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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 265-JULY 3, 1945 Construction of quarters, limitations. Disposal of defense articles. 55 Stat. 31 . 22 U. S. C., Supp. IV, § 411-419. Ante, p. 52. "Defense article." Prisoners of war, etc. Maintenance, pay, and allowances. Gages, dies, jigs,etc. 39 Stat. 213, 216. 60 U. 8.C. §§80,78. Family allowances audit work. 56 Stat. 381. 37U. S. C., Supp. IV, II 201-221. Post p. 541. Availability of funds. Merger of funds. 68 Stat. 573 . SEC. 13. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act may be obligated for the construction of quarters, including heating and plumbing apparatus, wiring and fixtures, in continental United States, except in Alaska, for greater amounts per unit than follow: Permanent construction: For commissioned officer, $10,000. For commissioned warrant or warrant officer, $7,500. For enlisted man, $6,000. Temporary construction: For commissioned officer, $7,500. For commissioned warrant or warrant officer, $5,000. For enlisted man, $3,500. SEC. 14. Whenever the President deems it to be in the interest of national defense, he may authorize the Secretary of War to sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of, to the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States, defense articles procured from funds appropriated in this or prior Acts, in accordance with the pro- visions of the Act of March 11, 1941, as amended (22 U. S. C . 411-419) to the extent that transfers have been authorized in prior Acts: Provided, That the term "defense article" as used herein shall be deemed to include defense information and services (including furnishing of quarters, subsistence, transportation, and hospitaliza- tion of personnel, and care of the dead), whether or not such infor- mation or service is necessary to or connected with the procurement or disposition of any defense article. SEC. 15. The Secretary of War is authorized to utilize any appro- priation available for the Military Establishment, under such regula- tions as he may prescribe, for all expenses incident to the maintenance, pay, and allowances of prisoners of war, other persons in Army custody whose status is determined by the Secretary of War to be similar to prisoners of war, and persons detained in Army custody pursuant to Presidential proclamation. SEC. 16. The appropriations contained in this Act which are avail- able for the procurement or manufacture of munitions of war of special or technical design may be used for the development and procurement of gages dies, jigs, and other special aids and appliances, production studies, factory plans, and other production data, including specifica- tions and detailed drawings, in accordance with the provisions of sections 120 and 123 of the National Defense Act, as amended. Such appropriations may also be used for the purchase of letters patent, applications for letters patent, and licenses under letters patent and applications for letters patent that pertain to such equipment or material for which the appropriations are made. SEC. 17. None of the moneys appropriated by this or any other Act shall be available to the War Department or the Military Establish- ment for audit work for the purpose of reconciling family allowance pay-roll deductions made by disbursing officers in the field with family allowance payments to dependents of military personnel under the provisions of the Servicemen's Dependents Allowance Act of 1942. SEC. 18. Appropriations available to the Military Establishment for the fiscal year 1945 shall remain available until June 30, 1946, and appropriations made by this Act or otherwise available to the Military Establishment shall be merged with (except as otherwise provided in this Act) and become parts of appropriations under the respective heads in the Military Appropriation Act, 1945, as amended, or other- wise available, and shall include the objects and be subject to the limitations and conditions under said heads respectively in those Acts except as otherwise provided herein: Provided, That repayments 406 [59 STAT.

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