Section 15
SEC. 15. A new proviso is hereby inserted at the end of the second proviso of the first paragraph of section ninety-seven of the National Defense Act, which shall read as follows: "Provided, finally, That the President may authorize and direct that purchases of any or all items needed by the Army under any of the above purposes shall be made under the direction of the Chief of Staff without the intervention of the Division of Purchase and Supply of the Department of Finance, any provision of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding."