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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1 ST SESS.--CH. 262-JUNE 30, 1941 Guard, the Organized Reserves, the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, and except as may be provided for in the appropriations "Special Field Exercises" and "Air Corps, Army": Provided, 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 $7,500 of the appro- priations available to the War Department chargeable 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 appropriations available for travel of personnel of the Military Establishment or employees under the War Department which are current at the date of relief from duty station of such personnel traveling under orders shall be charged with all expenses properly chargeable to such appropriations in connection with the travel enjoined, including travel of depend- ents and transportation of authorized baggage and household effects of such personnel, regardless of the dates of arrival at destination of the persons so traveling. During the fiscal year 1942 the dependents and household effects of such personnel of the Military Establishment on duty at stations outside the continental limits of the United States, and in Alaska, as may be determined upon by the Secretary of War, may prior to the issuance of orders for the relief of such personnel from their stations, be moved (including packing and unpacking of household effects) to such locations as may be selected by the Secretary of War, by the use of either Government or commercial means of transportation, and later from such locations to the duty stations to which such personnel may be ordered, and current appropriations of the Military Establishment available for travel and transportation may be used for this purpose. 371 Provisos. Attendance at meet. ings. 39 Stat. 199. 32U.S. C. 22. Personnel traveling underorders,expcnses. Army personnel out- side U. S. Removal of de- pendents and effects. EXPENSES OF COURTS MARTIAL For expenses of courts martial, courts of inquiry, military commis- sions, retiring boards, and compensation of reporters and witnesses attending same, contract stenographic reporting services, and expenses of taking depositions and securing other evidence for use before the same, $175,000. APPREHENSION OF DESERTERS, AND SO FORTH For the apprehension, securing, and delivering of soldiers absent without leave and of deserters, including escapedmilitary 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- tion of the Secretary of War, be paid to any civil officer or citizen for such services and expenses; for a donation of $10 to each prisoner discharged otherwise than honorably upon his release from confine- ment under court-martial sentence involving dishonorable discharge, $520,000. FINANCE SERVICE For compensation of clerks and other employees of the Finance Compensation and Department, including not to exceed $900 for any one person for iigqarters. allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light, as authorized by the Act approved June 26, 1930 (5 U. S . C . 118a), 4s tat.s18. $6,325,157.

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