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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 88-APR. 26, 1939 Equipment, instru- ments, etc. Engineer School, maintenance, etc. Maps, surveys, etc. Rentals. Operating, etc., ex- penses. Procurement of en- gineer equipment. 52 Stat. 657. Manufacture, issue, etc. Post, p. 995. Contingent ex- penses. Vehicles. Ammunition for military salutes. Libraries of Ord- nance Department. Consulting engi- neess. Contracts for ord- nance material, etc. 52 Stat. 657. CORPS OF ENGINEERS ENGINEER SERVICE, ARMY For the design, development, procurement, maintenance, alteration, repair, installation, storage, and issue of engineer equipment, instru- ments, appliances, supplies, materials, tools, and machinery required in the equipment and training of troops and in military operations, including military surveys and the Engineer School; for the opera- tion and maintenance of the Engineer School, including (a) com- pensation of civilian lecturers, and (b) purchase and binding of scientific and professional books, pamphlets, papers, and periodicals; for the procurement, preparation, and reproduction of maps and similar data for military purposes; for expenses incident to the Engineer service in military operations, including military surveys, and including (a) research and development of improved methods in such operations, (b) the rental of storehouses and grounds within and outside the District of Columbia, and (c) repair and alteration of buildings; for heat, light, power, water, and communication serv- ice, not otherwise provided for; and for the compensation of employ- ees required in these activities, $1,044,340, of which amount not to exceed $180,000 shall be available for payments under contracts for the procurement of Engineer equipment under the authorization con- tained in the Military Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1939. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT ORDNANCE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES, ARMY For manufacture, procurement, storage, and issue, including research, planning, design, development, inspection, test, alteration, maintenance, repair, and handling of ordnance material, together with the machinery, supplies, and services necessary thereto; for supplies and services in connection with the general work of the Ordnance Department, comprising police and office duties, rents, tolls, fuel, light, water, advertising, stationery, typewriting and computing machines, including their exchange, and furniture, tools, and instru- ments of service; to provide for training and other incidental expenses of the ordnance service; for instruction purposes, other than tuition; for the purchase, completely equipped, of trucks, and for mainte- nance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled and horse-drawn freight andpassenger-carrying vehicles; for ammunition for military salutes at Government establishments and institutions to which the issues of arms for salutes are authorized; for services, material, tools, and appliances for operation of the testing machines and chemical laboratory in connection therewith; for publication for libraries of the Ordnance Department, including the Ordnance Office, including subscriptions to periodicals; for services of not more than four con- sulting engineers as the Secretary of War may deem necessary, at rates of pay to be fixed by him not to exceed $50 per day for not exceeding fifty days each, and for their necessary traveling expenses, $53,173,100, of which not to exceed $12,900,000 shall be available for payments under contracts for the procurement or production of ord- nance material, machinery, and supplies under the authorization contained in the Military Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1939, and of which $2,067,100 shall be available immediately for the objects embraced by this paragraph, including the employment of persons and means at the seat of government and elsewhere; also, in addition, the Chief of Ordnance, when authorized by the Secretary of War may enter into contracts prior to July 1, 1940, for the procurement or production of ordnance material, machinery, and supplies to an 608 [53 STAT.

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