PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 27-FEB. 12 , 1940 53 Stat. 765. Pay of naval per- sonnel. 53 Stat. 766. Aerial flights. Proviss. Chief petty officers, number. Household servants. Subsistence. 53 Stat. 767. Transportation and recruiting. 53 Stat. 768. Maintenance. 53 Stat. 769. Fuel and transpor. tation. 53 Stat. 770. Department and Naval Service Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1940, $30,260,000, and, in addition, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into contracts prior to July 1, 1940, for the purposes of this appropria- tion, to an amount not in excess of $2,450,000. BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND ACCOUNTS PAY, SUBSISTENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION OF NAVAL PERSONNEL Pay of naval personnel: For an additional amount for pay and allowances of naval personnel, comprising the same objects specified under this head in the Navy Department and Naval Service Appro- priation Act, fiscal year 1940, $13,957,459, of which $763,890 shall be in addition to the amount named in such Act for increased pay for making aerial flights, and $11,393 for cash prizes for men for excel- lence in gunnery, target practices, communication, and engineering competitions: Provided, That the number of chief petty officers for the fiscal year 1940, in addition to chief petty officers of the Naval Reserve called to active duty, shall not exceed an average of 11,140 of which number those with a permanent appointment as chief petty officers shall not exceed an average of 9,731: Provided further, That the number of men who may be designated by the Secretary of the Navy for duty in the residence or quarters of naval officers is hereby increased from forty to forty-four; Subsistence of naval personnel: For an additional amount for sub- sistence of naval personnel, comprising the same objects specified under this head in the Navy Department and Naval Service Appro- priation Act, fiscal year 1940, $2,580,797; Transportation and recruiting of naval personnel: For an addi- tional amount for transportation and recruiting of naval personnel, comprising the same objects specified under this head in the Navy Department and Naval Service Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1940, $1,376,744 In all, for pay, subsistence, and transportation of naval personnel, $17,915,000. MAINTENANCE, BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND ACCOUNTS For an additional amount for maintenance, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, comprising the same objects specified under this head in the Navy Department and Naval Service Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1940, $1,785,000, of which not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for the pay of employees assigned to group IV (b) and those performing similar services carried under native and alien schedules in the Sched- ule of Wages for Civil Employees in the Field Service of the Navy Department. FUEL AND TRANSPORTATION, NAVY For an additional amount for fuel and transportation, Navy, com- prising the same objects specified under this head in the Navy Depart- ment and Naval Service Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1940, $2,065,000. BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Medial depart. For an additional amount for the medical department, comprising 53 the same objects specified under this head in the Navy Department 53 tat.. and Naval Service Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1940, $592,000, of which not to exceed $15,000 shall be available for the pay of employees assigned to group IV (b) and those performing similar services car- ried under native and alien schedules in the Schedule of Wages for Civil Employees in the Field Service of the Navy Department. [54 STAT.
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