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PUBLIC LAW 8 7 - 1 4 4 - A U G. 17, 1961

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TITLE VI GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 601. During the current fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense g^fil^^n/^^ °' *'°"' and the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, 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), under r e f l a t i o n s ^o ^tat. sio. prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, 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. During the curi-ent fiscal year, provisions of law prohibit- Nonciti^zens. ing 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. 603. Appropriations contained in this Act shall be available Avaiiabiiuy of «

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tor insurance oi oincial motor vehicles m foreign countries, when required by laws of such countries; payments in advance of expenses determined by the investigating officer to be necessary and in accord with local custom for conducting investigations in foreign countries incident to matters relating to the activities of the department concerned; reimbursement of General Services Administration for security guard services for protection of confidential files; reimbursement of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses in connection with investigation of defense contractor personnel; and all necessary expenses, at the seat of Government of the United States of America or elsewhere, in connection with communication and other services and supplies as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act: Provided, That no appropriation contained in this Act, and no funds Restrictions, available from prior appropriations to component departments and agencies of the Department of Defense, shall be used to pay tuition or to make other payments to educational institutions in connection with the instruction or training of file clerks, stenographers, and typists receiving, or prospective file clerks, stenographers^ and typists who will receive, compensation at a rate below the minimum rate of pay for positions allocated to grade GS-5 under the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. s us*c io7rn te SEC. 604. Any appropriation available to the Army, Navy, or the Prisoners of'wliri Air Force may, under such regiilations as the Secretary concerned « <. may prescribe, be used for expenses incident to the maintenance, pay, and allowances of prisoners of war, other persons in Army, Navy, or Air Force custody whose status is determined by the Secretary concerned to be similar to prisoners of war, and persons detained in such custody605. Appropriations available to the Department of Defense. Land a i; q u 1 s 1SEC. pursuant to Presidential proclamation. for the current fiscal year for maintenance or construction shall be tion. available for acquisition of land as authorized by section 2672 of title 10, United States Code. 72 Stat. 1459. SEC. 606. Appropriations for the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year shall be available, (a) except as authorized by the Act of September 30, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 236-244), for primary and ^^ ^tat. 1100. secondary schooling for minor dependents of military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense residing on military or naval installations or stationed in foreign countries, as authorized for the

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