PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 313-JUNE 11, 1940 Provisos. Use of naval service appropriations, re- striction. Minor purchases. Post, p. 1109. Post, pp. 296, 297, 883, 973. Printing and bind- ing. Historical and naval documents. 48 Stat. 414. Proviso. Copies to Library of Congress. Post, pp . 297, 973. and other absolutely necessary expenses of the Navy Department and its various bureaus and offices, $213,000 (composed of "A" item, $178,000, and "B" item, $35,000): Provided, That it shall not be lawful to expend, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, for any of the offices or bureaus of the Navy Department in the District of Columbia, any sum out of appropriations made for the naval service for any of the purposes mentioned or authorized in this para- graph: Provided further, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 . S. C . 5) shall not apply to any purchase by or service rendered to the Navy Department or its bureaus and offices when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $50. PRINTNG AND BINDING For printing and binding for the Navy Department and the Naval Establishment (including the Hydrographic Office and the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps) executed at the Government Print- ing Office, $700,000 (composed of "A" item, $610,000, and "B" item, $90,000). PRINTING HISTORICAL AND NAVAL DOCUMENTS For continuing the printing of historical and naval documents, including composition, clerical copying in the Navy Department, and other preparatory work, in accordance with the provisions of the appropriation made for the commencement of this work as contained in the Naval Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1935, $12,000 ("A" item), together with the unexpended balance for this purpose for the fiscal year 1940: Provided,That nothing in such Act shall preclude the Public Printer from furnishing one hundred and fifty copies of each volume published to the Library of Congress. CONTINGENT AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES, HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE Conti'ngeeonts Tand For purchase and printing of nautical books, charts, and sailing miscellaneous ex- penses. directions, copper plates, steel plates, chart paper, packing boxes, chart portfolios, electrotyping copper plates, cleaning copper plates; tools, instruments, power, and material for drawing, engraving, and print- ing- materials for and mounting charts; reduction of charts by photog- raphyi photolithographing charts for immediate use; transfer of photolithographic and other charts to copper; purchase of equipment for the storage of plates used in making charts and for the storage of Hydrographic Office charts and publications; modernization, care, and repair to printing presses, furniture, instruments, and tools; extra drawing and engraving; translating from foreign languages; tele- grams on public business; preparation of pilot charts and their supple- ments, and printing and mailing same; purchase of data for charts and sailing directions and other nautical publications; books of refer- ence and works and periodicals relating to hydrography, marine meteorology, navigation, surveying, oceanography, and terrestrial magnetism, and to other professional and technical subjects connected with the work of the Hydrographic Office, $102,000 (composed of "A" item, $67,000, and "B" item, $35,000). Branch offices. For contingent expenses of branch hydrographic offices at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Savannah, New Orleans, San Francisco, Portland (Oregon), Portland (Maine), Chicago, Cleve- land, Detroit, Buffalo, Duluth, Sault Sainte Marie, Seattle, Panama, San Juan (Puerto Rico), Los Angeles, Honolulu, and Galveston, including furniture, fuel, lights, works and periodicals, relating to hydrography, marine meteorology, navigation, surveying, oceanog- raphy and terrestrial magnetism, stationery, miscellaneous articles, rent, and care of offices, care of time balls, carfare and ferriage in [54 STAT.
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