PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 269-JUNE 22, 1944 Temporary construction: For commissioned officer, $7,500. For commissioned warrant or warrant officer, $5,000. For enlisted man, $3,500. Contrator's ee, re The fixed fee to be paid the contractor as a result of any contract sttinhereafter entered into under this appropriation or contract author- ization shall not exceed 4 per centum of the estimated cost of the contract, exclusive of the fee, as determined by the Secretary. BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS AVIATION, NAVY Pot, p.o9. For aviation, as follows: For navigational, photographic, aerologi- cal, radio, and miscellaneous equipment, including repairs thereto, for use with aircraft built or building on June 30, 1944, $100,000,000; for maintenance, repair, and operation of aircraft factory, air stations, fleet and all other aviation activities, accident prevention, testing laboratories, overhauling of planes, technical books and periodicals for use in the Bureau of Aeronautics and field, outfits for aviation messes, and the purchase for aviation purposes only of special cloth- ing, wearing apparel, and special equipment, $1,626,920,000,'including Helium. not to exceed $1,500,000 for the procurement of helium, which sum of 4P' p' $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and made available to the Bureau of Mines on July 1, 1944, for continuing experiments and development work on all types of aircraft, including the payment on a strictly part-time or intermittent employment basis in the District of Colum- bia or elsewhere, solely under the'Bureau of Aeronautics, of such scientists and technicists as may be contracted for by the Secretary, in his discretion, at a rate of pay not exceeding $25 per diem for any New onstrection, person so employed, $19,500,000; for new construction and procure- etc. ment of aircraft and equipment, spare parts and accessories, including expansions of and facilities in public or private plants, $2,854,220,000 of which '$1,991,000,000 shall be available for obligations incurred under the contract authorization in the Naval Appropriation Act for 57 Stat. 27. the fiscal year 1944; in all, $4,600,640,000, which shall constitute one ntrat athor fund: Provided, That in addition to the amount herein appropriated, Podt, p. 87. the Secretary may, prior to July 1, 1945, enter into contracts for new construction and procurement of aircraft and equipment, spare parts and accessories, to an amount not in excess of $3,600,000,000: Provided Ante, p. BaO further, That a sum not exceeding $515,142,000 of the appropriation 55 Stat. 168; 56 Star. S8; 67 Stat. 5. "Aviation, Navy, 1942", shall remain available until June 30, 1945, for the payment of obligations incurred under contracts executed prior to Damage claims. June 30, 1942: Providedfurther, That the Secretary is hereby author- ized to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and pay out of this appropriation the amounts due on claims for damages which have occurred or may occur to private property growing out of the opera- tions of naval aircraft where such claim does not exceed the sum of $1,000. MARINE CORPS PAY, MARINE CORPS icers on active Pay of officers: For pay and allowances prescribed by law for all officers on active duty-pay and allowances, $110,132,301, including $12,809,363 for increased pay for making aerial flights, none of which shall be available for increased pay for making aerial flights by nonflying officers or observers at rates in excess of those prescribed by law for the Army, which shall be the legal maximum rates as to 312 [58 STAT.
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