PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 324-JUNE 30, 1944 55 Stat. 31 . 22 U. S. C., Supp. II, §§ 411-419. Ante, pp . 122, 222. Defense Aid Ap- propriation Act, 194.5 . sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, for defense aid pursuant to the Act of March 11, 1941, as amended, for participation by the United States in the work of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration pursuant to the Act of March 28, 1944, and for the support of the Foreign Economic Administration, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945, and for other purposes, as follows: TITLE I-DEFENSE AID-LEND -LEASE SEC. 101. To enable the President, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945, through such departments or agencies of the Govern- ment as he may designate, further to carry out the provisions of an Act to promote the defense of the United States, approved March 11, 55 tat. 31. 1941, as amended, and for each and every purpose incident to or 22 U. S. C., Supp. II, §5S41-419. necessary therefor, the following sums for the following respective Ante. p . 222. Ant.P.2 . purposes: Procurement and (a) For the procurement, by manufacture or otherwise, of defense disposition of defense procurement, articles, etc. articles, information, and services, for the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States, and the disposition thereof, including all necessary expenses in connection therewith, as follows: Agricultural, industrial, and other commodities and articles, $3,446,361,000. Administrative ex- (b) For administrative expenses, not specified or included in the peeo . 30. appropriation for "Salaries and expenses, Foreign Economic Administration, 1945", $4,209,000. Total. (c) In all, $3,450,570,000. onsolidation of (d) Each of the foregoing appropriations shall be additional to,
and consolidated with, the appropriations for the same purposes, contained in the same respective categories of appropriation in the stat. S 5745; 56 Defense Aid Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1941, the Defense Aid ta.0; 57 ta. Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1942 the Second Defense Aid Sup- plemental Appropriation Act, 1942, and the Defense Aid Supple- Availability. mental Appropriation Act, 1943, and the appropriations contained in the foregoing Acts are hereby continued and shall be available until June 30, 1945; and $88,299,000 of the money and property converted into money which have been hitherto received as a result of operations under said Act of March 11, 1941, as amended, is hereby consolidated with, and shall be available until June 30, 1945 for upra. any of the purposes of, the appropriation for "Agricultural, indus- Transfer of funds. trial, and other commodities and articles": Provided, That with the exception of the appropriation for "Administrative expenses", not to exceed 20 per centum of any of the foregoing appropriations may be transferred by the President to any other of such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased more than 30 per centum thereby: Providedfurther, That notwithstanding the foregoing pro- viso (1) balances, unobligated as of June 30, 1944, and balances sub- sequently released from obligation, of appropriations contained in the foregoing Acts for "Ordnance and ordnance stores, supplies, spare parts, and materials, including armor and ammunition and components thereof", and for "Miscellaneous military equipment, supplies, and materials", may be transferred by the President to and consolidated with the appropriation provided above for "Agricul- tural, industrial, and other commodities and articles", and (2) bal- ances, unobligated as of June 30, 1944, and balances subsequently released from obligation, of appropriations contained in the foregoing Acts for Necessary services and expenses" may be transferred by the President to and consolidated with any of the appropriations pro- 628 [58 STAT.
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