PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 147-JUNE 26, 1943 voucher to the person having charge of the mess of such vessel or party; subsistence and clothing for shipwrecked and destitute persons, including reimbursement, under rules prescribed by the Secretary, of Coast Guard personnel who furnish from their personal stock sub- coast Guard Acad- sistence and clothing to such persons; not to exceed $2,500 for contin- gencies for the Superintendent, United States Coast Guard Academy, to be expended in his discretion; payment of rewards for the appre- hension and conviction, or for information helpful therein, of persons found interfering in violation of law with aids to navigation main- cers' messes ashore. tained by the Coast Guard; $64,500,000: Provided, That existing limitations with respect to the furnishing of equipment for officers' messes ashore shall not apply to the Coast Guard Academy, the Coast Guard yard, Coast Guard bases, Coast Guard air stations, Coast Guard training stations, Coast Guard depots, messes temporarily set up on shore for officers attached to seagoing vessels, and such bachelor offcers' quarters and messes as may be specifically designated by the Secretary; Civilian employees, Coast Guard: For compensation of civilian employees in the field, including per diem labor, but excluding per- Ante, p.211. sonnel provided for in the appropriation "General expenses, Coast Guard", $2,730,000; Establishing and improving aids to navigation: For establishing and improving aids to navigation and other works, including the acquisition of sites when specifically approved by the Secretary, $175,000, which sum shall be available for all expenditures directly relating to the respective projects and remain available until expended; Acquisition of vessels and shore facilities: For the purchase or construction of additional and replacement vessels and their equip- ment, charter of other than cargo-carrying vessels, and the construc- tion, rebuilding, or extension of shore facilities, including the acquisi- tion of sites and improvements thereon when specifically approved by the Secretary, and rental of shore facilities for temporary use, $770,000, to remain available until expended, of which amount not to exceed 4 per centum shall be available for administrative expenses in connection therewith, including personal services at the seat of govern- ment; Retired pay, former Lighthouse Service, Coast Guard: For retired pay of certain officers and employees entitled thereto by virtue of former employment in the Lighthouse Service engaged in the field service or on vessels of the Coast Guard, except persons continuously employed in district offices and shops, $993,000; Salaries, Merchant Marine Inspection, Coast Guard: For personal services at the seat of government, $336,000; Salaries and expenses, Merchant Marine Inspection, Coast Guard: For all expenses necessary to provide and operate such motorboats and employ such persons as may be necessary for the enforcement of laws relating to navigation and inspection of vessels, boarding of vessels, and counting of passengers on excursion boats to prevent overcrowding, including fees to witnesses: materials, supplies, equip- ment, and services, including rent and janitor service; purchase and repair of instruments; plans and specifications; insignia, braid, and chin straps; coats, caps, and aprons for stewards' departments on vessels; and other incidental expenses of field offices, including contract stenographic reporting services at the seat of government and else- where, $3,277,760; lans by military Wherever during the fiscal year 1944 civilian employees of the personnel. Coast Guard are replaced by military personnel, as provided in the 14 .S.C. 1. Act of August 5, 1939 (53 Stat. 1216), funds for the pay and allow- ances of such military personnel may be transferred, with the 212 [57 STAT.
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