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75 TH CON GRE SS, 1ST SESSION-CH . 140-APRIL 27, 193 7 depo ts, sick qua rters at Nava l Academy and marine barracks, dispensaries at navy yards and naval stations, and ships ; and for minor repairs on buildings and grounds of the Naval Medical School and naval medical supply depots ; rent of rooms for Naval Dispensary, Washington, District of Columbi a, not to exceed $1, 200 ; for the care, maintenance, and treatment of the insane of the Navy and Marine Corps on the Pacific coast, including supernumeraries held for transfer to Saint Elizabeths Hospital ; for dental outfits and dental material ; an d all other nece ssary cont ingent expe nses ; i n al l , $2,292,293 : Provided, That the sum to be paid out of this appropriation for employees assigned to group IV (b) and those performing similar services carried un der native and alien schedules in the Sch edule of Wages for Civil Employees in the Field Service of the Navy Department shall not exceed $155,000 . For the care of the dead ; for funeral expenses and interment or trans portati on to t heir ho mes or to desi gnated cemeter ies of the remains of officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps, of members of the Nurse Corps, reservists on active or training duty, and accepted applicants for enlistment, civilian employees of the Navy Department and Naval Establishment who die outside of the cont inental limits of the United States , and f ormer enliste d men who are discharged while in naval hospitals and are inmates of said hospitals on the date of their death ; for funeral expenses and inter- ment of the remains of pensioners and destitute patients who die in naval hospitals ; for purchase and care of cemetery lots ; for care of graves outside of the continental limits of the United States, includ- ing those in sites not owned by the United States ; for removal of remains from abandoned cemeteries to naval or national cemeteries, or to their homes, including remains interred in isolated graves at home and ab road, a nd rema ins tem poraril y inter red, $ 70,000

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vided, That the above provision shall apply in the case of officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps on the retired list who die while on active duty . BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS 109 Care, etc., of insane on Pacific coast . Prod so . Group IV (b) em- ployees- CA RE OF THE DEAD

Care of the d ead . Interment or trans- portation expenses . Ci vili an e mploy ees dying abroad . Proviso . Retired officers, etc., on active du ty in- clu ded . Bu reau of Yards and Docks. MAINTENANCE, BUREAU Or YARDS AND DOCKS For the l abor, mate rials, and supplies n ecessary, as determi ned by General mainte- the Secretary of the Navy, for the general maintenance of the active- n a n c e , e t c s ti es and propert ies now or her eafter under the cog nizance of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, including accident prevention ; the purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger-carrying vehicles. vehicles for the Navy Department (not to exceed ten in number) and the Naval Establishment not otherwise provided for ; not to Group IV (b) em- exceed $1,525,000 for employees assigned to group IV (b) and those Ploy"- performing similar services carried under native and alien schedules in the Schedu le of Wage s for Civi l Employee s in the Fi eld Servic e of th e Navy Departm ent, an d part- time or inter mittent employ ment in the District of Columbi a, or else where, of such engine ers and ar chi- tects as may be contracted for by the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, at a rate of pay not exceeding $25 per diem for any person so employed, $7,875,958 : Provided, That during the fiscal year 1938 Provisos . the motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles to be purchased hip epu~chfl es n e- hereunder shall not exceed the following respective numbers and costs : Ten at $1,600 each, thirty-six at $550 each, and three motor- busses at $4,200 each, and motortruck chasses with station wagon