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Public Law 75–320

Making an appropriation to aid in defraying expenses of the observance of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Approved June 3, 1938

Statutory text

JOINT RESOLUTION

Making an appropriation to aid in defraying expenses of the observance of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That to enable the Secretary of War, under the direction of the Commission established by the joint resolution entitled “Joint resolution for the establishment of a commission in commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the

49 Stat. 1916.

Battle of Gettysburg in 1938”, approved June 24, 1936, to carry into effect the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize anappropriation to aid in defraying the expenses of the observance of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, to be held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, from June 29 to July 6, 1938”, approved

Ante, p. 354

May 16, 1938, including the operation, maintenance, repair, rent, or,

Automobiles.

Reimbursement of other appropriations.

if necessary, purchase of automobiles, the reimbursement of other appropriations of the War Department for expenditures which may have been made therefrom in preparation for such celebration, and

Contingent, etc., expenses.

for any other contingencies and unforeseen expenses which the Secretary of War shall consider necessary and proper, there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $960,000, to remain available until June 30, 1939:

Availability of appropriation.

Provisos.

Army Band, allowances for living expenses.

Provided, That the leaders and members of the Army Band may be allowed not to exceed $5 per day each for actual living expenses while on duty in connection with such celebration and the payment of such expenses shall be in addition to the pay and allowances to which they would be entitled while serving at their permanent station: Provided further, That the Secretary of War shall make a detailed

Report of expenditures to Congress.

report to Congress of the expenditures hereunder.

Approved, June 3, 1938.

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