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59 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 265 -JULY 3, 1945 and maintenance of signaling and accessories thereto, including machines, instruments, and other equipment for laboratory and repair purposes; lease, alteration, and repair of such buildings required for storing or guarding Signal Corps supplies, equipment, and person- nel when not otherwise provided for, including the land therefor, the introduction of water, electric light and power, sewerage, grading, roads and walks, and other equipment required; for all expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the preparation of plans, and con- struction, purchase, installation, equipment, maintenance, repair, and operation of aircraft warning service systems, and their accessories, including purchase of lands and rights-of-way, acquisition of lease- holds and other interests therein, and temporary use thereof; $526,336,000. Am CORPS AIR CORPS, ARMY For creating, maintaining, and operating at established aviation and related schools courses of instruction for military personnel, including payment of tuition, cost of equipment and supplies neces- sary for instruction, purchase of tools, equipment, materials, machines, textbooks, books of reference, scientific and professional papers, instruments, and materials for theoretical and practical instruction; for maintenance, repair, storage, and operation of airships, war bal- loons, and other aerial machines, including $500,000 on account of activities of the Civil Air Patrol, and including instruments, materials, gas plants, hangars, and repair shops, and appliances of every sort and description necessary for the operation, construction, or equipment of all types of aircraft, and all necessary spare parts and equipment connected therewith and the establishment of landing and take-off runways; for purchase of supplies and procurement of services for securing, developing, printing, and reproducing photo- graphs and motion pictures in connection with aerial photography, including aerial mapping and charting; improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation of plants for testing and experimental work, and procuring and introducing water, electric light and power, gas, and sewerage, including maintenance, operation, and repair of such utilities at such plants; for the procurement of helium gas; for travel of military and civilian personnel in connection with the administration of this appropriation, including travel by air or rail required in connection with the transportation of new aircraft from factory to first destination; salaries and wages of civilian employees as may be necessary; transportation of materials in connection with consolidation of Air Corps activities; experimental investigations and purchase and development of new types of aircraft, accessories thereto, and aviation engines including plans, drawings, and specifications thereof; for the purchase, manufacture, and construction of aircraft, and instruments and appliances of every sort and description, includ- ing radio, radar, and electronic equipment, necessary for the opera- tion, construction, or equipment of all types of aircraft, and all necessary spare parts and equipment connected therewith; for air crew and aircraft rescue and fire fighting equipment, including trucks and boats; for the marking of military airways where the purchase of land is not involved; for the purchase, manufacture, and issue of special clothing, wearing apparel, and similar equipment for aviation purposes; for all necessary expenses connected with the sale or dis- posal of surplus or obsolete aeronautical equipment, and the rental of buildings and other facilities for the handling or storage of such equipment; for the services of not more than four consulting engi- neers at experimental stations of the Air Corps as the Secretary of 393 Aircraft warning Service systems. Courses of instruc- tion. Aircraft operation, etc. Photographic sup- plies. Helium gas. Travel explnses. Civilian employees. Development of new types of aircraft. Purchase, manufac- ture, and construction of aircraft. Marking of military airways. Consulting engi- Oers.