Total, title I, War Department, military activities. 1, 662, 265, 417 1,662, 265, 417 H. Repts. 76-3, vol. 542 1 And contractual authority of $3,280,000. 2 And contractual authority of $50,700,000. 3 And contractual authority of $7,150,000. 4 And contractual authority of $12,000,000. 5 And contractual authority of $45,600,000. And contractual authority of $1,002,600,000. 7 And contractual authority of $3,900,000. 8 And contractual authority of $24,500,000. 9 And contractual authority of $902,000,00010 And contractual authority of $15,400,000. 11 And contractual authority of $20,100,000. 12 And contractual authority of $162,500,000. Comparative statement of the amounts recommended in the Budget estimates for the fiscal year 1941 and the amounts recommended in the accompanying bill-Continued TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OVER ARLINGTON FARM, VIRGINIA JULY 31, 1940.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. JONES of Texas, from the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 4107] The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred the bill (S. 4107) to transfer the jurisdiction of the Arlington Farm, Virginia, to the jurisdictions of the War Department and the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report thereon with a recommendation that it do pass, with the following amendments: Page 1, line 6, strike out the wording "west of the Rosslyn connecting railroad,". Page 2, line 18, strike out the figures "$4,000,000" and insert in lieu thereof the figures "$5,000,000". Page 2, line 25, add the new wording as follows: If the purchase of additional lands authorized by this section meets the requirements of the War Department. the Secretary of War may allow the Secretary of Agriculture to continue the operation of Arlington Experiment Station at its present site. Pages 3 and 4, strike out all of section 4. A bill to transfer the jurisdiction of the Arlington Farm, Virginia, to the jurisdiction of the War Department, and for other purposes. STATEMENT The primary purpose of the transfer of Arlington Farm is to enable the establishment of a permanent Infantry garrison for the Army in close proximity to the National Capital. This garrison is recognized as an urgent necessity in the scheme of national defense. As an expedient, a temporary camp cantonment has been constructed on the site with permission of the Department of Agriculture. |