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 54STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 313 -JUNE 11, 1940 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 5 per centum of the aggregate amount available under this heading on July 1, 1940: Provided further, That, of the appropriations made available by this Act under the head of "Replacement of naval vessels", there shall be available such sums as the Secretary of the Navy may from time to time determine to be necessary for the engagement of technical services, and the employment of personnel in the Navy Department and in the field, the purchase of plans, drafting and other supplies, telephone and telegraph expenses, and the expenses of printing and travel, in addition to those otherwise provided for, owing to the construction of vessels which have been or may hereafter be authorized. Armor, armament, and ammunition: Toward the armor, armament, and ammunition for vessels hereinbefore described under the head of "Construction and machinery", $81,300,000 ("A" item), to remain available until expended: Provided, That the sum to be paid out of the amount available for expenditure under this head for the fiscal year 1941 for employees in the field service 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 5 per centum of the aggregate amount available under this heading on July 1, 1940. Neither the appropriation "Replacement of naval vessels, construc- tion and machinery", nor the appropriation "Replacement of naval vessels, armor, armament, and ammunition", shall be available for obligation for any purpose as to ships commissioned prior to July 1, 1939, nor as to any ship commissioned subsequent to such date after twelve months shall have elapsed from commissioning date. GENERAL PROVISIONS The appropriations made in this Act for the purchase or manu- facture of equipment or material or of a particular class of equipment or material shall be available for the purchase of letters patent, applications for letters patent, licenses under letters patent, and applications for letters patent that pertain to such equipment or material for which the appropriations are made. No part of any appropriation made for the Navy shall be expended for any of the purposes herein provided for on account of the Navy Department in the District of Columbia, including personal services of civilians and of enlisted men of the Navy, except as herein expressly authorized: Provided, That there may be detailed to the Bureau of Navigation not to exceed at any one time seven enlisted men of the Navy: Provided further, That enlisted men detailed to the Naval Dispensary and the Radio Communication Service shall not be regarded as detailed to the Navy Department in the District of Columbia. No part of the appropriations made in this Act shall be available for the salary or pay of any officer, manager, superintendent, foreman, or other person or persons having charge of the work of any employee of the United States Government while making or causing to be made with a stop watch or other time-measuring device a time study of any job of any such employee between the starting and completion thereof, or of the movements of any such employee while engaged upon such work; nor shall any part of the appropriations made in this Act be available to pay any premiums or bonus or cash reward to any employee in addition to his regular wages, except for sugges- 287 Technical services, etc. Armor, armament, and ammunition. Proviso. Group IV (b) em- ployees. Ships commissioned before July 1, 1939 certain funds not avail- able for. Post, p. 884. Purchase of letters patent, etc. Department use limited. Provisos. Details to Bureau of Navigation. Post,. 883. Details to Naval Dispensary and Radio Communication Serv- ice. Use of time-measur- ing devices on work of employees, restriction. Cash rewards, re- striction; exception.

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