73d C ONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 69. MARCH 15, 1934 . of $100,000 shall be transferred to and made available to the Bureau of Mines on July 1, 1934, and the bureau may lease, after competi- tion, surplus metal cylinders acquired for use as helium containers
for continuing experiments and development work on all types of aircraft, including the payment of part-time or intermittent employ- ment in the District of Columbia or elsewhere of such scientists and technicists as may be contracted for by the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, at a rate of pay not exceeding $20 per diem for any person so employed, $1,773,368 ; for new construction and pro- curement of aircraft and equipment, spare parts and accessories . $6,131,000, of which amount not to exceed $2,400,000 shall be avail- able for the payment of obligations incurred under the contract authorization carried in the Navy Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1934 ; in all, $18,643,320 ; and the money herein specifically appropriated for "Aviation " shall be disbursed and accounted for in accordance with existing law and shal l constitute one fund Provid ed, That the sum to be paid out of this appropriation for employees assigned to group IV (b) and those performing similar services carried under native and alien schedules in the Schedule of Wages for Civil Employees in the Fiel d Service of the Navy Department shall not exceed $971,200 : Provided further, That in addit ion t o the amo unt h erein app ropri ated, the Secr etary of t he Navy may . prior to July 1, 1936, enter into contracts for the produc- tion an d purc hase o f new airpla nes an d their equip ment, spare parts, and accessories, to an amount not in excess of $2,800,000
- Provided
further, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directe d, upo n the reques t of t he Sec retary of the Navy, to tr ansfer not to exceed in the aggregate $24,000 from this appropriation to the a pprop riati ons "Pay, Subs iste nce, and T ransp orta tion, Navy ," and " Pay, Marine Corps " to cover authorized traveling expenses of offi cers a nd enl isted men in conne ction w ith fl ying n ew air planes from contractor's works to assigned station or ship, including travel to contractor's works and return of personnel to station of duty, and the amount so transferred shall be in addition to any limitations conta ined in th e ap propr iatio ns " Pay, Subsi stenc e, a nd Tr anspo r- tation, Navy," and "Pay, Marine Corps" : Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for maintenance of more than six heavier-than-air stations on the coast of the conti- nental United States : Provided further, That no part of this appro- priation shall be used for the construction of a factory for the manufacture of airplanes : Provided further, T hat the Secr eta ry of the Navy is hereby authorized to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and pay out of this appropriation the amounts due on claims for damages which have occurred o r may occur to private property growing out of the operations of naval aircraft where such claim does not exceed the sum of $500 . NAVAL ACADEMY Pay, Naval Academy : Pay for professors and others, Naval Academy : Pay of professors and instructors, including one pro- fessor as librarian, $238,410 : Provided, That not more than $33,300 shall be paid for masters and instructors in swordsmanship and physica l trai ning : Provided further, That no part of this appro- priation shall be available for the pay of a civilian instructo r at the Naval Academy not so employed on June 27 . 1933, except that the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to employ eight additional civilian instructors . 66Z;T'-34--_97 oblig ations . Ac counting . Provisos . Group IV (b) em- ployees . 417 Contracts for new airplanes, etc . Sum transferred for travel expenses . Ante, p . 410 ; Post, p. 418 . Coast stations lim- ited . Airplane factory con- struction forbidden . Adjusting damage cla ims . Naval Academy . Pay for professors, ete Pvovisos . Instructors in swords- manship . Employment of civilian instructors .
