Volume 72 · 7
Public Law 85–322
Making supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the Usual year ending June 30, 1938, and for other purposes.
Approved February 11, 1958
Statutory text
AN ACT
Making supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the Usual year ending June 30, 1938, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Staten of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1958, for military functions administered by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
salaries and expenses The Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer not exceeding $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, from any appropriation available to the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year for such advanced research projects as he may designate and determine: Provided, That such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense to have been made available for related programs in other appropriations available to the Department of Defense during the current fiscal year may be transferred to and merged with this appropriation to be available for the same purposes and time period: Provided further, That such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to carry out the purposes of advanced research to those appropriations for military functions under the Department of Defense which are being utilized for related programs to be merged with and to be available for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred.
TITLE II INTERSERVICE ACTIVITIES
Emergency Fund For an additional amount for “Emergency fund”, $100,000,000, to be derived by transfer from such appropriations available to the Department of Defense for obligation during the current fiscal year as the Secretary of Defense may designate.
TITLE III DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Research and Development For an additional amount for “Research and development”, to remain available until expended, $20,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Military personnel, 1958”.
Procurement and Production For an additional amount for “Procurement and production”, to remain available until expended, $20,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the appropriation for “Military personnel, 1958”.
TITLE IV DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Shipbuilding and Conversion For an additional amount for “Shipbuilding and conversion”, $296,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Procurement or Ordnance and Ammunition For an additional amount for “Procurement of ordnance and am-munition”, $31,800,000, to remain available until expended.
Research and Development For an additional amount for “Research and development”, $22,200,000, to remain available until expended.
TITLE V DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
Procurement Other Than Aircraft For an additional amount for “Procurement other than aircraft”, $360,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Research and Development For an additional amount for “Research and development”, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Millitary Construction For an additional amount for “Military construction”, including such construction as may be authorized by law during the second session of the Eighty-fifth Congress, $520,000,000, to remain available until expended.
TITLE VI GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 601.
In order to more effectively administer the programs relating to advanced research activities, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the creation of fifteen positions in the professional and scientific service in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 313, Eightieth Congress, as amended, and to place ten positions in grades
16, 17, or 18 of the General Schedule, in accordance with the procedures prescribed in the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. These positions shall be in addition to those now authorized by law.
Sec. 602.
This Act may be cited as the “Supplemental Defense Appropriation Act, 1958”.
Approved February 11, 1958.