1442 Vol. 45, p. 908. Fuel, transportation of, etc . Provisos . Issue of, charged to appropriation applic- able. Prices for fuel on hand . Limitation on pur- chases of fuel oil of f or- eign production . Bureau of Medicine and Surgery . surgeon's nece ssaries . Civil establishment . Vah trl e% etc. SEVENTY-FIRST CON GRESS . SEss . III . Cia. 326. 1931 . Congress, first session, as modified by the Second Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1928, approved May 29, 1928 (45 Stat ., p . 908), $350,000, of which sum $200,000 shall be available immediately . FU EL AND TRANSPORTATION, BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND ACCOUNTS For coal and other fuel for submarine bases and steamers' and ships' use, including expenses of transportation, storage, and handling the same and the removal of fuel refuse from ships ; maintenance and general operation of machinery of naval fuel depots and fuel plants ; water for all purposes on board naval vessels, and ice for the cool ing of water , inc luding the e xpense of t ranspo rtatio n and storage of both, $8,513,171 : Provided, That fuel acquired other than by purchase shall not be issued without charging the applicable appropriation with the cost of such fuel at the rate current at the time of issue for fuel purchased : Provided further, That the President may direct th e use, wholly or in part, of fuel on han d, however acquired, to be charged at the last issue rate for fuel acquired by purchase, when, in his judgment, prices quoted for supplying fuel are excessive : Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be available, any provision in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, for the purchase of any kind of fuel oil of foreign production for issue, delivery, or sale to ships at points either in the United States or its possessions where oil of the produc- tion of the Unit ed S tate s or its pos sess ions may be proc urab le, not- withstanding that oil of the production of the United States or its possessions may cost more than oil of foreign produc tion, if such excess of cost, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Navy, which shall be conclusive, be not unreasonable, but nothing herein shall apply to fuel oil on hand or on order on July 1, 1931 . BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY MEDICA L DEPARTMENT . For surgeon's necessaries for vessels in commission, navy yards, naval stations, and Marine Corps ; and for the civil establishment at the several naval hospitals, navy yards, naval medical supply depots, Naval Medical School and dispensary, Washington, and Naval Academy ; for tolls and ferriages ; purchase of books and s ta t io n er y ; hygienic a nd sanitary i nvestigation and illustrati on ; sanitary, hygienic, administrative, and special instruction, including the issuing of naval medical bulletins and supplements ; purchase and repair s of n onpas senger -carry ing wa gons, autom obile ambu- lances, and harness ; purchase of and feed for horses and cows ; maintenance, repair, and operation of three passenger-carrying motor vehicles for naval dispensary, Washington, District of Columbia, and of one motor-propelled vehicle for official use only for the medical officer on out-patient medical service at the Naval Academy ; trees, plants, care of grounds, garden tools, and seeds ; incidental articles for the Naval Medical School and naval dis- pensary, Washington, naval medical supply depots, sick quarters at Naval Academy and marine barracks ; washing for medical depart- ment at Naval Medical School and naval dispensary, Washington, naval medical supply depots, sick quarters at Naval Academy and marine barracks, dispensaries at navy yards and naval stations, and ships ; and for minor repairs on buildings and grounds of the United States Naval Medical Scho ol and naval medical supply depots
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of rooms for naval dispensary, Washington, District of Columbia, not to exceed $1,200 ; for the care, maintenance, and treatment of the
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