62 STAT.] 8OTH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 617-JUNE 24, 1948 ments, and yard and district craft except machinery and equipment under the cognizance of other bureaus; docking of vessels; leasing of laying-up facilities and docks; maritime salvage services and other purposes in connection therewith authorized by law; relief of vessels in distress; hire of lighters, tugs, and small craft; charter and hire of vessels for auxiliary purposes where considered necessary by the Secretary of the Navy; pay, subsistence, and incidental expenses of civilian crews temporarily employed on naval vessels; equipage, appliances, supplies, materials, and services, at home and abroad, under the cognizance of the Bureau of Ships; searchlights and fire-control equipment for antiaircraft defense at shore stations; maintenance and operation, including maintenance and equipment of buildings and grounds and appurtenances, of the experimental, developmental, and research activities under the cognizance of the Bureau of Ships; main- tenance and operation of the Naval Communication Service, including telephone, telegraph, and teletype rentals and tolls for the Navy Department and the Naval Establishment; maintenance and equip- ment of buildings, grounds and appurtenances of the Naval Communi- cation Service at the seat of government and elsewhere; purchase, installation, repair, and preservation of machine tools, plant appli- ances, and equipment (including furniture in industrial activities) in naval establishments or private plants; pay of employees in the field service; accident prevention; incidental expenses for naval vessels, naval shipyards and stations, and other activities under the cognizance of the Bureau of Ships, such as photographing, plans, stationery, drafting instruments and other materials; and technical books and publications for said Bureau: Provided, That no part of this or any other appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for or on account of the supply or replacement of table linen, dishes, glassware, silver, and kitchen utensils for use in the residences or quarters of officers on shore, except for messes temporarily set up on shore for bachelor officers and officers attached to seagoing or district defense vessels, to aviation units based on seagoing vessels, to the fleet air bases, to the submarine bases, or to landing forces and expeditions; $360,000,000. BUREAU OF ORDNANCE ORDNANCE AND ORDNANCE STORES, NAVY For necessary expenses of developing (and for research incidental thereto), procuring, producing, preserving, and handling ordnance supplies, material, and equipment for naval purposes; for essential equipment, facilities specifically for research and development, machine tools, replacements, and services at naval or private estab- lishments; maintenance, operation, and other necessary expenses of naval ordnance shore activities; technical books and periodicals; maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled and other freight and passenger-carrying vehicles at such activities; target prac- tice; and for contribution to the support of schools as authorized by section 13 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (Public Law 604); $230,000,000. BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND ACCOUNTS PAY AND SUBSISTENCE OF NAVAL PERSONNEL For pay, allowances, subsistence and quarters prescribed by law for naval personnel, including reserves on active duty- Pay and allowances: Officers, active duty, no part of which shall be available for increased pay for making aerial flights, by more than eighty-five officers above the rank of captain nor by nonflying officers or observers at rates in excess of those prescribed by law for the Army, 587 Antiaircraft defense at shore stations. Machine tools, plant appliances, etc. Tableware, etc., In officers' quarters. Research, etc. , facil- ities. 60 Stat. 854. 5U. .C.I421d.
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