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estimated cost of $68,500, subject to the condition that local interests agree to provide and maintain adequate floats, ramps, and mooring facilities.

Section 2 of the bill provides for 37 new surveys. The committee endeavored to confine these authorizations to such localities as were prospectively valuable.

Section 3 provides for extending the times for commencing and completing the construction of a dam and dike by the State of Oregon in North Slough, Coos County, Oreg. The following is a report from the Secretary of War stating that there is no objection by the War Department to the enactment of this provision into law:

WAR DEPARTMENT,

April 7, 1938.

Respectfully returned to the chairman, Committee on Rivers and Harbors, House of Representatives.

So far as the interests committed to this Department are concerned, I know of no objection to the favorable consideration of the accompanying bill, H. R. 9910, Seventy-fifth Congress, third session, to extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a dam and dike for preventing the flow of tidal waters into North Slough in Coos County, Oreg.

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HARRY H. WOODRING,
Secretary of War.

75TH CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3d Session

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REPORT No. 2163

NAVY DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION BILL, 1939

APRIL 19, 1938.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. UMSTEAD, from the committee of conference, submitted the following

CONFERENCE REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 8993]

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 8993) making appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 31, 32, 39, 43, 44, 45, and 46.

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 10, 20, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, and 42, and agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 16:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert $35,457,649; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 17:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 17, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert $1,716,318; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 18:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 18, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows:

Restore the matter stricken out by said amendment amended to read as follows: except not more than one officer of the rank of rear admiral; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 19:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 19, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert $47,368,478; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 24:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 24, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed, insert $176,841,282; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 27:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed, insert $200,940,752; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 30:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 30, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows:

Restore the matter stricken out by said amendment, amended to read as follows:

STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS

For the procurement and transportation of strategic and critical materials, $500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That materials acquired hereunder shall not be issued for current use in time of peace without the approval of the Secretary of the Navy, except that materials acquired under this title may be issued for current use when replaced by materials purchased from current appropriations: Provided further, That for the purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary of the Navy shall determine what materials are strategic and critical.

And the Senate agree to the same.

WILLIAM B. UMSTEAD,
W. R. THOM,

J. G. SCRUGHAM,
JOSEPH E. CASEY,

CHARLES A. PLUMLEY,

Managers on the part of the House.

JAMES F. BYRNES,

DAVID I. WALSH,

FREDERICK HALE,

Managers on the part of the Senate.

STATEMENT OF THE MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

The managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 8993) making appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, and for other purposes, submit the following statement in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon and recommended in the accompanying conference report as to each of such amendments, namely: Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 28, 31, 32, 39, 43, and 46, relating to limitations upon expenditures for pay of group IV-B employees: Restores the arrangement of such limitations in the bill as proposed by the House.

Amendments Nos. 9 and 10, relating to the appropriation "Maintenance and repairs, Naval Academy" appropriates $1,062,566, as proposed by the House, instead of $1,073,816, as proposed by the Senate, and makes immediately available the amount of $14,000 proposed by the House for the provision of an additional well, as proposed by the Senate.

Nos. 16, 17, 18, and 19, relating to flight pay of officers: Limits the number of officers of flag rank who might draw flying pay to one, instead of two, as proposed by the House, and none, as proposed by the Senate. The one is intended to be the incumbent of the office of Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. This action entails a lesser appropriation by $4,000 than proposed by the House, and a greater appropriation, by a like amount, than proposed by the Senate.

Amendment No. 20: Corrects the spelling of a word.

Amendments Nos. 21, 22, 23, 25, and 26, relating to the appropriation "Pay, subsistence, and transportation of naval personnel:" Eliminates the increase of $317,248 proposed by the Senate for pay, subsistence, and transportation for an average increase of 5,285 enlisted men, thus maintaining the increase at the average number of 5,050, proposed by the House.

Amendments Nos. 24 and 27: Changes totals to conform with action touching officer and enlisted personnel.

Amendment No. 29: Broadens source of income from sales, with view to augmenting capital of naval supply account fund, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendment No. 30: Appropriates $500,000 for the procurement of strategic and critical materials, instead of $3,000,000, as proposed by the House. The Senate proposed no appropriation.

Amendment No. 33: Provides for the procurement of 11 passengercarrying automobiles, as proposed by the Senate, instead of 10, as proposed by the House.

Amendments Nos. 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38, relating to Public Works, Bureau of Yards and Docks: Raises the cost of the storehouse at the Mare Island Navy Yard from $500,000, as proposed by the House, to the authorized limit of $800,000, as proposed by the Senate; pro

H. Repts., 75-3, vol. 2-36

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