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58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2D SESS. - CHS. 303, 304-JUNE 28, 1944 of the Congress at a date earlier than June 30, 1945, the appropriations contained in this title shall cease to be available on such earlier date for obligation for the purposes of the terminated Act and the unobli- gated portions of appropriations allocated for the purposes of such terminated Act shall not be obligated for any other purposes of the appropriation during the fiscal year 1945. SEC. 23. The application to the requirements of the War Depart- ment by the reappropriation of unexpended balances of prior years shall be deemed to be a compliance with so much of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of section 403, as amended, of the Sixth Supple- mental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1942, as reads: "Upon the withholding of any amount of excessive profits or the crediting of any amount of excessive profits against amounts otherwise due a con- tractor, the Secretary shall certify the amount thereof to the Treasury and the appropriations of his Department shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount so withheld or credited. The amount of such reductions shall be transferred to the surplus fund of the Treasury." SEc. 24. This Act may be cited as the "Military Appropriation Act, 1945". Approved June 28, 1944. [CHAPTER 304) AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1944, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supple- mental appropriation for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1944, and June 30, 1945, and for other phrposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatvies 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, to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1944, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1944, and June 30, 1945, and for other purposes: TITLE I-GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS LEGISLATIVE SENATE To enable the Secretary df the Senate to expend from the appro- priation for salaries of officers and employees of the Senate, fiscal year 1945, the necessary amount to increase to $4,100 per annum, beginning July 1, 1944, and so long as the position is held by the present incumbent, the clerkship in his office, at $3,600 per annum provided for in the Legislative Branch and Judiciary Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1945. For the payment of twenty-one pages for the Senate Chamber, at $4 per day each, for the period July 1, 1944, to December 31, 1944, both dates inclusive, $15,456. Reporting Senate proceedings: For an additional amount for reporting the debates and proceedings of the Senate, fiscal year 1944, $2,494.83. HOUSE OF EPRESENTrATIVES For payment to the children of James A. O'eary, late a Repre- sentative from the State of New York, in equal parts to each, 597 Compliance with ex- cess profits provision. Ante, pp. 78, 83. Short title. June 28, 1944 [H. B. 50401 [Public Law 375] Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1944. Ante, p. 33 . Ante, p. 38.