Army Appropriation Bill, 1920: Hearings Before the Committee on Military Affairs, House of Representatives, Sixty-sixth Congress, First Session. May 29 to June 4, 1919. Volume One

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Page 403 - States, is or shall be admitted to any share or part of this contract, or to any benefit that may arise therefrom, but this article shall not apply to this contract so far as it may be within the operation or exception of section 116 of the act of Congress approved March 4, 1909 (35 Stats., 1109).
Page 268 - June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven, shall not exceed ten thousand dollars; and that the Secretary of War shall each year, in the annual estimates, report to Congress the number of persons so employed, their duties, and the amount paid to each.
Page 397 - That all material purchased under the foregoing provisions of this act shall be of American manufacture, except in cases when, in the judgment of the Secretary of War, it is to the manifest interest of the United States to make purchases in limited quantities abroad, which material shall be admitted free of duty.
Page 65 - It shall be the duty of the heads of the several Executive Departments...
Page 212 - For rent of buildings and parts of buildings in the District of Columbia...
Page 307 - ENGINEER OPERATIONS IN THE FIELD. For expenses incident to military engineer operations in the field, including the purchase of material and a reserve of material for such operations, the construction or rental...
Page 403 - Except as otherwise specifically provided In this contract, any claims, doubts, or disputes which may arise under this contract, or as to its performance or nonperformance...
Page 65 - And articles purchased by one service from another, if the same have not been used, shall be paid for at a reasonable price not to exceed actual cost, and if the same have been used, at a reasonable price based upon length of usage. The various services of the Government are authorized to sell such articles under the conditions specified, and the proceeds of such sales shall be covered into the Tresaury as a miscellaneous receipt: Provided.
Page 217 - States and by all able-bodied males capable of bearing arms, under reasonable regulations to be prescribed by the controlling authorities and approved by the Secretary of War.
Page 64 - That the heads of the several executive departments and other responsible officials, in expending appropriations contained in this act, so far as possible, shall purchase material, supplies, and equipment, when needed and funds are available, from other services of the Government possessing material supplies, and equipment no longer required because of the cessation of war activities.

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