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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 262-JUNE 30, 1941 June 30, 1941 [H. R. 49651 [Public Law 139] Military Appropri- ation Act, 1942. Post, pp. 669, 810. Post, pp. 565, 669, 810. Post, p. 810. Officers, etc., on special duty in foreign countries. Post, p. 810. Equipment, etc., for national defense. 41U..C.§5;10 U.. C.§1339. Payments under contracts. Provisos. Consolidation of funds and authoriza- tions. Ante, p. 124. Accounting; report to Congress. Restriction on in- curring obligations. Post, p. 597. [CHAPTER 262] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Military Establishment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, for the Military Establishment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes, namely: MILITARY ACTIVITIES CONTINGENCIES OF THE ARMY For all emergencies and extraordinary expenses, including the employment of translators, and exclusive of all other personal services in the War Department or any of its subordinate bureaus or offices in the District of Columbia, or in the Army at large, but impossible to be anticipated or classified, and for examination of estimates of appropriations and of military activities in the field, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of War. and for such purposes as he may deem proper, and his determination thereon shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Govern- ment, $200,000, of which $50,000 shall be available immediately for the actual and necessary expenses, as may be determined and approved by the Secretary of War, of officers, warrant officers and enlisted men of the Army on special duty in foreign countries. EXPEDITING PRODUCTION Expediting production of equipment and supplies for national defense: To enable the Secretary of War. with the approval of the President, and without reference to sections 3709 and 1136, as amended, Revised Statutes, to expedite the production of equip- ment and supplies for the Army for emergency national-defense purposes, including all of the objects and purposes specified under e(ach of the appropriations available to the War Department dur- ing the fiscal year 1942, for procurement or production of equip- ment or supplies, for erection of structures, or for acquisition of land; the furnishing of Government-owned facilities at. privately owned plants; the procurement and training of civilian personnel in connection with the production of equipment and material and the use and operation thereof; and for any other purposes which in the discretion of the Secretary of War are desirable in expediting production for military purposes and are approved by the President, $1,271,896,000, of which amount not to exceed $771,896,000 shall be for payments under contracts authorized under this head in Appro- priation Acts for the fiscal year 1941: Provided, That the appro- priations and contract authorizations provided under this head in the Appropriation Acts for the fiscal year 1941. and the appropria- tion provided by this Act, are hereby consolidated and shall con- stitute one fund and one contract authorization, respectively, and remain available until June 30, 1942: Provided further, That an account shall be kept of all expenditures made or authorized under the several appropriations herein consolidated and reports thereon shall be submitted to Congress on or before July 1, 1942: Provided further, That no obligations shall be incurred for or on account of objects appropriated for under this head to the Military Establish- ment except in pursuance of specific appropriations. 366 [55 STAT.

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