PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 262 -JUNE 30, 1941 31 U. S. C.§ 529. Payments under contracts. 54 Stat. 369. Contract authoriza- tions. Provisos. Academy detail, pay restriction. Retired officer as librarian. 10 U. S. C. §933. Expenses. Board of Visitors. Contingent fund. Proviso. Liquidation of in. debtedness of certain cadets. other interests therein, and temporary use thereof, and payments for leasehold interests may be made in advance for the entire term not- withstanding the provisions of section 3648, Revised Statutes, and for experimental, test. and development work, $98,984,000, of which $41,847,795 shall remain available until expended, and of which not to exceed $28,628,047 shall be for payments under contracts for procurement of equipment for seacoast defenses authorized in appro- priation Acts for the fiscal year 1941; and, in addition, when author- ized by the Secretary of War, contracts may be entered into prior to July 1, 1942, for the purpose of this appropriation, to an amount not in excess of $21,g86,700. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY PAY OF MILITARY ACADEMY Cadets: For pay of cadets, $1,375,920, of which amount $10,000 shall be available immediately: Provided, That during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, no officer of the Army shall be entitled to receive any increase in pay or allowances because of detail or assign- ment to duty in any capacity at the Military Academy: Provided further, That the duties of librarian of the United States Military Academy may be performed by an officer of the Regular Army retired from active service under the provisions of section 1251, Revised Statutes, and detailed on active duty for that purpose. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION, TNTTED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY For text and reference books for instruction; increase and expense of library; office equipment and supplies; stationery, blank books, forms, printing and binding, and periodicals; diplomas for gradu- ates; expense of lectures; apparatus, equipment, supplies, and mate- rials for purpose of instruction and athletics, and maintenance and repair thereof; musical instruments and maintenance of band; care and maintenance of organ; equipment for cadet mess; postage, tele- phones, and telegrams; freight and expressage; for commutation of rations for cadets in lieu of the regular established ration; for com- mutation of rations for civilians employed at cadet mess at rate of 42.5 cents per day; maintenance of children's school (not exceeding $12,200); contingencies for superintendent of the academy, to be expended in his discretion (not to exceed $5,200); expenses of the members of the Board of Visitors (not exceeding $1,500); contingent fund, to be expended under the direction of the Academic Board (not exceeding $1,000); improvement, repair, and maintenance of buildings and grounds (including roads, walls, and fences); shooting galleries and ranges; cooking, heating, and lighting apparatus and fixtures and operation and maintenance thereof; maintenance of water, sewer, and plumbing systems; maintenance of and repairs to cadet camp; fire-extinguishing apparatus; machinery and tools and repairs of same; maintenance, repair. and operation of motor-pro- pelled vehicles; policing buildings and grounds; furniture, refriger- ators, and lockers for Government-owned buildings at the academy and repair and maintenance thereof; fuel for heat, light, and power; pay of employees; and other necessary incidental expenses in the discretion of the superintendent; in all, $2,202,178, of which amount $4,000 shall be available immediately: Provided, That not to exceed $3,750 of this amount shall be available to liquidate the indebtedness of cadets separated from the service for any reason during their first year, who at the time of their separation are in debt to the cadet store. 384 [55 STAT.
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