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fi 2d CONGRESS . SESS . II. CHS . 212, 213 . MAR CH 3, 1933 .

1521 ma be, in the United States except as provided in section 2:Pro- Exception when cost v ed, however, That if the head of the department or independent increased . establishment making the contract shall find that in respect to some particular articles, materials, or supplies it is impracticable to make such requirement or that it would unreasonably increase the cost, an exception shall be noted in the specifications as to that particular article, material, or supply, and a public record made of the findings which j ustified the exce ption . (b) If the head of a department, bureau, agency, or independent ~g~~mtpl yecc , fau- establishment which has made any contract containing the provision required by subsection (a) finds that in the performance of su ch contract there has been a failure to comply with such provisions, he shall make public his findings, including therein the name of the contractor obligated under such contract, and no other contract for the c onstr uction , alt erati on, o r repa ir of any public buil ding or public work in the United States or elsewhere shall be awarded to such contractor, subcontractors, material men, or suppliers with which s uch cont ractor is associa ted or a ffiliate d, withi n a peri od of three years after such finding is made public . SEC . 4. This title shall take effect on the date of its enactment, but Effective date . shall n ot apply to any c ontract entered, into pr ior to s uch effe ctive date . S EC. 5 . If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof visloepp .arebility of pro . to any pe rson or circumst ances, i s held in valid, t he remai nder of the Act, and the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby . A ppro ved, March 3, 1933 . [ CHAPTER 213 .j AN ACT March 3, 1933. Making appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fn .R.ions i fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes .

(Public, No. 429.) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, namely Navy Department- and nav al servi ce ap- propriations, fiscal year 1934 . NA VAL ESTABLISHMENT OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES For traveling expenses of civilian employees, including not to

~aua•eons ex. For $1,500 for the expenses of attendance, at home and abroad, upon meetings of technical, professional, scientific, and other similar organizations when, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Navy, such atten dance would be o f ben efit i n the cond uct of the work of the Navy Department ; not to exceed $2,000 for the part-time or intermittent employment in the District of Columbia or elsewhere of such experts and at such rates of compensation as may be contracted for by and in the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy ; expenses courts-martial, etc, of courts-martial, purchase of law and reference books, expenses of prisoners and prisons, courts of inquiry, boards of investigation, examining boards, clerical assistance ; witnesses' fees and traveling expenses ; not to exceed $15,000 for promoting accident prevention and s afety in sh ore e stabl ishme nts of the Navy, to be expe nded in 3051•-33--66 Naval Establish- ment . Secretary's office .