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PUBLIC LAW 179—OCT. 18, 1951

[65 STAT.

Defense for such purposes as he deems proper, and his determination thereon shall be final and conclusive; $14,100,000. CLAIMS

For payment of claims by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Army (except as provided in appropriations for civil functions administered by the Department of the Army), Navy, Marine Corps, 662^ i'Lt^'m^i and Air Force, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 946; 28 U.S.C. 2672; Stat. 372,66;'55 Stat. 31 U.S.C. 222c, 222e, 223b, 223d, 224d; 34 U.S.C. 600; 35 U.S.C. &^t.foShS:'5Hi 91; 39 U.S.C. 135; 46 U.S.C. 797; Act of November 15, 1945, 59 58 Stat. 726. Stat. 582); claims (not to exceed $1,000 in any one case) for damages to or loss of private property incident to the operation of Army and Air National Guard camps of instruction, either during the stay of units of said organizations at such camps or while en route thereto or therefrom; claims, as authorized by law, for damage to property of railroads under training contracts; and repayment of amounts determined by the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, or the Secretary of the Air Force, or officers designated by them, to have been erroneously collected from military and civilian personnel of the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force or from States, Territories, or the District of Columbia, or members of National Guard units thereof; $5,000,000. RETIRED P A T

For retired pay and retirement pay, as authorized by law, of military personnel on the retired lists of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the Air Force, including the reserve components thereof; and retainer pay for personnel of the inactive Fleet Reserve; $345,000,000: Provided, That no part of such sum shall be used to pay the retired or retirement pay of any commissioned member of the Regular Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Air Force who is voluntarily retired after the date of enactment of this Act, unless such member was retired because of (1) being unfit to perform the duties of his office, rank, grade, or rating by reason of a physical disability incurred in line of duty, or (2) achieving the age at which retirement is required by law, or (3) whose application is approved in writing by the Secretary of Defense stating that the retirement is in the best interests of the service, or, is required to avoid cases of individual hardship. CONTINGENCIES

For emergencies and extraordinary expenses arising in the Department of Defense, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense and such expenses may be accounted for solely on his certificate that the expenditures were necessary for confidential military purposes, $75,000,000: Provided, That a report of disbursements under this item of appropriation shall be made quarterly to the Appropriation Committees of the Congress. EMERGENCY F U N D

For transfer by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, to any appropriation for military functions under the Department of Defense available for research and development, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred, $90,000,000.

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