PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 756-AUG. 2,1946 oTransb rtatioenetc. (b) Midshipmen and cadets discharged or dismissed from the of discharged cadets, etc. Naval Academy or the Coast Guard Academy shall be furnished transportation in kind and subsistence from the place of discharge to their homes. 39 stat. 217. SEC. 21 . Section 126 of the Act of June 3, 1916, as amended (10 105 l:u 8c.,P U. S . C. 752; 34 U. S. C. 895), is hereby further amended to read as Supp. V, 895. follows: diTcargeallrnelr "An enlisted person of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, including Reserve components thereof, upon discharge except by way of punishment for an offense, retirement, or relief from active duty, shall, under such regulations as the head of the department con- cerned may prescribe for personnel under his jurisdiction, receive a money allowance of 5 cents per mile for the distance from the place of discharge or release from active duty to his home, or place of acceptance for active duty, or place from which ordered to active duty, or such other place as may be determined to be most appropriate by the head of the department concerned. For sea travel involved in travel between place of discharge or release from active duty and place to which travel is authorized only transportation in kind and subsistence en route shall be allowed." Apprehension of de SEC. 22 . The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to make such expenditures out of available naval appropriations as he may deem necessary for the apprehension and delivery of deserters, stragglers, and prisoners and for the operation of shore patrols. FerrY tols, etc. SC. 23. Naval appropriations chargeable for transportation or travel shall be available for the payment or reimbursement of ferry, bridge, and similar tolls and streetcar, bus, and similar fares. tIscietc investiga- SEC. 24 . (a) The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to make such expenditures as he may deem appropriate for scientific investigations and research out of and in accordance with naval appropriations available for such purposes. etProotionofhealth (b) The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to make such expendi- tures as he may deem appropriate for promotion and maintenance of the safety and occupational health of, and the prevention of accidents affecting, personnel of the Naval Establishment: including the pur- chase of clothing, equipment and other materials necessary thereto, and naval appropriations available for the activities in which such reptsfrm personnel are engaged shall be available for the foregoing purposes. u otcpts fom So. 25. Without deposit to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States and withdrawal on money requisitions, receipts of public moneys from sales or other sources by officers of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard on disbursing duty and charged in their official accounts may be used by them as required for current expendi- tures, all necessary bookkeeping adjustments of appropriations funds, and accounts to be made in the settlement of their disbursing accounts. MinorConstmatlon. SEc. 26. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to expend out of naval appropriations available for construction or maintenance such amounts as may be required for minor construction (except living quarters), extensions to existing structures, and improvements at naval activities, but the cost of any project authorized under this Mater rod- section which is not otherwise authorized shall not exceed $20,000. ts ofpatien ts SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to furnish mate- rials for the manufacture or production by patients of products incident to the convalescence and rehabilitation of such patients in ownesp. naval hospitals and other naval medical facilities, and ownership thereof shall be vested in the patients manufacturing or producing such product, except that the ownership of items manufactured or produced specifically for the use of a naval hospital or other naval medical facility shall be vested in the Government and such items shall be accounted for and disposed of accordingly. 856 [60 STAT.
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