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75 TH CON GRE SS, 1sT SESSION-CH . 140-APRIL 27, 193 7 CO NTING ENT, NAVY For all emergencies and extraordinary expenses, exclusive of per- sonal s ervices , in th e Navy Departm ent or any of its sub ordinat e bureaus or offices at Washington, Districtt of Columbia, arising at home or abroad, but impossible to be anticipated or classified, to be expended on the approval and authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and for such purposes as he may deem proper, and for exam- ination of estimates for appropriations and of naval activities in the field for any branch of the naval service, $20,000, of which $2,500 shall be available immediatel y . CARE OF LEPERS, AND SO FORTH, ISLAND OF GUAM Contingent, Navy . Lepers, etc . Naval station, island of Guam : For maintenance and care of lepers, adre, -etn .P Guam special p atients, a nd for oth er purposes , includin g cost of transfer of lepers from Guam to the is land of Cul ion, in th e Philippi nes, and their maintenance, $20,000 ; for educational purposes, $15,000 ; in all, $35,000 . NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY For laboratory and research work and other necessary work of the Naval Research Laboratory for the benefit of the naval service, including operation and maintenance of a laboratory, additions to equipment necessary properly to carry on work in hand, maintenance of buildings and grounds, temporary employment of such scientific and technical civilian assistants as may become necessary, and sub- scriptions to technical periodicals, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, $310,000 : Provided, That $5 0,000 of . this appropriation shall be available for the temporary employment of civil ian scient ists and t echnicists required on special problems Provided further ? That the sum to be paid out of this appropriation for employees assigned to group IV (b) and those performing similar services carried u nder nativ e and alie n schedule s in the S chedule of Wages for Civil Employees in the Field Service of the Navy Depart- ment sha ll not exc eed $125,0 00, in add ition to t he amount authorized by the preceding proviso . OPERA TION AND CO NSERVA TION OF NAV AL P. rR OLE UM RES ERV ES To enable the Secretary of the Navy to carry out the provisions contained in the Act approved June 4, 1920 (U . S . C ., title 34, sec . 524), requiring him to con serve, dev elop, use, and operat e the nava l petroleum reserves, $62,000, of which amount not to exceed $20,000 shall be available for employees assigned to group IV (b) and those performi ng similar services carried un der native and alien schedules in the Schedule of Wages for Civil Employees in the Field Service of the Navy Department : Provided, That out of an y sums appr o- priated for naval purposes by this Act any portion thereof, not to exceed $10,000,000, shall be available to enable the Secretary of the Navy to protect Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, established by Executive order of September 2, 1912, pursuant to the Act of dune 25, 1910 (U . S . C ., title 43, sees . 141-143), by drilling wells and performing any work incident thereto, of which amount not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for employees assigned to group IV (b) and those perfo rming simi lar servic es carried under nat ive and al ien schedules in the Schedule of Wages for Civil Employees in the Field Service of the Navy Department : Provided further, That no part of the sum made available for the protection of this property shall be expended if a satisfactory agreement can be made with adjoining landowners not to drill offset wells for the purpose of producing oil . 125151'-37 7 Research to ry . Work of, service . Provisos. Te mpo rary em plo y- ment of scientists, et e. Group ployees . Naval petroleum re- serves . Conservation and operation . 41 Stat. 813. 34U.S.C.§524. Group IV (b) em- ployees . Provisos . Protective work on Reserve No.1. 36 Stat . 847 . 43U.S.C.§§141- 143. Group ployees . 97 Lahora- for naval IV (b) em- IV (b) em- Agreement with ad- jo ining l andowner s not to drill offset wells.