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PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 140, 141-MAR . 5, 1942 Use of other agen. cies. Allotment of funds. Appropriations au- thorized. Post, pp . 240, 596, 1001. March 5, 1942 [H. R . 6611] (Public Law 474] Fifth Supplemental National Defense Ap- propriation Act, 1942. Title V, Military Appropriation Act, 1942. 55 Stat. 366; ante, p. 37. 55 Stat. 366 . 55 Stat. 366 . Ante, p. 38 . 55 Stat. 372; post, p. 227. (c) The Secretary, with the consent of any board, commission, independent establishment, corporation, or executive department of the Government, including any field service thereof, may avail him- self of the use of information, services, facilities, officers and employees thereof, in carrying out the provisions of this Act. (d) The Secretary may allot to bureaus and offices of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, or may transfer to such other agencies of the State and Federal Governments as may be requested by him to assist in carrying out this Act, any funds made available to him under this Act. SEC. 3 . There are authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Any amounts so appropriated, and any funds received by the Secretary under this Act, shall remain permanently available for the purposes of this Act without regard to the provisions of any other laws relating to the availability and disposition of appropriated funds and the disposition of funds collected by officers or agencies of the United States. Approved, March 5, 1942. [CHAPTER 141] AN ACT Making additional appropriations for the national defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, for the national defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I-WAR DEPARTMENT ILITARY ACTIVITIES For additional amounts for appropriations for the Military Estab- lishment, fiscal year 1942, to be supplemental to, and merged with, the appropriations under the same heads in the Military Appropria- tion Act, 1942, including the objects and subject to the limitations and conditions specified under the said heads respectively in that Act, except as otherwise provided herein and such appropriations, together with appropriations supplemental thereto heretofore and herein made shall remain available until June 30, 1943, as follows: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR Expediting production: For expediting production of equipment and supplies for national defense, including the proviso clause under this head in the Fourth Supplemental National Defense Appropria- tion Act, 1942, $3,011,512,000. QUARTERMASTER CORPS QUARTERMASTER SERVICE, ARMY Subsistence of the Army: For subsistence of the Army, $145,830,000; Regular supplies of the Army: For regular supplies of the Army, $67,982,000; Clothing and equipage: For clothing and equipage, $1,525,764,000; [56 STAT.