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NtJfVep artment. Binoculars.

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PUBLIC LAW 388-JUNE 4, 1954

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any Act of Congress containing no provisions for the removal of charges outstanding in the accounts of advances of such Departments, and m all cases where charges have been outstanding in the accounts of advances of the aforesaid Departments for two full fiscal years and have been certified by the head of the Department concerned to the Comptroller General as uncollectible, such charges shall be removed by crediting the appropriate account of advances and debiting any appropriation made available therefor to the Department concerned: Provided, That nothing contained in this section shall in any way affect the financial liability of any disbursing officer, agent, i;r surety of the United States. ^^' ^' Bction 5 of the Act of August 7, 1946 (60 Stat. 897, 898), is hereby amended by deleting the period after the word "loaned" and substituting a colon in place thereof, and by adding the following proviso thereto: Provided, however, That claims for the return or replacement of binoculars under this section shall be filed with the Secretary of the Navy on or before December 31, 1954, and the United States shall be under no obligation to return, replace, or pay for binoculars under this section, for which no claim is so filed. After decision on claims submitted pursuant to this section, the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to dispose of any such binoculars held by the Navy in accordance with existing law." ^^^' ^' "^^^ Secretary of the Navy is authorized to sell to merchant ships, under such regulations as he may prescribe, and at such prices as he may deem reasonable, such fuel and other supplies as may be required to meet the necessities of such ships and as may not otherwise be locally procurable: Provided, That such ships, without such fuel or other emergency supplies to be furnished under this authority, are not able to proceed to the nearest port where such fuel and other supplies can be locally procured without endangering the health and comfort of the personnel, the safety of the ship, or the safe condition of the property thereon: Provided further, That the funds received from such sales shall, if not otherwise provided by law, be credited to the current appropriations concerned, and the amounts so credited shall be available for expenditures for the same purposes as the appropriations credited: Arid provided- further, That such sales shall be on a cash basis or such other basis as will reasonably assure prompt payment for such supplies. ^^^- ^' Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, appropriations chargeable for the transportation of baggage and household goods and effects of military personnel and civilian employees of departments or agencies of the Federal Government shall be available for the payment or reimbursement of general average contributions required in connection therewith: Provided, That no appropriation shall be available for the payment or reimbursement of general average contributions required in connection with and applicable to quantities of baggage and household goods and effects in excess of quantities authorized to be transported by law or regulation pursuant to law; nor shall any appropriations be so available in any case where the military person or civilian employee concerned (a) is allowed under any law or regulation pursuant to law a commutation in lieu of the actual transportation expenses or (b) has himself selected the. means of shipment. Approved June 4, 1954.

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