Section 39
SEC. 39. Section ninety-seven of said Act, as anended is further amended to read as follows: "SEC. 97. Public funds for the defense of the Philippines shall be appropriated, expmded, and accounted for according to six purposes, as follows: I. Pay and Allowances of Personnel. II. Maintenance of Personnel. III. Transporta tion. IV. Annament, Equipment, and Supplies. V. Construction. VI. Miscellaneous. Provided, That each purpose shall be divided into items as hereinafter described: Provided, further, That for a period of ten years following the passage of this Act, all funds appropriated for any of the above purposes and remaining unexpeided at the end of each fiscal year shall be available in succeeding fiscal years for expenditure under the same purposes only, unless otherwise authorized by the President: 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 not-withstanding. PURPOSE I. - PERSONNEL "This purpose shall include the following items Base pay, longevity pay, commutation of quarters, and clothing allowance of officers and enlisted men of the Regular and Reserve Forces, the pay and allowance of cadets at the Military Academy, the wages and salaries of civilian employees, agents, and unskilled laborers, the allowances provided by law for persons undergoing trainee instruction, Reserve Officers Training Corps instruction, and Preparatory Military Training and the amount or amounts amually appropriated for the Paision aid Retirement Fund of the Army. PURPOSE II. - MAINTENANCE OF PERSONNEL "This purpose shall include the following items: Subsistence, sanitation and hospitalization, and quartering of the Regular Force and of the Reserve Force when on active duty, including the limiting, heating, and upkeep of all buildings necessary to the National Defense; the training and education of the Regular and Reserve Forces and of persons undergoing trainee instruction, Reserve Officers Training Corps instruction, and Preparatory Mili tary education, for the welfare of the Army, and for burial of members of the Army who die in active service. PURPOSE III. - TRANSPORTATION "This purpose shall include the following items: Ihe authorized travel expenses as fixed by regulations of the civil and military personnel of the Army, the authorized transportation of trainees to and from their homes, the authorized travel expenditure of members of the Reserve Force on active duty or vhen called for regular annual training, the purchase and maintenance of animal and water transportation, the maintenance and upkeep of motor transportation, and the packing and transportation of all armament, equipment, and supplies. PURPOSE IV. - ARMAMENT, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES "This purpose shall include the following items: Weapons and their component parts, signal, and engineer equipment and supplies, ammunition, quartermaster, medical and air corps supplies and equipment, the supplies for the maintenance and upkeep o f mobilization centers, and all items necessary in the development of the National Defense Forces. PURPOSE V. - CONSTRUCTION "This purpose shall include the construction of laid and sea-coast defenses, the construction of barracks, garters, hospitals, depots, arsenals and all other buildings required for the National Defense, and the acquisition of real estate. PURPOSE VI. - MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURES "This purpose shall include the miscellaneous expenditures of the various arms and services of the Military Establishment and of the Central General Staff as determined by the President, and the contingencies of the Army: Provided That the Philippine Amy is granted the franking privilege for its official mail and authorized to use penalty envelopes under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the President: And provided, further. That a moneys derived from the sale of products and other activities shall be expended as the. Chief of Staff may direct, subject to the approval of the Secretary of National Defense"