head contained in the Military Appropriation Act, 1941: Provided, 4tat 355. That the amount authorized under this head in the Third Supple- Civilian clerks at mental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1941, for the employ- e54 stat. 9e. ment of civilian clerks at military headquarters is increased to $383,250. Transportation of dependents, and so forth: During the fiscal year 54 Stat- 356 1941 the dependents and household effects of such personnel of the Military Establishment on duty at stations outside the continental limits of the United States, and in Alaska, as may be determined upon by the Secretary of War, may, prior to the issuance of orders for the relief of such personnel from their stations, be moved (includ- ing packing and unpacking of household effects) to such locations in continental United States as may be selected by the Secretary of War, by the use of either governmental or commercial means of transportation, and later from such locations to the duty stations to which such personnel may be ordered, and current appropriations of the Military Establishment available for travel and transportation may be used for this purpose. QUARTERMASTER CORPS4 Stat. 357. Regular supplies of the Army: Regular supplies of the Army, 54Stat. 358 . $12,400,000, to remain available until June 30, 1942, of which not to exceed $3,280,000 shall be for payments under contracts authorized under this head in appropriation Acts for the fiscal year 1941. Clothing and equipage, Army: For clothing and equipage Clothing and equi- $79,418,000, to remain available until June 30, 1942, of which not to 54 Stat. 358. exceed $50,700,000 shall be for payments under contracts authorized Antep.7. under this head in the Second Supplemental National Defense Appro- priation Act, 1941: Provided,That no part of this or any other appro- Prvio.872 priation contained in this Act shall be available for the procurement Preference for U. S . of any article of food or clothing not grown or produced in the United products. States or its possessions, except to the extent that the head of the department concerned shall determine that articles of food or clothing grown or produced in the United States or its possessions cannot be procured of satisfactory quality and in sufficient quantities and at reasonable prices as and when needed, and except procurements by vessels in foreign waters and by establishments located outside the continental United States, except the Territories of Hawaii and Alaska, for the personnel attached thereto. Army transportation: For Army transportation, $150,852,000, to Trny transporta- remain available until June 30, 1942, of which not to exceed $364,546 4 Stat. 359. shall be for payments under contracts authorized under this head in appropriation Acts for the fiscal year 1941, and, in addition, the Quartermaster General, when authorized by the Secretary of War, may enter into contracts prior to July 1, 1942, to an amount not in excess of $8,256,000 for the purposes authorized under this head. Military posts: For construction of buildings, utilities, and appur- Military posts. 54 Stat. 360; ante, tenances at military posts, including the acquisition of land, rights p.34. pertaining thereto, leasehold and other interests therein and tem- porary use thereof, without regard to the provisions of sections 355, 1136, and 3648, Revised Statutes, as amended (10 U. S . C. 1339; 40 U. S . C. 255; 31 U. S. C . 529), and the purchase, operation, main- tenance, and repair of passenger-carrying vehicles, $193,821,000, to remain available until June 30, 1942, and, in addition, contracts may be entered into to an amount not in excess of $112,000,000, for the purposes authorized under this head: Provided, That the appropria- Proung. tion in this paragraph and the following appropriations, or portions Pot. p .67o. of appropriations, heretofore made under the caption "Military 125 77TR CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 41-APR. 5, 1941 55 STAT.]
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