59 STAT.] 79T CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 130-MAY 29, 1945 General expenses, Coast Guard: For all expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard ashore and afloat, except as specifically provided for in other appropriations, includ- ing personal services at the seat of government and elsewhere; news- papers, reference books and periodicals, and library books for field units and headquarters; printing and binding; purchase (not exceed- ing twenty-seven for replacement only), and maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; improve- ment of property for Coast Guard purposes, including rental, purchase, or use of additional land where necessary and the purchase of land for beacons, day-marks, and fog signals; rations and pro- visions, or commutation thereof, for working parties in the field, officers and crews of light vessels and tenders, and officials and other authorized persons of the Coast Guard on duty on board such tenders or vessels, but money accruing from commutation of rations and pro- visions for the above-named persons on board tenders and light ves- sels or in working parties in the field may be paid on proper 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- sistence and clothing to such persons; not to exceed $2,500 for con- tingencies for the Superintendent, United States Coast Guard Academy, to be expended in his discretion- payment of rewards for the apprehension and conviction, or for information helpful therein, of persons found interfering in violation of law with aids to naviga- tion maintained by the Coast Guard; $62,285,000: 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 tempo- rarily set up on shore for officers attached to seagoing vessels, and such bachelor officers' 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 person- nel provided for in the appropriation "General expenses, Coast Guard", $2,414,000; Establishing and improving aids to navigation: For establishing and improving aids to navigation and other works, and for all expenditures directly relating thereto, $790,000; Acquisition of vessels and shore facilities: For the purchase or construction of a replacement lightship and its equipment; the con- struction and repair of shore facilities, not to exceed $46,000; and for restoring leased property and reserve boats; in all, $3,833,907; 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, $980,000; Salaries, Merchant Marine Inspection, Coast Guard: For personal services at the seat of government, $369,000; 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 overcrowd- ing, including fees to witnesses; materials, supplies, equipment, and services, including rent and janitor service; purchase and repair of 217 General expenses. Rations and pro- visions. Coast Guard Acad- emy, contingencies. Equipment for of- ficers' messes ashore. Supra.
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