the expert accountant, Inspec- tor General's Department, shall be entitled to the same travel allow- ances as other employees of the War Department: Providedfurther, That, in addition to the authority contained in section 67, National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, as amended, a total of not to exceed $2,500 of the appropriations available to the War Department charge- able with expenses of travel shall be available for expenses incident to attendance at meetings of technical, professional, scientific, and other similar 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: Provided further, That the appro- priations "Travel of the Army" and "Army Transportation" current at the date of relief from duty station of personnel traveling under orders shall be charged with all expenses properly chargeable to such appropriations in connection with the travel enjoined, including travel of dependents and transportation of authorized baggage and household effects of such personnel, regardless of the dates of arrival at destination of the persons so traveling. EXPENSES OF COURTS MARTIAL For expenses of courts martial, courts of inquiry, military com- 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, $40,000. APPREHENSION OF DESERTERS, AND SO FORTH For the apprehension, 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 discre- 598 [53 STAT.

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