this Act, shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for the purposes named in section 7 of said Act than said Department of Agriculture shall certify can be efficiently used for such purposes within a reasonable time after such transfer; (b) the Post Office Department for use in the transmission of mails; and (c) the Treasury Department, for the use of the Public Health Service under the provisions of section 3 of the Act approved March 3, 1919, entitled "An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to provide hospital and sanatorium facilities for discharged sick and disabled soldiers, sailors, and marines." [41 Stat. L. 530.]

For Act of Feb. 28, 1919, sec. 7, mentioned in the text, see 1819 Supp. Fed. Stat. Ann. 300. For Act of March 3, 1919, sec. 3, mentioned in the text, see 1919 Supp. Fed. Stat. Ann. 68.

SEC. 2. [Road-making material-transfer to Department of Agriculture.] That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the Department of Agriculture, under the provisions of section 7 of the Act approved February 28, 1919, entitled "An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year 1920, and for other purposes," for use in the improvement of highways and roads, as therein provided, the following war material, equipment, and supplies pertaining to the Military Establishment as are or may hereafter be found to be surplus and not required for military purposes, to wit, road rollers, graders, and oilers; sprinkling wagons; concrete mixers; derricks; pile-driver outfits complete; air and steam drill outfits; centrifugal and diaphragm pumps with power; rock crushers; clamshell and orange-peel buckets; road scarifiers; caterpillar and drag-line excavators; plows; cranes; trailers; rubber and steam hose; asphalt plants; steam shovels; dump wagons; hoisting engines; air-compressor outfits with power; boilers; drag, Fresno, and wheel scrapers; stump pullers; wheelbarrows; screening plants; wagon loaders; blasting machines; hoisting cable; air hose; corrugated-metal culverts; explosives and exploders; engineers' transits, levels, tapes, and similar supplies and equipment; drafting machines; planimeters; fabricated bridge materials; industrial railway equipment; conveyors, gravity and power; donkey engines; corrugated-metal roofing; steel and iron pipe; wagons and similar equipment and supplies such as are used directly for road-building purposes. [41 Stat. L. 530.]

For Act of Feb. 28, 1919, sec. 7, mentioned in the text, see 1919 Supp. Fed. Stat. Ann. 300.

SEC. 3. [Surplus telephone supplies - transfer to Department of Agriculture.] That the Secretary of War is also hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the Department of Agriculture, for the use of the Forest Service, such telephone supplies pertaining to the Military Establishment which have been found to be surplus and no longer required for military purposes and are needed for the present use of the said service. [41 Stat. L. 531.]

SEC. 4. [Expenses incurred in transfer of surplus property-property transferred to states for highway purposes.] That freight charges incurred in the transfer of the property provided for in this Act shall not be defrayed by the War Department, and if the War Department shall load any of said property for shipment the expense of said loading shall be reimbursed the War Department by the department to which the property is transferred by an adjustment of the appropriations of the two departments: Provided, however, That any State receiving any of said property for use in the improvement of

public highways shall, as to the property it receives, pay to the Department of Agriculture the amount of 20 per centum of the estimated value of said property, as fixed by the Secretary of Agriculture or under his direction, against which sum the said State may set off all freight charges paid by it on the shipment of said property, not to exceed, however, said 20 per centum. Stat. L. 531.]

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SEC. 5. [Title to surplus property transferred to states for highway purposes-use.] That the title to said vehicles and equipment shall be and remain vested in the State for use in the improvement of the public highways, and no such vehicles and equipment in serviceable condition shall be sold or the title to the same transferred to any individual, company, or corporation: Provided, That any State highway department to which is assigned motor-propelled vehicles and other equipment and supplies, transferred herein to the Department of Agriculture, may, in its discretion, arrange for the use of such vehicles and equipment, for the purpose of constructing or maintaining public highways, with any State agency or municipal corporation at a fair rental which shall not be less than the cost of maintenance and repair of said vehicles and equipment. [41 Stat. L. 531.]

SEC. 6. [Previous legislation on same subject-matter how affected by Act.] That the provisions of the Act of July 16, 1914 (Thirty-eighth Statutes, page 454), prohibiting the expenditure of appropriations by any of the executive departments or other Government establishments for the maintenance, repair, or operation of motor-propelled or horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles in the absence of specific statutory authority, shall not apply to vehicles transferred, or hereafter to be transferred, by the Secretary of War to the Department of Agriculture for the use of the Department under the provisions of this Act, or under the provisions of section 7 of the Act of February 28, 1919, referred to in section 1 hereof: Provided, however, That nothing in this Act contained shall be held or construed to modify, amend, or repeal the provisions of the last proviso under the item entitled "Contingencies of the Army, contained in the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, and for other purposes," approved July 11, 1919, except as to direction for the transfer of those articles enumerated in section 2 hereof. [41 Stat. L. 531.]

