Republic Act No. 1

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1.
Pending: the approval of the General Appropriation Act for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and forty-seven, the sums equal to the various items of appropriations on the yearly basis authorized in Commonwealth Act Numbered Seven hundred and twenty-three, as herein amended, are hereby appropriated from any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the operation of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines beginning July first, nineteen hundred and forty-six.

SEC. 2.
The following items provided in Commonwealth Act Numbered Seven hundred and twenty-three are hereby amended to read as follows: CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES SENATE ""OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT""DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC WELFARE ""CONTINGENT FUNDS ""

SEC. 3.
The following sums or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated for the purposes herein specified for the operation of the offices concerned in addition to the appropriation authorized for said offices in Commonwealth Act Numbered Seven hundred and twenty-three: Provided, That no amount authorized under the Department of Justice, items (a) and (b), for the People's Court and the Office of Special Prosecutors shall be available for creating new positions nor for increasing the compensations authorized for existing positions: Provided, further, That the appropriation authorized under this section shall be available for the payment of expenses incurred prior to July first, nineteen hundred and forty-six: CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES SENATE nona "" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"" OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT  ""(b) DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS """"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ""DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ""DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE ""DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ""DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC WELFARE ""CONTINGENT FUNDS  (a) For the payment of bonuses to employees embraced in Grades 10 to 5 and the first rate of Grade 4 of the present schedule of salaries, as follows: (1)    For rates    in    Grade    10:    P50 (2)    For rates    in    Grade    9:    P45 (3)    For rates    in    Grade    8:    P40 (4)    For rates    in    Grade    7:    P35 (5)    For rates    in    Grade    6:    P30 (6)    For rates    in    Grade    5:    P25 (7)    For the first    rate in    Grade 4: P15 ""

SEC. 4.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hereof— (a) No expenditure shall be authorized from the appropriations provided for the following purposes under Commonwealth Act Numbered Seven hundred and twenty-three: Item 5, page 35, P5,265; item 8, page 35, P160,095; item 10, page 35,P75,000; item 12, page 36, P22,500; item 18, page 40, P37,500; item 16, page 101, P17,310; item 7, page 238, P18,750; item 2, page 444, P7,035; item 4, page 445, P60,000; item 2, page 470, P5,000,000; item 2, page 475, P3,000,000; and item 3, page 475, P10,000,000. (b) Of the appropriations authorized under Commonwealth Act Numbered Seven hundred and twenty-three for the Office of the Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States, only so much thereof as corresponds to a period of one month shall be available for further expenditure beyond June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-six. Any officer or employee of the Office of the Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States who, after, July thirty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-six, may not be reemployed in, or reassigned to, any other branch of the Philippine Government either at home or abroad on or before August thirty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-six, shall be considered retired and may be paid gratuity chargeable against the appropriation authorized under the Office of the President in item (d), section 3 of this Act, at the rate of one-half month's pay for every year of continuous service prior to separation, but not exceeding six months, and return transportation to the Philippines in kind if availed of not later than December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-six: Provided, That any officer or employee who, having received retirement gratuity under the provisions hereof, is recalled to the service prior to the expiration of the gratuity period, shall refund the gratuity corresponding to the unexpired portion of the said period from the date of such recall, irrespective of whether or not the same is accepted by such officer or employee.

SEC. 5.
This Act shall take effect on July first, nineteen hundred and forty-six, unless otherwise stated, and shall continue in force until the General Appropriation Act for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and forty-seven is approved: Provided, however, That upon the approval of the said General Appropriation Act, such expenses as may actually have been incurred by authority of this Act chargeable to appropriations for which corresponding appropriation items shall be provided in the General Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1946-1947, shall be charged against such appropriation items in the said General Appropriation Act for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and forty-seven.

SEC. 6.
The provisions of Commonwealth Act Numbered Seven hundred and twenty-three, except Section 5(1) thereby of, page 477, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby re-enacted and made parts hereof. Approved, July 15, 1946.