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53 STAT.] 76TH CONG., 1sT SESS.--CH. 88-APR . 26 , 1939 man ordered interned by reason of the fact that he is an alien enemy, or, for the same reason, discharged without internment; for indem- nity to officers and men of the Army for clothing and bedding, and so forth, destroyed since April 22, 1898, by order of medical officers of the Army for sanitary reasons, $12,463,900, of which amount not exceeding $60,000 shall be available immediately for the procurement and transportation of fuel for the service of the fiscal year 1940: Provided, That laundry charges, other than for service now rendered without charge, shall be so adjusted that earnings in conjunction with the value placed upon service rendered without charge shall aggregate an amount not less than $50,000 below the cost of main- taining and operating laundries and dry-cleaning plants. Incidental expenses of the Army: Postage; hire of laborers in the Quartermaster Corps, including the care of officers' mounts when the same are furnished by the Government; compensation of clerks and other employees of the Quartermaster Corps, including not to exceed $900 for any one person for allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light, as authorized by the Act of June 26, 1930 (5 U. S. C . 118a), and clerks, foremen, watchmen, and organist for the United States Disciplinary Barracks; incidental expenses of recruit- ing; for the operation of coffee-roasting plants; for the payment of entrance fees for Army rifle and pistol teams participating in com- petitions; for tests and experimental and development work and scientific research to be performed by the Bureau of Standards for the Quartermaster Corps; for inspection service and instruction fur- nished by the Department of Agriculture which may be transferred in advance; for such additional expenditures as are necessary and authorized by law in the movements and operation of the Army and at military posts, and not expressly assigned to any other depart- ments, $3,691,546. Army transportation: For transportation of Army supplies; of authorized baggage, including packing and crating; of horse equip- ment; and of funds for the Army; for transportation on Army ves- sels, notwithstanding the provisions of other law, of privately owned automobiles of Regular Army personnel upon change of station; for the purchase or construction, not to exceed $242,600, alteration, opera- tion, and repair of boats and other vessels, including not to exceed $180.000 for use exclusively in the preparation of plans, by contract or otherwise, for a new Army transport; for wharfage, tolls, and ferriage; for drayage and cartage; for the purchase, manufacture (including both material and labor), maintenance, hire, and repair of pack saddles and harness; for the purchase, hire, operation, mainte- nance, and repair of wagons, carts, drays, other vehicles, and horse- drawn and motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles required for the transportation of troops and supplies and for official military and garrison purposes; for hire of draft and pack animals; for travel allowances to officers of National Guard on discharge from Federal service as prescribed in the Act of March 2, 1901 (10 U. S . C . 751), and to enlisted men of National Guard on discharge from Federal service, as prescribed in amendatory Act of September 22, 1922 (10 U. S . C . 752), and to members of the National Guard who have been mustered into Federal service and discharged on account of disability; in all, $15,525,061, of which amount not exceeding $250,000 for the procurement and transportation of fuel for the service of the fiscal year 1940, and not exceeding $3,000,000 for the procurement of motor vehicles, shall be available immediately: Provided, That not to exceed $225,000 may be expended for the purchase of light and medium passenger-carrying automobiles at a unit cost of not to exceed $750 for light automobiles and $1,200 for medium automobiles, including 601 Indemnity for de- stroyed clothing, etc. Fuel. Proviso. Laundry charges. Incidental expenses. Post, p. 993. Living quarters. 46 Stat. 818. 5U.S.C. 118a. Recruiting. Rifle competition, fees, tests, etc. Inspection service, etc. Army transporta- tion. Post, p. 993. Supplies. Privately owned automobiles. Boats, etc. Vehicles. Travel allowances, National Guard. 31 Stat. 902. 10 U.s. c. 1 751. 42 Stat. 1021 . 10U.S.C. 752. Fuel and vehicles, amount immediately available for purchase. Provisos. Motor vehicles, etc.