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 57 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 185 --JULY 1, 1943 INTER-AMERICAN RELATIONS, WAR DEPARTMENT For all expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of War to adopt such measures, appropriate to the functions and activities of the War Department, as he may deem advisable, to promote better rela- tions with the other American countries, including transportation and subsistence expenses, while traveling in the Western Hemisphere, of army officers and military students of the other American countries and Army officers of the United States, $500,000. ARmr OF THE PHILIPPINES For all expenses necessary for the mobilization, operation, and Mobilizationor- maintenance of the Army of the Philippines, including expenses con- n and e nected with calling into the service of the armed forces of the United States the organized military forces of the Government of the Com- monwealth of the Philippines, and expenditures incident to pay, allowances, operation, maintenance, and other activities of units and personnel of said organized military forces, and for the emergent mobilization and training of such forces, may be made without regard to the provisions of law regulating the expenditure of or accounting for funds of the United States but shall be expended and accounted for in a manner prescribed by the President of the United States, $100, which shall be available for payment to the Government of the Avallability of Commonwealth of the Philippines upon its written request, either in advance of or in reimbursement for all or any part of the estimated or actual cost, as authorized by the Commanding General, United States Army Forces in the Far East, of necessary expenses for the purposes aforesaid: Provided, That any appropriation for the Mili- Transfer of hi tary Establishment may be applied to the purposes aforesaid and may be reimbursed by transfer from this appropriation of the value of such property or service as may have been or may be applied to such purposes and any amount so transferred shall be available for expendi- ture for the purposes of the appropriation so reimbursed during the fiscal year in which such amount was received and the ensuing fiscal year. SALARIES, WAR DEPARTMENT For compensation for personal services in the War Department proper, as follows: Office of Secretary of War: Secretary of War, Under Secretary of War, Assistant Secretaries of War, and other personal services, $564,000: Provided,That not to exceed $200,000 of the appropriations ln ° tll contained in this Act for military activities shall be available for the payment of actual transportation expenses and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence and other expenses of persons serving while away from their homes, without other compensation from the United States, in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of War, and for the temporary employment of persons (at not to exceed $25 . pryploy- per day) or organizations, by contract or otherwise, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes or the civil service or classi- 41U. C. 5. fication laws: Provided, That no field-service appropriation shall be uppoprfioldsoer available for personal services in the War Department except as may sona ser.ee. be expressly authorized herein. Office of Chief of Staff, $394,000. Adjutant General's Office, $2,088,000. Office of the Inspector General, $33,000. Office of the Judge Advocate General, $134,000. Office of the Chief of Finance, $609,000. 365

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