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For provisions of Act of July 16, 1914, mentioned in the text, see 3 Fed. Stat. Ann. (2d ed.) 155. For Act of Feb. 28, 1919, sec. 7, mentioned in the text, see 1919 Supp. Fed. Stat. Ann. 300.

SEC. 7. [Tractors loan to state highway departments.] That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered, at his discretion, and under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to loan to any State of the Union, when so requested by the highway department of the State, such tractors as are retained and not distributed under the act approved March 15, 1920, for use in highway construction by the highway department of such State: Provided, That all expenses for repairs and upkeep of tractors so loaned and the expenses of loading and freight shall be paid by the State, both in transfer to the State and the return to the Army. [41 Stat. L. 584.]

This is from the Postal Service Appropriation Act of April 24, 1920, ch. 161.

An Act To provide for the training of officers of the Army in aeronautic

engineering.

[Act of May 10, 1920, ch. 175, 41 Stat. L. 594.]

[SEC. 1.] [Aeronautic engineering — training of army officers.] That the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, authorized to detail such officers of the Army as he may select, not exceeding twenty-five at any one time, to attend and pursue courses of aeronautic engineering or associate study at such schools, colleges, and universities as he may select. [41 Stat. L. 594.]

SEC. 2. [Payment of tuition, etc.] That the Secretary of War is authorized to pay tuition for the officers so detailed and to provide them with necessary textbooks and technical supplies from any moneys available for the Air Service of the Army not otherwise specifically appropriated. [41 Stat. L. 594.]

An Act To increase the efficiency of the commissioned and enlisted personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service.

[Act of May 18, 1920, ch. 190, 41 Stat. L. 601.]

[SEC. 1.] [Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service — commissioned officers — pay and allowances - increases.] That commencing January 1, 1920, commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, and Public Health Service shall be paid, in addition to all pay and allowances now allowed by law, increases at rates per annum as follows: Colonels in the Army and Marine Corps, captains in the Nay, and assistant surgeons general in the Public Health Service, $600; lieutenant colonels in the Army and Marine Corps, commanders in the Navy, and senior surgeons in the Public Health Service, $600; majors in the Army and Marine Corps, lieutenant commanders in the Navy, and surgeons in the Public Health Service, $840; captains in the Army and Marine Corps, lieutenants in the Navy, and passed assistant surgeons in the Public Health Service, $720; first lieutenants in the Army and Marine Corps, lieutenants (junior grade). acting assistant surgeons and acting assistant dental surgeons in the Navy, and assistant surgeons in the Public Health Service, $600; second lieutenants in the Army and Marine Corps, and ensigns in the Navy, $420: Provided, That contract surgeons of the Army serving full time shall receive the pay of a second lieutenant. [41 Stat. L. 601.]

SEC. 2. [Commissioned officers and enlisted men of Army-commutation of quarters, etc.] That the rights and benefits prescribed under the Act of April 16, 1918, granting commutation of quarters, heat, and light during the present emergency to officers of the Army on duty in the field are hereby continued and made effective until June 30, 1922, and shall apply equally to officers of the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Public Health Service: Provided, That such rights and benefits as are prescribed for officers shall apply equally for enlisted men now entitled by regulations to quarters or to commutation therefor. [41 Stat. L. 602.]

For the Act of April 16, 1918, mentioned in the text, see 9 Fed. Stat. Ann. (2d ed.) 1202.

SEC. 3. [Warrant officers of Navy-increases in pay.] That commencing January 1, 1920, warrant officers of the Navy shall be paid, in addition to all pay and allowances now allowed by law, an increase at the rate of $240 per annum. [41 Stat. L. 602.]

SEC. 4. [Enlisted men of Army and Marine Corps - Female Nurse Corps of Army and Navy — increases in pay.] That, commencing January 1, 1920, the pay of all enlisted men of the Army and Marine Corps and of members of the female Nurse Corps of the Army and Navy is hereby increased 20 per centum: Provided, That such increase shall not apply to enlisted men whose initial pay, if it has already been permanently increased since April 6, 1917, is now less than $33 per month. [41 Stat. L. 602.]

SEC. 5. [Noncommissioned officers of Army and Marine Corps - commutation of ration-army field clerks, etc.- increases in pay rates.] That all noncommissioned officers of the Army of grade of color sergeant and above as fixed by existing Army Regulations and noncommissioned officers of the Marine Corps of corresponding grades shall be entitled to one ration or commutation therefor in addition to that to which they are now entitled. The commutation value shall be determined by the President on July 1 of each fiscal year, and for the current fiscal year the value shall be computed on the basis of 55 cents per ration: Provided, That Army field clerks and field clerks Quartermaster Corps, whose total pay and allowances do not exceed $2,500 per annum, shall be paid an increase at the rate of $240 per annum : Provided further, That such Army field clerks and field clerks Quartermaster Corps, whose total pay and allowances exceed $2,500 but do not exceed $2,740 per annum, shall be paid such additional amount as will make their total pay and allowances not to exceed $2,740 per annum: Provided further, That this section shall not be construed to reduce the pay and allowances of any Army field clerk or field clerk Quartermaster Corps. [41 Stat. L. 602.]

