PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 303-JUNE 28,1944 regulations as he may prescribe, for all expenses incident to the maintenance, pay, and allowances of prisoners of war, other persons in Army custody whose status is determined by the Secretary of War to be similar to prisoners of war, and persons detained in Army custody pursuant to Presidential proclamation. Gages, die gs, etc. SE . 16. The appropriations contained in this Act which are avail- able for the procurement or manufacture of munitions of war of special or technical design may be used for the development and pro- curement of gages, dies, jigs, and other special aids and appliances, production studies, factory plans, and other production data, including specifications and detailed drawings, in accordance with the provisions 9 stUt. 231, 7. of sections 120 and 123 of the National Defense Act, as amended. Such appropriations may also be used for the purchase of letters patent, applications for letters patent, and licenses under letters patent and applications for letters patent that pertain to such equipment or mate- rial for which the appropriations are made. Delegation of an- SEO. 17. The Secretary of War hereafter may delegate to such officers thority. and employees as he may designate for the purpose, all his authority in connection with the transfer of household goods and effects from one official station to another. Family aslowances SE. 18. None of the moneys appropriated by this or any other Act audit work. 6 stat. 381. shall be available'to the War Department or the Military Establish- M17 . Si-c .spp. ment for audit work for the purpose of reconciling family allowance pay-roll deductions made by disbursing officers in the field with family allowance payments to dependents of military personnel under the provisions of the Servicemen's Dependents Allowance Act of 1942. Availability of SoC. 19. Appropriations available to the Military Establishment for the fiscal year 1944 shall remain available until June 30, 1945, and appropriations made by this Act or otherwise available to the Merger ofunds. Military Establishment shall be merged with (except as otherwise provided in this Act) and become parts of appropriations under the 57 Stat. 37 . respective heads in the Military Appropriation Act, 1944, as amended, or otherwise available, and shall include the objects and be subject to the limitations and conditions under said heads respectively in those Acts except as otherwise provided herein: Provided,That repay- ments affecting merged appropriations shall be credited to the applicable current appropriations. Reward SEC. 20. The appropriations for the Military Establishment for the fiscal year 1945 shall be available for the payment of rewards, subject to such regulations as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, to civilian officers and employees in addition to their usual compensation and to persons in civil life for suggestions resulting in improvement or economy in manufacturing process or plant or military material, and for suggestions resulting in efficiency or economy in the operation or administration of the War Department and the Military Estab- lishment, and for expenses of such nonmonetary awards, including citations, insignia, emblems, medals, and devices, as may be granted in recognition of faithful and meritorious service. Allowances for Sw o . 21. During the fiscal year 1945 occupancy of Government rental of quarters. 6 stat. 3 f acilities under the jurisdiction of the Military Establishment on a 37 U. S. C., Supp. m iio12 0- p. rental basis by personnel of the services mentioned in the title of the e, p. 6827 Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 or by their dependents shall not deprive such personnel of money allowances for rental of quarters. iTefisatoo f den SEO. 22. If at any time during the fiscal year 1945 the termination of the Act entitle "An Act to provide temporary additional com- 7Stat ensation for employees in the Postal Service" approved April 9 39 . S C. , S pp . 1943, or of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the payment of s ,60 .overtime compensation to Government employees, and for other pur- 1411. poses", approved May 7, 1943, shall be fixed by concurrent resolution Po 7d. by onuren [58 STAT.
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