57 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 122-JUNE 14, 1943 [CHAPTER 1221 AN ACT Making supplemental appropriations to carry out the provisions of an Act to promote the defense of the United States, approved March 11, 1941, as amended, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable the President, through such departments or agencies of the Government as he may designate, further to carry out the provisions of an Act to promote the defense of the United States, approved March 11, 1941, as amended, and for each and every purpose incident to or necessary therefor, the following sums for the following respective purposes: (a) For the procurement, by manufacture or otherwise, of defense articles, information, and services, for the government of any coun- try whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States, and the disposition thereof, including all necessary expenses in connection therewith, as follows: Vessels, ships, boats, and other watercraft, including the hire or other temporary use thereof, and equipage, supplies, materials, spare parts, and accessories, $1,552,659,000. Agricultural, industrial, and other commodities and articles, $4,452,623,000. (b) For testing, inspecting, proving, repairing, outfitting, recon- ditioning, or otherwise placing in good working order any defense articles for the government of any country whose defense the Presi- dent deems vital to the defense of the United States, including services and expenses in connection therewith, $259,348,000. (c) For administrative expenses, $8,999,000: Provided,That trans- fers may be made from this appropriation to the consolidated appro- priation for "Necessary services and expenses" to the extent necessary to reimburse such appropriation for transfers made pursuant to the Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1943. (d) In all, $6,273,629,000, to be available until June 30, 1944. (e) Each of the foregoing appropriations shall be additional to, and consolidated with, the appropriations for the same purposes, con- tained in the same respective categories of appropriation in the Defense Aid Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1941, the Defense Aid Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1942, and the Second Defense Aid Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1942, and the appropriations con- tained in the foregoing Acts, are hereby continued and shall be avail- able until June 30, 1944: Provided, That with the exception of the appropriation for "Administrative expenses", not to exceed 20 per centum of any of such consolidated appropriations may be transferred by the President to any other of such consolidated appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased more than 30 per centum thereby: Provided further, That notwithstanding the foregoing pro- viso (1) balances, unobligated as of April 30, 1943, and balances sub- sequently released from obligation, of appropriations contained in the foregoing Acts for "Ordnance and ordnance stores, supplies, spare parts, and materials, including armor and ammunition and compon- ents thereof", may be transferred by the President to and consolidated with the appropriation provided above for "Agricultural, industrial, and other commodities and articles", and (2) balances, unobligated as of April 30, 1943, and balances subsequently released from obliga- tion, of appropriations contained in the foregoing Acts for "Neces- sary services and expenses" may be transferred by the President to 151 June 14, 1943 [H. R. 2753] [Public Law 70] Defense Aid Sup- plemental Appropria- tion Act, 1943. 55 Stat. 31 . 22 U. S. C., Supp. II, §§ 411-419. Ante, p. 20. Procurement of de- fense articles. Testing, repairing, etc. Administrative ex- penses. Transfers. Post, p. 432. Total. Consolidation of funds. 56 Stat. 53, 745; 5 8tat. 130 . Transbm.
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