PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 787-OCT. 29, 1949
Secretary of the Navy is authorized to enter into contracts for the pur-
poses of this appropriation in an amount not exceeding $20,000,000:
contractor's fee.
Provided, That the fixed fee to be paid the contractor as a result of
any construction contract entered into under this appropriation shall
not exceed 4 per centum of the estimated cost of the construction
contract, exclusive of the fee, as determined by the Secretary of the
Projects outside Navy: Provided further, That this appropriation and the appropri-
ation under this head in the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act,
62 Stat. 1042.
1948, shall be available hereafter for projects outside the continental
62 stat. 459.
United States as authorized by the aforesaid Act of June 16, 1948,
without regard to the projects specified in, or the limitations of cost
imposed thereon by, the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1948.
SALARIES
For personal services at the seat of government for the Bureau
of Yards and Docks, $2,265,000.
BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS
AVIATION
Transfer of funds.
Experiments. etc.
Liquidation of con-
tractual obligations.
59 Stat. 212; 60 Stat.
491.
Contract authority.
For replacement of navigational and radio equipment for aircraft
in service, aerological, photographic, and miscellaneous equipment,
including repairs thereto, $25,000,000, and, in addition, not to exceed
$20,000,000 of the appropriations for the Department of the Navy
made by this Act shall be transferred from such appropriations in this
Act as the Secretary of Defense may determine and be merged with
this appropriation for the purposes of this appropriation; for mainte-
nance, repair, and operation of aircraft, aircraft factory, air stations,
testing laboratories, fleet and all other aviation activities, technical
books and periodicals for use in the Bureau of Aeronautics and the
field, outfits for aviation messes, the purchase for aviation purposes
only of special clothing, wearing apparel, and special equipment,
$410,585,000; for continuing experiments, development, and research
on all types of aircraft, $80,000,000; in all, $515,585,000: Provided,
That the unexpended balances of the appropriations for "Aviation,
Navy," in the Naval Appropriation Acts 1946 and 1947 shall remain
available during the fiscal year 1950, in such amount as may be neces-
sary for the liquidation of contractual obligations incurred during the
fiscal years 1946 and 1947 for aircraft, aircraft equipment, and con-
tinuing experimental and developmental procurement.
CONSTRUCTION OF AIRCRAFT AND RELATED PROCUREMENT
For new construction and procurement of aircraft and equipment,
spare parts and accessories therefor, including expansion of public
plants or private plants (not to exceed $500,000), and government-
owned equipment and installation thereof in public or private plants,
and for the employment of personnel in the Bureau of Aeronautics
necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, to remain available
until expended, $523,070,000, of which $418,000,000 is for liquidation
of obligations incurred under authority heretofore granted to enter
into contracts for the foregoing purposes; and in addition, the Secre-
tary of the Navy is authorized to enter into contracts for the purposes
of this appropriation in an amount not to exceed $576,546,000.
SALARIES
For personal services at the seat of government for the Bureau of
Aeronautics, $3,466,000.
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[63 STAT.
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