to be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Mutual Security Act, as amended: Provided, That nothing herein shall be construed to authorize the furnishing of military assistance under the Mutual Security Act, as amended, in excess of the amounts appropriated. This section will permit the merger and consolidation of mutual security funds with regular appropriations of the Department of Defense once the mutual security funds are allocated to the Defense Department for procurement of military goods. The committee. believes this item will eliminate several echelons of accountants and bookkeepers as well as cut down certain lead-time requirements. It is not the intention of the committee to discourage the program for development of a better accounting system in the Army which was recently initiated but it is intended to avoid useless paper work. The committee expects that any mutual security funds which cannot be accounted for by deliveries of goods or services, as provided in the section, would ultimately revert to the Mutual Security Administration. Section 647: The committee recommends the adoption of the fol lowing section: SEC. 647. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the purchase of passenger automobiles except for replacement. Section 648: The committee recommends the adoption of the following section: SEC. 648. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for expense of operating the Armed Forces Textile and Apparel Procurement Agency afte December 31, 1953. DECREASES The decrease recommended in the bill by the committee is as follows: Office of the Secretary of Defense, Title II: Reserve tools and facilities... $250, 000, 00 INCREASES The increases recommended in the bill by the Committee are a follows: National Security Training Commission, Title I: $17,50 Office of the Secretary of Defense, Title II: Salaries and expenses, Office of Public Information.. 100,00 Department of the Army, Title III: Military personnel. Maintenance and operations. Total. 5, 000, 00 26, 156, 00 31, 156, 00 |