SEC. 6. [Noncommissioned officers and enlisted men of Navy — base pay rates - Fleet Naval Reserve- retainer pay.] That, commencing January 1, 1920, the following shall be the rate of base pay for each enlisted rating: Chief petty officers with acting appointments, $99 per month; chief petty officers with permanent appointments and mates, $126 per month; petty officers, first class, $84 per month; petty officers, second class, $72 per month; petty officers, third class, $60 per month; nonrated men, first class, $54 per month; nonrated men, second class, $48 per month; nonrated men, third class, $33 per month: Provided, That the base pay of firemen, first class, shall be $60 per month; firemen, second class, $54 per month; firemen, third class, $48 per month: Provided further, That the rate of base pay for each rating in the Naval Academy Band shall be as follows: Second leader, with acting appointment, $99 per month, with permanent appointment, $126 per month; drum major, $84 per month; musicians, first class, $72 per month; musicians, second class, $60 per month: Provided further, That the base pay of cabin stewards and cabin cooks shall be $84 per month; wardroom stewards and wardroom cooks, $72 per month; steerage stewards and steerage cooks, $72 per month; warrant officers' stewards and warrant officers' cooks, $60 per month; mess attendants, first class, $42 per month; mess attendants, second class, $36 per month; mess attendants, third

class, $33 per month: Provided further, That the retainer pay of those members of the Fleet Naval Reserve who, pursuant to call, shall return to active duty within one month after the approval of this Act and shall continue on active duty until the Navy shall have been recruited up to its permanent authorized strength, or until the number in the grade to which they may be assigned is filled, but not beyond June 30, 1922, shall be computed upon the base pay they are receiving when retransferred to inactive duty, plus the additions or increases prescribed in the Naval Appropriation Act approved August 29, 1916, for members of the Fleet Naval Reserve: Provided further, That the rates of base pay herein fixed shall not be further increased 10 per centum as authorized by an Act approved May 13, 1908, nor by the temporary war increases as authorized by section 15 of the Act approved May 22, 1917, as amended by the Act approved July 11, 1919. [41 Stat. L. 602.]

For the Act of Aug. 29, 1916, mentioned in the text, see 1918 Supp. Fed. Stat. Ann. 557. For the Act of May 13, 1908, mentioned in the text, see 6 Fed. Stat. Ann. (2d ed.) 1203. For the Act of May 22, 1917, as amended by the Act of July 11, 1919, see 1919 Supp. Fed. Stat. Ann. 286.

SEC. 7. [Civilian professors and instructors at Naval Academy - readjustment of pay.] That the Secretary of the Navy is authorized, in his discretion, to readjust the prevailing rates of pay of civilian professors and instructors at the United States Naval Academy: Provided, That said readjustment, which shall be effective from January 1, 1920, shall not involve an additional expenditure in excess of $55,000 for the remainder of the current fiscal year. [41 Stat. L. 603.]

SEC. 8. [Coast Guard commissioned officers, enlisted men, etc.-pay, etc. -district superintendents-rank, etc.] That commissioned officers, warrant officers, petty officers, and other enlisted men of the Coast Guard shall receive the same pay, allowances, and increases as now are, herein are, or hereafter may be prescribed for corresponding grades or ratings and length of service in the Navy; and the grades and ratings of warrant officers, chief petty officers, petty officers and other enlisted persons in the Coast Guard shall be the same as in the Navy, in so far as the duties of the Coast Guard may require, with the continuance, in the Coast Guard, of the grade of surfman, whose base pay shall be $70 per month: Provided, That the senior district superintendent, the three district superintendents next in order of seniority, the four district superintendents next below these three in order of seniority, and the junior five district superintendents shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of captain, first lieutenant, second lieutenant, and third lieutenant in the Coast Guard, respectively. [41 Stat. L. 603.]

SEC. 9. [Officers and enlisted men on inactive list-back pay, etc.] That nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as granting any back pay or allowances to any officer or enlisted man whose active service shall have terminated subsequent to December 31, 1919, and prior to the approval of this Act, unless such officers or enlisted men shall have been recalled to active service or shall have been reenlisted prior to the approval of this Act. [41 Stat. L. 603.]

SEC. 10. [Enlisted men, etc., in Navy-reenlistment - benefits.] That any enlisted man or apprentice seaman who shall reenlist in the Navy within one year from the date of his discharge therefrom shall, upon such reenlistment, be