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of the Air Force: Provided further, That units and headquarters of the Air National Guard of the United States, whether or not they are in the active service of the United States, shall have the same privilege of free transmission of the official mail matter as the Department of Defense.

Official mail.

CONTINGENCIES

For emergencies and military expenses, to be expended on the authority or approval of the Secretary of the Air Force, and such expenses may be accounted for solely on his certificate, $30,787,000. TITLE VI—GENEKAL PROVISIONS SEC. 601. During the current fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the Air Force, Army, and Navy, respectively, if they should deem it advantageous to the national defense, and if in their opinions the existing facilities of the Department of Defense are inadequate, are authorized to procure services in accordance with section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), but at rates for individuals not in excess of $50 per day, and to pay in connection therewith travel expenses of individuals, including actual transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence while traveling from their homes or places of business to official duty station and return as may be authorized by law: Provided, That such contracts may be renewed annually. SEC. 602. Section 3648, Revised Statutes, shall not apply, in the case of payments made from appropriations contained in this Act, (1) to payments made in compliance with the laws of foreign countries or their ministerial regulations, (2) to payments for rent in such countries for such periods as may be necessary to accord with local custom, or (3) to payments made for tuition. SEC. 603. During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense. SEC. 604. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act for pay and allowances of military personnel shall be used for any other purpose, and such amounts as may be required to meet increased costs of pay and allowances as authorized by the Act of May 19, 1952 (Public Law 346) may be transferred from such unobligated balances of appropriations available to the Department of Defense as may be designated by the Secretary of Defense to applicable appropriations contained in titles II, III, IV, and V of this Act. SEC. 605. The appropriations in this Act otherwise available for travel or transportation which are current on date of relief from duty station of personnel traveling under orders may be charged with all expenses in connection with such travel including transportation of dependents and household goods, regardless of time of arrival at destination of such personnel. SEC. 606. Appropriations contained in this Act available for travel shall not be available for expenses incident to attendance at meetings of technical, scientific, professional, or other similar organizations without the approval of the Secretary of the Department concerned. SEC. 607. No part of any money appropriated in this Act shall be expended for the payment of any commission on any land purchase contract in excess of 2 per centum of the purchase price. SEC. 608. Such military and naval personnel as may be detailed for duty with agencies not a part of the Department of Defense on a reimbursement basis may be employed in addition to the numbers otherwise authorized and appropriated for. 93300 O - 53 - 37

Experts or consultants.

60 Stat. 810.

A d v a r. c e s of public moneys. 31 USC 529.

Noncitizens.

P a y and allowa n c e s, m i l itary personnel.

Ante, p. 79.

Personnel traveling under orders.

Meetings.

Land purchase contracts. P e r s o n n e l detailed toother agencies.

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