Public Law 75–79

That the provision

Arms and ammunition for protecting public money and property.

20 Stat. 412.

50 U. S. C. § 61.

relating to issue by the Secretary of War of arms and ammunition for protection of public money and property, contained in the Act of March 3, 1879 (20 Stat. L. 412), be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows:

“That upon the request of the head of any department or independent

Issue of, authorized.

agency of the Government, the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to issue arms, suitable accouterments for use therewith, and ammunition whenever they may be required for the

Delivery and accounting.

protection of the public money and property, and they may be delivered to any officer of the department or independent agency designated by the head of such department or independent agency, to be

Return.

accounted for to the Secretary of War, and to be returned when the

Proviso.

Transfer of funds for incidental costs.

necessity for their use has expired: Provided, however, That hereafter the cost of all ammunition issued, the cost of replacing borrowed arms and accouterments which are lost or destroyed or are irreparable, the cost of repairing arms and accouterments returned to the War Department, and the cost to the War Department of making and receiving shipments under the authority of this Act shall be covered by transfer of funds from the department or independent agency concerned to the credit of War Department funds.”