Public Law 74–386

That the total appropriation expenditures for repairs or changes to a vessel of the Navy undertaken in a navy yard shall not exceed $450,000 for

Provisos.

When repair cost underestimated.

any eighteen consecutive months: Provided, That if, during the overhaul of a vessel, the estimated cost for such overhaul having been approved as within the limits herein imposed, accomplishment of essential items will involve expenditures in excess of such

Completion of work authorized.

limits, the Secretary of the Navy may, and he is hereby authorized, appropriation otherwise being available, to complete the work, and

Report to Congress.

it shall thereupon be his duty to report to the Congress at the next regular session thereof the expenditures from each of the appropriations involving expenditures in excess of the authorized limit

Certain statutory limitations repealed.

Vol. 34, p. 1195; Vol. 35, p. 769; Vol. 39, p. 605.

U. S. C., p. 72.

for such work: Provided further, That such parts of the Act for March 2, 1907, March 3, 1909, and August 29, 1916, contained in section 468, title 5 of the United States Code, as relate to statutory limit of expenditure for repairs or changes on naval vessels, are hereby repealed.