Section 1
SECTION 1. Section eight of Act Numbered Seven hundred and eighty-seven is hereby amended by striking out the antepenultimate sentence therein, reading: "Except where otherwise ordered by the Civil Governor, upon the recommendation of the governor of the province, he shall make his purchases of supplies through the Insular Purchasing Agent," and inserting in lieu thereof the following sentence: "He shall make his purchases of supplies through the Insular Purchasing Agent, except where otherwise expressly authorized in writing by the governor of the province, such authorization to be granted only in those cases where, in the opinion of the governor of the province, an economy of time or of money will be effected thereby: Provided, however, That all purchases in the United States shall be made through the Insular Purchasing Agent." This amendment shall be retroactive so as to authorize all purchases made in accordance with its provisions.